Hey Everyone,
A short special episode quickly going over the book that I had the pleasure of going over this year.
Full article: https://open.substack.com/pub/andreevdan/p/memo-2025-read-books-reflection?r=4klyy7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Attached to the books below are links; all but one (the one with it disabled) are Amazon affiliate links. If you purchase books through those links, I will receive a commission at no cost to you (subject to other conditions). If I do receive commission, it will be used to further develop the 18-degree journal. However, don’t feel pressured. If you prefer not to use them, a quick Google search for the title works just as well (you can highlight and right-click to search Google directly for local bookstores and a normal Amazon link). All Book covers taken directly from Amazon.
Thought-Provoking & Timeless
The Lost Bank (Kristen Grind): https://amzn.to/4a7kUX8
Buffett’s Early Investments (Brett Gardner): https://amzn.to/4t9D3w6
Buffett and Munger Unscripted (Alex W. Morris): https://amzn.to/45FtKtT
The War Below (Ernest Scheyder): https://amzn.to/49OsqHw
China & Global Economics
Apple in China (Patrick McGee): https://amzn.to/3NQVCFa
To Overthrow the World (Sean McMeekin): https://www.amazon.com/Overthrow-World-Rise-Fall-Communism/dp/1541604580 (Non-Affiliate)
House of Huawei (Eva Dou): https://amzn.to/49NrCTe
Business & Biographies
The LEGO Story (Jens Andersen): https://amzn.to/4taxVYs
Junk to Gold (Willis Johnson): https://amzn.to/3NW4oBK
Source Code: My Beginnings (Bill Gates): https://amzn.to/49OpDOy
Honorable Mentions
Who Is Government? (Michael Lewis): https://amzn.to/3OcUNqe
The Frackers (Gregory Zuckerman): https://amzn.to/3LGLU7O
The Fund (Rob Copeland): https://amzn.to/49RoOoc
The Man Who Knew (Sebastian Mallaby): https://amzn.to/4t5cIPT
Revenge of the Tipping Point (Malcolm Gladwell): https://amzn.to/4fRkIAn
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