What to read: tips from Daniel Geey
Now many people have more free time, some of which we suggest you spend on reading books. Here is what the English sports lawyer, author of the book "Done Deal" Daniel Geey advises to read:
1. “How to Become a Football Agent: The Guide” by Dr. Erkut Sögüt LL.M., Jack Pentol-Levy, Charlie Pentol-Levy
Book offers a unique read with unparalleled insights into the workings of the beautiful game and seeks to help people to become football agents.
2. “How to Win Friends & Influence People” by Dale Carnegie
Dale Carnegie’s rock-solid, time-tested advice has carried countless people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives.
3. “The Price of Football” by Kieran Maguire
Kieran Maguire examines how professional football clubs operate as businesses and explains how to read, understand and interrogate the finances of professional clubs.
4. “Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking” by Matthew Syed
"Rebel Ideas" examines the power of 'cognitive diversity' - the ability to think differently about the world around us.
5. “Predatory Thinking” by Dave Trott
"Predatory thinking" involves looking at a challenge you can't solve and getting upstream of it — changing it into a challenge you can solve. Written in the form of engaging, brilliantly lean anecdotes and stories, this book explains the predatory thinking philosophy, one that has underpinned Dave Trott’s distinguished career as a copywriter, creative director, and founder of some of London's most high-profile advertising agencies.
6. “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game” by Michael Lewis
This book is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. In a narrative full of fabulous characters and brilliant excursions into the unexpected, Michael Lewis follows the low-budget Oakland A's, visionary general manager Billy Beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur baseball theorists. They are all in search of new baseball knowledge ― insights that will give the little guy who is willing to discard old wisdom the edge over big money.
7. “Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behavior and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life)” by Thomas Erikson
It offers a simple, yet ground-breaking method for assessing the personalities of people we communicate with – in and out of the office – based on four personality types (Red, Blue, Green and Yellow), and provides insights into how we can adjust the way we speak and share information.
8. “21 Lessons for the 21st Century” by Yuval Noah Harari
The book is a probing and visionary investigation into today’s most urgent issues as we move into the uncharted territory of the future. As technology advances faster than our understanding of it, hacking becomes a tactic of war, and the world feels more polarized than ever, Harari addresses the challenge of navigating life in the face of constant and disorienting change and raises the important questions we need to ask ourselves in order to survive.
9. “You Are Awesome: Find Your Confidence and Dare to be Brilliant at (Almost) Anything” by Matthew Syed
Follow the story of kid average vs kid awesome and discover how practise, hard work and the right mindset can help anyone achieve success.
10. “How Will You Measure Your Life?” by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, Karen Dillon
This book is full of lucid observations and penetrating insights designed to help any reader— student or teacher, mid-career professional or retiree, parent or child — forge their own paths to fulfillment.
Enjoy! :)
