Saturday, May 5, 2018

Nonfiction Book Recommendations from MicroConf 2018

I like to ask MicroConfers for their favorite non-fiction reads. If you need some entertainment, you can find a list of novels recommended by MicroConf attendees here. Here is the list from 2018:


Profit First, Mike Michaelowicz
I haven’t read it, but I will. Several attendees recommended it to me after I told them I was working on Personal Wealth for Founders.

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing, 10th Anniversary Edition, John C. Bogle

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k, Mark Manson

The Obstacle is the Way, Ryan Holiday

Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink

The War of Art, Steven Pressfield

Awaken the Giant Within, Tony Robbins

Deep Work, Cal Newport

Work Rules, Laszlo Bock

Principles, Ray Dalio

Behind the Cloud, Marc Benioff

Influence, Robert B. Cialdini

No B.S. Wealth Attraction for Entrepreneurs, Dan Kennedy

Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni

Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive, Patrick Lencioni

Scaling Up, Verne Harnish

The Five Elements of Effective Thinking, Edward B. Burger

Bitter Brew, William Knoedelseder

Shoe Dog, Phil Knight

American Kingpin, Nick Bilton

Never Lose a Customer Again, Joey Coleman

How I Killed Pluto And Why It Had It Coming, Mike Brown

The Smartest Kids in the World, Amanda Ripley

Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs, Karen Berman, Joe Knight, John Case
Recommended after telling an attendee about my Wealth for Founders book.

House Hacking, Ben Leybovich
Recommended after telling an attendee about my Wealth for Founders book.

The Parallel Entrepreneur,  Ryan Buckley

When Coffee and Kale Compete, Alan Klement

The Total Money Makeover, Dave Ramsey
Recommended after telling an attendee about my Wealth for Founders book.

A Random Walk Down Wallstreet, Burton G. Malkiel
Recommended after telling an attendee about my Wealth for Founders book.

Unthinkable, Scott Rigsby

Anythink You Want, Derek Sivers

Building a Story Brand, Donald Miller

P.S. I read so much nonfiction, that I created Passages iPhone app to remind me of the most important concepts I discover. It's free, so check it out.



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Friday, May 4, 2018

Recommended Novels from MicroConf 2018

I enjoy collecting book recommendations from the MicroConf attendees. These books are fiction; click here if you prefer to read nonfiction. In no particular order, here are the fiction books suggested to me by the 2018 attendees:

Burning Chrome, by William Gibson

Rendezvous with Rama, by Aurthur C. Clarke

Off to be the Wizard, by Scott Meyer
What would happen if you crossed The Matrix with D&D? Hilarity.

The Unincorporated Man, Dani Kollin and Eytan Kollin

House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielwski
I’m told that you must get the physical paperback.

Mistborn: The Final Empire, Brandon Sanderson

Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie

Replay, Ken Grimwood

New York 2140, Kim Stanley Robinson

Daemon, Daniel Suarez
I second this recommendation, and also the sequel Freedom™.

Zero K, Don DeLillo

The Three-Body Problem, Cixin Liu



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