The Top 5 (Non-Fiction) Books I Love

Dianna Lesage
4 min readFeb 14, 2019

It is my firm opinion that the best present anyone can give or receive is a thoughtfully selected book. What is more enchanting than someone taking the time to think about your passions and offering you the opportunity to expand your mind? Nothing is more beautiful than that. Nothing.

So, this year- in honor of valentines day- I decided to reveal which books I’ve read that really impacted me. To be honest, I don’t read much fiction- so the books that influenced me the most over the last few years all tend to fall into the non-fiction category under genres like business, behavioral economics, psychology, and strategy. Each of the following 5 book recommendations were outstandingly unique and inspiring when I read (and re-read) them.

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#5 Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert

“What would you do right now if you learned you were going to die in 10 minutes?” The very first line of this book poses a question so intriguing that the book could have just ended there. Fortunately for us, it continues on exploring the uniquely human ability to forecast the future. Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert expertly breaks down the nuances of happiness…

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Dianna Lesage
Dianna Lesage

Written by Dianna Lesage

Venture Studio expert. Creator capitalist. Lover of innovation.

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