We think that there is no age limit to learning, and our bookclub journey illustrates the same. Here are our top recommendations for the month of July!

Antimatter

Frank Close

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In Frank Close’s book Antimatter, we learn about the genuine existential implications of what “antimatter” is. Close analyzes the contrasts between antimatter at the macroscopic, atomic, and subatomic sizes, working through a set of characteristics to discover why antimatter and matter react in such a destructive sequence, and what is actually happening during that interaction. 

• Antimatter is the polar opposite of matter.
• The subatomic realm is far more varied than it appears.

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The Art of Worldly Wisdom

Baltasar Gracián y Morales

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The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647) is a self-help classic that has stood the test of time. It contains 300 brief yet powerful maxims that illuminate how to conduct your life, create achievement, and get respect. Throughout its approximately 400-year publishing history, it has remained continually relevant, influencing the likes of Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche. This little novel was widely read and translated during the Spanish Golden Age and has had a startling impact.

• Developing and maintaining long-lasting connections is critical to success.
• It is critical to establish and maintain a positive reputation.

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Get it Done

Ayelet Fishbach

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Get It Done illuminates invaluable strategies for pulling yourself in whatever direction you want to go—so you can achieve your goals while staying healthy, clearheaded, and happy—using fascinating research from the field of motivation science and compelling stories of people who learned to motivate themselves. Get It Done focuses on the person who is typically the most difficult to persuade: you. It demonstrates how changing your circumstances may move you ahead both emotionally and professionally – even when you feel adrift at sea – using stories and evidence from motivation science.

• To reach the finish line, set compelling, specific goals – and have fun!
• Maintain momentum by keeping track of your work and addressing the “middle problem.”

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Angrynomics

Eric Lonergan Mark Blyth

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Angrynomics investigates the developing climate of rage throughout the world. This engaging work, part political theory, and half social science analyze the source of increasing animosity and recommends a few appealing answers. The book is a collection of engrossing short tales and “Platonic conversations.” The work, aimed at a larger audience, is based on scholarly research from a variety of subjects and writers, including economists Michal Kalecki and John Keynes, historian Karl Polanyi, psychotherapist Aaron Beck, and philosopher Martha Nussbaum. The writers will need every ounce of intellectual force they can muster to achieve their lofty objective of uncovering the origins of contemporary economic angst and suggesting solutions.

• We can restructure our economics such that they create more equality and less resentment.
• Economic forces fuel anger by increasing the stress in our life.

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Dare to Lead

Brené Brown

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Dare to Lead delves into how to discover the inner strength to lead a successful team. It explains how to manage your emotions, overcome your fear of failure, and become a courageous leader in an increasingly competitive world, based on Brené Brown’s research and experience as a leadership coach. Brené Brown’s best-selling book taught us what it means to venture big, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. She’s now telling us how to put those concepts into reality, based on fresh research with leaders, change agents, and culture changers, so we can step up and lead.

• Begin your leadership journey by redefining vulnerability.
• Creating meeting places that promote a business culture of openness and transparency.

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The Pursuit of Excellence

Ryan Hawk

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From the host of The Learning Leader Show and the author of Welcome to Management, a master lesson in establishing and maintaining greatness in the most difficult of times. The Pursuit of Excellence takes a deliberate approach to help you become the finest version of yourself. The author compiles information from hundreds of conversations with world-renowned professionals and entrepreneurs to set out the greatest habits and practices that anybody can follow to better their career and life. 

• Pursue your passions and surround yourself with revolutionary people.
• Reframe failures as opportunities for growth, and never stop learning and improving.

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Frames of Mind

Howard Gardener

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Frames of Mind is a seminal work that introduced the psychological notion of multiple intelligences for the first time. It challenges the long-held belief that intelligence is merely one generic, monolithic attribute, arguing instead that everyone contains a variety of intelligences in varying degrees. Educators and policymakers may modify the educational system to help a substantially larger proportion of children than present programs do by analyzing them.

• Abstract reasoning is at the heart of logical-mathematical intelligence.
• The current idea of intelligence is severely constrained.

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Finding your element

Ken Robinson

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Ken Robinson discusses the diversity of intellect and the power of imagination and creativity via a variety of anecdotes from his own experience and those of individuals from many walks of life. Finding their element has brought fame and fortune to some. Finding Your Element provides entertaining guidance on how to find your genuine hobbies and abilities and then rearrange your life to make more time for them. Finding Your Element, written with a sharp sense of humor, delivers fascinating and inspirational pearls of wisdom that will help you not only be more productive but also enhance your general happiness and quality of life.

• Let go of preconceived notions about happiness and discover what it means to you.
• Discover your passions: they hold the key to your physical and mental well-being.

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The first 20 hours

Josh Kaufman

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The first 20 hours are all about quickly acquiring new skills. The book will help you overcome the belief that it is too late to broaden your horizons. Whether you want to learn a new language or fly a helicopter, the book offers ten simple steps to get started. His methodical approach to quick skill acquisition teaches you how to dissect complicated skills, optimize effective practice, and overcome typical learning obstacles. With just 20 hours of concentrated, intentional practice, you can master the fundamentals in quick time and have more fun along the way.

• Get the tools you need and keep distractions to a minimum.
• Determine the skill level you wish to achieve and divide it into smaller portions.

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The Entrepreneurs Weekly Nietzsche

Dave Jilk and Brad Feld

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The Entrepreneur’s Weekly Nietzsche is a how-to manual for disruptors, delving into the unexpected ways in which this nineteenth-century philosopher may teach and inspire twenty-first-century entrepreneurs. It provides fuel for thought from an unexpected yet intriguing viewpoint, ranging from business presentations to pride, and from victory to development. Each brief, digestible chapter develops on a Nietzsche quote to stimulate your thinking about a critical facet of the business, and tales from entrepreneurs assist to solidify the principles.

• As a company grows, be cautious of groupthink.
• Accept your faults and set aside your pride.

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