The Song Machine tells the story of elusive songwriting and business techniques behind 20 years of popular music. This book is a goldmine; it will change the way you listen and write.
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
STIEG LARSSON
All 3 books in the Millennium Trilogy are gripping. This psychological thriller is an all-time favorite. Follow the books with the Swedish film adaptations. Skip the glamorous American remake.
HEALING PLUTO PROBLEMS
DONNA CUNNINGHAM
Healing Pluto Problems is a practical guide for Plutonian natives and a helpful handbook for surviving Pluto transits.
CANDY
MIAN MIAN
Banned in China, this incredibly poetic work of fiction reads like the memoir of a rock star.
THE MORAL ANIMAL
ROBERT WRIGHT
One of the most important books I've read as an adult. This one challenged long-held belief systems about sex, gender, and human behavior, all while managing to be thoroughly entertaining.
THE MILLIONAIRE NEXT DOOR
THOMAS J. STANLEY, PH.D.
WILLIAM D. DANKO, PH.D.
Simply my favorite personal finance book du jour, recommended by Hidden Brain. This book compares and contrasts the habits of wealthy people who have similar incomes but drastically different net worths.
MEMOIR: THE TATTOOED PORTRAIT SERIES
SHAWN BARBER
I have been utterly mesmerized by Shawn's tattooed portraits, which line the walls of the tattoo shop where my largest tattoos were done. His work focuses on tattooed portraits - they are stunning. This is the perfect coffee table book.
Current & Future Reading List
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Behave: The Biology of Humans at our Best and Worst - Robert Sapolsky
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Inside This Place Not Of It: Narratives from Women's Prisons - Ayelet Waldman, Robin Levi
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Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life - Paul Ekman
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Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex Among Apes - Frans de Waal
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Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas - Natasha Dow Schull
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The New Jim Crow - Michelle Alexander
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The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads - Tim Wu
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The Dream and the Underworld - James Hillman
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The Edward Bernays Reader: From Propaganda to the Engineering of Consent - Edward Bernays