The Gulag Archipelago

Books: Siddartha: to think about myself and my changes/voyage through life. Half-time: to think what-the-hell-comes-next (only if you are 40+)(it won't resonate with a 20yo) Systemantics, Nexus: if you work in mega-big-corpos this will save your life Hold on to your kids, The anxious generation: if you got kids Strong Fathers Strong Daughters: (and mothers/sons) if you got kids (too Christian-y for my taste but an amazing 'manual' to manage the relationship with your kid(s)) 1984, Animal Farm, Gulag Archipelago: ... Light on Yoga: (also do practice yoga, it's good for most-if-not-all) You asked for "one book"... but.. life.. is not 'one' thing. Systemantics (and Dilbert) have helped me stay afloat at work. Siddartha gave me a perspective in live about myself, the different 'people' I have been throughout my life. All the listed ones are books I read and read again every few years. They shaped me the first time I read them, keep me 'grounded'/taking stock/thinking the 'change' in me and my life. I see them as a 'check-diff' and how I have changed/evolved/devolved since the last time I read it/them.

1984 (Orwell) Siddhartha (Hesse) The Gulag Archipelago (Solzhenitsyn)

The Gulag Archipelago, by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn None of this is taught in school - but it should be.

Thank you! I found a version on Audible that I'll add to my library. https://www.audible.com.au/pd/The-Gulag-Archipelago-Audioboo... (https://www.audible.com.au/pd/The-Gulag-Archipelago-Audiobook/1473570344)

This should keep you out of trouble for a while The Gulag Archipelago Audiobook by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1/7.5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zTwS1Xy0EM 2/7.5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSoJu1izRHU 3/7.5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kF7PEqZFso 4/7.5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MsWuC8qv_Q 5/7.5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6HeqUyjx60 6/7.5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz8a03M11Bw 7/7.5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjGvPu2H3b8 7.5/7.5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4lvztF9MVQ

Some titles I've recently read or at least have placed on my reading list. -------------------- Philosohpy Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium - Seneca Meditations - Marcus Aurelius (must read) The Republic - Plato -------------------- History Five Chimneys - Olga Lengyel The Gulag Archipelago - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (must read) The Diary of a Young Girl - Anne Frank -------------------- Fiction (particularly dystopian) 1984, Brave New World, Animal Farm, Fahrenheit 451 (crime/action) Child 44, The Secret Speech, Agent 6 - Tom Rob Smith -------------------- Economics Capital in the Twenty-First Century - Thomas Piketty Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty - Banerjee, Duflo Why Nations Fail - Robinson -------------------- Economics/Decision making/Psychology Undercover Economist, Freakonomics, Nudge, Thinking Fast and Slow -------------------- Random titles The Selfish Gene, Self-Reliance, The Elements of Style (about writing), Slaughterhouse-Five -------------------- Some links to inspire your reading (though you may want to checkout the websites first to get an idea of the topics they cover) http://www.gatesnotes.com/Books…

I don't tend to read biz books, but recently I've read a ton of great Russian texts. The Master & Margarita http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Master_and_Margarita Goethe's Faust & the story of Pontius Pilate retold in 1930s Russia. Really, I mean really damn good. Very readable. Books 1 & 2 of The Gulag Archipelago http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gulag_Archipelago An expansive history of the Soviet prison camp system, almost a folk history. Petersburg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petersburg_%28novel%29 Think Joyce writing about a revolutionary plot in the Petersburg of 1910-something, involving patricide and a time-bomb set for 24 hours from now. Yeah. That and slowly working through Proust (book 5). I'm not sure if I really recommend it, but I'd be interested to hear thoughts from other smarty-pants HN people.