It's that time of year again! Join Ron and Ed as they dive into the standout books of 2024, sharing personal favorites, groundbreaking reads, and thought-provoking titles that shaped our year. From business insights and innovative thinking to inspiring narratives, we'll highlight books that captivated our curiosity and expanded our perspectives. Whether you're looking for your next read or just enjoy book talk, this episode will give you a curated list of must-reads to wrap up the year in style.
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Segment one
We apologize in advance for today’s show. It’s going to cost you money on book purchases and possibly expand your anti-library.
Number 5 from Ron: The Case for Shareholder Capitalism. We covered this book on show 488. Here’s a link to the book https://amzn.to/3C12J8w
“On average, investors want more wealth than less.” — from The Case for Shareholder Capitalism https://amzn.to/3C12J8w
Number 5 from Ed: Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara https://www.amazon.com/Unreasonable-Hospitality-Remarkable-Giving-People/dp/0593418573
“Intention means every decision, from the most obviously significant to the seemingly mundane, matters.” — from Unreasonable Hospitality https://www.amazon.com/Unreasonable-Hospitality-Remarkable-Giving-People/dp/0593418573
Segment two
Book 4 from Ed: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles https://www.amazon.com/Gentleman-Moscow-Novel-Amor-Towles/dp/0670026190
“If patience wasn’t so easily tested, then it would hardly be a virtue.” — from A Gentleman in Moscow https://www.amazon.com/Gentleman-Moscow-Novel-Amor-Towles/dp/0670026190
Book 4 from Ron: Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health by Marty Makary M.D. https://amzn.to/3DQHM0w
Related to book 4 from Ron (see above), we talked about “bad medicine” on episode 178. Here’s the link: https://www.thesoulofenterprise.com/178
Book 3 from Ed: The Heart of a Cheetah: How We Have Been Lied to About African Poverty, and What That Means for Human Flourishing by Magatte Wade https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Cheetah-African-Poverty-Flourishing/dp/B0CM925P1L
We interviewed Magatte Wade on episode 486 https://www.thesoulofenterprise.com/486
Segment three
By the way, Ron and Ed do NOT share their best book lists prior to the live recording. They BOTH picked “The Heart of a Cheetah” by Magatte Wade as number 3 on their list
“Businesses create jobs. Jobs pay people money. And when Africans have money, they will no longer be poor.” —Magatte Wade https://amzn.to/4gO52Lj
Book 2 from Ed: Orbiting the Giant Hairball by Gordon MacKenzie https://www.amazon.com/Orbiting-Giant-Hairball-Corporate-Surviving/dp/0670879835
Book 2 from Ron: A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II by Adam Makos and Larry Alexander https://amzn.to/3WdiKPI
Segment four
Book 1 from Ed: Flannery O’Connor’s Why Do the Heathen Rage? by Jessica Hooten Wilson https://www.amazon.com/Flannery-OConnors-Heathen-Behind-Scenes/dp/1587436183
Book 1 from Ron: The Israel Test: How Israel's Genius Enriches and Challenges the World by George Gilder (Ron’s mentor of 43 years!) https://amzn.to/4j78O3P
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