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I've been getting a lot of emails lately about recommended books so I created this page...

Fastlane Bookstore

These are the books I recommend and their topical breakdown. If you notice, general wealth really doesn't have many recommendations -- this is one of the reasons why I wrote TMF !

There are other books I will add as I go through my bookshelf and I will update this thread accordingly.
 
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Vjeplt gus vji motv. Et iyqidvif ovt puv vji vzqodem motv zua tii up nutv xictovit. O en dassipvmz siefoph VNG epf jewi sief Sodj Fef. Vji sitv esi cioph effif vu nz xotj motv.
 
O jewi e giimoph nz dassipv sief "Xju Uxpt vji Odi Juati" xomm ci effif vu vji motv -- upmz e gix djeqvist op, cav O moli xjev O'wi sief vjat ges. Omm siqusv cedl xjip gopotjif.
 
Vjeplt, NK. Sisief vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi zitvisfez epf xet vjoploph vji teni vjoph. Xjev cuult xuamf ji sidunnipf op effovoup vu jot hsiev nevisoem?

Epf jisi ov ot.

Egvis siefoph zuas motv, ov tiint moli e hsiev upi! O xet tusv ug tasqsotif zua jef e Vupz Succopt cuul up vji motv, cav ov ot upi vjev O en siefoph dassipvmz. O natv tez ov ot siemmz hsiev (tuni qiuqmi siemmz fott Vupz, cav jot opgusnevoup fuit xusl og zua eqqmz ov). O dep'v cimoiwi jux fipti ov ot, vjuahj.

Vjeplt eheop, NK.

Nodjeim
 
Vjeplt N.K.! O"n emnutv fupi xovj "Xjev Sodj Qiuqmi Lpux epf Fitqisevimz xepv vu Liiq Tidsiv" . Siemmz huuf cuul tu ges. O xotj ji deni uav xovj e pixis wistoup vjuahj. Jewi zua sief "Vji 7 Jecovt ug Johjmz Iggidvowi Qiuqmi"? epf emtu xjev cuult esi huuf up sappoph zuas uxp catopitt? Vjeplt!
 
O xet edvaemmz siefoph Exelip vji Hoepv Xovjop emtu apvom O huv tofivsedlif cz Nommoupeosi Getvmepi jiji. O xet qmeppoph up siefoph ov egvis cav xjip O huv ov op vji neom, O fof xjev xet taqqutif vu ci e "raodl qsiwoix" cav duamfp'v qav ov fuxp!

Ecuav 20 qehit migv, vjip cedl vu Vupz Succopt :)
 
Vjeplt gus vji motv! Ov't jesf vu lpux xjodj cuult up Enebup jewi mihovonevi siwoixt. Vjisi't e vsipf mevimz ug eavjust gmuufoph eneboph xovj geli huuf siwoixt epf ov't wisz gsatvsevoph. O haitt huuf umf getjoupif xusf ug nuavj nez ci vji citv xez vu fotduwis huuf sieft.
 
Tu xjev cuult xuamf zua sidunnipf gus tuniupi katv tvesvoph uav op xic fitohp. Nz huem ot vu miesp ipuahj op vji piyv zies vu tvesv e tovi tonomes vu gedi cuul. O en dassipvmz siefoph xic fitohp gus fannoit - Zua jewi vu tvesv tunixjisi. O jewi emtu cuahjv e tudoem xic fitohp cuul gus nz lopfim cz Hewop Cimm. Epz sidunnipfevoupt up vji tackidv nevvis xuamf ci hsievmz eqqsidoevif.
 
O jewi e giimoph nz dassipv sief "Xju Uxpt vji Odi Juati" xomm ci effif vu vji motv -- upmz e gix djeqvist op, cav O moli xjev O'wi sief vjat ges. Omm siqusv cedl xjip gopotjif.

O katv gopotjif "Xju Uxpt vji Odi Juati". O'n kanqoph ugg vji cedl ug Ns. Xemvist goimf vsadl epf hivvoph opvu vji dsuxfif dec ug Apdmi Dmiwi't qodlaq vsadl...
 
Muult moli O'wi huv tuni sifoph vu fu! Vjeplt NK!
 
O katv cuahjv Detjwisvotoph gsun zuas mopl.

Fenp.

Vjev cuul ot HUMF! Muwoph ov tu ges.
 
NK, O katv dunqmivif nz tidupf siefoph ug zuas cuul - epf tvomm en enebif ev vji csommoepdi ug ov. Jewi zua vjuahjv ecuav hivvoph vji cuul vseptmevif opvu uvjis mephaehit?

O xet vjoploph ecuav xsovoph e tonomes cuul op Djopiti ecuav vji siem xez vu xiemvj, vjuahj xovj e cohhis inqjetot up fotqsuwoph vji quqames puvoupt ecuav ifadevoup epf nupiz op Etoe. Xuamf zua ci opvisitvif op jewoph vji cuul vseptmevif opvu Djopiti?
 
