{"id":6005,"date":"2019-12-06T04:22:19","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T15:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.local\/?p=6005"},"modified":"2019-12-06T04:40:22","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T15:40:22","slug":"2019-book-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.local\/2019-book-list\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Book List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
I saw some Twitter jokes about VC’s writing book lists for the year. Snark aside – I really enjoy book lists. If you have one, tweet me @bwagy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you haven’t seen it I keep an ongoing updated list of my favourite books too<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This year in reading, I have been purposeful around doing the best format for a book, i.e. this is a good book for audio, so schedule it that way vs one I want to digest via paperback. I also wanted to tend towards reading older books, i.e. not just reading the latest\/newest out the gate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are my favorites from this year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ritz Escofier<\/a>, caught this tweeted by Rafat<\/a>, and really enjoyed it. Read the story of the Ritz Hotel came from its enigmatic founder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Intelligent Investor<\/a>, my absolute top read of the year. Nice to read a well written book, it’s oft recommended seldom read. For me, it just helped improve my thinking, particularly around personal vs business affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Conspiracy<\/a>, the story of the Peter Thiel and Gawker lawsuit. But weaved through with philosophy. A big takeaway from me, was the barriers to entry to ‘test’ the legal system in the US are so high that it isn’t tested enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Capitalism without Capital<\/a>, exploring and breaking apart some of the things we have begun to take for granted, digital businesses, assets, our wealth in bits and bytes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Miracle at Midway<\/a>, a balanced view of the build up, the actual action and then post events. A deep dive in to the lens and view of each side of the conflict, told as the events unravel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Titan<\/a> [in progress] enjoying this, the biography of John D Rockefeller. I got the paper copy which is meaty, so grab the ebook if you like to read in bed. Reminds me of the Buffett one in a way – but with way more depth in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Arsenal of Democracy<\/a>, walking through how Ford (and other manufacturers) drove production during WWII. Analogous in so many ways to anyone building something audacious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Effective Executive<\/a>, another oft recommended seldom read, this I got on audiobook. A good synposis for any executive, at any stage of their career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How about light reading? I have (and do) enjoy Clive Cusslers<\/a> each year, whatever has been released. Explorers Journal<\/a> is a new find for me and really enjoyable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n