How to find great books?

[enchanted]

I recently listened to Destiny Disrupted from Leo's blog and it's incredible. Highly recommend. 

@Leo Gura,or anyone else, how do you find great books amongst the thousands of books written on each topic?

[integration journey]

Do you have Leo’s book list ? 

[shree]

2 hours ago, enchanted said:

@Leo Gura,or anyone else, how do you find great books amongst the thousands of books written on each topic?

What topic are you interested in?

[Davino]

@enchanted I bought a booklist some time ago. It payed for itself.

The fact that it only costs 35$ is ridiculous, what a bargain

Edited September 29 by Davino

[Phil King]

I collect good booklists, Here are some good ones

https://civilizationemerging.com/resources/books/ (Daniel Schmactenberger List)

https://www.openculture.com/2014/01/harold-bloom-creates-a-massive-list-of-works-in-the-western-canon.html (Harold Blooms Definitive Western Canon)

https://themostbeautifulworld.com/blog/ultimate-reading-books-for-human-beings (Booklist to be a good human)

https://www.diygenius.com/21st-century-reading-list/ (100 books for innovation)

https://davidtianphd.com/recommended-readings/ (Top 50 psychology books)

https://www.bookmarked.club/people (Amazing website where super successful people like Bill Gates, Bezos, Musk, Zuck, etc share there best reading lists)  https://www.bookmarked.club/people/bill-gates

[Buck Edwards]

There are so many videos on YouTube that start with — "best reading books." You could search for those videos. 

[Brandon Nankivell]

Ah yes, my favourite pastime for the last 10 years.

I feel like I've got the best list of books from authors mentioning it in their existing books. So if you love an author, skim the book for mentions of books, see if there is a recommended reading page at the end, otherwise search the name on the internet followed by 'book recommendations', 'book list', or 'recommended reading'.

Other ways I've found incredible books:

• Searching a favorite book on Goodreads, and scrolling down to the 'people also read...' bit
• Same as the above but on Amazon
• Internet search 'best books about X reddit'
• Check YouTube comments on videos that intrigue you

You can download free samples for Kindle on Amazon to skim read and see if it's something you like. Or just internet search 'book-title pdf free' or 'book-title epub free'

[Nemra]

Just now, Lila9 said:

If you want to study a subject you can ask AI to give you the best or the most recommended books on the topic.

And you can explore the subject with AI before reading it.

[Nemra]

8 minutes ago, Lila9 said:

Yes

I don't like reading books that much. So, I'm biased here.

I love the real-timeness of the AI.

I love to think in a non-linear way.

Edited September 30 by Nemra

[Nemra]

31 minutes ago, Lila9 said:

I have noticed that there is more detailed, in depth information in books compared to AI, though it depends on the topic.

That could be the case, depending on how you ask the AI questions.

35 minutes ago, Lila9 said:

If it works for you, then that’s cool, why not?  

Thanks. Idk, I feel like people don't respect you when you don't think like them.

[PurpleTree]

I don’t know

but i liked Siddharta by Herrmann Hesse  

and Crime and Punishment by Dostojevsky

the most recent book i read was Blitzed about Nazis on drugs and stuff.

Edited September 30 by PurpleTree

[PurpleTree]

16 hours ago, Lila9 said:

If you want to study a subject you can ask AI to give you the best or the most recommended books on the topic.

I often don’t even really know what subjects interest me. It depends more on the book and writing style for example books on psychology can be interesting but also trash. Same with books on spirituality a lot is just money making.

[JosephKnecht]

15 hours ago, PurpleTree said:

but i liked Siddharta by Herrmann Hesse  

Try the Glass Bead Game by Hesse. It is a literary masterpiece. 

[PurpleTree]

37 minutes ago, JosephKnecht said:

Try the Glass Bead Game by Hesse. It is a literary masterpiece. 

I have it but it’s hard to get into it.

Not really enjoying it and not forcing myself to.

I enjoyed Steppenwolf and Demian too by him though.

[Human Mint]

I shall share my technique:

There is a library in my city where it is allowed to binge read every single book in the store. And it is not just a library, it probably ranks in the Top 5 of latam. So it is pretty big, with tons of books.

The fact that you can read freely means it is ok to grab a bunch of top seller books (for example, Grenee's books, finantial book's, you name it) and then go to the reading sector and check them out.

This is the only way you can know a book is good or not, by reading it (duh). But of course this way is better than risking buying books you haven't checked out.

Edited October 2 by Human Mint

[Chadders]

@enchanted I find its recommendations as there are so many. Leo mentioned this guy called David Deida and so I bought his book the way of the superior man. Very good. This forum is a good source