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2019 Favorite Books And Runs

In the past few years ( 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013) I’ve been summarizing the year both on sports events (running, biking, snowboarding, etc’) and on books.

This year is no different.

Let’s start with the books I’ve enjoyed most in 2019.

Books – Learning and thinking

  • Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know – Malcolm Gladwell
    This is another masterpiece from Gladwell. He knows how to tell a story and to take you from A to B in a fascinating way.
  • Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance – Angela Duckworth
    I enjoyed this one as it’s not ‘just’ talking about the importance of Grit but also on how to deal with the complexity of life.

  • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century – Yuval Noah Harari
    If you read the first two books you got the main ideas. However, it’s a great book with many good internal stories. I liked it a lot.
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Important Books That Are Delight To Read

books we love

There are around 130 million books around the world.

Let’s say that you can read 2 books a week. In a year, you will be able to read ~100 books and if you keep this pace for the next 80-90 years you have a chance to read ~9000 books which is only 0.007% from the total amount.

So a good question would be:

Which books would you choose to read?

I am collecting suggestions, so please feel free to share.

Btw, If you wish to understand why your kids are hooked on Fortnite? check The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. I’m still amazed how Epic game (the company the behind Fortnite) took so many great ideas from these books and baked them into the game.

Want a few more that I really enjoyed?

  • Wish to laugh?
    • Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah
    • Yes please! by Amy Poehler
  • Think?
    • Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell
    • Where Good Ideas Come from, by Steven Johnson
  • Learn about health and the cutting edge of our knowledge about cancer?
    • The Emperor of All Maladies and The Gene: An Intimate History both by Mukherjee Siddhartha
  • Learn (more) about great thinkers?
    • Einstein or Leonardo da Vinci or Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson
    • Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, by Phil Knight
    • Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow and Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and 21 lessons for the 21st centery by Yuval Noah Harari

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