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  • Best Books on Amazon: Top 2 Books from November 2020

    Best Books on Amazon: Top 2 Books from November 2020

    Self-Help was the book category from my November best books on Amazon list. These Amazon books online include 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works, and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in…


  • Best Books on Amazon: Top 3 Books from October 2020

    Best Books on Amazon: Top 3 Books from October 2020

    Self-Help and History were the two book categories from my October best books on Amazon list. These books included The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness, Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America, and The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant:…


  • Best Books on Amazon: Top 3 Books from September 2020

    Best Books on Amazon: Top 3 Books from September 2020

    September was an interesting reading month for books on Amazon I purchased. Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice, The Pentagon’s Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America’s Top-Secret Military Research Agency, and Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World were the books I read. I…


  • Frequent Flyer Fridays: Week in Review

    Frequent Flyer Fridays: Week in Review

    In this Frequent Flyer post, I share Amazon Books I Purchased, Frequent Flyer Articles I Read, Recent PWQ Posts, New Shows and Movies I Discovered, New Music I Listening To, New Wine I Enjoyed, and New Podcasts I Listened To. With respect to books, I’m currently reading Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World…


  • Frequent Flyer Fridays: Week in Review

    Frequent Flyer Fridays: Week in Review

    In this Frequent Flyer post, I share Amazon Books I’ve Purchased, Frequent Flyer Articles I’ve Read, Recent Points With Q Blog posts, New Shows, and Movies I’ve Discovered, New Music I’m Listening To, and New Wine I Enjoyed. On the book front, I’m finishing up The Pentagon’s Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America’s Top-Secret Military…


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