I’ve read books in English, French, and Arabic. Both fiction and non-fiction.
Mostly, I’ll post here non-fiction English books. At least, the ones that I can recommend and might be relevant to most of you.
Also, I’ll skip the books that I read but don’t remember much of them. I spent a decade reading without taking notes. Please don’t do like me. It’s such a waste.
This section is only meant to spark your interest in books. So I’ll only write my impressions and three notes from the books. For more details, summaries and reviews, you can find them on Amazon or any other source.
For a faster research, you can click on any tag below to find the books of your interests.
The Psychology of Money
Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
Morgan Housel
The way we manage money doesn't depend only on our technical skills, but on our personal history, emotions and behaviors. Learning about these things can give you a better understanding of your behavior with money. And who knows, it might save you from future troubles too. Through simple writing and short stories, Morgan Housel makes sure that every we'll get the lesson.
Three notes from the book:
1- The more extreme the outcome, the less likely you can apply its lessons to your own life.
2- There is no reason to risk what you have and need for what you don't have and don't need.
3- "Enough" is realizing that the opposite—an insatiable appetite for more--will push you to the point of regret.
The Richest Man In Babylon
Over 4 million copies sold
George S Clason
I haven't become wealthy after reading this book, but my saving habits improved. It contains common-sense (but often forgotten) money management principles. The younger you read this book, the better it is. Furthermore, this classic of personal finance is short and easy to read.
Three notes from the book:
1- A part of all you earn is yours to keep. It should be not less than a tenth no matter how little you earn. It can be as much more as you can afford. Pay yourself first.
2- Opportunity is a haughty goddess who wastes no time with those who are unprepared.
3- That what each of us calls our "necessary expenses" will always grow to equal our incomes unless we protest to the contrary.
