Been binging through my Louis L’amour collection, but I’ve been itching to get back into my Edgar Rice Burroughs collection.
Been extending both my Tarzan and Barsoom series by Burroughs, so will resume those. Probably get back to the Barsoom series as I’ve read several Tarzan books already this year.
Also reading Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill and have Psycho Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz and The Undiscovered Self by Jung on deck after that.
Then I’ve been reading Jesse Lee Peterson’s “Seven Guaranteed Steps” guide every few days.
When my toddler son is with me it’s either Daddy Hugs, The Fire Engine Book, or an extremely detailed and well outlined picture book on Roman civilization…… Sometimes Howard Pyle stuff.
This year I’ve read the LOTR trilogy, the first four Tarzan, 3 Louis L’amour collected short story volumes, 17 of his novels, The One Thing - Gary Keller, Dostoevsky Crime & Punishment, and idk what else. This is me bragging about how much of a life I don’t have.
I read this years ago and got a lot out of the chapters auto-suggestion, specialized knowledge and decision.
Once he hit sex transmutation and all the subconscious stuff I was out, but the practical aspects of the book are timeless. It’s my belief and experience that if you’re intentional in driving desired action forward the subconscious will follow, not the other way around.
Earl Nightingale’s “The Strangest Secret” is good too. He does touch on some of the mind power stuff but the overarching theme is cementing ideas in to action.
His 30 Day Success Challenge was useful for me and likely still serves as a fragment or even unintentional basis for endeavors years and dare I say decades later. It’s sort of like 75 Hard but geared more broadly to general goal setting / achievement. It gives a framework to follow in pursuit of whatever you’re after, and the organized approach of it was helpful for me at the onset of professional goal setting back when.
I liked some of Brian Tracy’s books too. He’s on the practical side of the personal success fence and some of his idea framing was worth reading imo. Million Dollar Habits and No Excuses are the titles I recall.
Crap that’s tough. Beasts of Tarzan was awesome. Son of Tarzan might be my favorite though. That’s actually so hard to answer! I’m sure once I’ve read number 5 that it’ll be my favorite.
Very interesting perspective. I’m at Sex Transmutation right now and it has slowed my interest some what.
Thanks for the Nightingale suggestion, I’m going to pick those up next time I order some books. I really ought to stop buying so many books….
I haven’t read the Tarzan books for…probably 14 or so years. They kept me company when I was a 6th grader who had just moved to a new town and didn’t know anyone. Now you’ve got me thinking it’s time for a reread.
If you like Tarzan look up one of Burroughs’ other characters “John Carter of Mars”. First book is The Princess of Mars and I recommend reading the first three for plot resolution.
It’s been a really long time since I’ve posted - so I’m going to condense this list to the 4-5 star ratings only - because really, does anyone care. Lol.
By genre:
The Second Mrs. Strom by Kaira Rouda (5 stars) What Have You Done by Shari Lapena (5 stars) The Wild Side by Fern Michaels (5 stars) Between Lies and Revenge by Hannah D. Sharpe (5 stars) The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose (5 stars) The Empress of Cooke County by Elizabeth Bass Parman (5 stars) What Does It Feel Like by Sophie Kinsella (5 stars)
The Sequel by Jean Hanff Korelitz (4.5 stars) The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter (4.5 stars) My Husband’s Wife by Anya Mora (4.5 stars) How To Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley (4.5 stars) The Wedding People by Alison Espach (4.5 stars) Things We Never Say by Caitlin Weaver (4.5 stars)
The Haters by Robyn Harding (4 stars) Gaslight by Sara Shepard (4 stars) Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight (4 stars) Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (4 stars) While We Were Burning by Sara Koffi (4 stars) The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden (4 stars) Look In The Mirror by Catherine Steadman (4 stars) Never Lie by Freida McFadden (4 stars) Splendid Little Schemes by Robin Strong (4 stars) I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue (4 stars)
Currently listening to: Your Little Lies by Sue Fortin
I like lifting weights AND I like reading books, and it’s really hard to find other people who enjoy both.
Which is why I spend a lot of time in the “Off Topic” section: I think when people have different views to me on random stuff, I’m more accepting and interested in understanding their reasoning because I already know we share important values around training/eating/self-discipline.
I’m more likely to follow a book recommendation from you than from some random on Goodreads, that’s for sure!
