Title: The Tipping Point Recommendation: 8.7/10 Summary: The power of storytelling as a method of engaging your audience has been most impressed upon me by Malcolm Gladwell, one of the best storytellers of our time. He answers questions around tipping points, how they occur in everyday life, what causes them, who causes them, and how…
Author: Elizabeth Beeli
The Intelligent Investor
Title: The Intelligent Investor Recommendation: 8.8/10 Summary: Warren Buffett is a household name. But his mentor, Benjamin Graham, was equally if not more brilliant, yet has a much quieter reputation. In this book you get an insider, pun intended, look at what mental models laid the foundation for Graham’s empire, paving the way for Buffett’s…
Principles
Title: Principles Recommendation: 8.4/10 Summary: Bridgewater Associates has a loud reputation in the workplace, candid, transparent, and argumentative. These are deliberate principles that guide the organization, as well as the personal life of Ray Dalio. Regardless of whether you like Ray’s principles, deliberately considering principles to guide your own life is an immensely valuable exercise….
Creativity, Inc.
Title: Creativity, Inc. Recommendation: 8.6/10 Summary: University of Utah graduate Ed Catmull, heralded as the “father of computer graphics”, shares the first-hand account of Pixar’s development, growth, and journey to success. From working closely with Steve Jobs, who was a major stakeholder and owner of Pixar for many years, to the numerous pivots they had…
The Last Save Investment
Title: The Last Safe Investment Recommendation: 9/10 Summary: There are three books I read every year, this book is one of them. It is the equivalent of the red pill for general financial literacy. Instead of focusing on obtaining an arbitrary dollar amount, it focuses on investing in the one asset you have full control…
