Top Four Books I've Read in the Last Year

Words cannot adequately express my passion for reading. I am probably fanatical about it. I read voraciously, I read widely, and I read daily. Reading separates the men from the boys and opens a person to a world of powerful ideas and possibilities. Reading inspires and motivates, informs and educates, instructs and amends.

Because of my obsession with books, I read through a great number of them each year. I have read some books that ought not to ever have been written. However, I have also read books that have tweaked my perspective of the world, motivated me to exert more time and energy, and challenged me to be a better person. I encourage you to take my advice and purchase the following books. These are good books, worthy to be read by everyone interested in surpassing status quo.

  1. Grit (Angela Duckworth). A professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, Angela Duckworth argues that the secret to outstanding achievement is not the result of rare genius; rather, it is the special blend of passion and perseverance known as grit that propels a person to greater heights of excellence.
  2. The Power of Habit (Charles Duhigg). Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times. He writes that once an individual understands the function of habit, he will be able to harness habit as a motivating force to transform his life.
  3. Made to Stick (Chip and Dan Heath). These two brothers investigate the phenomenon of why some ideas succeed while others fail. In this fascinating book, they contend that there are six essential qualities of sticky things. Sticky things are simple, unexpected, credible, concrete, and emotional, and told in the form of a story.
  4. The Tipping Point (Malcolm Gladwell). The author of numerous bestselling books, Malcolm Gladwell explores the magical moment when an idea "tips" and spreads like wildfire throughout society. He maintains that ideas are similar to human viruses and follow a consistent pattern than can be studied and analyzed.

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