Another Week In the Books

Another Week In the Books

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Another Week In the Books episodes

  • #5: My 3 Thoughts on "The Laws of Human Nature" by Robert Greene

    In this episode, I give "My 3 Thoughts" on the book "The Laws of Human Nature" by Robert Greene, which are:

    1. Not much has changed

    2. This is for the reader

    3. The complexity of human nature 



    -My 2018 stats: http://bit.ly/2CN571b

    -2019 Reading Challenge: http://bit.ly/2R5PB9h

    -Want To Read List: http://bit.ly/2EJ27RD

    -Instagram: bit.ly/2rglmg9

    -Twitter: http://bit.ly/2joINAC

    -Facebook: http://bit.ly/2DfYDZH


    7 min
  • Top 5 of the 215 Books I Read in 2018 | Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Bad Blood, Educated


    In this episode, I talk about the "top 5 books of the 215 books I read in 2018" which are:

    1. "Bad Blood" by John Carreyrou

    2. "Steve Jobs" by Walter Isaacson

    3. "Educated" by Tara Westover

    4. "Elon Musk" by Ashlee Vance

    5. "The Third Door" by Alex Banayan



    -My 2018 stats: http://bit.ly/2CN571b

    -2019 Reading Challenge: http://bit.ly/2R5PB9h

    -Want To Read List: http://bit.ly/2EJ27RD

    -Instagram: bit.ly/2rglmg9

    -Twitter: http://bit.ly/2joINAC

    -Facebook: http://bit.ly/2DfYDZH

    14 min
  • #4: My 3 Thoughts on "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

    In this episode, I give "My 3 Thoughts" on the book "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson, which are:

    1. 1893 World Fair

    2. Creativity of Writing

    3. Deception of Evil 



    -My 2018 stats: http://bit.ly/2CN571b

    -2019 Reading Challenge: http://bit.ly/2R5PB9h

    -Want To Read List: http://bit.ly/2EJ27RD

    -Instagram: bit.ly/2rglmg9

    -Twitter: http://bit.ly/2joINAC

    -Facebook: http://bit.ly/2DfYDZH


    6 min
  • High School Dropout Reads 216 Books in 2018


    In this episode, I talk about how I, a high school dropout, read 216 books in 2018 by:

    1. Reading a physical book for 1 hour a day

    2. Listening to audiobooks daily while doing other things

    3. Audiobooks are for high page count books and physical books for short page count books

    4. Increasing narration speed

    5. Re-reading books

    6. Reading widely



    -My 2018 stats: http://bit.ly/2CN571b

    -2019 Reading Challenge: http://bit.ly/2R5PB9h

    -Want To Read List: http://bit.ly/2EJ27RD

    -Instagram: bit.ly/2rglmg9

    -Twitter: http://bit.ly/2joINAC

    -Facebook: http://bit.ly/2DfYDZH

    11 min
  • #3: My 3 Thoughts of "Black Edge" by Sheelah Kolhatkar | Steven Cohen, SAC Capital

    In this episode, I give "My 3 Thoughts" of the book "Black Edge" by Sheelah Kolhatkar, which are:

