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

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

    Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Dr. Peter Attia and Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian were the two books on my August reading list. I always like to end each month with three to four books read. It was not to be the case in August. However, both Outlive: The…


  • July Reading List: 4 Best Books I Read in July 2023

    July Reading List: 4 Best Books I Read in July 2023

    I hit my monthly goal of reading four books in my July reading list. Books that are part of my July reading list include Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman, An American Iliad: The Story of the Civil War, The Origins of the Second World War, and The New Girl:…


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

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

    We are at the halfway point of the year and I feel confident I could stop my June reading list and say it was a successful reading year. I read two books in my June reading list The Other Woman: A Novel and Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I’d Known Earlier. The Other…


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

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

    Espionage Thriller and self-help were the two book categories covered in my May reading list. Daniel Silva’s seventh book in the Gabriel Allon series House of Spies: A Novel was what I expected, incredible. Not to be outdone, Hell Yeah Or No: What’s Worth Doing rewired my brain on the power of saying no. Author…


  • April Reading List: 5 Best Books I Read in April 2023

    April Reading List: 5 Best Books I Read in April 2023

    A spy novel, New Orleans, Finance and Investing, World War I, and the Civil War were the five book categories covered in my April reading list. Books included in my April reading list are The Black Widow, Napoleon: A Concise Biography, Tao of Charlie Munger: A Compilation of Quotes from Berkshire Hathaway’s Vice Chairman on…


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