Goldmine Reads: 164 books

Are leaders born or made? Where does ambition come from? How does adversity affect the growth of leadership? Does the leader make the times or do the times make the leader? Leadership: In Turbulent Times is a detailed account of four presidents: Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt,...

Michelle Obama had achieved so many things and had become one of the most iconic women in our era. She had become the first African American to serve in the role of First Lady of the United States of America and helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history while establishing...

In his book Principles: Life and Work, Dalio opened up about his learnings over that course of his career. Everything in life, he says, can be understood the way a machine works. The book is filled with practical wisdom and lessons which had comes from Dalio’s own belief in radical truth and transparency....

Throughout the last century, humans have triumphed over the seemingly impossible and have overcome plague, famine, and war. Harari emphasizes that although this is difficult to believe, humankind has indeed successfully reduced plague, famine, and war from unyielding natural forces into manageable...

There a lot of global trends that, when even the most highly educated people around the world are asked about, are conceived more negatively than it actually is and even chimpanzees will guess more correctly than them. Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon, wrote...

Trauma happens in everyday life. Veterans and their families experience the aftermath of combat, one in five Americans has been molested, one in four grew up as alcoholic, one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. One of the pioneers on trauma, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk has spent three...

Who are you? This question is the entrance to the path of self-discovery. Each time you contemplate the different aspects of yourself, you will recognize the multitude of worlds within you than you can define. In The Untethered Soul, spiritual teacher Michael Singer shares that the answer to the question...

Do more in less time. Get rid of your distraction addiction with Calvin Newport's compelling book: Deep Work. Cal Newport is an assistant professor of computer science at Georgetown University. In his fourth book, Newport defines deep work as the capacity for intense focus free of all distractions....

Two great spiritual leaders answer one timeless question about joy amidst adversity. His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have experienced more than fifty years of adversity but despite their hardships, they are considered two of the most joyful people in the world. Dalai Lama’s...

In the America of the year 1962, Jews remain in hiding—their real identities masked under fake names—and enslaving the black population is made legal yet again. It has been more than two decades since the United States lost World War II, and now the entire America is divided and occupied by the...

Fasting is more than just deliberate starving. At the right conditions and regardless of dietary program, the effects of fasting to the human body are astonishing. Dr. Jason Fung, a nephrologist based in Toronto, has utilized an assortment of fasting procedures to help more than a thousand of his...

Being the daughter of a scientist who frequently told her of her lack of “genius,” Angela Duckworth has become a celebrated researcher and professor whose eye-opening track in teaching, business consulting, and neuroscience led her to her theory about the true driver of success: a unique combination...

David Goggins’ childhood was a living hell. Prejudice, discrimination, and physical abuse haunted him every day. But through practicing self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, he was able to transform himself from a depressed, overweight young man without a future into a U.S. Armed Forces...

Read as Don Miguel Ruiz shares the roots of our beliefs robbing us of a life full of love and joy and creating a life of suffering. In The Four Agreements, he shares the Toltec wisdom practicing a powerful way of life that can transform our lives and experience the true meaning of freedom, happiness, and love.