What's the best book you've ever read? Why?
John Finch
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Steve Lou@steve_lourdessamy
Impossible to answer haha! I'd say it's between 100 days of Solitude (Garcia Marquez), Letters to Lucilius (Seneca), and Guns, Germs and Steel (Jared Diamond). Three different genres but all worth it!
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Spaceship
Zorba the Greek, by Nikos Kazantakis. To date it's the only book that has made me literally shed a tear. So moving, descriptive, and exploring the human spirit and soul like no other novel I have ever read. (Yes the film is also good, but it simply cannot compare with Kazantakis' words and prose).
@graham_wood79 Thanks for recommendations! Can't wait to read this one. BTW, cool product and notified, you are more than welcomed to leave your support if you find any interests in mine:)
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@graham_wood79 you are totally right, it is an amazing book indeed! and a great writer
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@marilena_n Indeed, I've read most of his other books as well. Such a legend.
Meme Depot
I really enjoyed reading "Cloud Cuckoo Land." I used to enjoy reading nonfiction primary, but now I love reading fiction.
A description of how to assemble my Ikea wardrobe.
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't - Jim Collins.
Principles. Ray Dalio.
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Atomic habits.
If tomorrow comes by Sydney Sheldon. This book made me emotionally storng
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PodcastGPT
Black Swan by Nassim Taleb. I like the way he describes concepts.
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@john_finch2 Highly recommended. The Black Swan is the famous concept of an unpredictable event that changes the status quo.
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One of my all time favourites is "Good to Great". It completely changed my mindset on how to build stuff stuff and approach problems. Then there's "Shoe Dog", which is about Phil Knight, the founder of Nike. It's just a great story about determination, expertise and making something valuable. Same goes for "Delivering Happiness".
I know you just asked for one, but it's just too hard to pick!
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Homo Deus - Yuval Noah Harari. Sometimes the tonality / his personal beliefs are glaringly obvious but the subject matter and his vision for the future of humanity are insightful.
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the 5am club! completely changed my philosophy and lifestyle, and made me view things in a different, more conscious way
Dream with Your Eyes Open, Ronnie Screwvala.
One of the best ones I've read.
It is a must read for every entrepreneur 😊
"Zero to One" by Peter Thiel. It's a go-to for many entrepreneurs and startups because of its unique insights on innovation and building successful tech companies.
The psychology of money , I recently started reading and now I know why it’s the best seller
Brida by Paulo Coelho (Brazilian lyricist)
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Savvy Planner
4321 by Paul Auster. It's a 1000-page overview of how different life can be for the same person depending on small distinctions in his environment.
Some of his lives were more comfortable, some not, but everywhere he could find something that made him happy. A great lesson to start noticing good things in your own life.