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A review of some must read fiction classics along with some very important nonfiction books that will impact your life.

Review of 10 books read this week along with recommendations. Summary of Lagunitas founder Tony Magee's book.

Review of the 23 books I read over the month of December

Review of the books Titan: Life of Rockefeller, Creativity, Inc and Pixar and the New Jim Crow.

In this episode I give a brief summary of these seven books:When to Rob a Bank by Steven Levitt and Stephen DubnerSuperfreakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen DubnerThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanTalk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds by Carmine GalloThe 7 Day Startup: You Don't Learn Until You Launch by Dan NorrisFrench Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew by Peter MayleThe Jungle by Upton SinclairAccording to Carmine the 10,000 hour rule applies to public speaking so forgive me as this is only the seventh episode. However the sound is the best quality of any episode of any so far!I'm building a list based on your recommendations. If you have a book you think I need to read please leave a comment on the podcast blog post or tweet me @ryanelward. Cheers! Subscribe: iTunes | 

In this episode I give you an update of what books I've finished so far this week along with some great articles I think you will enjoy!Here are some of the articles I talk about:Unfollow - The Story of Megan Phelps-Roper (of the Westboro Baptists) and Twitter. Follow Megan @meganphelps on twitter.Why the Tom's buy one, give one model doesn't work.Coffee reduces your risk of dying! Rejoice.Putting the ap(p) in apartment.Also please recommend books by way of twitter @ryanelward. Will read one book a week from the recommendations received. Subscribe: iTunes | RSS | Android

In this show I give a brief summary of these five books:Moby Dick by Herman MelvilleNothing to Lose, Everything to Gain by Ryan BlairI Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit SethiThe Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values by Sam HarrisLeaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't by Simon SinekAnd I forgot to turn on the damn mic. Subscribe: iTunes | RSS | Android

Update of books I've finished this week along with some news articles from the times, economist, forbes, and bloomberg business week.

In this show I give a brief summary of these six books:The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution by Walter IsaacsonThe Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime by MJ DeMarcoMore Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite by Sebastian MallabyWhy Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty by Damon Acemoglu and James RobinsonFreakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D Levitt and Stephen J DubnerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerI also pay homage to René Girard at the beginning of the podcast.Rene Girard Stanford Obituary Subscribe: iTunes | RSS | Android

Four questions and eighteen habits for success.

Brief summary of the books Hatching Twitter, Steve Jobs, Abundance, Super Rich, and Start With Why.