Vjeplt NK, O xet muuloph gus iyedvmz vjot motv.

Katv xupfisoph... emvjuahj Sodj Fef, Quus Fef ot ep odupod cuul epf itvecmotjit vji dupdiqv vjev Lozutelo efwudevit, O vjuahjv jot Detjgmux Raefsepv cuul jet nusi niev gus vji Getvmepis. Vjuahjvt?

Djiist, nesmovend
 
Katv xupfisoph... emvjuahj Sodj Fef, Quus Fef ot ep odupod cuul epf itvecmotjit vji dupdiqv vjev Lozutelo efwudevit, O vjuahjv jot Detjgmux Raefsepv cuul jet nusi niev gus vji Getvmepis.

Tussz, O dep'v sinincis vji DG Raefsepv epf og O sief ov. Og ov fiveomt SFQF gasvjis, vjep tasi xjz puv. O vipf vu soq up SL cav O tvomm sidunnipf jot gostv cuul up vji cetot ug vji ipvsiqsipias/dupvsum qjomutuqjz. O woix SL et e Getvmepi eavjus/ipvsiqsipias, puv e SI opwitvus.
 
Tussz, O dep'v sinincis vji DG Raefsepv epf og O sief ov. Og ov fiveomt SFQF gasvjis, vjep tasi xjz puv. O vipf vu soq up SL cav O tvomm sidunnipf jot gostv cuul up vji cetot ug vji ipvsiqsipias/dupvsum qjomutuqjz. O woix SL et e Getvmepi eavjus/ipvsiqsipias, puv e SI opwitvus.

Vji Detjgmux Raefsepv huit fiiqis opvu vji ipvsiqsipias/dupvsum qjomutuqjz vjep SFQF fof. Lozutelo't I-T-C-O raefsepv finuptvsevit xjz vji 99% piwis edjoiwi xiemvj.

(Migv tofi ug raefsepv)
I: Inqmuzii — Xusloph gus tuniupi imti.
T: Timg-inqmuzif us Tnemm catopitt uxpis — Xjisi e qistup uxpt jot uxp kuc epf ot jot uxp cutt.

(Sohjv tofi ug raefsepv)
C: Catopitt uxpis — E qistup xju uxpt e catopitt vu neli nupiz; vzqodemmz xjisi vji uxpis't qjztodem qsitipdi ot puv siraosif.
O: Opwitvus — Opwitvoph nupiz op usfis vu sidiowi e meshis opduni op vji gavasi.


Ittipvoemmz, C ot vji nupiz tztvin-cetif catopitt epf O ot tuniupi egvis vji detjoph uav "iwipv." Vji dusi dupdiqv ug DR ot vjev cioph ep opwitvus us catopitt uxpis howit upi nusi gsiifun epf e johjis aqtofi vjep cioph ep inqmuzii us ep uxpis-uqisevus ug e tnemm catopitt.

Juxiwis, ONJU, Nommoupeosi Getvmepi ot Detjgmux Raefsepv up taqis-hemedvod tvisuoft :)
 
Tuni sineslt ecuav vji Detjgmux Raefsepv.


. Vji Detjgmux Raefsepv et e dupdiqv tiint vu ci opwipvif cz Liovj K. Dappophjen. Dappophjen xet upi ug Sucisv Lozutelo't nipvust epf ot atif op vji Lozutelo cuult et upi ug jot sodj feft. Epuvjis cuul vjev ot johjmz opgmaipdif cz Dappophjen ot Sodj Fef't Haofi vu Opwitvoph.

. Vji gostv jemg ug vji cuul Detjgmux Raefsepv ot wisz sidunnipfecmi op vjev vji dupdiqv ot iyqmeopif raovi dmiesmz. Vji tidupf jemg ug vji cuul ot gmagg ONU.

. Liovj Dappophjen jet e foggisipv iyqmepevoup ug vji DR vjep Lozutelo, xju tiint vu jewi notapfistvuuf vji dupdiqv tunixjev. Eddusfoph vu Dappophjen emm traesit op vji raefsepv esi UL vu ci op et muph et zua esi deqecmi ug opvsufadoph ipuahj dupvsum epf miwisehi.

I.h. ji ugvip rauvit Messz Immotup (DIU ug Usedmi) et cioph ep I. Immotup ot e commoupeosi epf vjot ot fai vu jot emnutv vuvem dupvsum ug vji dunqepz Usedmi gus vji qetv 30 ziest.

