{"id":436,"date":"2014-12-12T03:50:40","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T03:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.therealgeobooth.com\/?p=436"},"modified":"2014-12-12T03:50:40","modified_gmt":"2014-12-12T03:50:40","slug":"books-are-your-friends-your-friends-are-your-destiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therealgeobooth.com\/?p=436","title":{"rendered":"Books Are Your Friends — Your Friends Are Your Destiny"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe literary man re-reads, other men simply read.\u201d <\/em>
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I once heard my friend Bob Shank say that five years from now,\u00a0the person you are then\u00a0will be determined by the books you’re reading today. \u00a0 That made an impression on me, and whenever I pick up a book, I think about this idea.<\/p>\n

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.” – Groucho Marx<\/p><\/div>\n

Given the investment of time and attention required to read, comprehend and retain, it is not surprising that books would have such influence. \u00a0As a result, to be the best version of himself a man should definitely read books — but he should make it a point to read really good books.<\/p>\n

I have a backlog of books I haven’t yet gotten to this year, but here follows a list of my favorite books read in 2014:<\/p>\n