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Brian’s favorite books

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

1984 by George Orwell

War Is a Racket by Smedley D. Butler

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

All the Shah's Men by Stephen Kinzer

Manufacturing Consent by Edward S. Herman

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene

The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli

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Brian’s Bookshelves

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world-war-ii‎ (18)
favorites‎ (16)
short-books‎ (16)

politics-and-economics‎ (11)
philosophy‎ (10)
classics‎ (6)
psychology‎ (6)
world-war-i‎ (6)

didn-t-finish‎ (3)
historical-fiction‎ (3)

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Brian is Currently Reading

Crucial Accountab...

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Crucial Accountability: Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments, and Bad Behavior, Second Edition ( Paperback)

by Patterson

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How to Talk to Anybody: Learn the Secrets to Small Talk, Business, Management, Sales & Social Conversations & How to Make Real Friends (Communication Skills)

by Derek Borthwick

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Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment

by Robert Wright

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Brian’s Notes & Highlights

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1984 by George Orwell

WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

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Brian’s Quotes

Dale Carnegie

“Be ‘hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise,’ and people will cherish your words and treasure them and repeat them over a lifetime – repeat them years after you have forgotten them.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People

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Business, Classics, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Science fiction, world-war-i, and world-war-ii

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