Any Awesome Book Recommendations?
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Currently reading Million Dollar Consulting by Alan Weiss, good read if you do any consulting work for clients.
Just read Honest Seduction
Very good book. As my memory recall I think Smaxor mentioned around here, he read it and found it interesting...
Very good book. As my memory recall I think Smaxor mentioned around here, he read it and found it interesting...
Good book to see how money evolved...
Money and Power: The History of of Business
by David Grubin & Howard Means
I loved the first half of this book... it states Coca Cola is (secretively) the largest importer of the coca leaf, removing the drug, using the leaf extract as the "special" ingredient... other cool info.
Cocaine: An Unauthorized Biography
Money and Power: The History of of Business
by David Grubin & Howard Means
I loved the first half of this book... it states Coca Cola is (secretively) the largest importer of the coca leaf, removing the drug, using the leaf extract as the "special" ingredient... other cool info.
Cocaine: An Unauthorized Biography
Self-Discipline in 10 Days by Theodore Bryant. I followed it through and it seriously changed my life. (To be fair I've read it at least 3 times).
I was actually going to make a post about how good this book is for procrastinators and those who lack motivation.
I was actually going to make a post about how good this book is for procrastinators and those who lack motivation.
"The 48 Laws of Power" by Robert Greene
Excerpt from the back cover:
"The best selling book for those who want POWER, watch POWER, or want to arm themselves against POWER. Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills three thousand years of the history of power into forty-eight well explicated laws. As attention-grabbing in its design as it is in its content, this bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other great thinkers.
Some laws require prudence (Law 1. "Never outshine the Master"), some stealth (Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions), and some total absence of mercy (Law 15: Crush your enemy Totally), but like it or not, all have applications in real life situations. Illustrated through the tactics of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, P.T. Barnum, and other famous figures who have wielded or been victimized by power, these laws will fascinate the reader interested in gaining, observing,or defending against ultimate control."
Excerpt from the back cover:
"The best selling book for those who want POWER, watch POWER, or want to arm themselves against POWER. Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills three thousand years of the history of power into forty-eight well explicated laws. As attention-grabbing in its design as it is in its content, this bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other great thinkers.
Some laws require prudence (Law 1. "Never outshine the Master"), some stealth (Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions), and some total absence of mercy (Law 15: Crush your enemy Totally), but like it or not, all have applications in real life situations. Illustrated through the tactics of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, P.T. Barnum, and other famous figures who have wielded or been victimized by power, these laws will fascinate the reader interested in gaining, observing,or defending against ultimate control."
Thanks, just found it here.. hxxp://rs163.rapidshare.com/files/98043552/Self.Discipline.rar
I can vouch for this also (I read a lot). Some of the laws are somewhat hard to use in real life, and some are just variations of other laws, but the book is well researched, well written, and contains probably more wisdom than you'll ever need.
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If you haven't read 1984 I would suggest it. It's had an enormous influence on our culture and its a good read.