bookbabble Tag Posts Index

BookBabble #78: "The Dude and the Zen Master" by Jeff Bridges & Bernie Glassman

Lebowski wisdom and zen chat... Delightful and profound book chronicling conversation from these 2 characters. This was recommended on Threads and so on the list

BookBabble #77: "Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?" by Julie Smith

Everyday tools for life's ups and downs... A Sunday Times bestseller (make of that what you will) and with over 1 million copies sold, this is a fairly mainstream

BookBabble #76: "The Happiness Advantage" by Shawn Achor

The seven principles of Positive Psychology that fuel success and performance at work... How to be happy (and what is happiness anyway) is the age old question,

BookBabble #75: "The Art of Taking Action" by Gregg Krech

Lessons from Japanese psychology As we all know, actually taking action is where it's at if we want to get things done. So there may be some irony in reading and

BookBabble #74: "Four Thousand Weeks" by Oliver Burkeman

Time management for mortals… A little 'time management' with a twist today as we delve into the best ways to spend our precious hours, days and weeks. The premise

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BookBabble #73: "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom

I only came across this book a few weeks ago when someone posted in the Book Threadcast (BookCast) I do on InLeo every other day. Immediately it sounded like an

BookBabble #72: "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch

Lessons in living and achieving your childhood dreams… It must have been a decade since I read this book fully. It was leant to be my a work friend and it had had

BookBabble #71: "Known" by Mark Schaefer

The handbook for building and unleashing your personal brand in the digital age… This is one that popped up a while back on my Kindle. There was a deal with Kindle

BookBabble #70: "Extreme Ownership" by Jocko Willink & Leif Babin

"How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win" Here we go about owning it, to the extreme! Yes, we all know about taking responsibility and here we do that and then

BookBabble #69: "The Obstacle is the Way" by Ryan Holiday

The ancient art of turning adversity to advantage… Ryan's back with some more Stoic wisdom. Going back a few Babbles, we covered The Daily Stoic which was a series

BookBabble #68: "Hyperfocus" by Chris Bailey

"How to work less to achieve more…" I've just finished this one, so here's a BookBabble straight away whilst it's fresh in the mind! Browsing my Kindle,

BookBabble #67: "Principles" by Ray Dalio

The investor and entrepreneur shares his approach to life and work… This is a bumper book by the billionaire money manager and is a comprehensive guide that distills

BookBabble #66: "On Writing Well" by William Zinsser

"The classic guide to writing non-fiction" Here we have a great book I read a number of years ago, as the title may suggest, on writing well! Being a writer

BookBabble #65: "The Untethered Soul" by Michael A. Singer

"The journey beyond yourself" It's been a while since I read this book and can't remember what led me to it first time round, but there it is in my Kindle

BookBabble #64: "The Power of Your Subconscious Mind" by Joseph Murphy

Delving deep into the crux that drives it all… This is a classic book that explores the immense potential of the subconscious mind to influence our lives. Most of

BookBabble #63: "The 12 Week Year" by Brian P. Moran & Michael Lennington

"Get more done in 12 weeks than others do in 12 months" This is a book that popped up on my radar when I was posting some book Threads and is an intriguing

BookBabble #62: "The ONE Thing" by Gary Keller

"The surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results" Here we have a great book on productivity and priorities. One of the best personal development

BookBabble #61: "Influence" by Robert Cialdini

"The psychology of persuasion" It's been a while since I read this one but it's a classic in the sales and influence field and worth being covered in these

BookBabble #60: "Think Like Da Vinci" by Michael Gelb

"7 easy steps to boosting your everyday genius" This is a great book a came across a few years ago, based, as the name may suggest, around the genius that