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  • 2023 Reading List: My 31 Best Books of 2023

    2023 Reading List: My 31 Best Books of 2023

    One of my favorite parts of articles like this one is that I have the opportunity to reflect on the reading year. In this case, I get to look back at my best books of 2023. I felt like I improved on starting and then putting down books that did not resonate with me right…


  • December Reading List: 2 Best Books I Read in December 2023

    December Reading List: 2 Best Books I Read in December 2023

    My 2023 reading year closed out with one philosophy book – Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave and one semi-energy book The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom. Ryan Holiday, author of Courage is Calling, is one of my favorite authors. It would be easy to say Courage…


  • November Reading List: 2 Best Books I Read in November 2023

    November was an interesting reading month, and I read very few books. However, the books I read in this November reading list were impactful. I read The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids and Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle. The Daily Dad…


  • October Reading List: 3 Best Books I Read in December 2023

    October Reading List: 3 Best Books I Read in December 2023

    Three books made up my October reading list spanning the categories including the American Revolution, Finance and Investing, and Energy. Franklin and Washington: A Founding Partnership, Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon, and The Carbon Almanac: It’s Not Too Late all cut this month. All three books helped to build upon…


  • September Reading List: 3 Best Books I Read in September 2023

    September Reading List: 3 Best Books I Read in September 2023

    World War I, spy novels, and self-help were the three books I tackled in my September reading list. Books that are part of my September reading list include The First World War, The Order, and The Wisdom of the Bullfrog. All three of these books brought me value in some shape or form. The Order…


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