2bookspermonth 月读二书书评网

English The Fourth Trimester is all about the important first three months of baby. As my daughter was born recently, this book provides me with the knowledge to care for her. I think this is a good book for new parents. 中文 《暗黑者四部曲》是一部沉重的侦探小说。书中的故事让人深思何谓善恶。虽然法律并非完善，但人们也只能靠它来伸张正义了。但是如果法律也无辄呢？世界会不会需要Eumenides这样的人物呢？

English How Spies Think is about using the intelligence analysts’ way of thinking to make decisions. The author introduces SEES model in this book. Overall, I think the lessons in the book will help the readers to reduce our susceptibility to manipulation and improve our decision making skill. 中文 无。由于上个月只读了一本中文书，而它并没达到能被推荐的水平，所以这个月就没有推荐了。

English The Psychology of Money is a personal finance book that gives sensible and not-hard-to-follow recommendations. Saving alone is not enough to create wealth. The saved money should be put to work by investing. Though it is principally a personal finance book, there are some lessons about investing in the book too. As the author says, to each their own, so we have to find a method that works for us in investing. 中文 《网内人》探讨网络霸凌这个沉重课题。作者以一宗自杀案件慢慢地带出了网络所带来的负面影响。我觉得这本推理小说写得很好，作者已经把线索丢在读者面前，就看读者在谜底揭晓前能否自己发掘出真相。

English 100 Baggers provides the tips and tricks to find stocks that will provide 100 times return. Contrary to popular belief, It takes a lot of time to achieve this kind of return. It is a good read and proves that patience is better than blindly chasing returns. 中文 《春宵苦短，少女前进吧！》对我而言是一本爱情小说。作者融入了很多光怪陆离的元素，让人有时分不清到底是现实还是幻想。虽然故事有些离奇，但是不失为一本好书。

English The Leadership Challenge is a good book to develop the readers’ leadership skill. Leadership is a skill that can be learned and developed, not an innate ability. The authors provide clear steps for us to follow and these are all evidence-based. If you have the chance, perhaps you could get the latest version (the sixth), instead of the one that I read. 中文 《翻翻书，做好准爸爸样样行》是我所读的第二本。书中教导了各种孕期知识，是一本由专家所编写的书籍。虽然它没上一本（《写给男人的第一本怀孕书》）有趣，但它的内容却比之前那本更加深入。

English Unknown Market Wizards contains the author’s interview with a few traders. These traders trade futures or stocks. Although I do not dabble in speculating, I did learn a bunch from the book. It gave me the ideas to refine my investing strategy. I would really recommend this book to learn about preserving capital and position sizing. 中文 由于妻子怀孕了，所以我就想学习更多关于孕期的知识。《写给男人的第一本怀孕书》以幽默又不失严谨的方式解释了怀孕这件大事。作者从怀孕第一个月到过期妊娠都有所着墨。我从这本书中学了不少东西，如果你和我一样是第一次经历这事，读一读这本书看看如何协助你的老婆吧。

English Radical Candor teaches the readers how to be a good boss. The author offers her recommendations and own experience in the journey to be a humane and effective manager. If you aspire to be an inspiring boss to your direct reports or employees, do read this book. 中文 《每天演好一个情绪稳定的成年人》对我而言就是一本人生课本。作者精辟地说出了人生的好与坏，并给了读者一些人生准则。我们不必同意作者的所有观点，但如果你想对人性有多一些了解，或是想在这功利主义社会找到自己活着的意义或生存方式，这本书应该能够给你答案。

English Drive is talking about the factor that really motivates us. It is not money per se. Do you want to motivate yourself or people around you? Read this book to find out the truth. 中文 《逆向投资策略》是一本由英文翻译的投资书籍。作者在本书中给出了很多心理指导原则来帮助读者克服投资者心理失败，从而获得不错的投资回报。就算你不相信逆向投资，如果能够掌握这些原则应该也会对你的投资策略有所帮助。

English Turn the Ship Around! is a story of the author’s life in the navy. As the captain of a submarine, he has managed to motivate the crew to improve their performance. If a rigid organization like military can change, we should be able to apply his techniques to improve the performance of our own organizations. 中文 《解忧杂货店》的故事是关于救赎。虽然故事有点灵异，但内容却算得上温馨。故事中的人物一开始看似毫无关联，不过其实都是有关系的。如果最近心情不怎么好的话，读读这本书来转换一下心情吧。

English In Powerful, the author shared her experience of working in Netflix and the culture that makes this company successful. Though I do not agree with everything in the book, it does prompt me to rethink some of the workplace practices. 中文 《断舍离（新版）》与旧版的内容的确改变了很多。作者在这个新版里对断舍离有了更深入的解释，而且也提供了更多的实践方法。想要拥有一个怡然自得的人生？不妨读一读这本书吧。