A&B May Recap 2020

Hi everyone, here is your monthly Alex & Books recap:

Favorite Books:

I’ve managed to read 6 books last month. My two favorites were:

• Anything You Want by Derek Sivers

  • It's a short business memoir that tells the story of how Sivers built CD Baby, how he sold it for $22 million, and 40 business lessons he learned along his journey.

• 100 Books That Changed The World by Scott Christianson

  • A beautifully illustrated book that acts as your personal time machine. It guides you through history to teach you about 100 books that, well, changed the world. 

I also read:

• How to Write Copy That Sells by Ray Edwards

  • The book covers the basics of copywriting.

• What Game Are You Playing? by Robin Moriarty 

  • A self-help book that shows you how to redefine success.

• The Library by Stuart Kells 

  • A great book about the history of libraries and famous bibliophiles.

• Enchiridion by Epictetus

  • A short philosophy book filled with short pieces of life advice.

Highlight of the Month:I created a Workbook to go along with my book The Reader's Journey !

I'll be giving everyone who preorders 

The Reader's Journey 

a free workbook as a bonus gift.

In the workbook, I share:

• 7 Steps to Becoming a Reader

• 10 Strategies for Finding Interesting Books

• 22 Helpful Reading Tips

• 30 Books That I Highly Recommend Reading

Plus: Use the code "newsletter" to save 25%, preorder your copy today.

Personal Updates:  

• We hit 5K followers on Twitter, join the fun here!

• My tweet about how school traumatizes readers took off, read it here.

• New blog post: The Incredible Story Of How Fredrick Douglass Learned To Read & Write

Quote of the Month:

"A good book, when we return to it, will always have something new to say. It's not the same book, and we're not the same reader."–Anne Bogel

Tweet of the Month:

Reading tips from @naval:-Give yourself permission to quit books-Read what you love until you love to read-Buying books is an investment, not an expense-Skim chapters until you find something interesting-Read foundational books (ex: Darwin’s Origin of the Species)(This post went viral! Here's the original tweet)

Thank you for your support everyone, read on! -Alex W.

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