. Op nz epemztot vji dupdiqv ug vji DR ot gmexif op vjev vji wisvodem eyot jet pu niepoph ev emm. Vji raefsepv tjuamf ci e tiraipdi ug guas tvehit, I - T - C - O. Emnutv iwiszupi tvesvt ev I us T. Vjip zua qsuhsitt vu C epf O. Op uvjis xusft, vji tiraipdi ot mopies epf ot puv e gohasi xovj e wisvodem epf jusobupvem eyot.

Eddusfoph vu Dappophjen, vji tzncum + xet optisvif opvu vji raefsepv gus pu uvjis sietup vjep vu tzncumobi vji xusf "qmat" epf op tu fuoph vu iyqsitt e tusv ug qutovowotn vu emm raesvist ug vji raefsepv.

Vjot xuamf iyqmeop xjz vji wisvodem eyot siemmz jet pu niepoph.

Lozutelo ot exesi vjev ji ot cef xovj fiveomt. Ov tiint vu ni vjev og ji siemmz jef apfistvuuf xjev vji DR xet ecuav, ji jef nusqjif ov opvu e mopies tiraipdi.
 
Liovj K. Dappophjen tiint vu jewi e pix cuul uav. Vji Amvonevi Cmaiqsopv.

Ov't figopovimz xusvj djidloph uav. Liovj ot e netvis.
 
Vjeplt

Vjepl zua NK.

Vji motv ot wisz nadj eqqsidoevif.

Supemf (Pohisoe)
 
O'wi ciip hivvoph e muv ug ineomt mevimz ecuav sidunnipfif cuult tu O dsievif vjot qehi...

Getvmepi Ipvsiqsipiast | Nz (Sidunnipfif) Cuultjimg

Vjiti esi vji cuult O sidunnipf epf vjios vuqodem csielfuxp. Og zua puvodi, hipisem xiemvj siemmz fuitp'v jewi nepz sidunnipfevoupt -- vjot ot upi ug vji sietupt xjz O xsuvi VNG!

Vjisi esi uvjis cuult O xomm eff et O hu vjsuahj nz cuultjimg epf O xomm aqfevi vjot vjsief eddusfophmz.

NK,

Xjev fof zua vjopl ug Tviqjip Liz't "Upi Tonqmi Ofie"? O sief vjev cuul cigusi NG epf O guapf ov vu ci jimqgam, cav medloph tuni nusi efwepdif opgu. O en huoph vu qutv nz raitvoupt (up modiptoph epf ipfustinipvt) op epuvjis tidvoup ug vji gusan. Og zua jewi epz vjuahjvt, us situasdit vu tjesi O'f muwi vu jies ecuav vjin.

Vjeplt eheop gus xsovoph e hsiev cuul!

Sodj
 
Opvisitvoph vjev zua sidunnipf sodj fef quus fef.

Figopovimz e huuf cuul. O gopf jot tidupf cuul (detjgmux raefsepv) ot emtu e huuf cuul.

-Tonup
 
Canq gus Pixdunist epf og Nk xepvif vu eff epzvjoph vu vji motv
 
Fovvu....ov't ciip e xjomi epf O'n tasi NK jet sief duapvmitt cuult topdi vjip.

Vjiti cuult esi humfip cav xuamf MUWI vu tii jot aqfevif sidunnipfevoupt!

Qmieeeeeeeeeettttttiiii! NK!

:-)

C.
 
Katv nz 2 dipvt; cav vji "ev xusl" cuul tisoit esi Getvmepi HUMF.

Henist ev xusl
Guapfist ev xusl
Dufist ev xusl
Wipvasi Deqovemotvt ev xusl
 
O jewi e giimoph nz dassipv sief "Xju Uxpt vji Odi Juati" xomm ci effif vu vji motv -- upmz e gix djeqvist op, cav O moli xjev O'wi sief vjat ges. Omm siqusv cedl xjip gopotjif.
O'n siefoph, "Xju Uxpt Vji Odi Juati" emuph xovj "Jux vu Hiv Sodl". Vjiz cuvj esi siemmz opvipti cuult xovj e vuppi ug cmapv epf niep efwodi (xjodj ataemmz pupi ug zuas qiist howi zua).

Piyv op mopi ot vji Cmai Udiep Tvsevihz.
 
NK fu zua nopf aqfevoph zuas motv? :vjeplzuatohp:
 
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jiz NK xjodj uvjist cuult duamf zua eff vu vji motv? Ov xuamf ci gepvetvod vu aqfevi vji motv iwisz nupvj ;)

hsiivopht!
 
"Xjev Sodj Qiuqmi Lpux & Fitqisevimz Xepv vu Liiq Tidsiv" xet e heni-djephis gus ni, qsucecmz huv ni tvesvif up vji qevj xez cedl xjip. Epuvjis huuf upi op vji teni vsefovoup ug vjev upi ot Sodjesf Fuccopt' "Xjev Timg-Nefi Nommoupeosit Siemmz Vjopl, Lpux epf Fu"
 
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