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"Shopgirl" - Steve Martin - short and poignant. Recommended. "Madame Bovary" - Gustave Flaubert - Considered to be one of the masterpieces of literature, but i
by hkmurakami 11y ago
"Shopgirl" - Steve Martin - short and poignant. Recommended.
"Madame Bovary" - Gustave Flaubert - Considered to be one of the masterpieces of literature, but it's so long that I can't really recommend it.
"The Sales Acceleration Formula" - Mark Roberge - I'd recommend this to any entrepreneur.
"Status Anxiety" - Alain de Botton - A pretty good pop scienc-y psychology book.
"Zero to One" - Peter Thiel - A philosophy book imo.
"Tokyo Vice" - Jake Adelstein - A look at the underbelly of Japanese society.
"Capitalism and the Jews" - Jerry Muller - A very good overview of the intersection of the Jewish faith and culture with their business success.
"The Richest Man in Babylon" - George S. Clayson - A personal finance parable. Recommended.
"The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up" - Marie Kondo - A philosophy book. Worth a look even if you don't ascribe to its teachings.
- KhalilK 11y ago>it's so long that I can't really recommend it. Tell that to the teacher who made us read it at the age of 14. A masterpiece nonetheless.
- hkmurakami 11y agoYeah I think it's a book that you pick up when the time is right for you. Thus, I too think it is a great book, but at the same time, I wouldn't exactly "recommend" it to anyone. Same with Great Expectations.
- orky56 11y agoJust curious why you found "Zero to One" to be a philosophy book? Despite its academic approach, it was surprisingly practical even if not many startups/entrepreneurs would find it accessible right away in their first venture.
- hkmurakami 11y agoI think the book is predominantly about Thiel's view of the world, which in turn is his philosophy.