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The Essential Bookshelf

Reading is essential for growth in excellence.  It is a window to great and important ideas.  An essential bookshelf is a canon of great literature that everybody ought to read.  This is my collection of good, great and essential books.

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The Gospel at Work

Sebastian Traeger

average rating is 4 out of 5

Description:

This book discusses the theology of work and how to honor God with our work

Tags:

Work, Theology

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Reset

David Murray

average rating is 4 out of 5

Description:

This book discusses the idea living a "Grace-paced life" and fighting our addiction to a frenetic lifestyle that results in burnout, exhausted, and broken.

Tags:

Wellness, Personal Development, Burnout

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Battling Healthcare Burnout

Thom Mayer

average rating is 4 out of 5

Description:

This book discusses burnout and seeks to outline solutions that range from individual action items to systemic issues with hospitals and the healthcare system that need changing

Tags:

Healthcare, Burnout

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The Price We Pay

Marty Makary

average rating is 4 out of 5

Description:

Healthcare costs in the United States have skyrocketed. This book gives examples of how misaligned incentives and the lack of price transparency create excessive costs in healthcare delivery.

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Healthcare

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The Warrior Poet Way

John Lovell

average rating is 4 out of 5

Description:

True masculinity is found in balancing the need for men to be warriors and poets. This book discussed the importance of developing both.

Tags:

Personal Development, Masculinity

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The Sea Wolves

Lars Brownsworth

average rating is 3 out of 5

Description:

This book discusses the history of the Viking age and shows how Vikings were influential in the development of Europe

Tags:

History, Vikings

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The 32 Principles

Rener Gracie

average rating is 3 out of 5

Description:

This book discusses the 32 principles that form the basis of Jiu Jitsu and how these same principles can be applied to life.

Tags:

Jiu Jitsu

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The Comfort Crisis

Michael Easter

average rating is 3 out of 5

Description:

We have largely engineered discomfort out of our lives. But this extreme comfort is having negative effects on our resilience. We should embrace the idea of discomfort and engage in uncomfortable things to help us learn how to truly live.

Tags:

Personal Development, Resilience

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