Post: #301

Just finished reading, "No More Mr. Nice Guy" by Robert Glover.

Being a former "nice guy" myself, this book hit me hard and helped me get rid of my nice guy/beta male tendencies.

Definitely one of the best books written on masculinity development

Post: #302

Glenn Agliotti the biography

Post: #303

Just finished Trafficked by Sophie Hayes. Honestly, we give women too much credit. They are far dumber than I thought.

Post: #304

Highly recommended.

Post: #305

Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell

Post: #306

(11-13-2015 11:02 AM)Baltimore Bachelor Wrote:  Just finished reading, "No More Mr. Nice Guy" by Robert Glover.

Being a former "nice guy" myself, this book hit me hard and helped me get rid of my nice guy/beta male tendencies.

Definitely one of the best books written on masculinity development

Absolutely fantastic book - I read it a couple years ago, after I'd addressed most of the issues in my own life that the book discusses, but still found it really valuable in identifying and thinking about my negative traits.

I especially liked the parts that emphasize being open and straightforward about your desires, instead of a feminized passive-aggressive MO.

It's also easily saleable outside of this kind of a community - it's not selling a game/MGTOW/MRA lifestyle, just trying to help men root out bad thought and behavior patterns. A gateway book for blue-pill guys who might be amenable to our sort of message.

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(01-11-2016 12:07 PM)mrbiggs Wrote:  Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell

I started this, but got distracted by other books. Worth the time?

Post: #308

(01-11-2016 02:11 PM)BadgerHut Wrote:  

(01-11-2016 12:07 PM)mrbiggs Wrote:  Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell

I started this, but got distracted by other books. Worth the time?

Yes I would highly recommend this book. This book would make even a die-hard Marxist question their beliefs. Although he is definitely of the Chicago School, he doesn't have an explicit agenda. He explains that all economic systems whether they be feudalism, capitalism, socialism or whatever hybrid form they may take are all merely vehicles for the "allocation of scare resources which have alternative uses." His annoyance at current leftist talking points about "unfairness" "rights" "morality" is very palpable but subtle. He smashes these talking points with empirical evidence.

There are certain part of the book that sort of just drag on which I would just skip.

He ingrains in the reader the main point of economics which is the study of the "allocation of scarce resources which have alternative uses." You will see this throughout the entire book.

He does lay out economics very well and it's an easy read for a non quant. You won't find charts or graphs anywhere in the book.

It's also interesting that he was a staunch Marxist for much of his young life and then became a staunch free-marketeer after having worked for the Labor Department.

Post: #309

Love in the time of cholera (El amor en los tiempos del cólera) by Gabriel García Márquez

Post: #310

The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain

Post: #311

Edward deBono, Serious Creativity.

It's a 1992 book which basically draws together all of his lateral thinking techniques into one volume as a reference book. DeBono can get a bit pedantic at times, and the last third of the book is only really useful for people who want to get creative thinking going inside organisations (a doomed endeavour) -- but the first two thirds are a very good read and explain fully how to focus creativity so it's not just brainstorming. Well worth a read.

Post: #312

How Champions Think by Dr. Bob Rotella.
Interesting insight on the psychology of how great athletes prepare and always believe in themselves. Focuses primarily on golf but the principles apply to almost anything challenging.

Post: #313

I just got through "Think big and Kick Ass" by Donald Trump

I read it as a curiosity after a comment on reddit mentioned it. It's a glorious book and I understand a lot more why he acts the way he does. It is kind of a self help styled book (which I'm usually not a fan of) but it explains and justifies a certain attitude that he argues is common among top leaders/athletes/businessmen.

Last month I read through "Amusing ourselves to Death" which I also highly recommend. It is an argument on the detriments of screen culture, written in the 80's about TV but still rings very true for today's situation. It has a lot to think about.

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(01-12-2016 09:53 AM)Mr.Brown Wrote:  Love in the time of cholera (El amor en los tiempos del cólera) by Gabriel García Márquez

have you read "100 years of solitude"? if so, how did it compare to it? 100 years is one of my all-time favorite novels, but i tried "el colonel no tiene quien le escribe" ("nobody writes to the colonel" in english, i guess) once and couldn't get into it.

also, did you read it in spanish or in english?

Post: #315

just finished "the last kingdom" by bernard cornwell. highly recommended if you're into anglo-saxon and/or viking history and culture, norse paganism, medieval england, or just want a good, brutal sword and sorcery adventure story. it reminded me of robert e. howard's original conan the barbarian stories, in a good way.

Post: #316

Madame Bovary.
Great insight in the intrinsic hypergamy of women and a true classic.

Post: #317

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. Still impressive and a short read.

Post: #318

Just finished 'No Longer at Ease' by Chinua Achebe. I loved the book and I relate more to it cos I'm the same tribe.

Post: #319

An Empire of Ice, Edward Larson. I admit I skipped parts of it.

God save us from people who mean well. -storm

Post: #320

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Great book, first i've read from Gladwell and I really enjoyed it. Lots of cool concepts and statistics presented in an interesting fashion.

Post: #321

Finished Animal Farm, by George Orwell

Post: #322

Blood Meridian. I can see why it's considered a classic, but I was often bored by it.

Post: #323

Ar akbari. Animal farm is one of the greatest books ever written. The ending is just amazing.

Post: #324

Read Bill Oreily's Killing Reagan in a day. O'Reily can tell a great story, but I think it was a slight step back from his previous work, Killing Patton

Post: #325

The Bridge on the Drina - Ivo Andric
A noble prize winning book charting the history of Bosnia/The Balkans through the eyes of the people of one town. Really well written.