The Bookstagram Story Library

The world belongs to those who read – Rick Holland

I try to read books whenever I can. Mostly narrative nonfiction, biographies, and business books. Below you’ll find all the books I finished since January 2019. Feel free to drop me a note if you want to read one of the books below! Each review was originally an Instagram story, hence its a bookstagram story

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Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork by Reeves Wiedeman

Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork by Reeves Wiedeman

Business, Memoir/Biography
Exactly What to Say: The Magic Words for Influence and Impact by Phil M. Jones

Exactly What to Say: The Magic Words for Influence and Impact by Phil M. Jones

Business
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely

Business
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker

Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker

Politics/Social
TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking by Chris J. Anderson

TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking by Chris J. Anderson

Business
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, Michael Eric Dyson

White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, Michael Eric Dyson

Politics/Social
Great by Choice by James C. Collins, Morten T. Hansen

Great by Choice by James C. Collins, Morten T. Hansen

Business
Factfulness by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund

Factfulness by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund

Politics/Social
Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug

Don’t Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug

Business
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth by Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway

Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth by Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway

Politics/Social
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things by Allie Brosh

Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things by Allie Brosh

Memoir/Biography
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle

The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle

Business
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport

Business
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

Business
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek

Business
The Startup Game: Inside the Partnership between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs by William H. Draper III

The Startup Game: Inside the Partnership between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs by William H. Draper III

Business
Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire by Rebecca Henderson

Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire by Rebecca Henderson

Business
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus by Richard Preston

The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus by Richard Preston

History, Politics/Social
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein

Business
Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio

Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio

Business
Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It by Scott Kupor

Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It by Scott Kupor

Business
Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts by Annie Duke

Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts by Annie Duke

Business
Mastering the VC Game: A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms by Jeffrey Bussgang

Mastering the VC Game: A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms by Jeffrey Bussgang

Business
Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big by Bo Burlingham

Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big by Bo Burlingham

Business
Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day by Jake Knapp

Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day by Jake Knapp

Business
The Book of Beautiful Questions: The Powerful Questions That Will Help You Decide, Create, Connect, and Lead by Warren Berger

The Book of Beautiful Questions: The Powerful Questions That Will Help You Decide, Create, Connect, and Lead by Warren Berger

Business, Politics/Social
Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Malone Scott

Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Malone Scott

Business
Raising Venture Capital by Dermot Berkery and Term Sheets & Valuations by Alex Wilmerding

Raising Venture Capital by Dermot Berkery and Term Sheets & Valuations by Alex Wilmerding

Business
More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say) by Elaine Welteroth

More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say) by Elaine Welteroth

Business, Memoir/Biography
Building A Story Brand by Donald Miller

Building A Story Brand by Donald Miller

Business
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport

Business
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts, William Greider

And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts, William Greider

History, Politics/Social
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace

Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace

Business, Memoir/Biography
Get A Grip: An Entrepreneurial Fable . . . Your Journey to Get Real, Get Simple, and Get Results by Gino Wickman, Mike Paton

Get A Grip: An Entrepreneurial Fable . . . Your Journey to Get Real, Get Simple, and Get Results by Gino Wickman, Mike Paton

Business
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker

Politics/Social
This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life by David Foster Wallace

This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life by David Foster Wallace

Politics/Social
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know by Malcolm Gladwell

Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know by Malcolm Gladwell

Politics/Social
The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu by Dan Jurafsky

The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu by Dan Jurafsky

Politics/Social
Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time by Howard Schultz, Dori Jones Yang

Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time by Howard Schultz, Dori Jones Yang

Business, Memoir/Biography
No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer

No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer

Business
Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon by Robert Kurson

Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man’s First Journey to the Moon by Robert Kurson

History, Narrative Nonfiction
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber by Mike Isaac

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber by Mike Isaac

Business
Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another by Matt Taibbi

Hate Inc.: Why Today’s Media Makes Us Despise One Another by Matt Taibbi

Politics/Social
The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us by Paul Tough

The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us by Paul Tough

Politics/Social
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez

Politics/Social
A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload by Cal Newport

A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload by Cal Newport

Business, Politics/Social
The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek

The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek

Business
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande

Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande

Memoir/Biography
Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In by Phuc Tran

Sigh, Gone: A Misfit’s Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In by Phuc Tran

Memoir/Biography
Flash Crash: A Trading Savant, a Global Manhunt, and the Most Mysterious Market Crash in History by Liam Vaughan

Flash Crash: A Trading Savant, a Global Manhunt, and the Most Mysterious Market Crash in History by Liam Vaughan

Narrative Nonfiction
Super Founders: What Data Reveals About Billion-Dollar Startups by Ali Tamaseb

Super Founders: What Data Reveals About Billion-Dollar Startups by Ali Tamaseb

Business
High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley

High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley

Politics/Social
Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life by Ozan Varol

Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life by Ozan Varol

Business
The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building by Matt Mochary

The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building by Matt Mochary

Business
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

Business
High Growth Handbook By Elad Gil

High Growth Handbook By Elad Gil

Business
The Mom Test: How to Talk to Customers and Learn If Your Business is a Good Idea when Everyone is Lying to You by Rob Fitzpatrick

The Mom Test: How to Talk to Customers and Learn If Your Business is a Good Idea when Everyone is Lying to You by Rob Fitzpatrick

Business
The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership by Bill Walsh, Craig Walsh, and Steve Jamison

The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership by Bill Walsh, Craig Walsh, and Steve Jamison

Business
Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup by Bill Aulet

Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup by Bill Aulet

Business
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story by Bess Kalb

Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story by Bess Kalb

Memoir/Biography
Backable: The surprising truth behind what makes people take a chance on you by Gupta, Suneel and Adler, Carlye

Backable: The surprising truth behind what makes people take a chance on you by Gupta, Suneel and Adler, Carlye

Business
The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times by Douglas Carlton Abrams and Jane Goodall

The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times by Douglas Carlton Abrams and Jane Goodall

Memoir/Biography
False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet by Bjørn Lomborg

False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet by Bjørn Lomborg

Politics/Social
What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey

What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey

Politics/Social