Books in progress:

Negotiate like a CEO
Jotham S. Stein

A man called Ove
Fredrik Backman

Why we sleep
Mathew Walker, Ph.D

Algorithms to Live by
Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths

Building A Story Brand
Donald Miller

Bigger Leaner Stronger
Michael Matthews
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Books I read:
Disclaimer: The reviews are solely my opinions.
October 21th, 2024
57. Ray Dalio
Principles
I don’t know how thick this physical book is but reading in on my blue kindle basic 10th felt really long. Not a boring book by any means but it contains to much helpful information so it was hard for me to keep up. Will definitely need to go back and look if I could recall any mentioned principles in the future.
7.5/10

June 13th, 2024
56. Khaled Hosseimi
Người đua diều
It made me appreciate my peaceful family and country much more, and despite war. A very touching story about friendship and children. I personally do not like touchy stuff, so this book is not my type, but it’s overall a good-read. I read it very quick in 4-5 days.
7.5/10

February 24th, 2024
55. Keigo Higashino
Miracles of the Namiya General Store
I did not like this book as much as I thought I would. Maybe I missed something important in this one, I love every other books of Kegio.
6/10

February 6th, 2024
54. Robin Sharma
The 5 AM Club
This book really motivated me to walk up and run, meditate, work at 5 AM for a week. I was surprised. I didn’t have the discipline to keep it going, just another excuse of mine. Plus, I started to work night-shift again, so waking up at 5 AM didn’t work, but I’ll try this book again when I have my normal hours back.
8/10

February 2nd, 2024
53. Joe Navarro
What every body is saying
To me, this book requires a lot dedication, focus and discipline to practice, and then you will be able to read people. I find it hard to find a space in your head dedicate to read people, although I know it’ll be very helpful if we can acquire this skill.
7/10

January 4th, 2024
52. Keigo Higashino
The Devotion of Suspect X
This book has many well-thought out and unsuspected twists.
7.5/10

December 30th, 2023
51. Keigo Higashino
Malice
Human nature and good twist.
7.5/10

December 25th, 2023
50. Paulo Coelho
The Archer
I don’ really get this book.
6/10

December 25th, 2023
49. J.L. Collins
The Simple Path to Wealth
meh. Just the basics, I didn’t get any new information.
5.5/10

December 21th, 2023
48. Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead
This is I one of the best books I have read. I read this on Kindle and it went by fast, like week or so, but I was surprised later by how heavy the physical book is. Highly recommend. It taught me egoism, self-confidence, and responsibility.
8.5/10

December 14th, 2023
47. T.Harv Eker
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind
meh. Just the basics, I didn’t get any new information.
5.5/10

November 30th, 2023
46. Osho
The Secret of Meditation
Just another book on meditation, I can’t recall anything specific, but Osho’s language makes it fresh and keeps in interesting to the end. I enjoyed it.
7/10

November 26th, 2023
45. John Gray Ph.D
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus
Super practical and technical book about the opposite sex. Highly recommend.
8/10

November 12th, 2023
44. Camilo Cruz Ph.D
Ngày xưa có một con bò
Interesting take about procrastination. I learn to remove many of my excuses.
7/10

November 9th, 2023
43. Meg Jay Ph.D
The Defining Decade
My sister, Chau, recommend this book to me. It is one of the must read books in your 20s in my opinion. I read this when I was 26 so I still time to re-focus to set my defining decade right.
7.5/10

November 2nd, 2023
42. Kishimi Ichiro and Koga Fumitake
Dám bị ghét
My impression is that this is a good book, but I couldn’t recall what impact it had on me. I’ll have to review it again.
7/10

October 23th, 2023
41. James Clear
Atomic Habits
This is such in inspiring and technical at the same time. I’ll definitely read this book again the English version. Atomic Habits. Highly recommended.
8.5/10

September 1st, 2023
40. Jon Kabat-Zinn
Wherever you go There you are
A good book to start on meditation.
8.5/10

September 1st, 2023
39. Keith Ferrazzi and Tahl Raz
Đừng bao giờ đi ăn một mình
I felt like it was a waste of time.
5/10

May 16th, 2023
38. George Samuel Clason
Người giàu có nhất thành Babylon
Just the basics.
6/10

April 28th, 2023
37. Damon Zahariades
Muốn thành công nói không với trì hoãn
It was a waste of time. I was trying to fix my procrastinating problem but this book didn’t help.
5/10

April 14th, 2023
36. Susann Mayclin Stephenson
Em bé hạnh phúc
This is a very important book that every newly parents should read.
8/10

April 12th, 2023
35. Paul Jarvis
Company of One
7/10

February 20th, 2023
34. Trúc Khê Thư Xã
Tôn Tử Binh Pháp
8/10

January 10th, 2023
33. Mayumi Arikawa
Thói quen nhỏ làm nên cuộc đời lớn
5/10

July 1st, 2022
32. David A.Phillips, Ph.D
The complete book of numerology
Great book.
8/10

June 13th, 2022
31. Peter Thiel with Blake Masters
Zero to One
Petel Thiel is a Mastermind, born to be an entrepreneur.
9/10

May 3rd, 2022
30. Bill George and Doug Baker
Nhóm Chính Bắc
5/10

April 20th, 2022
29. Bruce Goldberg
Khám phá tiền kiếp và hậu kiếp
Anny, my wife recommended it to me. Not sure why, but I think I believe this book.
7.5/10

