Author: Beau Kelly
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Evicted by Matthew Desmond
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City By Matthew Desmond In Evicted, Matthew Desmond follows low income residents through their housing journey in Milwaukee. The book details the challenges facing individuals who struggle to find and qualify for decent housing, and it also showcases the challenges facing landlords who rent to these tenants. The…
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Date-onomics by Jon Birger
Date-onomics: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game By Jon Birger Date-onomics explains why college-educated women struggle to find comparable male partners. Each year, colleges across the country graduate more women than men. Over time this results in men out-kicking their coverage and single women complaining about their lack of options. Other takeaways from the…
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The Premonition by Michael Lewis
The Premonition was the most impactful book I read in 2021. Michael Lewis writes a compelling narrative outlining the challenges with the healthcare infrastructure of the United States, and he illustrates the overarching difficulties for institutions to make decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic. I appreciated the book for its ability to tell a reasonably balanced…
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Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
The Psychology of Money provided thought provoking personal finance insights at a 30,000 foot view. Housel details the ways psychology influences money management, specifically ego and mindset. I agree with the argument he makes that true wealth is autonomy. The ability to choose what you do and how you do it professionally and personally leads…
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The Bomber Mafia by Malcom Gladwell
The Bomber Mafia is Malcom Gladwell’s latest book, and it documents the revolutionary founding of the United States Air Force, and the way it changed war forever. It also follows the enormous engineering feats required to create a reality from the vision of the pioneers of flight and thinkers who saw the potential of war…
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Letters to a Young Athlete by Chris Bosh
Letters to a Young Athlete will be on my list of books to give people. Bosh was thoughtful and candid throughout. I appreciated the way he told about the challenges he faced in going from a lead role on a mediocre team in Toronto to a defensive role on a championship team in Miami. The…
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The Opposite of Spoiled by Ron Lieber
The Opposite of Spoiled by Ron Lieber made me think through my philosophy on money and how I plan to talk to my family about money now and in the future. I thought Ron Lieber tackled some challenging philosophical financial topics by providing tangible examples of how families address them. I appreciated the sections on…
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Cattle Kingdom by Christopher Knowlton
Cattle Kingdom follows the industrialization of cattle throughout the United States. Knowlton documents the immense speculation and boom or bust periods experienced by individuals and towns. The characterization of the west made urban dwellers romanticize the land of cowboys, but this characterization diverges from the reality of the brutal work required to raise and sell…
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Bubble in the Sun by Christopher Knowlton
Bubble in the Sun documents the history of Florida as the last frontier developed before Alaska. Knowlton follows a cast of fascinating developers and who saw opportunity for luxury within the swampland of Florida, and he makes a compelling case Florida land speculation as an early cause of the Great Depression. I enjoyed Knowlton’s writing…
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Call Sign Chaos by Jim Mattis
In Call Sign Chaos, I appreciated the frank and direct leadership lessons provided by Jim Mattis, U.S. Marine Corp general and 26th Secretary of Defense. While the book digs deeply into his military experience. I found his insights applicable to my work in fundraising, and it made me reflect on my career growth. Favorite Quotes:…
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