1) Free Will, by Sam Harris
In only 70 pages, Sam Harris blows your mind in thinking about how much control you have over your life.
2) How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, by Scott Adams
I’ve blogged about this book here, here, here, here, and here, because if I had to pick one book to give our student-athletes it would be this one.
3) How to Think More About Sex, by Alain de Botton
Eroticism, loneliness, rejection, impotence, pornography, and adultery: philosopher Alain de Botton clarifies our society’s confusion surrounding sex.
4) Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind / Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, by Yuval Noah Harari
I thought I hated history before I dove into Yuval Noah Harari’s work.
5) Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts, by Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday teaches you how to create something significant; required reading for every serious business student;
