broyhill book club 2015

“If I were rich I would have many books, and I would pamper

myself with bindings bright to the eye and soft to the touch,

paper generously opaque, and type such as men designed

when printing was very young. I would dress my gods in leather

and gold, and burn candles of worship before them at night,

and string their names like beads on a rosary. I would have my

library spacious and dark and cool, safe from alien sights and

sounds, with slender casements opening on quiet fields,

voluptuous chairs inviting communion and reverie, shaded

lamps illuminating sanctuaries here and there, and every inch

of the walls concealed with the mental heritage of our race.

And there at any hour my hand or spirit would welcome my

friends, if their souls were hungry and their hands were clean. In

the center of that temple of my books I would gather the One

Hundred Best of all the educative literature in the world.”

– Will Durant

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Last year, I made a conscious effort to spend less time in front of thescreens. With the help of Goodreads, I set a goal of reading one bookper week. What follows is certainly not a list of the “One HundredBest of all educative literature in the world.” It is simply one man’sattempt at shifting his lifestyle away from online diversions andoptimizing his return on time invested. As it turns out, substitutingtelevision (the occasional Netflix binge permitted) and email for anAmazon Kindle has extraordinary implications for mindfulness andclarity of thought.

All good investors appreciate the need to read extensively, but fewrecognize the benefit of reading broadly. The temptation to click onevery email notification or enticing “breaking news” story too oftenleads us down a never-ending Google rabbit hole. The art of focus islost in the 21st century. Instead, we spend the majority of our time infront of the screens erratically chasing the latest headlines ratherthan adopting a more attentive and comprehensive approach tolearning.

The Roman Stoic philosopher, Seneca, described a well-ordered mindas one able to remain in a single place and linger among a limitednumber of master thinkers.

“So you should always read standard authors; and when you crave achange, fall back upon those whom you’ve read before . . . and afteryou have run over many thoughts, select one to be thoroughlydigested that day.”

After devouring 74 books in 2015, I plan to spend more time in theNew Year digesting the works of a more limited number of “masterthinkers” and organizing those connections across multipledisciplines. Many of last year’s book were new additions to theBroyhill Library, but some of the most valuable lessons learnedoriginated from falling back on standard authors. All knowledge iscumulative. Successful investors compound their wisdom throughbroad reading over a lifetime.

The following pages illustrate my Year in Books, along with twelve ofmy favorites (just too hard to stop at ten). I enjoyed the journey justas much as I enjoy sharing what I’ve learned with friends. Clients ofBroyhill are welcome to choose one book for their own library - it’sour way of saying “thank you” for giving us the motivation to comeinto the office every morning smarter than the previous day.

- Chris Pavese

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This Year’s Top Twelve

Elon Musk Learn or Die Letters from a Stoic

Sapiens Sh*t My Dad Says Surely You Are Joking.. Tell My Sons

The Lessons of History The Wright Brothers

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Creativity, Inc

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101 Things I Learned in.. A Brief History of Time Benjamin Franklin

Born Standing Up Bruce Lee Charlie Munger The 4 Hour Body

The 4 Hour Chef The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Art of Learning The Catcher in the Rye and..

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Double Your Profits

Essentialism The Everything Store

God's Debris The Great Minds of Investing

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The Essential Frank Lloyd WrightErnest Hemingway on Writing

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How to Lie with Statistics How to Read a Book

In Praise of Slowness In The Plex Influence

The Innovator’s Dilemma The Innovators Investing

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Love Works The Magic of a Name

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Simple Rules Sit Like a Buddha Stoicism Today

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Sam Walton: Made In America

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