What's the best book you read in 2019?
I read a ton, just finished my 56th (and final) book of 2019 and I'm on the prowl for amazing books to add to my list for 2020. Fiction or non-fiction, hell I dabble into romance from time to time, so all replies are welcome!
For me, it's a tie between Building a StoryBrand and Mindset.
Also, sorry if there's a post like this already, I swear I did a search before posting :)
The Richest Man in Babylon and the most impactful was The Millionaire Fastlane
Loved "Richest Man in Bablyon". Just the simplicity of it, and how it was already saying the same things that get said over and over now
The Millionaire Fastlane is amazing, regardless of how cheesy the title is! It's bar-none the most useful indiehacker-focused book I've ever read.
I loved Building a StoryBrand. It's so encouraging and practical. I also really enjoyed Designing Data Intensive Applications.
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
It has been an eye opener in terms of improving my messaging and communication.
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Yes, I just started using it a lot more. I just started redoing a sales presentation. So trying to incorporate the ideas from the book into it. Just by being more Concrete, I think the presentation has become more impactful.
Best book I read this year was Bad Blood what a great story and very appropriate for this community.
The Compound Effect is really nice book
For me it was “American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind behind the Silk Road”, the epic true story behind the largest illegal marketplace on the Dark Web.
I highly recommend it!
I had fun with Dune & Red Rising!
Moneyball is my all-time fav and I re-read it this year. Enjoyed it even more.
Outwitting the Devil was an interesting perspective.
Dune's been on my list for a while, definitely going to get it into the mix this year!
Trying something new where I read non-fiction during the day, and fiction before bed, so should be able to get more fiction (where I tend to lack) into the mix this year!
The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality
Oh, sounds interesting.
Have you read Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture? Great read about the making of the original Doom series. If you have, how's it compare?
I have! I loved that book and Carmack as described within became my model for engineering work ethic. The History of the Future has a younger, idealistic kid full of ambition, determined to make his mark. Carmack in this book is an older, albeit even more formidable Carmack than the one who created Doom.
The dramatic arc of the book is even more riveting than that of Masters of Doom. I'd rate both books as top-notch.
In the realm of other important topics to know about:
Start With Why is an annual must-read for any entrepreneur I think
The Genius by Theodore Dreiser
Will Wight anything, especially Cradle series