For this weekend before Labor Day, here are my favorite 20 books I’ve read so far this year.?
- The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
- Deep Work: Rules for focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport?
- Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall by Helena Merriman
- James by Percival Everett
- ?Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
- How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen by David Brooks
- ?The 50th Law by 50 Cent and Robert Greene
- Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill by Sonia Purnell
- Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved by Kate Bowler
- Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep
- What Do You Care What Other People Think: Further Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman?
- Everybody Behaves Badly: The True Story Behind Hemingway’s Masterpiece The Sun Also Rises by Lesley M.M. Blume
- Trust by Hernan Diaz
- Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman
- Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most by Greg McKeown
- The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard
- The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozek
- Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things by Adam M. Grant
- Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zin
- Mastery by Robert Green?
And here are two books that I read but probably shouldn’t have.?
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
- Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie?
Happy Labor Day and happy reading - and if you have any great book recommendations, please send them my way.?
Associate Broker at Sotheby's International Realty
6 个月Have you read The Creative Act by Rick Rubin?
Student at Symbiosis Centre For Management Studies
6 个月I forgot to add this link but here is the book summary if in case you want to read: notion.habit10x.com/AH007
Student at Symbiosis Centre For Management Studies
6 个月Happy Labor Day and happy reading! If you're into self-improvement, you might find some valuable insights in "Atomic Habits" by James Clear. This book is all about making small changes that can lead to big results. For instance, it emphasizes the power of consistency and creating systems rather than relying solely on motivation. Clear suggests that focusing on tiny habits can build momentum and make complex tasks more manageable over time. In my experience, breaking tasks down into smaller, achievable steps really helps with overcoming procrastination and achieving flow. For example, when I had a daunting project at work, I applied this principle by dividing it into smaller, specific tasks. Each tiny accomplishment built my confidence and kept me engaged. If you’re looking for more book recommendations, I’d be happy to share some great reads that align with your interests!
Owners Representative/Construction Consultant
6 个月And Hey, thanks for keeping up with this blog. Often interesting stuff. I wonder sometimes how you are able to push it out every Friday without fail. What's the trick, do you have a bunch of them outlined and ready to go and finalize it at the last minute? Or do you just crank it out in one shot?
Owners Representative/Construction Consultant
6 个月Hey Shaun, thanks for the suggestions. Some heavy stuff there. My summer reading list included a few books by Peter Heller: The Dog Stars, The River. The Guide and currently The Last Ranger. I do that sometimes, if I like a writer, I'll go through their bibliology. Weller can weave a good dramatic story, intertwined with his love for the remote outdoors. I reread Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian recently. A brutal tale of the American West. I read a lot of McCarthy and I'm surprised you didn't like The Road. Like other McCarthy novels it isn't about the post-apocalyptic world, it's a love story of a man for his son. The father will do anything to save him from the hell they are in, even if it means his own life. Like No Country for Old Men isn't about the money, drug trade and a crazed killer. It's about the Sherrif Tom Bell contemplating the end of his career and how much life, society has changed from when he was young. Old men grow grumpy for a reason, it's because they just don't understand the world anymore.