What did you read this year?
Shortest Book
154
pages
Longest Book
512
pages
Average book length in
2019
324
pages
Most Popular
2,391,293
people
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Least Popular
615
people
also shelved
Barry’s
average rating for
2019
3.7
3.7
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.47
average
Barry’s first review of the year
it was amazing
Amazing book. The author has such a strong understanding of political, religious, social and emotional systems, combining them all to give context on how the world has reached it’s current state.
Struggled with interest in part 1, but parts 2 and 3 build up to an incredible part 4 on the scientific revolution with particularly awesome chapters on capitalism, and happiness (separate topics :)).
Enjoyed the very occasional hints of humor, too.
Struggled with interest in part 1, but parts 2 and 3 build up to an incredible part 4 on the scientific revolution with particularly awesome chapters on capitalism, and happiness (separate topics :)).
Enjoyed the very occasional hints of humor, too.
BARRY’S
2019
BOOKS
it was amazing
it was amazing
Barry’s last review of the year
really liked it
Much like Ben’s other book, The Hard Thing About Hard Things, this book is 1/2 story telling and 1/2 advice on running a company.
What’s different is the story telling 1/2 in What You Do Is Who You Are focuses on leaders outside of the business realm. This includes deep dives into how Toussaint Louverture, Shaka Senghor and Genghis Khan built cultures with their actions. These sections felt like dragged out history lessons with tenuous connections ...more
What’s different is the story telling 1/2 in What You Do Is Who You Are focuses on leaders outside of the business realm. This includes deep dives into how Toussaint Louverture, Shaka Senghor and Genghis Khan built cultures with their actions. These sections felt like dragged out history lessons with tenuous connections ...more
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