The act of reading has become a huge part of my contentment in life. These are the books that are worthy of your time and attention.
[ Fiction Books ]
I gravitate towards fictional books that have something to teach me, something more than a story for entertainments sake. I find that some books more than others contain valuable lessons, information and insights that require a certain lenses to uncover. So as of late, I only read such books when delving to worlds of the imagination.
The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien
The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho
One For The Morning Glory – John Barnes
Some authors, not all, are teachers and philosophers that are teaching you about life, yourself and the challenges you are bound to face.
War God: Return of the Plumed Serpent – Graham Hancock
Across A Billion Years – Robert Silverberg
Age of Fire Series
by E.E Knight
- Book One: Dragon Champion
- Book Two: Dragon Avenger
- Book Three: Dragon Outcast
- Book Four: Dragon Strike
- Book Five: Dragon Rule
- Book Six: Dragon Fate
The series is about three sibling dragons that are separated tragically, shortly after their hatching. It follows them on their search for understanding, revenge and belonging in a hostile world. Even though their world contains the common races of Humans, Dwarfs, Elves, it is a unique world none the less with its own lore.
Atlantean Secrets Series
by Samuel Sagan
- Volume 1: Sleeper Awaken
- Volume 2: Forever Love, White Eagle
- Volume 3: The Gods Are Wise
- Volume 4: Return of the Flying Dragon
Atlantean Secrets covers the fictional (or historical?) world of Atlantis. This book is more than a story and you’ll have to read it to experience it. It follows the journey of Szar a sleeper and his breathtaking journey into awakening and deeper understanding of the hidden realms and dimensions that effected the world of Atlantis and potentially our own.
[ Non-Fiction Books ]
This is where it’s at. If you aren’t reading books that are mind expanding and altering your perception about your self and your surrounding, you should just call it a game. The more it has withstood the test of time, the better.
Life & Philosophy
Meditations – Marcus Aurelius
Think & Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill
The Book of Five Rings – Miyamoto Musashi
Mastery – Robert Greene
Zen and the Art of Happiness – Chris Prentiss
The Way of the Superior Man – David Deida
Sales & Marketing
Sell or Be Sold – Grant Cardone
Dotcom Secrets – Russel Brunson
Purple Cow – Seth Godin
Personal Psychology
Psycho-Cybernetics – Maxwell Maltz
How to re-programming your mind and change the negative patterns into positive ones. It takes time, but it works.
Wealth & Finance
The Richest Man in Babylon – George S. Clason
Leadership
Tribes – Seth Godin
Social Sciences
The Conundrum – David Owen
Sacred Economics – Charles Eisenstein
History
Magicians of the Gods – Graham Hancock
God’s Wolf – Jeffrey Lee
Venture into the age of the crusades and learn about this complex era through the life of one man. Bonus: learn the ways of a Warrior Knight.
Design
Design As Art – Bruno Munari
This book was the start of my design education.