Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Spent
"Provides a new way of looking at our motivations, and details how we constantly try to signal certain qualities to friends, family, and potential mates."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Professor in the Cage
"This story of an English professor fighting in mixed martial arts fights is a fun combination of history, psychology, and memoir."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Gratitude
"This is a 30-minute read. A collection of wonderful short essays from one of the greatest humans ever."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Adapt
"Using excellent examples, [the author] explains that to make progress, you must fail often and fail productively."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Zero to One
"An obvious suggestion, because [this book] is the talk of the town and sits at the top of bestseller lists everywhere."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Mastery
"This book, which you can read in a sitting, is a great overview of the process-driven mindset."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Outsiders
"Contains great lessons for investors because it highlights the importance of capital allocation."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Sovereign Individual
"It was published in the late 1990’s, but is enjoying a very well-deserved resurgence."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Sapiens
"Provides a concise history of humankind and outlines why we have the psychology we do today."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Creativity, Inc.
"One of the most entertaining and useful business books I’ve ever read."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Norwegian Wood
"Do you like chopping wood or building fires? If the answer is yes, then you will love this book."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Razor's Edge
"I’ve never before so identified with a main character (Larry)."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Mountains Beyond Mountains
"If you care about health care, philanthropy, drive, or success, read this book."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Power of Myth
"One of the most interesting series of interviews ever."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Against the Gods
"An older book, but a wonderful history of our concept of risk."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Einstein's Dreams
"Uses short stories/vignettes to play with concepts of time."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Pre-Suasion
"Very interesting and readable."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Positioning
"A really great book about communication."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Shoe Dog
"A perfect business book & memoir hybrid."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes
"I wrote a post about how much I loved this book."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Warrior Ethos
"Fun, and it will definitely fire you up."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Hackers & Painters
"A book collection of some of his best [essays]."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Influence
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Managing Oneself
"Just a short essay, but it is spot on."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Hero with a Thousand Faces
"One of my favorite books."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Finite and Infinite Games
"I absolutely loved it."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Deep Survival
"Incredible book."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Siddhartha
"An old classic."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Thinking in Systems
"If you want a new way to think about yourself, your business, the market, or any other system of parts and interactions, this is the book for you."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Hidden Life of Trees
"If you like the woods at all, pick this up immediately. You will never see the forest (the 'wood wide web') the same way again."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Right Stuff
"If you like American History and/or stories of pushing the limits of human capability and endurance, this book is for you."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Let My People Go Surfing
"If you aspire to create a business—to make something—I can think of no better book to inspire you."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Incognito
"One of my favorite books on the brain and the bizarre things it makes us do."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Essays of Warren Buffett
"Touting advice from Buffett is so clichéd in the investment world, but for good a reason."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Setting the Table
"Every business could benefit from [this author's] framework for service and hospitality."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Amusing Ourselves to Death
"This book has the best foreword I can recall. Read the entire thing."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on When Breath Becomes Air
"The memoir of a successful neurosurgeon who is diagnosed with lung cancer."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Antifragile
"This book will have you asking yourself many provocative and useful questions."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Everything Store
"A history of my favorite company and its enigmatic leader."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Body Keeps the Score
"[I] found it enlightening, useful, sobering, and often very scary."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The True Believer
"Simultaneously a book on history, psychology, influence, and salesmanship."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Most Important Thing
"One of my favorite books on value/distressed investing."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Fish That Ate the Whale
"The most fun book that I’ve read in a while."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Self Reliance
"My favorite essay from one of my biggest idols."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Prize
"Might be the best book I’ve ever read."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Lateral Thinking
"Refreshing and extremely helpful."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on The Misbehavior of Markets
"A top five investing book of all time."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Principles
"Bridgewater’s infamous [book]."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
"Colorful and enjoyable."
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