For my July best books on Amazon list, I went with one history book in Benjamin Franklin: An American Life and a psychology book in Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall in Love with the Process of Becoming Great.
For those of you new to this series, you can find all of my books on Amazon list here. If you have book recommendations that you’d like to share, I’d love to hear them!
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2 Best Books on Amazon
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life is a biography on one of America’s most important and interesting founding fathers. The book covers Franklin’s life with a particular focus on his time in Philadelphia, London, and Paris. You also learn about Franklin’s many jobs including writer, scientist, inventor, diplomat, and traveler.
This book is one that I couldn’t put down. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life may be the best book I’ve read this year. Franklin is someone we should all learn more about. Personally, I learned how travel positively impacted his life.
Recommend: Yes
Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall in Love with the Process of Becoming Great
John wants to become a samurai warrior but does not understand the building blocks of what makes warriors great. Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall in Love with the Process of Becoming Great is the story of John’s path to overcoming adversity to become a warrior. The only way to get there is by chopping wood and carrying water for his community.
I clobbered this short read in nearly a day. The book reminded me of The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy. The Energy Bus is another short read I enjoyed. If you want to become great at your craft, Chop Wood Carry Water is a reminder of what it takes to get there.
Recommend: Yes
Other Ideas for the Best Books on Amazon
I like to keep a running list of books on Amazon every month. That way, I can easily reference books I want to read in the future. Most of these books come from Ramit Sethi’s book list, Blinklist, Farnam Street, and Pulitzer Price Winners.
Finance/Investing Books on Amazon
Psychology Books on Amazon
- Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World–and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
- The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less
- Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
- Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
- Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More
- The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
History Books on Amazon
- The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
- A Brief History of Time
- A History of the World in 6 Glasses
- Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice
- 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
- Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
- Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
- Mayflower: Voyage, Community, War
- Brothers at Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It
- The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea
- Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
Miscellaneous Books on Amazon
- One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
- Joker One: A Marine Platoon’s Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood
- The Red Circle: My Life in the Navy SEAL Sniper Corps and How I Trained America’s Deadliest Marksmen
- The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
- Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
- Astroball: The New Way to Win It All
- Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City
- The Pentagon’s Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America’s Top-Secret Military Research Agency
- Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
Biography Books on Amazon
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Tiger Woods
- Einstein: His Life and Universe
- Napoleon The Great
- Mozart: A Life
- Galileo’s Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love
- Beethoven: The Music and the Life
- Isaac Newton
- American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
- American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
- Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism
- Richard Nixon: The Life
- Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
Conclusion on the Best Books on Amazon
Reading is a skill that I’ve continued to work on by focusing on books that pique my interest at the time. Hopefully, my best books on Amazon list includes books you’ll find interesting and enjoy too.
What about you? Which books on Amazon did you read last month? Please let me know in the comments or by sending me an email on my contact page.
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