Let's Conquer Books

By Alexander the Great Reader

A podcast where I ally with other book conquers who are or desire to seek books to conquer continuously. By continually conquering books we build an army of books to help us win the many battles of li... more

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The podcast currently has 61 episodes available.

Let's Conquer Books episodes:

January 14, 2019 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
...more
14min
January 08, 2019 #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
...more
6min
January 03, 2019 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 Challange: 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
...more
11min
December 21, 2018 #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
...more
6min
December 17, 2018 #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
...more
5min
December 11, 2018 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
...more
17min
December 08, 2018 #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
...more
6min
December 05, 2018 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
...more
23min
November 26, 2018 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
...more
22min
November 13, 2018 Ego Is the Enemy of Reading | Ryan Holiday, Stoicism, Stoic
In this episode, I talk about how ego is the enemy of reading because:
1. It is the biggest challenge to overcome ego
2. Ego does not allow you to cultivate an honest and realistic assessment of your abilities
BUT:
3. You can learn to manage ego
BY:
4. Not indulging in feelings of superiority or inferiority once you achieve success or failure
AND:
5. Controlling your ego helps you to avoid internalizing failure and equipping you to handle failure
Books referenced:
- "Ego Is the Enemy" by Ryan Holiday
-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
...more
17min

FAQs about Let's Conquer Books:

How many episodes does Let's Conquer Books have?

The podcast currently has 61 episodes available.