{"id":1742,"date":"2019-02-05T13:48:52","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T13:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.worldprivilegeplus.com\/?p=1742"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:11:31","slug":"read-more-with-bookbeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldprivilegeplus.com\/blog\/read-more-with-bookbeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Read more with BookBeat!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2019 has seen the best start to the year in terms of how much I\u2019ve read thanks to one really smart, simple hack. BookBeat \u2014 and walking as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Because of this one simple change in my life, I\u2019ve got through almost a book a week by the end of the year (read 40 \u2014 not bad going and I\u2019ve consumed some incredible content that I\u2019m delighted to share with members, in the hopes you will have a look and try it for a month for FREE). So let\u2019s get to it and share some of the amazing books I have already read.<\/p>\n<p>If you read one book in 2019 .- make it this, I went out and brought this:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Lost Connections \u2013 Johann Hari <\/strong><br \/>\nIt\u2019s my top choice having been recommended this by a friend and having no idea how incredible I\u2019d find it. It\u2019s an absolute masterpiece that could totally change society and the way we think. \u201cSuffering from depression all his life, he travels the world uncovering stories from fellow sufferers and the key scientists who have shaped the modern world of antidepressants to blow that story wide open, making room for a new, improved one.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.waterstones.com\/bookjackets\/large\/9781\/4088\/9781408878729.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for Lost Connections Johann Hari\" width=\"260\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Fear trump in the White House Bob Woodward<br \/>\n<\/strong>With authoritative reporting honed through eight presidencies from Nixon to Obama, author Bob Woodward reveals in unprecedented detail the harrowing life inside President Donald Trump\u2019s White House and precisely how he makes decisions on major foreign and domestic policies. Woodward draws from hundreds of hours of interviews with firsthand sources, meeting notes, personal diaries, files and documents. The focus is on the explosive debates and the decision-making in the Oval Office, the Situation Room, Air Force One and the White House residence.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.waterstones.com\/bookjackets\/large\/9781\/4711\/9781471181290.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for Fear trump in the White House Bob Woodward\" width=\"234\" height=\"360\" \/><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>3. Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki<br \/>\n<\/strong>Personal finance author and lecturer Robert T. Kiyosaki developed his unique economic perspective from two very different influences &#8211; his two fathers. One father (Robert&#8217;s real father) was a highly educated man but fiscally poor. The other father was the father of Robert&#8217;s best friend &#8211; that Dad was an eighth-grade drop-out who became a self-made multi-millionaire. The lifelong monetary problems experienced by his poor dad pounded home the counterpoint communicated by his rich dad. Taking that message to heart, Kiyosaki was able to retire at 47.<strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn01.sapnaonline.com\/bk_images\/019\/9781612680019.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki\" width=\"234\" height=\"360\" \/><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>4. Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson<br \/>\n<\/strong>In\u00a0<i>Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography<\/i>, Isaacson provides an extraordinary account of Jobs&#8217; professional and personal life. Drawn from three years of exclusive and unprecedented interviews Isaacson has conducted with Jobs as well as extensive interviews with Jobs&#8217; family members and key colleagues from Apple and its competitors,\u00a0<i>Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography<\/i>\u00a0is the definitive portrait of the greatest innovator of his generation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1743 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldprivilegeplus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Untitled.png\" alt=\"untitled\" width=\"260\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.worldprivilegeplus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Untitled.png 260w, https:\/\/www.worldprivilegeplus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Untitled-195x300.png 195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>5. Principles Ray Dalio<br \/>\n<\/strong>Ray Dalio, one of the world\u2019s most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the unconventional principles that he\u2019s developed, refined, and used over the past forty years to create unique results in both life and business\u2014and which any person or organization can adopt to help achieve their goals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldprivilegeplus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Untitled-1.png\" alt=\"untitled\" width=\"260\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.worldprivilegeplus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Untitled-1.png 260w, https:\/\/www.worldprivilegeplus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Untitled-1-195x300.png 195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>6. Dreams from My Father Barack Obama<br \/>\n<\/strong>A searching meditation on the meaning of identity in America, Dreams from My Father might be the most revealing portrait we have of a major American leader\u2014a man who is playing, and will play, an increasingly prominent role in healing a fractious and fragmented nation.<br \/>\n<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d1w7fb2mkkr3kw.cloudfront.net\/assets\/images\/book\/lrg\/9781\/7821\/9781782119258.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for Dreams from My Father Barack Obama\" width=\"234\" height=\"360\" \/><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>7. The Hate U Give Angie Thomas<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.<br \/>\n<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d1w7fb2mkkr3kw.cloudfront.net\/assets\/images\/book\/lrg\/9781\/4063\/9781406372151.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for The Hate U Give Angie Thomas\" width=\"234\" height=\"360\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BookBeat gives you access to tens of thousands of audiobooks and radio plays from all genres right on your smartphone. Discover novels, thrillers, guides, children&#8217;s radio plays or any other audiobook of your choice. Be inspired by our personal lists and audiobook recommendations. You can stream all audiobooks or download them for offline use &#8211; perfect for on the go. At BookBeat, you can cancel at any time and choose between two subscription models, depending on your hearing needs.<\/p>\n<p>World Privilege Plus Members, you&#8217;ll always start BookBeat with a free trial of BookBeat Pre\u201emium to discover and test all audiobooks. Listen as much as you want!<\/p>\n<p>WPP Members receive 1 month discount on their purchase.<br \/>\n\u2022 Listen for 1 month free!<br \/>\n\u2022 Tens of thousands of audiobooks right on your smartphone<br \/>\n\u2022 Listen as much as you want<br \/>\n\u2022 Listen whenever and wherever you want<br \/>\n\u2022 Stream or listen offline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2019 has seen the best start to the year in terms of how much I\u2019ve read thanks to one really smart, simple hack. BookBeat \u2014 and walking as much as possible. Because of this one simple change in my life, I\u2019ve got through almost a book a week by the end of the year (read [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldprivilegeplus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1742"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldprivilegeplus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldprivilegeplus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldprivilegeplus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldprivilegeplus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1742"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldprivilegeplus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4238,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldprivilegeplus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1742\/revisions\/4238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldprivilegeplus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldprivilegeplus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldprivilegeplus.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}