Entertainment & Music Books that changed your life

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  1. Northy85

    Northy85 Well-Known Member

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    Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell. It explains how certain demographics and cultures are better and worse at different things, and more importantly, ways to fix or change. It's a must read.

    A short synopsis: Every single successful person in the world has become so by practicing for 10,000 hours at their chosen hobby/work/obsession, and has found themselves in a favorable environment to capitalize on their skills. They have gotten there by receiving and taking advantage of opportunities to practice and train that for some people with similar potential don't exist. It busts the myth on high IQ and how that will not correlate to success on it's own.

    The book is quite short and gets right to the point.
     
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  2. Scott No Mates

    Scott No Mates Well-Known Member

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    When I was a grunt, my bible was "Yellow Pages" by Sensis. There's frequent updates online.
     
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    "See you at the Top" Zig Ziglar
     
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    Never read it, I heard there is a few versions though, Old, New, King James etc etc...

    Some of the books that stand out over time and that I recall reading more than once, apart from The Hungry Caterpillar and Where Did I Come From include:
    • The Little Engine That Could, by Watty Piper
    • Making Money Made Simple, by Noel Whittaker
    • Common Sense on Mutual Funds,by John C. Bogle
    • As a Man Thinketh, by James Allen
    • The Wealth Power of Property, by Fred and Brett Johnson
    • The Richest Man in Babylon, by George S. Clason
    • Ordinary Millionaires, by Jim Mcknight
    • How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street, Allan Roth
    • The Investment Answer, by Gordon S Murray
    • Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of CrossFit and the Primal Future of Fitness, by J. C. Herz
    • Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School, by Andrew Hallam
    • The New Coffeehouse Investor: How to Build Wealth, Ignore Wall Street, and Get on with Your Life, by Bill Schultheis
    • The Smartest Investment Book You’ll Ever Read, by Daniel Solin
    • How You Could Build a $10 Million Property Portfolio in Just 10 years, by Peter Spann
    • How to Legally Reduce Your Tax, by Ed Chan, Tony Melvin
    And a book that seemed to be a compilation of most of the great information available on Somersoft
    • How to Grow a Multi‑million Dollar Property Portfolio in Your Spare Time, by Michael Yardney
    And an honourable mention to
    • Way of the Peaceful Warrior
    • Happiness in a Nutshell, by Andrew Matthews
     
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    George Orwells Animal Farm....
     
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  6. Murphy

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    Over the years read some memorable books but I actually wrote a book myself "The Final Say" by Sarah Wadsworth 2013. Whilst the book is just my way to be cathartic ( crappy ramblings) it has freed me personally and I have started investing (in property) since then. Before this I was too bogged by stuff in my head.
     
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  7. Jamie Moore

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    A recent one is Mark Sisson's Primal Blueprint. I watched him on the Joe Rogan experience - everything he discussed made a whole lot of sense.

    Cheers

    Jamie
     
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  8. Bran

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    good to know, a free copy is sitting on our work bookshelf for the taking... I've ignored it so far
     
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    The god delusion.

    It put into words and rational arguments what I had always felt and was the last straw for my to dispel all the crap I'd been fed over the years.
     
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    Mans search for meaning. Victor Frankel.
    A Jewish psychiatrist who survived the death camps.
    Powerful.
     
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    The BRW Rich 200. Whilst it's not a book, I look forward to reading it every year. It's a reminder to me what's possible in our country.
     
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    Are there any new property investment books worth reading today, I am not interested in the old stuff possibly read most, but new stuff???
     
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    Terry_w Lawyer, Tax Adviser and Mortgage broker in Sydney Business Member

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    The Armchair Guide to Property Investing
    by Ben Kingsley
    is a good read.
     
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    thanks Terry will give it a go, never heard of it.
     
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  17. geoffw

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    It's a long time since i read it. But I think the quote in the quoted Wikipedia article gives some idea of the tone. It's about the hope arising out of despair, and the path towards finding something about what life is all about.

    On Amazon it's rated 4.7 out of 5, with 82% of readers giving it a five start rating.

    One quote from the Australian Amazon reviews which may be applicable to your question
     
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  18. xactly

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    actually MTR its the most life affirming book I have ever read.
    It doesn't deal with the horrors of the camps.

    It deals with the ability of the human mind to survive and win no matter what the surroundings.
    It talks about the inner decision that makes some rise to challenges, even altruism while others fail.

    it is quick read, simply written and life changing. Man is more than an animal tossed by fate. We can choose to be who we are. Frankl's argument is that, if we choose wisely, we can triumph even in base circumstances. We forget this in our cynicism or fear.


    Its the ultimate mindset book, written by a respected scientist and a professional. not a hippy dippy clueless optimist.
     
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  19. MTR

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    brilliant, I will order this
     
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    Not quite a book..but i read annual reports eg from CSL.
    No better source to learn how to present complex issues well.
     
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