Knowledge is Power

BossArky · 07-12-2020 6:47am

2020 - 46) The Runaway Jury - John Grisham

Dragged this one out over a couple of months in amongst some of the other books I was reading. Probably wasn't as into it as some of the others by the same author. A bit over the genre. Its just brainless reading. Mildly enjoyable but need to get back to non fiction. Reading these because I happen to have some to hand when nothing else is available.

BossArky · 13-12-2020 8:01am

2020 - 47) Literary Places - Sarah Baxter

A quick enjoyable read blending novel plot summaries with an overview of the location. Some nice drawings of the places too.

BossArky · 18-12-2020 9:38am

2020 - 48) Win at Chess - William Hartson.

Good tips & techniques.

BossArky · 26-12-2020 11:22pm

2020 - 49) José Mourinho: Up Close and Personal - Robert Beasley

Not the usual type of book I'd read. Got me back up to speed on about 1.5 decades of football news.

BossArky · 26-12-2020 11:24pm

2020 - 50) How To Train Your Dragon - Cressida Cowell.

A quick witty read.

BossArky · 29-12-2020 10:36am

2020 - 51) The Partner - John Grisham.

Meh. Very tired of these books. No more.

BossArky · 30-12-2020 8:36am

2020 - 52) Invent and Wander: Writings Of Jeff Bezos - Walter Isaccson & Jeff Bezos.

Good book to end the year and hit 52 book target.

BossArky · 01-01-2021 12:42pm

2020 - 53) The Millionaire Next Door - William D. Danko.

Basic finance.

BossArky · 01-01-2021 12:43pm

2020 - 54) The Strangest Tea Party - Páidí Murphy

Nice short story.

BossArky · 04-01-2021 12:53pm

2021 - 1) Don't Be ARS'D: At Risk of Self-Doubt - Catherine Nolan.

Change management, goal setting, positive thinking, etc.

BossArky · 04-01-2021 12:54pm

2021 - 2) Bitcoin: Hard Money You Can't F*ck With: Why bitcoin will be the next global reserve currency - Jason A. Williams.

Very good read on Bitcoin and currencies in general.

BossArky · 06-01-2021 10:02am

2021 - 3) Born Standing Up - Steve Martin.

This was recommended by Jerry Seinfeld and thus I'd been trying to get hold of it for a while. An interesting quick read - but lacking the depth I was expecting. Got through it in about a day.

BossArky · 07-01-2021 1:13pm

2021 - 4) Girt: The Unauthorized History of Australia - David Hunt

A satirical history of Australia.

BossArky · 14-01-2021 7:56am

2021 - 5) My First Guide to Bitcoin - Andrew O'Neil.

Quick overview of Bitcoin.

BossArky · 14-01-2021 7:57am

2021 - 6) Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions - Brian Christian & Tom Griffiths.

Quite good.

BossArky · 17-01-2021 9:24am

2021 - 7) Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive - Kevin Horsley.

Very much enjoyed this. Lots of good memory tools & techniques.

BossArky · 25-01-2021 9:59am

2021 - 8) How to Defend Australia - Hugh White.

Military strategy.

BossArky · 04-02-2021 6:20am

2021 - 9) Contest for the Indo-Pacific: Why China Won't Map the Future - Rory Medcalf.

Solid overview of the region and players past, present & potentially future.

BossArky · 04-02-2021 6:21am

2021 - 10) Smashed Avocado: How I Cracked the Property Market and You Can Too - Nicole Haddow

Australian property.

BossArky · 16-02-2021 7:45am

2021 - 11) Not Nice (Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, & Feeling Guilty... And Start Speaking Up, Saying No, Asking Boldly, And Unapologetically Being Yourself ) - Aziz Gazipura

This was quite long winded as you can see from the sub title above. Picked up some good nuggets amongst the long and winding narrative though. Book could easily have been 25% the length.

BossArky · 16-02-2021 7:48am

2021 - 12) AWS Certified: The Complete Guide for Master Your Exam: AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification Guide (CLF-C01) and Certified Solutions Architect-Associate (SAA-C02) - Neville Dawson

This was terrible. Author copy/paste the whole thing as a disjointed & badly misspelt rewording.

BossArky · 16-02-2021 7:54am

2021 - 13) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Training Notes 2021: Fast-track your exam - Neal Davis.

This book was much better than the previous one above. Concise & well organized with enough practice exam questions to prepare you.

BossArky · 11-04-2021 6:39am

2021 - 14) The Hobbit - JRR Tolkein.

Re-read this classic for the first time in over 25 years. It actually moves much faster than I remember. One minute they are having tea and cakes in Hobbiton... the next they are half way to Murkwood.

BossArky · 11-04-2021 6:40am

2021 - 15) Kensukes Kingdom - Michael Murpurgo

This kind of reminded me of a cross between Lord of the Flies and Life of Pi. Simpler than both. Nice tale.

BossArky · 11-04-2021 6:42am

2021 - 16) Blood & Oil - Bradley Hope.

Current affairs.

BossArky · 25-04-2021 6:30am

2021 - 17) Leonardo da Vinci - Walter Isaacson.