    1. A brief history of Hedge Funds

    2. Everyone was doing it

    3. Having good lawyers 



    -My 2017 stats: http://bit.ly/2r3WTOp

    -2018 Reading Challange: http://bit.ly/2DdJDeZ

    -Want To Read List: http://bit.ly/2EJ27RD

    -Instagram: bit.ly/2rglmg9

    -Twitter: http://bit.ly/2joINAC

    -Facebook: http://bit.ly/2DfYDZH

    6 min
  • #2: My 3 Thoughts of "On Writing" by Stephen King
    In this episode, I give "My 3 Thoughts" of the book "The Fifth Risk" by Stephen King, which are:
    1. Grammar
    2. Read and write a lot
    3. Enjoy the process
    -My 2017 stats: http://bit.ly/2r3WTOp
    -2018 Reading Challange: http://bit.ly/2DdJDeZ
    -Want To Read List: http://bit.ly/2EJ27RD
    -Instagram: bit.ly/2rglmg9
    -Twitter: http://bit.ly/2joINAC
    -Facebook: http://bit.ly/2DfYDZH
    5 min
  • Being Smart Is Not Enough, You Need Empathy | Jack Ma
    In this episode, I talk about a quote by Jack Ma, co-founder of Alibaba, that reveals the power of empathy, which books are a great source to create and build empathy within yourself.
    Books Referenced:
    - "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
    - The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace" by Jeff Hobbs
    - "A River in Darkness" by Masaji Ishikawa
    - "Hiroshima" by John Hersey
    - "Bad Blood" by John Carreyrou
    -My 2017 stats: http://bit.ly/2r3WTOp
    -2018 Reading Challange: http://bit.ly/2DdJDeZ
    -Want To Read List: http://bit.ly/2EJ27RD
    -Instagram: bit.ly/2rglmg9
    -Twitter: http://bit.ly/2joINAC
    -Facebook: http://bit.ly/2DfYDZH
    17 min
  • #1: My 3 Thoughts of "The Fifth Risk" by Michael Lewis

    In this episode, I give "My 3 Thoughts" of the book "The Fifth Risk" by Michael Lewis, which are: 1. Trump sort of delivers on some of his promises 2. The unknown risk 3. Project Management 

    -My 2017 stats: http://bit.ly/2r3WTOp 

    -2018 Reading Challange: http://bit.ly/2DdJDeZ 

    -Want To Read List: http://bit.ly/2EJ27RD 

    -Instagram: bit.ly/2rglmg9 -Twitter: http://bit.ly/2joINAC 

    -Facebook: http://bit.ly/2DfYDZH

    5 min
  • Warren Buffett's Tip for Success: Read 500 Pages a Day | Buildig Up Knowledge, Compound Effect
    In this episode, I talk about a quote by Warren Buffett that reveals the power of:
    1. A daily reading habit
    2. Building up your knowledge
    3. Being the few that uses the compound effect
    -Warren Buffett Quote: “Read 500 pages like this every day. That’s how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest. All of you can do it, but I guarantee not many of you will..."
    -My 2017 stats: http://bit.ly/2r3WTOp
    -2018 Reading Challange: http://bit.ly/2DdJDeZ
    -Want To Read List: http://bit.ly/2EJ27RD
    -Instagram: bit.ly/2rglmg9
    -Twitter: http://bit.ly/2joINAC
    -Facebook: http://bit.ly/2DfYDZH
    23 min
  • 4 Reason Why You Should Use Books as Life Coaches | Gary Vaynerchuk, Malcolm Gladwell, RIch Roll
    In this episode, I talk about the 4 reasons why you should use books as "Life Coaches" to reach your full potential because they will help you:
    1. Find your life purpose
    2. Unlock the answers within yourself
    3. Develop steps to improve yourself
    4. Start doing instead of dreaming
    Books referenced:
    - "The Promise of a Pencil" by Adam Braun
    - "Thirst" by Scott Harrison
    - "A Second Chance" by Catherine Hoke
    - "Crushing It" by Gary Vaynerchuk
    - "Finding Ultra" by Rich Roll
    - "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
    - "Atomic Habits" by James Clear
    - "Miracle Morning" by Hal Elrod
    - "The War on Art" by Steven Pressfield
    - "Do the Work" by Steven Pressfield
    -My 2017 stats: http://bit.ly/2r3WTOp
    -2018 Reading Challange: http://bit.ly/2DdJDeZ
    -Want To Read List: http://bit.ly/2EJ27RD
    -Instagram: bit.ly/2rglmg9
    -Twitter: http://bit.ly/2joINAC
    -Facebook: http://bit.ly/2DfYDZH
    22 min

About Another Week In the Books

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My weekly book thoughts, books I'm currently reading, books I have finished, books I added to my reading list, books mentioned on podcasts I listened to, and my book stats.