Start With Why by Simon Sinek
THE BIG IDEA: Great companies have a clear purpose for their existence, and it's not the pursuit of money. INTRODUCTION The Wright brothers were able to inspire those around them…
Rainwater Harvesting, Vol 2, Earthworks by Brad Lancaster
Eight Principles of Successful Rainwater Harvesting Begin with long and thoughtful observation. Start at the top of your watershed and work your way down.Start and simple. Slow, spread, and infiltrate…
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
1162 Genghis Khan was born into the Borjigin tribe under the name Temujin. His childhood was poor and his family struggled to survive. Temujin, however, thrived and made many political…
When by Daniel Pink
The Big Idea: Pay attention to the timing of events, decisions, and actions. PART ONE: THE DAY CH 1. THE HIDDEN PATTERN OF EVERYDAY LIFE According to studies of Twitter,…
Superhuman by Habit by Tynan
The Big Idea: The most consistently successful people invest their energy into building a set of good habits. People who consistently seem to excel share one key thing: they are…
Turning the Flywheel by Jim Collins
The Big Idea: great companies are built by consistent execution of a strategy with built-in positive feedback loops -- like turning a giant flywheel over and over, building momentum with…
The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells
I. Cascades The earth has experienced five mass extinctions before the one we are living through now. In fact, all but the one that killed the dinosaurs involved climate change…
Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink
Bottom Line: A leader has ultimate responsibility for the success or failure of an operation and should have extreme ownership of it. The laws of combat are: Cover and Move,…
Water Storage by Art Ludwig
The Big Idea: For small volumes of water storage, use ferrocement if you can and plastic if you cannot. For large volumes of water storage, use ponds if you can…
Why Sell Tacos in Africa by Paul Oberschneider
The Big Idea: start businesses in emerging markets where there is much less competition. I decided to visit the small Eastern European country of Estonia.People who build successful businesses —…