Which books have you read at least 5x?

[designernils]

Really surprised to see how this topic turned out.

So many interesting thoughts and opinions to see how you approach the usefulness of a book.

• Some can't even read a book to gather information, but prefer via audio / visual means.
• Others mention that they only read the book 2-3x to find it useful.
• Some even read to write (which we actually should if we want to imprint the core ideas in our head)

It's indeed true, that a book is only valuable to you if you actually implement the knowledge straight away, and not for the sake of reading.

This can be done by

• implementing the knowledge you've read
• writing down your thoughts, to express it
• discussing about it

It actually reminds me of @MJ DeMarco's newsletter "Holy sh*t: This is the best book I've ever read." from May 12 2023.

All in all, I really appreciate all your answers & opinions and I'm already looking forward to on how this thread will develop!

 

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[Sirrom]

88 The Narrow Road from Felix Dennis.
It's short, tells you exactly what to do, and discusses topics that aren't often discussed in business books.

Another one is the Almanack from Naval Ravikant. The parts of leverage and specific knowledge are extremely valuable.

If you combine the Almanack and The Narrow Road, you will basically know everything you need to know to succeed in business.

The Millionaire Fastlane is the book that actually changed my life. It kicked me into gears and made me START.

 

[jclean]

The e-myth revisited. Classic one

 

[Swift]

Winning Through Intimidation by Robert Ringer
No B.S. Wealth Attraction by Dan Kennedy
The Ultimate Sales Letter by Dan Kennedy
Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins
You Can't Teach a Kid to Ride a Bicycle at a Seminar by David Sandler
How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis
100M Leads Alex Hormozi

 

[Original Hustler]

Rich Dad Poor Dad! Great book

 

[andrej.bar]

Dale Carnegie's "How to Win and Influence People."
I've read it more than six times because I always find new information each time and his methods are actually working.
It doesn't help you build relationships in your personal life or your business. If you want to grow your business, you need a great network of quality people and friends.

The book is from the 1935s, so it may be old, but human behavior will never change.

I wanted to mention that this book is on my list again because I recently discovered that I still have some gaps in my social skills. So, the book's methods are going to help me bridge those gaps.

Echoing this one..
Always find some new information. I'm in the process of re-reading it now, and have the daily reminders so that I practice a particular chapter. I can notice a difference in human behavior in unexpected situations. For example, usually when playing football with my team, I could criticize people when they underperform. But since I started implementing "Don't criticize, condemn or complain", I just gave a tap on the back when they did well, and keeping my mouth shut when I typically would criticize. Result: they get more confidence, trust me more, and we play better.

 

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[p0stscript]

Richest Man in Babylon, George S. Clason

 

[M@tt]

Straight-Line Leadership by Dusan Djukich

The book is easy to read and also relatively easy to.implement when you life it. Every chapter has its own purpose. Excellent book for self leadership in business but also in private life.

Self awareness and being brutally honest to yourself help. And than really honest! Discomfortably honest, to move to growth.

Each chapter will start internal dialogs with yourself, but that is good if you are.aware of thias.

 

[Original Hustler]

Million Dollar Weekend, it's a great book to make you take action

 

[Two Dog]

At least 5x?

A pile of kid's books, every Calvin & Hobbes and Jonathan Livingston Seagull for sure.

And the stupid Land Rover manual twice annually to remember how to reset the damn clock for Daylight Savings.

 

[Tommo]

Robert J Ringers books, Winning through Intimidation, hugely profound effect on me overnight as a 22 year old, Action and Looking out for Number One.
Unscripted and the Millionaire Fastlane , I consider these two books the best ever and Ringers works just below them.
A Coffin for Dimitrios and Send no more Roses, old and modern novels of intrigue so well written and so enjoyable. Only read the last two books three times but will revisit no doubt as I get older and more forgetful and wishing for familiar stories told well.

 

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[designernils]

THIS

Million Dollar Weekend, it's a great book to make you take action

It's actually a kind of manual of MJ's Millionaire Fastlane book. It is perfectly laid out how you approach these steps in fast iterative processes until you hit the jackpot!

I also have this book, but never complete it 5x (yet) but rather used it as a kind of "dictionary". After reading it once, I rather skim through the pages until I find the paragraph I need to implement.

 

[clanis]

I don't think I've ever read a book five times, cover to cover, word for word.

I usually re-read the ones I find most useful and inspiring (three examples among many: The 7 habits of highly effective people; How to win friends and influence people; The millionaire fastlane ) two or three times at most.

What I do, if anything, is try to actively extract the most interesting parts, underlining them in the book, writing notes in the margins, bookmarking, making short summaries on a notepad, or small mind maps.

So yes, I can re-read these notes, or some individual parts of the book, even more than 5 times, depending on the need and the moment.

I think it's a valid technique, a legacy of my years of study, but it could also be a symptom of the infamous eternal student syndrome.

 

[Raedrum]

Well not 5 but:

I've read Sun Tzu - The Art of War 3 times (as my avatar portrait may suggest)

And Robert Greene - The 48 Laws of Power (2 times)

The 48 Laws are really fascinating and quite actionnable, I have a friend who went ballistic on it and listened to it more than 10 times ^^

I plan on read it a third time now that I got it back, and to read Unscripted a second time when my friend to whom I lent it will be back from vacation

 

[MJ DeMarco]

The Untethered Soul, by Singer, likely a dozen times, albeit while falling asleep.
The Power of Now, E. Tolle
Letting Go, by Hawkins

I revisit these books often.

FYI: All of these books are in the realm of spirituality, not business.

 

[mikecarlooch]

The Untethered Soul, by Singer, likely a dozen times, albeit while falling asleep.
The Power of Now, E. Tolle
Letting Go, by Hawkins

I revisit these books often.

FYI: All of these books are in the realm of spirituality, not business.

Your constant recommendations of these books has been nothing short of life changing.

 

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[designernils]

The Power of Now, E. Tolle

That's funny, I am actually reading this book right now!

Very straightforward and it helps me to view the "power of now" from other perspective after reading lots of spiritual books.

 

[mtn_baldy]

The Way of the Superior Man (I didn't have a dad growing up, how can you tell?)
The Millionaire Fastlane

Other than that, I'm more of a one and done type of reader. That being said, I'm going to be stealing some of y'alls book recommendations. Thanks!