Post: #76

Just finished "yellow cab, black passenger" by Stefhen Bryan. Good book, especially for black men thinking about moving to Japan.

Post: #77

Animal Farm by Orwell. What a great book! A critique on communism which was very entertaining in its simplicity.

Post: #78

Airframe by Michael Crighton. God his novels are so suspenseful.

Starting to read Napoleon by Andrew Roberts now.

Post: #79

I've finished Dante's Inferno.

Next up is Purgatorio but I'm having a little trouble with motivation for that one.

Post: #80

I just read Wolf of the Wall Street and Catching the Wolf of the Wall Street. The first book tells Jordan Belfort’s story until his arrest, the second book tells his life after the arrest. 90 % of the movie is about the first book while the second book is mostly absent in the movie.

It was amazing read in overall. Do not think that watching the movie will make reading the book pointless, because it’s doesn’t. The first half of the first book is pretty much identical to the movie, even the dialogues, but the rest of the books mostly do not exist in the movie and you will be surprised more often than not.

A few notes: I had heard a lot of critics about the movie, saying that it glorified a criminal and debaucherous lifestyle and shit. I thought these critics were all horse shit, just the typical whining of feminists who can’t stand seeing a straight man fucking around. After reading the book, I changed my mind. The book contains mostly the negative parts of Belfort’s life and decisions, while the movie simply cherry-picked the fun and glorious side of his life. In that sense, it is actually true that the movie did glorify what should not have been glorified. You will read the true life story of a man who pathetically suffered from drug addiction and greed.

In short, I recommend these 2 books that complete each other to anyone who liked the movie. And if you have a positive opinion on his lifestyle, the books will change your mind.

Post: #81

Just Finished recently:
All the presidents' bankers : the hidden alliances that drive American power / (2014) By Prins, Nomi
Following oil : four decades of cycle-testing experiences and what they foretell about U.S. energy i (2014) By Petrie, Thomas A.
Private empire : ExxonMobil and American power / (2012) By Coll, Steve.
The prize : the epic quest for oil, money, and power / (1991) By Yergin, Daniel.

Currently reading:
Gusher of lies : the dangerous delusions of energy independence / (2008) By Bryce, Robert.
Latticework by Robert Hagstrom
Investing for the Long Term 5ed by Jeremy Siegel
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report- Final Report on National Commission on Causes of Financial and Economic Crisis in the United States

Post: #82

Just finished Think and Grow Rich.

Best book I've ever read. I believe it should be required reading for all aspiring successful men.

Post: #83

Less Than Zero, Bret Easton Ellis (second book of his I've read). God is he messed up.

Post: #84

Zero to One by Peter Thiel. Big picture stuff, how to create breakthrough products/companies.

Post: #85

The Last Playboy. Shawn Levy.

Pretty popular book amongst the manosphere. A great insight into Porfirio Rubirosa's life.

Post: #86

(02-18-2015 11:21 PM)UnW Wrote:  The Last Playboy. Shawn Levy.

Pretty popular book amongst the manosphere. A great insight into Porfirio Rubirosa's life.

I might buy it; I've compulsively-read anything I've been able to find on Porfirio Rubirosa and his friends and associates. Perhaps you would be interested in this article written by Taki Theodoracopulos in The Telegraph after Gunter Sachs' suicide.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/85126...d-RIP.html

Oh yes, I'm so privileged you literally can't even.
Interested in joining the FFL? I tried (and failed).

Post: #87

(02-19-2015 02:25 AM)Porfirio Rubirosa Wrote:  

(02-18-2015 11:21 PM)UnW Wrote:  The Last Playboy. Shawn Levy.

Pretty popular book amongst the manosphere. A great insight into Porfirio Rubirosa's life.

I might buy it; I've compulsively-read anything I've been able to find on Porfirio Rubirosa and his friends and associates. Perhaps you would be interested in this article written by Taki Theodoracopulos in The Telegraph after Gunter Sachs' suicide.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/85126...d-RIP.html

Haha, given your username I thought you'd have read the book by now. Definitely worth the read.

Good link on Sachs, thanks for that.

Post: #88

(02-19-2015 10:30 PM)UnW Wrote:  Haha, given your username I thought you'd have read the book by now. Definitely worth the read.

Well, I just bought! As for my username, I decided to use it mostly as a tribute to a compatriot I admire in this time when Dominican immigrants around the world have given my country and its people such a bad reputation.

Quote:Good link on Sachs, thanks for that.

No worries.

Oh yes, I'm so privileged you literally can't even.
Interested in joining the FFL? I tried (and failed).

Post: #89

SATCHEL: The Life and Times of an American Legend

Post: #90

Just finished Antifragile by Nassim Taleb

Good book. I always enjoy when I can read a book and notice the topics occurring around me.

Post: #91

Just finished "Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Living"

Wish I would have read this before university. Really breaks down how you should study more efficiently.

Post: #92

The Columbine Pilgrim by Andy Nowicki
My curiosity was peaked after it was recommended on ROK
I couldn't put it down - finished in in a day. It was really compelling stuff with lashings of schadenfreude that spoke to me on a personal level with regards to my own childhood experiences.
Definitely recommend.

Post: #93

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Scott Adams (creator of Dilbert) - How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big

Just finished this: http://www.amazon.com/How-Fail-Almost-Ev...B00COOFBA4

The book is basically summarized by Scott Adams himself in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJVxkr9eE9A





A great read.

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Post: #94

The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere by Pico Ayer. An interesting exploration of meditation and its benefits. Finished in less than 2 hours, it's quite brief.

Post: #95

Casino Royal by Ian Flemming.
Cool to see how it compared to the modern day movie. Red pill book

Post: #96

Having recently discovered the Manosphere I've read these books in the last month:

- Men on Strike: Why Men Are Boycotting Marriage, Fatherhood, and the American Dream - and Why It Matters by Helen Smith PhD
- The Way Of Men by Jack Donovan
- The Rational Male by Rollo Tomassi
- Bachelor Pad Economics: The Financial Advice Bible for Menby Aaron Clarey

Saying these books worked as eye – openers is an understatement. I wish I would have read them sooner, when I was 18... But living in Slovenia where no such books exist or are talked about there was no other way than pure chance to stumble upon them. And I am glad that I was lucky enough.

Post: #97

(02-16-2015 11:49 PM)BadgerHut Wrote:  Less Than Zero, Bret Easton Ellis (second book of his I've read). God is he messed up.

Bought it today after reading your comment. First of his I've read and although I'm only 20 pages in you can already feel the cold feeling less world of the mid 80's that we associate with Bateman. I have high hopes.

Post: #98

Gusher of lies : the dangerous delusions of energy independence / (2008) By Bryce, Robert.
The divide : American injustice in the age of the wealth gap / (2014) By Taibbi, Matt.
Nontechnical guide to petroleum geology, exploration, drilling, and production / (2001) By Hyne, Norman J.
Deepwater petroleum exploration & production : a nontechnical guide / (2003) By Leffler, William L.
Petrochemicals in nontechnical language / (2001) By Burdick, Donald L.
Petroleum refining for the non-technical person / (1985) By Leffler, William L.

Post: #99

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People-----> At times it's a bit boring but I highly recommend it

Post: #100

Between the Woods and the Water, Patrick Leigh Fermor. The second of three books about the author's trip on foot from Germany to Constantinople in the 1930's.