Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil de Grasse Tyson
The Greatest Story Ever Told In the beginning, nearly fourteen billion years ago, all the space and all the matter and all the energy of the known universe was contained…
Giving the Devil his Due by Michael Shermer
The Big Idea: We must protect speech no matter how hateful it may seem. The devil is anyone who disagrees with you. And what he is due is the right…
Disunited Nations by Peter Zeihan
THE BIG IDEA: American will retreat to the safety of its borders while other countries struggle to find their place behind America is this new global order. Without the American-led…
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
The Big Idea: If you wish to control others, you must control yourself first. You can only fight the way you practice.To know ten thousand things, know one well.Know your…
Money by Jacob Goldstein
The Big Idea: Money is made up. But as long as people believe in it, it's as real as anything else. Money has evolved over time and will probably continue.…
Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins
The Big Idea: Out of every hundred men on the battlefield, ten shouldn’t even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters…and one is a warrior. Only…
Debt: The First 5000 Years by David Graeber
The Big Idea: Avoid excessive debt. Protect debtors. The evolution of economies from barter to markets is a myth. -It's a myth that money evolved out of barter.-Outsid of distrustful…
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
The Big Idea: Do less but achieve more by focusing on the true essentials. Most of what typical people do is non-essential.Ignore what typical people do, because typical people tend…
Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Big Idea: Mindfulness is "the awareness that arises by paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally." Meditation practice means showing up consistently, not about achieving a…
The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis
The Big Idea: The federal workforce is full of unsung, passionate people who run important federal programs. The fifth risk = the risk you haven't considered. Presidents come and go,…