Despite the challenging year that was 2020, I managed to read some great books. I started out going down a road on strategy and economics but was quickly taken down another rabbit hole. Here is my list of the best books I read in 2020! The 33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene I know Read more about The Five Best Books I Read in 2020[…]
This past year in books was a good one. The number of books was fewer than I had planned but the quality was great. I spent a lot of time on history, which will continue into 2020, but more on that later. Here is the list of the best 5 books I read in 2019. The Vikings by Read more about The Five Best Books I Read in 2019[…]
Currently Reading: Social: Why Our Brains are Wired to Connect by Matthew Lieberman Best For: Anyone who wants to better understand the social behavior of humans Favorite Quote: “We intuitively believe social and physical pain are radically different kinds of experiences, yet the way our brains treat them suggests that they are more similar than Read more about Social[…]
Currently Reading: The Geometry of Wealth by Brian Portnoy Best For: People interested in personal finance – either for themselves or as a profession. Favorite Quote: “…If there were a reliable relationship between greater risk and bigger rewards, then technically you wouldn’t be taking more risk.” Notes: I hesitated jumping into this book at first Read more about The Geometry of Wealth[…]
Currently Reading: Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink Best For: Current and aspiring leaders or anyone working on finding their own motivation Favorite Quote: “Mastery is an asymptote. You can approach it. You can home in on it. You can get really, really. really close to it. But, like Read more about Drive by Daniel Pink[…]
Currently Reading: Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M. Sapolsky
Best For: Dedicated readers who have an interest in neuro-science. This 700 page beast gets into the gritty basics of what cause people to act the way they do. Basic brain function, hormones (surprise! Testosterone does not cause aggression. And, estrogen is actually a cocktail of several different hormones… who knew!?), and sensory function. […]
Currently Reading: The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power from the Freemasons to Facebook by Niall Ferguson Best For: Anyone interested in strategy and power. Especially people who like to hear about popular historical episodes from different perspectives. Favorite Quote: On Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve response to the Great Financial Crisis “By Read more about The Square and the Tower[…]
Currently Reading: The Robber Barons by Matthew Josephson Best For: Fans of Rockefeller, Carnegie, Gould, and the other larger-than life industrialists and financiers who helped built the modern American economy. Fans of American economic history will enjoy the details of this book. Also, it is one of the most quoted books from the more contemporary Read more about The Robber Barons[…]
Once in Golconda: A True Drama of Wall Street 1920-1938 by John Brooks Great Quote: “But it was not only money power that Morgan & Co. exercised over Wall Street in the 1920’s. In addition it was the style setter, the court of last appeal, and to a certain extent, the conscious of the place.” Read more about Once in Golgonda[…]
Currently Reading: The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance Great Quote: “In the history books, Pierpont’s epigrammatic sayings stand out. In the transcript of the Pujo hearings, however, they appear against an arid backdrop of denials and monosyllabic grunts, as if he wouldn’t concede the hearing’s legitimacy. Stamping Read more about The House of Morgan[…]