Juan HerreraEngineer · Entrepreneur · Speaker · WriterBook Reviews
Recently finished: Useful Not True
5/5
Hell Yeah or Not
Derek Sivers
Read in 2024
Note: Simple life-changing ideas.
5/5
Never Split the Difference
Chris Voss
Read in 2023
Note: Best book on handling conflict.
5/5
The Manual
Epictetus and Sam Torode
Read in 2022
Note: Stoicism stoicly explained.
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5/5
How to Win Friends & Influence People
Note: My favorite book about communication.
5/5
Useful Not True
Derek Sivers
Read in 2026
Note: Definitely useful.
5/5
Atomic Habits
James Clear
Read in 2021
Note: The best book about habits there is.
5/5
Sum
David Eagleman
Read in 2022
Note: I could not recommend this book more.
5/5
Humanity
Jonathan Glover
Read in 2020
Note: Insights from our cruelest atrocities.
5/5
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
Read in 2019
Note: History for everyone.
5/5
Start with Why
Simon Sinek
Read in 2018
Note: Make your sales pitch inspiring.
4/5
Crucial Conversations
Al Switzler
Read in 2018
Note: Lead difficult conversations gracefully.
4/5
Deep Work
Cal Newport
Read in 2025
Note: Skyrocket your productivity.
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4/5
The Mom Test
Rob Fitzpatrick
Read in 2023
Note: The right way to get feedback.
4/5
the 7 habits of highly effective teens
Note: The first book I read on productivity.
4/5
You're not listening
Kate Murphy
Read in 2020
Note: Great examples on how to listen better.
4/5
Der Ursprung Der Liebe
Liv Strömquist
Read in 2024
Note: Great insights on love and relationships.
4/5
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
Read in 2022
Note: Research under the toughest conditions.
4/5
The six pillars of self-steem
Nathaniel Branden
Read in 2021
Note: Very thorough analysis on self-esteem.
4/5
Thinking, fast and slow
Daniel Kahneman
Read in 2018
Note: Deep insights into how we think.
4/5
The Rational Optimist
Matt Ridley
Read in 2021
Note: An optimistic view into the future.
4/5
Los Cuatro Acuerdos
Don Miguel Ruiz
Read in 2018
Note: Practical knowledge simplified.
4/5
The Ethical Slut
Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy
Read in 2024
Note: Best book about non-monogamy
4/5
Fruit of Knowledge
Liv Strömquist
Read in 2024
Note: Insights on society and women.
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4/5
Leaders Eat Last
Simon Sinek
Read in 2018
4/5
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Read in 2022
4/5
Lost and Founder
Rand Fishkin
Read in 2024
Note: A good picture into VC-funded companies
4/5
Make
Pieter Levels
Read in 2021
3/5
Managing Oneself
Peter Drucker
Read in 2018
3/5
Bloodchild and other stories
Octavia E. Butler
Read in 2021
3/5
Designer Relationships
Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson
Read in 2021
3/5
Polysecure
Jessica Fern
Read in 2021
3/5
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
Mackenzi Lee
Read in 2022
3/5
The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg
Read in 2018
3/5
Obviously Awesome
April Dunford
Read in 2023
3/5
The leader who had no tittle
Robin Sharma
Read in 2019
3/5
Sprint
Jake Knapp
Read in 2019
3/5
The subtle art of not giving a fuck
Mark Manson
Read in 2020
3/5
Sex at dawn
Christopher Ryan
Read in 2020
3/5
12 Rules for Life
Jordan Peterson
Read in 2021
3/5
Rework
Jason Fried
Read in 2020
3/5
rich dad poor dad
Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter
Read in 2012
3/5
Radical Candor
Kim Scott
Read in 2024
2/5
The way of the Superior Man
David Deida
Read in 2018
2/5
Exactly What to Say
Phil Jones
Read in 2018
2/5
Outwitting the Devil
Napoleon Hill
Read in 2018
2/5
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?
Alan Alda
Read in 2021
2/5
La ridícula idea de no volver a verte
Rosa Montero
Read in 2022
2/5
Tropic of Cancer
Henry Miller
Read in 2022
1/5
The Love Secret
Sue Johnson
Read in 2021
1/5
The 5AM Club
Robin Sharma
Read in 2023
1/5
Ego is the Enemy
Ryan Holiday
Read in 2024
1/5
Talking to Robots
David Ewing Duncan
Read in 2019
1/5
Enjoy Your Solo
Mary Delia Allen
Read in 2023