This was quite interesting. I had put off reading it for a while as thought it would be a bit dated. Isaacson can always portray the subject in an entertaining & digestible fashion.

BossArky · 19-05-2021 3:43pm

2021 - 18) Horrible Science: Bulging Brains - Nick Arnold.

So good.

BossArky · 23-05-2021 10:14am

2021 - 19) Horrible Science: Vicious Veg - Nick Arnold.

A bit tougher going that the previous read above. Funny nonetheless.

BossArky · 05-07-2021 8:48am

2021 - 20) Code Breaker - Walter Isaacson.

DNA, RNA and all things & personalities related to BioChemistry & Genetic Engineering. Good read. A bit heavy going initially with all the Biology and Chemistry. Picked up pace after about 33%.

BossArky · 29-08-2021 1:23pm

2021 - 21) The Naked Millionaire - David Taylor.

Thought this might be a good motivational financial planning book. Quite generic. Not the best.

BossArky · 29-08-2021 1:24pm

2021 - 22) Idea Man - Paul Allen.

A memoir from the co-founder of Microsoft. A quick and well written read. First half focused on Microsoft and the second more on investments and projects since then.

BossArky · 29-08-2021 1:26pm

2021 - 23) Starbucked - Taylor Clark.

Interesting read on both the company and coffee industry.

BossArky · 08-09-2021 1:15pm

2021 - 24) De Gaulle - Aidan Crawley.

Good bio. A bit dated.

BossArky · 12-09-2021 1:11pm

2021 - 25) Before Hiroshima: A history of the fall of Hong Kong and Singapore and the aftermath during World War II - Jacqueline Jeynes

A collection of short snippets stuck together it seems.

BossArky · 12-09-2021 1:13pm

2021 - 26) With Freedom to Singapore - Oswald Wellington Gilmour.

Insightful view into Singapore 1945-1950 post end of WW2.

BossArky · 16-09-2021 2:25pm

2021 - 27) Memoir of a Nerd: Humorous Essays and Short Stories - Hank Mancini.

Enjoyed this - especially "practice makes perfect" which was about a random girl he met camping in Yosemite and then never saw her again.

BossArky · 19-09-2021 6:48am

2021 - 28) 50 Cent - A candid bio of self-made hustler - JJ Vance.

Not sure why I read this. It just happened to be convenient at the time. Not the best written bio.

BossArky · 19-09-2021 6:50am

2021 - 29) The Black Sheep Rebel Girl Rises Again: Whimsical Tales and Truthful Lies - Rachel Hutcheson.

Again not sure why I read this. Convenient at the time. The writing style is not my thing. Too much magical realism/fantasy/daydream.

BossArky · 19-09-2021 12:58pm

2021 - 30) Lost Horses - Mark Saha.

A collection of short stories involving horses. Better than it sounds. Really well written.

BossArky · 07-10-2021 11:50am

2021 - 31) Papa Hemingway - A.E. Hotchner.

Just finished book after a couple months as was reading it amongst some shorter ones listed above. Melancholy ending looking at photos of the things he did in his life and how he got to that end state. Worth the read if you are interested in Hemmingway or just generally a fully lived life.

BossArky · 18-10-2021 6:25am

2021 - 32) Fluid BJJ: Scrawny "Middle Aged" Guy's Guide to Getting Submissions - Karel Pravec.

This BJJ book wasn't as easy to follow as some of the later ones.

BossArky · 18-10-2021 6:26am

2021 - 33) Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: The Ultimate Guide to Beginning BJJ - Jeff McCall.

Good background and basics for BJJ.

BossArky · 18-10-2021 6:26am

2021 - 34) Becoming the Black Belt: A BJJ Journey - Roy Dean.

Enjoyed following the authors journey through to black belt in BJJ and various other life events.

BossArky · 18-10-2021 6:26am

2021 - 35) MMA: Beginning MMA: The Ultimate Guide to MMA Training - Jeff McCall.

This was good. Most of the content BJJ related.

BossArky · 24-10-2021 9:44am

2021 - 36) Jiu Jitsu: How to pass guard, control & submit - Bryan Bravo.

A quick read & basic intro to Jiu Jitsu.

BossArky · 24-10-2021 9:46am

2021 - 37) Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for beginners - Beto Ferreira.

Another quick read & basic intro to Jiu Jitsu.

BossArky · 24-10-2021 9:48am

2021 - 38) Motivation: Stories on life & success from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belts - Chuck Rylant.

This was good.

BossArky · 24-10-2021 9:50am

2021 - 39) Win or learn: MMA, Conor Mcgregor and Me. A trainers journey. - John Kavanagh.

Good insight into Mcgregors coach & the workings of MMA in general from an Irish perspective.

BossArky · 07-11-2021 11:18am

2021 - 40) The Way of the Fight - Georges St-Pierre.

Bio of Georges St.Pierre concentrating largely on his MMA career. Interesting.

BossArky · 07-11-2021 11:19am

2021 - 41) The wit & wisdom of the little gym that could - Revolution BJJ.

Collected articles and writings on the topic of BJJ.

Knowledge is Power

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