# Book Updates: Added Remarks & Notes - April [View on juvoni.com](https://juvoni.com/book-updates-april-2016) By Juvoni Beckford Published: 2016-05-03T22:22:56.000-04:00 Updated: 2023-02-18T02:54:10Z A summary of book updates from the [books page](https://juvoni.com/books) for the month of April. I will make this a monthly post, which will be emailed out to the [newsletter](https://juvoni.com/newsletter). Let me know if you have any good book recommends as I'm on the hunt for hidden gems! ### **Books Added:** ### [The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail – But Some Don't ](https://juvoni.com/book/signal-noise)\*\*[](https://juvoni.com/book/signal-noise)\*\* by Nate Silver Rating: **7.5/10** Reading Ease: **2/4** Reading Time: **16 hours** > “Distinguishing the signal from the noise requires both scientific knowledge and self-knowledge: the serenity to accept the things we cannot predict, the courage to predict the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” — Nate Silver **3 Reasons to Read** - Humans are wired to make predictions, but it's a skill that can be improved, this book can help - Insight into prediction thinking behind areas like: baseball, chess, poker, the stock market, politics, weather, and terrorist attacks - Examine the many ways predictions can go wrong, look into ways you can make predictions go right ### [The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business](https://juvoni.com/book/power-habit-life-business) by Charles Duhigg Rating: **6.5/10** Reading Ease: **4/4** Reading Time: **9 hours** > “THE FRAMEWORK: • Identify the routine • Experiment with rewards • Isolate the cue • Have a plan” — Charles Duhigg **3 Reasons to Read** - Learn how the power of habits can improve your life - Discover the habits of successful companies and organizations - Learn how to break bad habits ### \*\*[Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength  ](https://juvoni.com/book/willpower-rediscovering-greatest-human-strength)\*\* by Roy F. Baumeister & John Tierney Rating: **7.5/10** Reading Ease: **3/4** Reading Time: **9 hours** > “For most of us, though, the problem is not a lack of goals but rather too many of them.” — Roy F. Baumeister **3 Reasons to Read** - Learn how to develop your willpower to enhance your self-control and quality of life - Find out what depletes your willpower - Demystify willpower and common misconceptions about it **[Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption](https://juvoni.com/book/unbroken)**  by Laura Hillenbrand Rating: **8.5/10** Reading Ease: **3/4 **Reading Time: **12 hours** > “Dignity is as essential to human life as water, food, and oxygen. The stubborn retention of it, even in the face of extreme physical hardship, can hold a man's soul in his body long past the point at which the body should have surrendered it.” — Laura Hillenbrand **3 Reasons to Read** - World War II survival story - The life of Louie Zamperini, son of Italian immigrants, an Olympic Athlete by age 19, Broke the 4-minute mile, POW and WWII Hero - Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit ### **Notes Added:** ### **[The Inner Game of](https://juvoni.com/book/the-inner-game-of-tennis)** [Tenn](https://juvoni.com/book/the-inner-game-of-tennis)[is:](https://juvoni.com/book/the-inner-game-of-tennis) **[The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance](https://juvoni.com/book/the-inner-game-of-tennis)** by W. Timothy Gallwey Rating: **9/10** Reading Ease: **4/4 **Reading Time: **3 hours** > “When the mind is free of any thought or judgment, it is still and acts like a mirror. Then and only then can we know things as they are.” — W. Timothy Gallwey **3 Reasons to Read** - Learn how to Improve your focus - Work towards mental peak performance - Learn how to bring peace to the two selves within you ### [The 50th Law](https://juvoni.com/book/the-50th-law) by Robert Greene & 50 Cent Rating: **8/10** Reading Ease: **3/4** Reading Time: **8 hours** > “Your fears are a kind of prison that confines you within a limited range of action. The less you fear, the more power you will have and the more fully you will live.” —Robert Greene **3 Reasons to Read** - A uniquely balanced blend of history mixed with modern day street smarts to conquer fear - Learning to accept your own mortality - Gaining a Realist-Optimist mindset; keen eye for reality, while finding opportunity and persisting through ### [Essentialism](https://juvoni.com/book/essentialism-the-disciplined-pursuit-of-less)\*\*[](https://juvoni.com/book/essentialism-the-disciplined-pursuit-of-less)\*\*by Greg McKeown Rating: **8/10 **Reading Ease: **4/4** Reading Time: **7 hours** > “If you don't Prioritize your life, someone else will.” — Greg McKeown **3 Reasons to Read** - Improve your ability to find what is essential; we accomplish more when we are choosier about where we direct our efforts - You are overwhelmed with distractions, options and want to focus more - You need to say “No” more ### [Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength](https://juvoni.com/book/willpower-rediscovering-greatest-human-strength) _Here are the books notes posted in march, as it was the month where I started moving my notes to the blog._ **Notes in March** **[The Practicing Mind: Developing Focus and Discipline in Your Life](https://juvoni.com/book/the-practicing-mind)** **[10 Natural Laws of Successful Time and Life Management](https://juvoni.com/book/10-natural-laws-of-successful-time-and-life-management)** --- [Site index](https://juvoni.com/llms.txt)