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Re: Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?

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Post by SirLJ » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 3:53 PM UTC

kenjinp wrote: post #40

SirLJ wrote: post #11

I am suffering trough, Red Mars, Green Mars and Blue Mars (currently reading)

I found this series more rewarding than almost any other book series. I find it to be so.... literarily... satisfying. I have no idea how to explain that. The author's vision of the future is so complex and compelling, and the humanity of it all. I could go on for hours!

We agree to disagree on this one :-)

For me one series I feel like you do, is the Asian Saga by James Clavell, maybe because I read the books for the first time as a child and have always been interested in business, etc, but like you I cannot explain it :-)

Re: Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?

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Post by kenjinp » Thu, Jan 18, 2018, 9:41 AM UTC

SirLJ wrote: post #41

kenjinp wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I found this series more rewarding than almost any other book series. I find it to be so.... literarily... satisfying. I have no idea how to explain that. The author's vision of the future is so complex and compelling, and the humanity of it all. I could go on for hours!

We agree to disagree on this one :-) For me one series I feel like you do, is the Asian Saga by James Clavell, maybe because I read the books for the first time as a child and have always been interested in business, etc, but like you I cannot explain it :-)

I will certainly check it out! Isn't it strange what kinda reaches out and gives you a big impression? I'm interested in your opinion once you've finished.

I am always glad to hear of books that leave this kind of impact on people, and I've heard about the Asia Saga before, but I forgot about it. Very eager to start. Thanks for the recommendation

Re: Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?

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Post by SirLJ » Thu, Jan 18, 2018, 7:30 PM UTC

kenjinp wrote: post #42

SirLJ wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We agree to disagree on this one :-) For me one series I feel like you do, is the Asian Saga by James Clavell, maybe because I read the books for the first time as a child and have always been interested in business, etc, but like you I cannot explain it :-)

I will certainly check it out! Isn't it strange what kinda reaches out and gives you a big impression? I'm interested in your opinion once you've finished. I am always glad to hear of books that leave this kind of impact on people, and I've heard about the Asia Saga before, but I forgot about it. Very eager to start. Thanks for the recommendation

I would recommend the following books I have read last year and really liked the ideas behind:

"The Road Not Taken" is a short story by Harry Turtledove

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_Not_Taken_(short_stor...

Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy by Liu Cixin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_of_Earth%27s_Past

And this one is autobiographical by one of the smartest men of our time: A Man For All Markets by Edward O. Thorp

http://www.edwardothorp.com/books/a-man-for-all-markets/

Re: Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?

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Post by matchmike1313 » Thu, Jan 25, 2018, 8:05 PM UTC

mindcrime wrote: post #8

matchmike1313 wrote: post #5

Sell or Be Sold by Grant Cardone

Have you read Grant's other books? So far I've read Sell or Be Sold , The 10x Rule , If You're Not First, You're Last and Be Obsessed or be Average . I've found all of them to be pretty good. Not necessarily life changing, but solid, with a good mix of motivational message and some actionable ideas. Enough so that I'll probably go back through and read a couple of those again and actually take notes this time through…

I have not, I would really like to thou. Thanks for the feedback on the other books. I am going to move to the 10x rule next.