Yalo’s Summer Reading List

Living with the Monks: What Turning Off My Phone Taught Me about Happiness, Gratitude, and Focus

by Jesse Itzler

Equal parts memoir and road map to living a less stressful and more vibrant life, bestselling author Jesse Itzler offers an illuminating, entertaining, and unexpected trip for anyone looking to feel calmer and more controlled in our crazy, hectic world. More . . .

A Brief History of Seven Killings

by Marlon James

From the acclaimed author of The Book of Night Women comes a masterfully written novel that explores the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in the late 1970s. More . . .

The Immortalists

by Chloe Benjamin

If you were told the date of your death, how would it shape your present? More . . .

Creative Quest

by Questlove

A unique new guide to creativity from Questlove — inspirations, stories and lessons on how to live your best creative life. More . . .

Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World — and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund

Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. More . . .

Grit

by Angela Duckworth 

In this must-read book for anyone striving to succeed, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows parents, educators, students, and business people both seasoned and new that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a focused persistence called grit. More . . .

Room to Dream

by David Lynch and Kristine McKenna

In this memoir, David Lynch — co-creator of Twin Peaks and writer and director of groundbreaking films like Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive — opens up about a lifetime of extraordinary creativity, the friendships he has made along the way and the struggles he has faced — sometimes successful, sometimes not — to bring his projects to fruition. More . . .

Caddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story

by Chris Nashawat

This is a tough, sharp history of comedy and competitiveness, of rising stars and brilliant upstarts. Of difficult egos, awful behavior, fragile friendships, bursts of inspiration, and blizzards of cocaine―told by the survivors and shaped by Chris Nashawaty’s welcome insight and perspective. More . . .

Raw: My Journey into the Wu-Tang

by Lamont U-God Hawkins

The explosive, never-before-told story behind the historic rise of the Wu-Tang Clan, as told by one of its founding members. More . . .

Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen

by Donald Miller

New York Times bestselling author Donald Miller uses the seven universal elements of powerful stories to teach readers how to dramatically improve how they connect with customers and grow their businesses. More . . .

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