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Reading List

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2026

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- Starting fresh in 2026 with explorations into psychology, philosophy, and personal growth. -

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- - Mind to Matter by Dawson Church - -
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Mind to Matter: The Astonishing Science of How Your Brain Creates Material RealityCurrently Reading

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by Dawson Church
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An exploration of the mind-body connection, revealing scientific evidence for how consciousness and intention can influence physical reality, healing, and the material world around us.

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- - The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga - -
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The Courage to Be Disliked

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by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
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A groundbreaking dialogue that reimagines Adlerian psychology through modern conversations, exploring how we can break free from past trauma, embrace our potential, and live authentically by having the courage to be disliked. Introduces Alfred Adler's revolutionary teleology approach—the idea that we are driven by future goals rather than past causes (etiology)—challenging the notion that our history determines our destiny.

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- In 2025, I became obsessed with one question: What is money? To find the answer, I read these six books, piecing together the history of our financial system. This journey transformed my understanding of what it means to operate in an economy built on fiat currency and geopolitical force, rather than the stability of sound money. -

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- - Paper Soldiers by Saleha Mohsin - -
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- Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order -

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by Saleha Mohsin
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An inside look at how the U.S. dollar became a powerful geopolitical weapon through financial sanctions and economic warfare, reshaping global power dynamics and raising questions about the future of American financial dominance.

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The Case Against the Fed

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by Murray N. Rothbard
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A foundational critique of the Federal Reserve System, examining its origins, operations, and effects on the economy while arguing for a return to free-market banking and sound money backed by gold.

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The Big Print: What Happened to America and How Sound Money Will Fix It

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by Lawrence Lepard
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A compelling analysis of how decades of monetary expansion and currency debasement have eroded American prosperity, and a call for returning to sound money principles to restore economic stability and opportunity.

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The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation Is the Key to an Abundant Future

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by Jeff Booth
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A thought-provoking exploration of how exponential technological advancement is creating deflation in a world built on inflationary economic systems, and why embracing this shift could unlock unprecedented prosperity.

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Layered Money: From Gold and Dollars to Bitcoin and Central Bank Digital Currencies

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by Nik Bhatia
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An innovative framework for understanding money as a layered system, tracing its evolution from gold-backed currencies through modern banking to cryptocurrencies and the future of digital central bank money.

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The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy

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by Stephanie Kelton
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A leading economist challenges conventional deficit thinking and explains how Modern Monetary Theory reveals the true power and limitations of sovereign currencies in advancing the public good.

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