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In The Happiness Advantage, Achor explains his 7 principles that fuel success and performance at work and covers techniques to rewire your brain for happiness.

Brent Heavener’s Tiny House is a book inspired by his original blogging and Instagram account (@TinyHouse) about alternative living arrangements.

Stillness is the key by Holiday relates Stoicism to modern life, and explains how influential people have been able to channel its power to become successful.

Learning how to fail is a very valuable lesson that anyone on the path to Financial Independence should learn, because ultimately the path to Financial Independence is paved with failure

Chillpreneur is an easy read about Denise’s strategy to take back control of your life. Denise shares her inspirational (and funny) stories and teaches you how to overcome limiting beliefs when it comes to money, with the aim to empower more people (specifically women) to become more financially successful.

In Defense of Food – an eater’s manifesto is written by accomplished food author and lecturer Michael Pollan.

Flash Boys is a story about a group of finance professionals who investigated some shady practices in the industry – such as High Frequency Trading.

John Bogle on Investing is a collection of the best speeches and lessons presented by John Bogle, founder of Vanguard Investments, over his lifetime

First published in 1999 by the late John Bogle, Common Sense on Mutual Funds explains how investors can best use mutual funds to reach their investing goals.

Malkiel and Ellis aim to remove all the jargon and bullshit the financial industry throws at you, and distil investing down into its most basic and easy to understand form.