Weekend Book Recommendation

2 min readOct 11, 2017

I sat with a group of 20 people on Saturday at Grok and we talked about the books we are reading. This list came out of that. Enjoy.

Business/Philosophy:

Yes, And

Yes, And has 463 ratings and 61 reviews. Kressel said: The title of this book comes from the basic concept behind…

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Contagious

Contagious has 12,938 ratings and 1,193 reviews. Liz said: If this material is enough to cover an entire Wharton MBA…

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Fiction

Sleeping Giants (Themis Files, #1)

A girl named Rose is riding her new bike near her home in Deadwood, South Dakota, when she falls through the earth. She…

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Super Powereds (Super Powereds, #1)

Knowledge is power. That would be the motto of Lander University, had it not been snatched up and used to death by…

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The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)

The Way of Kings has 169,141 ratings and 11,287 reviews. Kogiopsis said: I'm running out of superlatives.Seriously…

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Red Rising (Red Rising, #1)

"I live for the dream that my children will be born free," she says. "That they will be what they like. That they will…

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Dark Matter

Dark Matter has 90,149 ratings and 13,873 reviews. Emily May said: I suppose we're both just trying to come to terms…

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All Our Wrong Todays

All Our Wrong Todays has 7,934 ratings and 1,747 reviews. Larry said: I'd rate this 4.5 stars.If Back to the Future and…

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Non Fiction

Born to Run

Born to Run has 18,611 ratings and 2,810 reviews. Mo said: Bruce, I fucking love you. That was amazing. June 1, 1985…

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They Thought They Were Free

They Thought They Were Free has 445 ratings and 62 reviews. BlackOxford said: They Wanted It; They Got It; And They…

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Being Mortal

Being Mortal has 68,014 ratings and 9,002 reviews. Will said: (Added a link - 4/18/15 - at bottom) In the past few…

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Death in Yellowstone

Death in Yellowstone has 1,536 ratings and 246 reviews. karen said: this book has a fantastic title. i love the word…

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Weekend Book Recommendation

Business/Philosophy:

Yes, And

Yes, And has 463 ratings and 61 reviews. Kressel said: The title of this book comes from the basic concept behind…

Contagious

Contagious has 12,938 ratings and 1,193 reviews. Liz said: If this material is enough to cover an entire Wharton MBA…

Fiction

Sleeping Giants (Themis Files, #1)

A girl named Rose is riding her new bike near her home in Deadwood, South Dakota, when she falls through the earth. She…

Super Powereds (Super Powereds, #1)

Knowledge is power. That would be the motto of Lander University, had it not been snatched up and used to death by…

The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)

The Way of Kings has 169,141 ratings and 11,287 reviews. Kogiopsis said: I'm running out of superlatives.Seriously…

Red Rising (Red Rising, #1)

"I live for the dream that my children will be born free," she says. "That they will be what they like. That they will…

Dark Matter

Dark Matter has 90,149 ratings and 13,873 reviews. Emily May said: I suppose we're both just trying to come to terms…

All Our Wrong Todays

All Our Wrong Todays has 7,934 ratings and 1,747 reviews. Larry said: I'd rate this 4.5 stars.If Back to the Future and…

Non Fiction

Born to Run

Born to Run has 18,611 ratings and 2,810 reviews. Mo said: Bruce, I fucking love you. That was amazing. June 1, 1985…

They Thought They Were Free

They Thought They Were Free has 445 ratings and 62 reviews. BlackOxford said: They Wanted It; They Got It; And They…

Being Mortal

Being Mortal has 68,014 ratings and 9,002 reviews. Will said: (Added a link - 4/18/15 - at bottom) In the past few…

Death in Yellowstone

Death in Yellowstone has 1,536 ratings and 246 reviews. karen said: this book has a fantastic title. i love the word…

The Fire Next Time

The Fire Next Time has 22,207 ratings and 1,541 reviews. Rowena said: Baldwin doles out some tough love to the American…

Written by Matthew Smith