- [Narrator] One of the
most common mistakes
I see readers in the success base make
is taking book recommendations
from strangers on the internet
without being sceptical.
If your goal is to become a millionaire
and you were only allowed to read one book
in your whole life,
would you take a recommendation
from the random guy
in that Facebook group you're in
or a multi-millionaire like
Tai Lopez or Grant Cardone?
I think you know the answer.
So today, I will show
you 10 recommendations,
not even from millionaires
but billionaires.
If you're interested in
grabbing a copy of any of these
feel free to use my affiliate links
in the description below.
Let's get into it.
We're gonna kick it off with number 10.
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.
This is a recommendation from Mark Cuban.
This book is by the same lady
that wrote Atlas Shrugged,
the book with over 1000 pages of crap.
I stopped reading at 250 pages.
So it makes me sceptical
about reading this one.
But hey, Mark Cuban speaks highly of it
and he's a badass dude, so
maybe it's worth a shot.
Anyway, the book is
about a young architect,
his violent battle against
conventional standards
and is explosive love affair
with a beautiful woman
he struggles to defeat him.
Number nine, The Intelligent Investor.
This is a recommendation
from Warren Buffett.
You know that, that billionaire guy.
He read every single book on
investing at his local library
when he was a kid.
You'll be hard-pressed to
find any serious investor
who doesn't have a copy
of this book on his shelf.
Remember that Warren Buffett is worth over
76 billion dollars.
Book number eight,
Autobiography of a Yogi.
This one is from Steve Jobs.
This was a book Steve paid to be given
to his family and friends at
his Stanford Memorial Service.
This book is about self-realization
and was published about 70 years ago.
It tells the story of
Paramahansa Yogananda
and the experiences of his
encounters with saints and sages,
10 years of training under
a revered yoga master,
30 years that he lived
and taught in America
and his encounter with Gandhi.
It's now a modern spiritual classic.
Moving on to book number seven,
Capital in the Twenty-First
Century by Thomas Piketty.
This is a recommendation from Bill Gates.
So, Thomas Piketty is some dude
who analysed data from 20 countries
since the 18th century
to uncover economic and social patterns.
The book outlines the problems
with inequality in the world.
Book number six, Benjamin Franklin.
So you may have learned in school
that Benjamin Franklin
flew a kite in the sky
attached to the metal rod
and proved that lightning is electricity.
He was also a badass entrepreneur
who went from a leather-apron shopkeeper
to dining with the kings.
He was a scientist,
inventor, diplomat, writer,
business strategist and I could go on.
He helped shape the
Declaration of Independence.
He created bifocals,
but most importantly he
continually reinvented himself.
Book five, Influence: The
Psychology of Persuasion
by Robert Cialdini.
Now this is a recommendation
from Charlie Munger.
He's the vice president
of Berkshire Hathaway
and is basically a Warren
Buffett's business partner.
If you had to stick a
needle in your eye hole
to read this book, it'll be worth it.
It presents six weapons of influence
you can use to help you
with almost anything you
want to get out of life.
I can't emphasise how powerful they are.
I use the principles in this book
to initiate successful conversations
with huge influences like Ryan
Holiday and Grant Cardone,
Elliott Hulse and more.
Before reading the book,
I didn't even consider that a possibility.
So check out the video
summary I made for this book
in the description below.
Powerful stuff.
Book number four, How to Win
at the Sport of Business.
Another one from Mark Cuban.
Given he is worth over
three billion dollars,
why not give this one a shot.
Book number three, Be
Here Now by Ram Dass.
This is another one
coming from Steve Jobs.
It's apparently a square-shape
book with trippy images.
A spiritual classic,
not your everyday book.
There is some hippie
counterculture stigma around it,
but fans insist that you put
your preconceptions aside
and read the goddamn book,
there's some real valuable stuff in here.
Alright, we are now at number two
with The Effective
Executive by Peter Drucker.
This recommendation comes from Jeff Bezos,
the guy behind Amazon.
Five lessons Drucker teaches
in this book, managing time,
choosing what to contribute
to the organisation,
knowing where and how to mobilise
strength for best effect,
setting the right priorities
and putting them all together
with effective decision making.
And that brings us to the last one.
Surely You're Joking, Mr.
Feynman! by Richard Feynman.
This is a recommendation from
Larry Page, the Google guy.
I've also read this book
and completely understand
why anyone would recommend this book.
I can't put into words how wacky,
whimsical and enlightening it is
to get inside the head of Mr. Feynman.
98,922 Goodreads users
have rated this book
with a whopping average
of 4.29 out of five stars.
Read it!
You won't be disappointed.
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Cheers.
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