2023 BOOKS READ

  1. Startup Boards by Brad Feld
  2. Rise of the Rest by Steve Case
  3. The Book of Jose by Fat Joe
  4. Zero to One by Peter Thiel*
  5. Business Adventures by John Brooks*
  6. The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason*
  7. Rewired by Eric Lamarre
  8. Titan by Ron Chernow
  9. Who not How by Dan Sullivan
  10. Lucky Me by Rich Paul
  11. Hacking Growth by Sean Ellis
  12. Healthy at Last by Eric Adams
  13. For the Culture by Marcus Collins
  14. Disruptive Thinking by TD Jakes

Biographies
The Book of Jose by Fat Joe
Titan by Ron Chernow
Lucky Me by Rich Paul

Business Management & Leadership
Hacking Growth by Sean Ellis
Who not How by Dan Sullivan
For the Culture by Marcus Collins
Disruptive Thinking by TD Jakes
Rewired by Eric Lamarre
Business Adventures by John Brooks*
Zero to One by Peter Thiel*
Rise of the Rest by Steve Case
Startup Boards by Brad Feld

Random/Miscellaneous
Healthy at Last by Eric Adams
The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason*

2022 Books Read

  1. The ONE Thing by Gary Keller
  2. Humor, seriously by Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bangondas
  3. Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World by Fareed Zakaria
  4. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
  5. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
  6. Finding Me by Viola Davis
  7. Living Buddha, Living Christ By: Thich Nhat Hanh
  8. Paul by NT Wright
  9. The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
  10. Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
  11. How to Invest by David Rubenstein
  12. Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday

 

Biographies
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
Finding Me by Viola Davis

Business Management & Leadership
How to Invest by David Rubenstein

Random/Miscellaneous
The ONE Thing by Gary Keller
Humor, seriously by Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bangondas
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World by Fareed Zakaria
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday

Spirituality
Living Buddha, Living Christ By: Thich Nhat Hanh
Paul by NT Wright
Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown

2021 Books Read

  1. Relational Intelligence by Dharius Daniels
  2. The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
  3. Quiet by Susan Cain
  4. Post Corona by Scott Galloway
  5. No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings
  6. Principles by Ray Diallo
  7. The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone
  8. Think Again by Adam Grant
  9. What it takes by Stephen Schwarzman
  10. Get some headspace by Andy Puddicombe
  11. Failing Forward by John Maxwell
  12. Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
  13. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
  14. Will by Will Smith
  15. The Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work by John Gottiman
  16. The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
  17. The Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen
  18. The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down by Haemin Sunim

Biography
What It Takes by Stephen Schwarzman
Will by Will Smith

History
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones

Business Management & Leadership
Principles by Ray Diallo
No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings
Post Corona by Scott Galloway
7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
Failing Forward by John Maxwell
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss

Random/Miscellaneous
Quiet by Susan Cain
The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone
Think Again by Adam Grant
The Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work by John Gottiman
Get Some Headspace by Andy Puddicombe
Relational Intelligence by Dharius Daniels
The Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down by Haemin Sunim

2020 Books Read

  1. The Ride of a Lifetime by Bob Iger
  2. Zero to One by Peter Thiel
  3. The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier
  4. Whistling Vivaldi by Claude Steele
  5. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra
  6. Creative Quest by Questlove
  7. We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  8. Black Privilege by Charlamagne Tha God
  9. The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin

  10. The Intelligent Investor by Ben Graham

  11. Originals by Adam Grant
  12. Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  13. What got you here, won’t get you there by Marshall Goldsmith
  14. The Alchemist by Paulo Choelho
  15. Lead from the Outside by Stacey Abrams
  16. It’s About Damn Time by Arlan Hamilton
  17. The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida
  18. The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts
  19. Tough Love by Susan Rice
  20. The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
  21. Finding Your Voice by Valerie Jarrett
  22. Heavy by Kiese Laymon
  23. Evicted by Matthew Desmond
  24. The Lean Startup by Eric Rice
  25. Secrets of Sand Hill Road by Scott Kupor
  26. The Road to Character by David Brooks
  27. The Trillion Dollar Coach by Eric Schmidt
  28. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
  29. Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
  30. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
  31. The Color of Money by Merhsa Baradaran
  32. The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner
  33. The Third Wave by Steve Case
  34. The State of Affairs by Esther Perel
  35. The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen
  36. The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz
  37. The Art of War by Sun-Tzu
  38. The Souls of Black Folks by WEB DuBois
  39. Good to Great by Jim Collins
  40. Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel
  41. Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
  42. Our time is now by Stacey Abrams
  43. Venture Deals by Brad Feld
  44. The Defining Moment by Jonathan Alter
  45. Dreams from my Father by Barack Obama
  46. Measure What Matters by John Doerr
  47. How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram Kendi
  48. Trailblazer by Marc Benioff
  49. Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
  50. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
  51. A Promised Land by Barack Obama
  52. The Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris

 

Finance & Investing
The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin
The Intelligent Investor by Ben Graham
The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner

Venture Capital & Entreprenuership
Venture Deals by Brad Feld
Secrets of Sand Hill Road by Scott Kupor
The Lean Startup by Eric Rice
Zero to One by Peter Thiel
Measure What Matters by John Doerr
The Third Wave by Steve Case
It’s About Damn Time by Arlan Hamilton

African-American History & Race
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram Kendi
Our time is now by Stacey Abrams
The Souls of Black Folks by WEB DuBois
The Color of Money by Merhsa Baradaran
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Whistling Vivaldi by Claude Steele

Biographies
The Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
Trailblazer by Marc Benioff
Dreams from my Father by Barack Obama
The Defining Moment by Jonathan Alter
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Tough Love by Susan Rice
Finding Your Voice by Valerie Jarrett
Black Privilege by Charlamagne Tha God
The Ride of a Lifetime by Bob Iger
The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier
Lead from the Outside by Stacey Abrams

Marriage & Relationships
Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel
The State of Affairs by Esther Perel

Business Management & Leadership
Good to Great by Jim Collins
The Art of War by Sun-Tzu
The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz
The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen
The Trillion Dollar Coach by Eric Schmidt
Originals by Adam Grant
What got you here, won’t get you there by Marshall Goldsmith

Random/Miscellaneous
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
The Road to Character by David Brooks
Heavy by Kiese Laymon
Evicted by Matthew Desmond
The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida
The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts
Creative Quest by Questlove
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Alchemist by Paulo Choelho
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra

 

Book Recommendations for Personal Finances & Investment, Novice

  • Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
  • The Richest Man in Babylon by George Samuel Clason
  • The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley
  • Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
  • The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
  • Atomic Habits by James Clear

Books Read, 2019

  1. The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor
  2. The Hard thing about Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
  3. Cash Flow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki
  4. Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
  5. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
  6. It Worked for Me by Colin Powell
  7. Becoming by Michelle Obama
  8. Eleven Rings by Phil Jackson
  9. The Art & Science of Respect by James Prince
  10. Give and Take by Adam Gant
  11. Atomic Habits by James Clear
  12. The Bait of Satan by John Bevere

Books Read, 2018

  1. The Power of a Praying Husband by Stormie Omartian
  2. The Senator and the Socialite by Lawrence Otis Graham
  3. Our Kind of People by Lawrence Otis Graham
  4. We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  5. The Dip by Seth Godin
  6. Love & Respect by Emerson Eggerichs

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