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02-12-2015, 05:32 PM
Just finished "yellow cab, black passenger" by Stefhen Bryan. Good book, especially for black men thinking about moving to Japan.
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02-12-2015, 07:05 PM
Animal Farm by Orwell. What a great book! A critique on communism which was very entertaining in its simplicity.
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02-13-2015, 12:52 PM
Airframe by Michael Crighton. God his novels are so suspenseful.
Starting to read Napoleon by Andrew Roberts now.
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02-14-2015, 12:50 PM
I've finished Dante's Inferno.
Next up is Purgatorio but I'm having a little trouble with motivation for that one.
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02-14-2015, 03:14 PM
I just read Wolf of the Wall Street and Catching the Wolf of the Wall Street. The first book tells Jordan Belfort’s story until his arrest, the second book tells his life after the arrest. 90 % of the movie is about the first book while the second book is mostly absent in the movie.
It was amazing read in overall. Do not think that watching the movie will make reading the book pointless, because it’s doesn’t. The first half of the first book is pretty much identical to the movie, even the dialogues, but the rest of the books mostly do not exist in the movie and you will be surprised more often than not.
A few notes: I had heard a lot of critics about the movie, saying that it glorified a criminal and debaucherous lifestyle and shit. I thought these critics were all horse shit, just the typical whining of feminists who can’t stand seeing a straight man fucking around. After reading the book, I changed my mind. The book contains mostly the negative parts of Belfort’s life and decisions, while the movie simply cherry-picked the fun and glorious side of his life. In that sense, it is actually true that the movie did glorify what should not have been glorified. You will read the true life story of a man who pathetically suffered from drug addiction and greed.
In short, I recommend these 2 books that complete each other to anyone who liked the movie. And if you have a positive opinion on his lifestyle, the books will change your mind.
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02-15-2015, 11:20 PM
Just Finished recently:
All the presidents' bankers : the hidden alliances that drive American power / (2014) By Prins, Nomi
Following oil : four decades of cycle-testing experiences and what they foretell about U.S. energy i (2014) By Petrie, Thomas A.
Private empire : ExxonMobil and American power / (2012) By Coll, Steve.
The prize : the epic quest for oil, money, and power / (1991) By Yergin, Daniel.
Currently reading:
Gusher of lies : the dangerous delusions of energy independence / (2008) By Bryce, Robert.
Latticework by Robert Hagstrom
Investing for the Long Term 5ed by Jeremy Siegel
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report- Final Report on National Commission on Causes of Financial and Economic Crisis in the United States
WIA- For most of men, our time being masters of our own fate, kings in our own castles is short. Even those of us in the game will eventually succumb to ease of servitude rather than deal with the malaise of solitude
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02-16-2015, 11:28 PM
Just finished Think and Grow Rich.
Best book I've ever read. I believe it should be required reading for all aspiring successful men.
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02-16-2015, 11:49 PM
Less Than Zero, Bret Easton Ellis (second book of his I've read). God is he messed up.
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02-18-2015, 10:39 PM
Zero to One by Peter Thiel. Big picture stuff, how to create breakthrough products/companies.
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02-18-2015, 11:21 PM
The Last Playboy. Shawn Levy.
Pretty popular book amongst the manosphere. A great insight into Porfirio Rubirosa's life.
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02-20-2015, 02:33 PM
SATCHEL: The Life and Times of an American Legend
MDP
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02-21-2015, 11:16 PM
Just finished Antifragile by Nassim Taleb
Good book. I always enjoy when I can read a book and notice the topics occurring around me.
"Nothing comes easier than madness in the world today
Mass paranoia is a mode not a malady"
Bad Religion - The Defense
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02-22-2015, 12:34 AM
Just finished "Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Living"
Wish I would have read this before university. Really breaks down how you should study more efficiently.
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02-22-2015, 09:12 AM
The Columbine Pilgrim by Andy Nowicki
My curiosity was peaked after it was recommended on ROK
I couldn't put it down - finished in in a day. It was really compelling stuff with lashings of schadenfreude that spoke to me on a personal level with regards to my own childhood experiences.
Definitely recommend.
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02-22-2015, 11:59 PM
The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere by Pico Ayer. An interesting exploration of meditation and its benefits. Finished in less than 2 hours, it's quite brief.
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02-23-2015, 02:28 AM
Casino Royal by Ian Flemming.
Cool to see how it compared to the modern day movie. Red pill book
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02-26-2015, 03:54 PM
Gusher of lies : the dangerous delusions of energy independence / (2008) By Bryce, Robert.
The divide : American injustice in the age of the wealth gap / (2014) By Taibbi, Matt.
Nontechnical guide to petroleum geology, exploration, drilling, and production / (2001) By Hyne, Norman J.
Deepwater petroleum exploration & production : a nontechnical guide / (2003) By Leffler, William L.
Petrochemicals in nontechnical language / (2001) By Burdick, Donald L.
Petroleum refining for the non-technical person / (1985) By Leffler, William L.
WIA- For most of men, our time being masters of our own fate, kings in our own castles is short. Even those of us in the game will eventually succumb to ease of servitude rather than deal with the malaise of solitude
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02-26-2015, 04:53 PM
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People-----> At times it's a bit boring but I highly recommend it
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02-27-2015, 02:30 AM
Between the Woods and the Water, Patrick Leigh Fermor. The second of three books about the author's trip on foot from Germany to Constantinople in the 1930's.