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8 GOOD READS EXPAND YOUR SKILLS, GAIN INSIGHT, AND GET INSPIRED WITH THESE TOP PICKS. The Capitalist Code: It Can Save Your Life and Make You Very Rich! By: Ben Stein Despite all the talk about an American dream, the fact of the matter is that most Americans are not born into wealth or set up with a business that will let them live comfortably. However, in spite of the belief that the odds are stacked against the average American, New York Times bestselling author Ben Stein refutes the notion that most people will have to live with financial worries and concerns for the rest of their lives. In this work, Stein explains that corporate stock ownership is the best thing for both workers and savers to do, if they want to have a route to financial comfort. In this book, Stein breaks down why it is better to have money and how to get there, how to properly save and then spend, and finally, why investing in great companies is easier than it seems. Readers will learn from Stein how to properly harness the American economy and achieve financial comfort and security by becoming capitalists. Principles: Life and Work By: Ray Dalio When investor/entrepreneur Ray Dalio founded Bridgewater Associates out of his apartment in 1975, he probably didn't imagine it growing into the fifth most important private company in the United States, according to Fortune magazine. Dalio details in his autobiography the growing pains that came with transforming his company into what it is today. Along his path to success, Dalio developed a set of unique principles that he credits for Bridgewater's effective culture. In this work, Dalio doesn't only go over the principles that made him successful—he also codifies everything he's learned, arguing that life, management economics, and investing can be learned and understood as if they were machines. He reveals various novel ideas for organizations, from "baseball cards" that show strengths and weaknesses of employees to utilizing computers to make decisions based on believability. is is a glimpse into the mind of one of the most successful men in America. Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations By: omas L. Friedman e 21st century has brought with it an unprecedented increase in computing power, which has drastically increased the pace of life: self-driving cars are now a reality and climbers at Mount Everest enjoy cell phone service. is increased quality of life thanks to technology also brings its own complications with it in the form of spiralling debt, along with the ability for just about anyone to use new technology (not always for altruistic purposes). In addition to the inevitable headaches that come with it, the rapid growth of technology means that it is harder than ever to be "average." at's where omas L. Friedman comes in. In his latest work, he breaks down what it takes to survive and thrive in these ever-changing times we live in: when to be fair and most importantly, when to take it slow in today's world. Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times By: Nancy Koehn Abraham Lincoln. Ernest Shackleton. Frederick Douglass. Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Rachel Carson. What do these historical figures all have in common? ey all dealt with adversity, emerged stronger, and stand out in the history as particularly exceptional. ese people all endured their own vastly different battles, from Lincoln seeing the Union potentially collapse, Shackleton being marooned in Antarctica, Douglass facing capture, Bonhoeffer dealing with the evil of Nazism armed with nothing more than his faith, and Carson facing her own death at the hands of cancer while racing to save the planet. Historian Nancy Koehn breaks down all these stories and sends out a common theme of how humanity's leaders have repeatedly stood in the face of crushing adversity only to emerge stronger as a result of it. e common theme is that these were all regular people who were placed in irregular situations, making them into who we remember them as. e message in this book is that leaders are not born—they are made.