Books 02 (Nov 08 - Nov 09)

[LenaHuat]

Dr Michael Leong (I've almost forgotten the fact that he is a medical doctor by professional training) has released his book "Your first million $" for around S$30. After selling out his shareinvestor..com baby, I thought he would be more generous abt sharing knowledge with the public. S$30 is mean pricing
I suppose I can browse it at the NLB.

[millionairemind]

Just finished reading the book Inside The Mind of the Turtles by Curtis Faith.

Faith was a former turtle trained by Richard Dennis back in the 80s. You may have read about the experiment of whether great traders are made or born. He reputedly made $30MM for Dennis before retiring.

His first book "The Way of the turtle" was pretty decent.

This one's a waste of time. He spends about 70% of the time talking about non trading related stuff like his venture tech company that never IPOed, the US education system etc.. etc...

Don't bother with this book, but its available from NLB.

[kennynah]

i've finished browsing the latest version of Penthouse...ok lah

[winston]

i've finished browsing the latest version of Penthouse...ok lah

Ha Ha .. still got people read Penthouse ? I thought they have gone the way of Cassettes or 8-Tracks ..

[LenaHuat]

I thought they were more like panthouse.

[kennynah]

panthouse

[winston]

The Best Book I've Read This Year By Tom Dyson, Daily Wealth

Last Friday, I spent all day in Jacksonville, Florida, researching a new and exciting trip I'm planning (I'll be hopping back on the rails)...

On Saturday, I put my wife on a surfboard for the first time in her life...

Then on Sunday, my father and I discussed routes for a bike ride across America...

I'm feeling inspired. It's this new book I'm reading: The Secret of Shelter Island by Alex Green. It's sort of a collection of fables for the 21st century. They show you how to lead a fulfilling and wealthy life...

Take the story of Randy Pausch as an example. He was a professor at Carnegie Mellon University when he was diagnosed with incurable cancer. He was 46 years old, married, and the father of three young children.

With less than six months left to live, Randy Pausch gave his last lecture to the students. He titled the talk "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" and recorded it on film for his children. It was one of the most popular videos on YouTube last year. It has more than 10 million views total.

I watched the video. I expected to find a downcast, unwell man preparing for death. Instead, I found a man that was so full of life, he was almost bouncing off the walls. "I'm dying and I'm still having fun," he says.

Randy Pausch lost his battle with cancer last summer. The lesson is, you can't control life, so you might as well make the most of the situation, no matter how bad it may be.

Or what about the story of Epictetus? Epictetus was born into slavery on the fringes of the Roman Empire. He was crippled and lived in a small hut with no belongings.

Epictetus was an exponent of personal freedom and the Stoic philosophy. He rose to become one of the most prominent philosophers of his day. People came from all over the empire to hear him speak, including Marcus Aurelius, a future ruler of the Roman Empire.

Shelter Island is full of interesting characters like Randy Pausch and Epictetus. The book has 68 chapters. Each chapter contains one simple idea, delivered with a story.

The irony is, the secrets to living a prosperous and fulfilling life are not really secrets at all. We know them all already... self-discipline, generosity, charity, patience, virtue, etc. The Greeks knew them. The Romans knew them. And hundreds of others have documented these lessons since.

What's so useful about The Secret of Shelter Island is you can find all the secrets in one place, so you can learn the lessons of the Stoics or Paul Getty or Charles Darwin without having to plough through dozens of books. Alex Green has sorted the philosophical wheat from the chaff, in other words.

This book enlightened me. If you like self-improvement books, or you're in the market for great stories, I highly recommend it.

[kennynah]

long time no post here.. bcos...i lazy...didn't read any other than the usual seedy magazines...

so, here's one i am re-reading .. one of the reasons is bcos so many books are loaned out... i wasn't even able to find a decent options book on central lbrary shelves...knn...big time tulan...waste my money take bus there...so i chose to walk 20km home after that...save some money for kopi-o kosong...

Title : Mastering the Trade
Author : John F. Carter

[kennynah]

Dr Michael Leong (I've almost forgotten the fact that he is a medical doctor by professional training) has released his book "Your first million $" for around S$30. After selling out his shareinvestor..com baby, I thought he would be more generous abt sharing knowledge with the public. S$30 is mean pricing
I suppose I can browse it at the NLB.

you are too kind...i wont even bother to read what he has to say...

[sidney]

Just finished reading the book Inside The Mind of the Turtles by Curtis Faith.

Faith was a former turtle trained by Richard Dennis back in the 80s. You may have read about the experiment of whether great traders are made or born. He reputedly made $30MM for Dennis before retiring.

His first book "The Way of the turtle" was pretty decent.

This one's a waste of time. He spends about 70% of the time talking about non trading related stuff like his venture tech company that never IPOed, the US education system etc.. etc...

Don't bother with this book, but its available from NLB.

Maybe the essence of turtle knowledge is to tell unrelated stuff, so by the time u realise it...too late liao.. lolz