A WARRIOR'S DAUGHTER By Zitkála-Šá (1876 – 1938)
The story's main message is that your environment helps to shape your identity. The book is about a woman who takes on a traditionally male role, rescuing her lover instead of playing the maiden-in-distress. The story becomes one of her strength, intelligence, and bravery instead of the prowess of the young man. The story of the young woman rescuing her male lover through strength and bravery appears occasionally in traditional storytelling across other cultures, but it is rare.
This book shares a different perspective than the male, white and middle-class view of the world.
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Workers of the World Unite!
Stagnating wages, rising energy bills and increased food prices had led to strikes up and down the country.
Many working people are frustrated!
Companies all reported massive profits, giving huge dividend payments to shareowners.
Further dividing the difference between the rich and the poor, the haves and the have-nots, the workers and the capitalists.
Is capitalism broken?
Can we learn about the present by looking into the past to improve the future?
Written by Neil Doig (author of Millennial Money Mindset and founder of Money Tipps)
On Liberty By John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill was named the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century.
John Stuart Mill was one of the most influential thinkers in the history of classical liberalism.
Freedom, happiness and society are three topics as relevant today as when it was written in the 19th Century. These important topics are written about in the three important books On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Socialism.
For John Stuart Mill there are three basic liberties that a person should enjoy, 1) the freedom of thought and emotion, 2) the freedom to pursue tastes and 3) the freedom to unite.
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THE KYBALION BY THREE INITIATES
Remembering the vivid moment when I closed the final page of this book. This book was unlike any other I have ever read, it made me think, gave me perspective and opened my mind to a new profound way of life.
I had always been fascinated with ancient Egypt and the mysteries hidden in the pyramids. This book opens up the secret of the past, reads in the present and helps guide your future.
This is a book worth exploring and reading it with an open mind!
The work of Hermes (based on ancient Greek religion and mythology) is like planting the great Seed, which grows into Truth which has grown and blossomed in so many strange forms.
Read today and understand the 7 Hermetic principles!
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum
We’re not in Kansas anymore.
The Wizard of Oz film starts with Dorothy lost and confused at what to do next and goes on an adventure for a solution to find home.
The first step on this Hero’s Journey is often the hardest to take.
We are living busier more complex lives than we have ever done before. Like Dorothy entering a different world after the tornado.
Today things are very different than the world before the financial crisis.
There is a path you can follow to get you home. You will need to have three companions with you on your journey, the scarecrow (land) the Tinman (business) and a Lion (reserves of cash and bonds). The scarecrow needs a brain, the tinman needs a heart and the lion needs courage (explained more in the full book Millennial Money Mindset)
THE ENCHIRIDION (the Manual) by Epictetus
Epictetus taught that philosophy is a way of life and not just a theoretical discipline.
Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher and was born into slavery. Epictetus was born around AD 50
To Epictetus, We should focus on what we can control rather than what we can’t control. All external events are beyond our control; we should accept whatever happens calmly and dispassionately. However, individuals are responsible for their own actions, which they can examine and control through rigorous self-discipline.
Epictetus thought that the foundation of all philosophy is self-knowledge.
This is Epictetus manual for life and has inspired countless people over the years to improve their lives
The Enchiridion (the manual) by Epictetus is a must-read book
A VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN BY MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft is a classic book that is a must-read text. One of the earliest works of feminist philosophy. She argues that women's education ought to match their position in society. Wollstonecraft maintains that women are human beings deserving of the same fundamental rights as men. One of Wollstonecraft's central arguments in the Rights of Woman is that women should be educated in a rational manner to give them the opportunity to contribute to society.
SELF-RELIANCE by RALPH WALDO EMERSON
Self-reliance, Emerson wrote, gives a person in society the freedom they need to discover their true self and reach independence.
Emerson believed that individualism, personal responsibility, and nonconformity were essential to a thriving society.
To get there Emerson knew that each individual had to do the work on themselves to be able to achieve this level of individualism.
The writing in Self-Reliance is more relevant than ever before.
This classic text is for anyone who wants to be in control of their lives, to be self-reliant and to become financially independent.
MEDITATIONS By Marcus Aurelius
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius gives timeless wisdom which is more important than ever.
This book has the thoughts of the world's most powerful man (at that time) on how to lead a better life. This book is one of the most important book ever written
Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor that provides Stoic philosophy and wisdom for the modern world, which you can use in your everyday life.
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Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
Ancient wisdom for modern times.
The Tao Te Ching is one of the most important and influential books ever written. Although it was written in the 4th Century, there is so much that can be applied to our daily lives.
Laozi and Lao-Tze, was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is the reputed author of the Tao Te Ching, the founder of philosophical Taoism.
This is a must-read book!