books

March 11, 2024
Read Like A Gent: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

People want to do more with the time they have these days. They want to advance in their careers, increase their wealth, improve their relationships, start side hustles, take meaningful…

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November 27, 2023
How To Learn From Audiobooks

Multitasking is an epidemic, and audiobooks are collateral damage in the war against multi-tasking. Some people can listen to audiobooks and retain information while driving, typing, or exercising. Others have…

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October 26, 2023
Read Like A Gent:  Mansfield’s Book of Manly Men by Stephen Mansfield

“The man who does not read good books is no better than the man who can’t.” – Mark Twain Reading is a necessity if you wish to be an educated…

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September 28, 2023
Read Like a Gent: The Fourth Turning by William Strauss and Neil Howe

This is a guest post by David Ford. The Fourth Turning is a book written in the mid-1990s by William Strauss and Neil Howe that discusses the recurring cycles of…

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April 2, 2022
Read Like a Gent: The Art of War, by Sun Tzu

This is a guest post from David Ford, who last wrote for us on The Richest Man in Babylon. The Art of War was written by the ancient Chinese military…

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May 10, 2021
Read Like a Gent: The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition, by Caroline Alexander

In previous articles we’ve talked about creating your own band of brothers, not just for accountability but for deeper friendships.  While many associate the concept of a band of brothers…

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January 11, 2021
Read Like a Gent: Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss

The basics of negotiation that most of us were taught involve concepts like “getting to yes” or “win/win.” But in his book Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your…

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February 6, 2020
Read Like a Gent: Island of the Lost, by Joan Druett

Every young boy occasionally dreams of being shipwrecked and living like Robinson Crusoe: hacking survival out of the wilderness, getting by on wits, hard work, and a bit of luck. …

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