Books that Have Changed My Life, Part I
Charlie Jones said “The only difference between where you are today, and where you’ll be a year from today, are the books you read and the people you meet.” Since I started reading voluntarily at the age of 14, books have had a huge influence on my life. Most of the books below are ones I’ve read multiple times, dog-eared dozens of pages in, and given as gifts. They and their authors have shaped who I’ve become.
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Time Management, Career, Behavior, and Health
Mastery, by Robert Greene
The Startup of You, by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha
The 4-Hour Workweek, by Tim Ferriss
The 4-Hour Body, by Tim Ferriss
The Power of Full Engagement, by Tony Schwartz
Philosophy, Pyschology, and Worldview
Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius
Letters from a Stoic, by Seneca
Tao te Ching, by Lao Tzu
As a Man Thinketh, by James Allen
Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl
How We Fall in Love, by Paul Dobransky
The 50th Law, by Robert Greene and 50 Cent
Books that Have Inspired Me to Lead and Serve
Rules for Radicals, by Saul Alinsky
Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder
Acts of Faith, by Eboo Patel
The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand
One Day All Children, by Wendy Kopp
Our America: Life & Death on the South Side of Chicago, by LeAlan Jones & Lloyd Newman
Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets, by Sudhir Venkatesh
Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member, by Sanyika Shakur
The Autobiography of Malcolm X, by Malcolm X
The Leadership Dojo: Build Your Foundation as an Exemplary Leader, by Richard Strozzi-Heckler
In Search of the Warrior Spirit: Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Green Berets, by Richard Strozzi-Heckler
On the Warrior’s Path, by Daniele Bolelli
The Heart and the Fist: the Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL, by Eric Grietens
Power and Love, by Adam Kahane
Books that Just Plain Spoke to Me
Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk
Lullaby, by Chuck Palahniuk
A Million Little Pieces, by James Frey
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, by Donald Miller
White Fang, by Jack London
The Call of the Wild, by Jack London