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https://charlesduhigg.com/the-power-of-habit/ The Power of Habit is truly a very captivating book that takes you behind the science of habits. Charles has many powerful real life stories to tell. Charles goes into great detail on how habits are formed. After reading this book, you will realize many of the habits that you have formed over the years that you haven’t even recognized yet. Besides habits of individuals, Charles describes the habits of organizations as well as habits of societies. Here too he provides very interesting and relevant anecdotes to prove his point. Charles, based on research, gives a simple formula on how individuals or organizations can transform habits. He stresses why it's important to identify the cue’s of one’s habit separately from the routine and the reward. If there is one book you are planning to read for the new year, this is one book I would highly recommend. This book will truly transform you! 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6601224-the-great-depression This classic book is a precious diary (starting in 1931) of a young lawyer, Benjamin Roth, from Youngstown, Ohio. His notes provide a vivid picture into the times of the great depression and the events leading into World War II. The interesting part is that if you were to erase the dates and just read the content of many of the entries in the diary you will be shocked to find out many of the same themes you encounter today. Even more surprising is Benjamin Roth's lament of people not learning from the past mistakes of the depression of 1893 or 1873. From political polarization to real estate speculation to Wall-Street's excesses to overbuilding, you will read through some common themes that have been a landmark of human folly throughout the modern era. The diary also provides great insight into the tough daily life in America during the depression years. Whats heartening to see is that Benjamin Roth, despite be...