January 30th, 2022
28. Satoru Tsubota
Ngủ ít vẫn khỏe
7/10

January 1st, 2022
27. William B. Irvine
Chủ nghĩa khắc kỷ
This book shaped and changed my mindset significantly.
8.5/10

November30th, 2021
26. Chris Voss
Never split the different
This book was so so. It has helpful information but nothing significant.
6/10

November 9th, 2021
25. Julie Zhuo
The making of a manager
I found and read this book shortly after I was promoted to the pipeline manager position at Loan Factory. It shaped my managing style. I’m not sure how other people and team members judged my performance but for myself, I was pretty proud that I was able to apply some of this book’s method and succeeded in my own definition.
7.5/10

October 22th, 2021
24. Avinash K. Dixit – Barry J. Nalebuff
Tư duy chiến lược
An easy to read and easy to understand book on Game Theory, but like any other books on Game Theory, it contains a lot of information and deep thought. I’ll definitely read it again, English version.
7/10

June 17th, 2021
23. Josh Kaufman
The personal MBA
By reading this book, it helped me decided that I do not need to pursue an MBA degree, but instead obtaining something like a CFA charter certificate which is more practical for the real business world. It contains a good rounded business knowledge that is easy to review every now and then.
8/10

April 12th, 2021
22. Robert Greene
The 48 Laws of Powers
Great book to come back every now and then for a quick read on any “laws”. I thinks they are practical and can be applied to everyday relationships.
7.5/10

Not dated
21. Jeremy C. Miller
Warren Buffet’s ground rules
I am a Warren Buffett’s fan boy so this book is interesting enough for me. Not sure why, but I felt like it might not be a good book for others.
7/10

Not dated
20. Keiichi Sasaki
Nghệ thuật truyền đạt
Just alright.
6.5/10

Not dated
19. Brandon Turner
The book on Rental property investing
My impression is this book was alright, I could not recall much information. Will need to review it again in order to write a better feedback.
6.5/10

Not dated
18. Napoleon Hill
Think rich and grow rich
I heard of many controversy about Napoleon Hill and his book. I’m curious to know if they’re true, but at the same time, the truth won’t change what I feels about his books. I read a few of them they were all great. They helped shaped my mindset for the positive outlook.
8/10

Not dated
17. Eric Ries
The Lean Startup
Lean should be a goal for every person, every business in my opinion. From the point I went to a Lean Management class at Stony Brook, BUS 350 or BUS 352, I’ve always been trying to be lean in everything I do. I really enjoyed this book and will definitely read it again when I start up something.
8/10

Not dated
16. Robert G. Hagstrom
The detective and the investor
I “stole” this book in a third floor hall at Harriman Hall Business college of SBU. It was alright.
7/10

Not dated
15. Stephen Covey
The 7 habits of highly effective people
This book is one of the must-read book for me. I’m so glad that I’ve picked up this book. I still tried and applied most of these habits in everyday life.
8/10

Not dated
14. Benjamin Graham
The intelligent investor
It is one of the bibles of the investment field. (Warren Buffett fan boy’s bias)
8/10

Not dated
13. Dale Carnegie
How to win friends and influence people
8/10

Not dated
12. John C. Bogle
The little book of common sense investing
John C. Bogle is an amazing human being. I can feel it. Love this book.
8/10

Not dated
11. Phil Knight
Shoe dog
Great book on entrepreneurship.
7.5/10

Not dated
10. Robert T. Kiyosaki
Rich dad poor dad
I personally think that this is one of the best book on person financial awareness for beginners.
8/10

Not dated
9. Tim Ferris
The 4-hour work week
Tim is such a gift. I’m sure he inspires millions of people just by reading his books.
8/10

Not dated
8. Mitch Albom
Tuesday with Morrie
Read this for my English class at St. John high school. It was alright. It’s a good book for teenager.
6/10

Not dated
7. Gene Hammond
Thoughtful writing
I am very proud that I had a chance to be a student of prof. Gene Hammond in WRT 101 at SBU. I feels special. Especially when prof. Hammond is so good at teaching. He’s calm and patient. Although his book is very technical, and I don’t really member most of it to be honest. I will definitely read it again when I start writing.
8/10

Not dated
6. Pramoedya Ananta Toer
This earth of mankind
Read for SBU WRT 101
6/10

Not dated
5. Beryl Markham
West with the night
I had to read this book for my WRT 101 class with Prof. Gene Hammond at SBU. Again, I can’t say I love the book but I am so glad I had to read it.
7/10

Not dated
4. Christopher Paolini
Eragon series
8/10

Not dated
3. F. Scott Fitzgerald
The great gatsby
Another book that I had to read for English Regents exam to graduate St. John high school. Although I’m not to passionate about the book, I was very glad that I was kind of forced to read it.
7/10

Not dated
2. Upton Sinclair
The Jungle
I had to read this book for Mr. Grasso’s history class at St. John the Baptist High school. At this time, I have not realized the importance of reading yet. I read this book just to get by and do a test, but this book fueled my growing interest in reading. It’s a touching story that paints a period in the U.S history. Reading this book, I remembered how I came to realize how far a part the U.S education system from the one I just recently experience in Vietnam. It’s night and day. The education in the U.S must be 20-30 years ahead, At least.
7/10

Not dated
1. Fukuzawa Yukichi
Khuyến học
The very first book that led to everything I am reading now 100%. I admire Dang Le Nguyen Vu and his vision, such a boss. I don’t have a lot of words to describe this book. It’s simply a MUST, 10 out of 10, a Japanese treasure.
10/10
