What are some of the best books you've read this year?

Abhilash Sankaramanchi
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Inspired by HN post: https://news.ycombinator.com/ite... I've read these books: 1. Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel A masterpiece on Personal Finance that highlights most common mistakes people tend to make with money. 2. Rework by David Heinemeier This book emphasizes on failing early & often to learn Business lessons, must read! 3. Building Brand Communities by Melissa Jones Community Building is crucial for brands & this book teaches the exact ways to build a fostering community. 4. Business of Belonging by David Spinks Following the similar lines of Community Building in the earlier book, this book emphasizes on the true nature of communities which is belonging & giving value back. It's your turn now to list a few, let's provide more value to the space. I'm pretty sure we have a lot of bookworms here! :) Here are some books by popular vote recommended by Awesome PH'ers! 1. Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 2. Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T Kiyosaki 3. Shiva Trilogy by Amish Tripathi 4. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover 5. Zero to One by Peter Thiel. 6. The Lean Startup by Eric Ries. 7. Atomic Habits by James Clear 8. Principles by Ray Dalio 9. The Joy of Compounding by Gautam Baid 10. Almanack of Naval Ravikant 11. The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi 12. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight 13. What your customer wants & cannot tell you by Meline Palmer 14. Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong 15. The Millionaire Fastlane by M J DeMarco 16. Mahabharata 17. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom 18. The Child In You - Stefanie Stahl 19. Thrive by Arianna Huffington 20. The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain 21. The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman 22. The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick 23. A Primate`s Memoir by Robert Sapolsky 24. Oliver Sacks Books 25. Mr. Toad went to see a psychiatrist 26. Thirty thousand stiches by Sudha Murthy 27. Eat that Frog by Brian Tracy 28. Stillness is the key by Ryan Holiday 29. Happy Sexy Millionaire by Steven Bartlett 30. The Child in you by Stefanie Stahl 31. Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives by John Hull 32. Mastery by Robert Greene 33. Learning SQL by Alan Beaulieu 34. The Pragmatic Programmer by David Thomas 35. Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship by Martin Robert C Last but not the least, do check out Nikolas's Discussion for more incredible books: https://www.producthunt.com/disc... Bonus List: Found Paul Graham's Gift Book Recommendations: https://twitter.com/paulg/status...

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Nathan Luke
I don't read much books but recently I read the novel Alchemist and found it really interesting.
Abhilash Sankaramanchi
@nathan_luke Awesome bud, Alchemist carries a strong message & will make you ponder upon your life with a Higher Order Thinking. Must Read for everyone!
Vivek P
Rich dad poor dad.. it helps to change my financial decisions.
Nikhil Singh
Thanks for starting the discussion, I am an avid reader & I've started reading Shiva Trilogy by - Amish Tripathi. The book talks about gods & takes us back to Ancient India. A very interesting read.
Joan Mateo Duarte πŸš€
For startups: - Zero to One by Peter Thiel. - The Lean Startup by Eric Ries. Both are really great books and help you aim high. If you are building a startup I recommend them.
Josh Freeland
Atomic habits is a must read
Vishal Godhwani from Brew Money
Rooting in for more suggestions, I've read Mastery by Robert Greene. This book truly justifies its title. It will take you in greater depth through examples of legends like Leonardo da Vinci, Mozart, Faraday, Benjamin Franklin etc. Author greatly explains every important detail how they have achieved mastery in their life and how we can follow their footsteps.
Abhilash Sankaramanchi
@vishal_godhwani Robert Greene's books are great to find a direction in life! Thanks for the reco mate!
Vasudev Soni
Read The Millionaire Fastlane, Zero to One and Shoe Dog. All of them are great books for people who want to live a life of freedom.
Krishna Kumar
Mahabharata. Reading in detail
Abhilash Sankaramanchi
@kkumarkg Awesome, it is said that Mahabharata encompasses almost every story that this world has ever seen. Could you mention a specific book?
Johannes MΓΌller
atomic habits and think and grow rich :)
Rachana
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom Shoe dog by Phil Knight Quick read and easy on the brain.
phprunner
"What your customer wants and cannot tell you" by Melina Palmer. An excellent insight into customers' brains.
Abhishek Shree
Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, John Hull
Indu Thangamuthu
1. Courage to be Disliked - Fumitake Koga & Ichiro Kishimi 2. 'Psychology of Money' - Morgan Housel 3. The Child In You - Stefanie Stahl
Abhilash Sankaramanchi
@indu_thangamuthu Heard a lot about the first book you mentioned, it's on my reading list. Thanks for the recos! πŸ˜„
Indu Thangamuthu
@_abhitweets "Courage to be Disliked - Fumitake Koga & Ichiro Kishimi" - THE BEST. I wish they make kids read these type of books in schools. A MUST-READ FOR ALL.
Pranjali Bagal
- Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg - Thrive by Arianna Huffington - The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain - The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Archisman Das
Discovered this pretty late. The Mom Test is an awesome read for any builder.
Abhilash Sankaramanchi
@archisman_das Just checked with the book, knowing how to talk to customers & derive inputs is an important skill. Thanks for the reco! πŸ’―
Anthony Susanto
Sell it like Serhant ;) The learnings can be applied anywhere.
Gleb Slonimskiy
Robert Sapolsky "A Primate`s Memoir" Oliver Sacks - I can recommend all books )
Sakshi Gahlawat
Psychology of Money and Atomic Habits.