Monday Recommendations

Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books Monday! I have read and enjoyed each of these enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.

This week-- 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
2. Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
3. CEO of Me by Ellen Kossek and Brenda Lautsch
4. Happiness Now  by Robert Holden
5. The 4 Hour Work Week  by Timothy Ferriss
6. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
7. Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner
8. Don’t Know Much About History by Kenneth Davis
9. Everyone is Beautiful by Katherine Center
10. An Artist of the Floating World  by Kazuo Ishiguro

Monday Recommendations

Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books Monday! I have read and enjoyed each of these enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.

This weeks 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. Historical Fiction: The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
2. Sweet Romance: This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
3. Classic War Novel: A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
4. Touching gift to a child who lost his Father: A Journal for Jordan by Dana Canedy
5. For the Entrepreneurial Heart:  The 4 Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss
6. Thoughtful Parenting: Every Child is a Genius by Elise Griffith
7. Humorous Chick Lit: Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger
8. Dysfunctional Romance: Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
9. Suspenseful: Love You More by Lisa Gardner
10. Classic: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The 4-Hour Work Week

The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss

Amazon Description:

“Whether you are an overworked employee or an entrepreneur trapped in your own business, this book is the compass for a new and revolutionary world. Join Tim Ferriss as he teaches you:

• How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour and do whatever you want
• How blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs
• How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours using the principles of a forgotten Italian economist
• How to trade a long-haul career for short work bursts and frequent "mini-retirements"
• What the crucial difference is between absolute and relative income
• How to train your boss to value performance over presence, or kill your job (or company) if it’s beyond repair
• What automated cash-flow “muses” are and how to create one in 2 to 4 weeks
• How to cultivate selective ignorance—and create time—with a low-information diet
• What the management secrets of Remote Control CEOs are
• How to get free housing worldwide and airfare at 50–80% off
• How to fill the void and create a meaningful life after removing work and the office.”

My Thoughts:

I recently picked this book up, for the second time. I really envy Ferriss’s spirit and unique approach.

A few quotes that I love that he includes:

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”—Mark Twain

“Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece.”—Ralph Charell

A great book for the entrepreneurial mind!