Insanely interesting books
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My latest Amazon orders arrived yesterday, so now I have some more reading for my bus rides:
- Make a Name for Yourself
by Scott Ginsberg: I already read the free e-book some time ago, but wanted to support Scott and get the real book as well. I was really impressed when I saw how good the book looks! It’s in full color and printed on high quality paper, and I’m already really happy I got this book.
- The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell: Last Christmas I bought myself a copy of Malcolm Gladwell’s other book, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
. Reading Blink was an exciting adventure into the human mind so I assumed that this one should be pretty interesting too.
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money–That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
by Robert T. Kiyosaki: Graham from The Young Capitalist recommended this book. He said that the book had an enormous impact on his life so naturally I had to check it out. Let’s see how the book works for me.
What about you?
What are you reading right now?
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August 24th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
I am reading Steve McConnell’s Code Complete 2 while my application is building and deploying. I have done 10% of the book and it seems to be pretty good.
August 24th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
I’m currently reading Jeffrey Gittomer’s Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude: How to Find, Build and Keep a YES! Attitude for a Lifetime of SUCCESS . So far, It’s pretty awesome. I’m only about 4 chapters in and I’m excited to get to the rest of it.
August 24th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
I love “The Tipping Point”, it is one of those books that I read a long time ago and it has stuck in my head every since.
Here is a list of books that I recommend on my site, most of them are sitting on my desk right now. http://www.entreprenuts.com/?page_id=27
If I could suggest a quick fun read, I’d go for “Buzzmarketing” by Mark Hughes. The guy is kind of full of himself, but not at the expense of a good book.
August 24th, 2007 at 10:58 pm
Rashid: I’ll have to check out Buzzmarketing at some point.
I just read another book on the same topic “Buzz - the anatomy of word of mouth marketing” which was pretty good, but a bit old… The topic is really interesting so another book on it would be great.
Graham: Thanks for the suggestion. And thanks for suggesting Rich Dad, Poor Dad. I’ve read about 50 pages now and it’s already completely captivated me. The writing style is great, but more importantly the message is really eye-opening. I can’t wait to read the rest of the book.
Petteri: I started reading code complete some time ago, but it was a bit boring… But yeah, many people have recommended it so maybe I should give it a second try…
August 25th, 2007 at 6:31 am
RIch Dad Poor Dad is by far my favorite book of all time! Here are a couple more that have influenced me greatly;
The anatomy of Buzz by Emanuel Rosen
Smartups by Rob Ryan
August 25th, 2007 at 8:40 am
My current reading is Critical Thinking by Paul and Elder (yes, both of those are last names) and the free pdf How To Be Happy And Have Fun Changing the World. Both of them are good, though the latter is a bit too spiritual at points.
August 25th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
Hey guys, thanks for the recommendations! Keep’em coming :)
Josh: I can see why! Every page of Rich Dad Poor Dad I read makes me enjoy the book even more. Now I just hope that I can bring the lessons to action…
Yeah, I liked the anatomy of buzz as well, although it took me a while to really get into it.
Smartups sounds interesting. I’ll check it out.
Lynoure: I’ll make sure to check out Critical Thinking at some point. What’s the URL for the pdf book? Maybe I’ll check it out too…
August 27th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
Thanks for the link love!
I’m reading Dan Sullivan’s “Laws of Lifetime Growth.” Awesome book.
September 2nd, 2007 at 9:16 pm
During my summer holiday I finished Mark Forster’s “Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management” which totally changed my life (well, at least during these 90 days that I have been applying it’s lessons). It’s yet another time management book but very easy reading and I prefer it over Getting Things Done (book, which I finished just two days ago). There are similarities with Getting Things Done, but now I have my own productivity system that borrows from both worlds and I’m feeling very productive :)
I also finished Michael Neill’s “You Can Have What You Want” which was a great book too and truly inspirational one. It gave a self confidence to work towards my goals.
I also ordered a new book from Amazon called “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway” by Susan Jeffers. Looking forward to it too.
September 2nd, 2007 at 9:57 pm
Hey Timo, thanks for sharing your book suggestions!
I really like the title, “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway”. I guess I’ll have to check it out :)
October 17th, 2007 at 3:55 am
Two reading lists:
#1. My personal reading list.
Current reads:
The E-Myth Revisited
Pouring Your Heart Into It
#2. Brandon’s Designer’s reading list
October 18th, 2007 at 10:30 am
Hey Shane, thanks for the lists! I’ll check them out.
November 1st, 2007 at 9:21 am
Hi Jarkko!
Great books you have there. Thanks from the advices. “Make a Name for Yourself” is actaully the first book I’ve ever read from beginning to end! I recommend you to read WSOYs “Kuinka ideat syntyvät” (Jussi T. Koski and Saku Tuominen), just incase you haven’t read it yet! It’s a great book about creativity and how to develope your creative thinking.
Here is a link to the authors site:
http://www.jussitkoski.com/kuinka_ideat.htm
November 1st, 2007 at 1:33 pm
Hey herponen! Thanks for the tip. I haven’t read that book yet so I’ll add it to the long list of books that I should read at some point :)