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The Library

Curated Wisdom for the New Era

Books that rewire how you think about wealth, health, consciousness, technology, and existence itself. Each selection has been read, tested, and proven valuable by the As Above community. Not just summaries โ€” actionable wisdom distilled for implementation.

Books organized by As Above pillars

Oikos โ€” Wealth & Prosperity
Soma โ€” Health & Longevity
Noosphere โ€” Consciousness & Mind
Techne โ€” Technology & Future
Hermetics โ€” Philosophy & Wisdom

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๐Ÿ“š Full Catalog

18 books
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Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity

Peter Attia, MD ยท 2023

Medicine 3.0 framework for extending healthspan. Exercise, nutrition, sleep, and emotional health as longevity pillars.

Health Essential
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Lifespan: Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To

David Sinclair, PhD ยท 2019

The information theory of aging. Sirtuins, NAD+, and the science of reversing biological age.

Health Aging Science
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How Not to Die

Michael Greger, MD ยท 2015

Evidence-based nutrition for preventing the 15 leading causes of death. The Daily Dozen checklist.

Health Nutrition
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How Not to Diet

Michael Greger, MD ยท 2019

The science of sustainable weight loss. 21 evidence-based tweaks for metabolism and satiety.

Health Weight Loss
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Don't Die: The Blueprint

Bryan Johnson ยท 2024

Extreme longevity protocol from the most measured human. Data-driven biological age reversal.

Health Biohacking
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Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman ยท 2011

System 1 vs System 2 thinking. The Nobel laureate's guide to cognitive biases, heuristics, and why we make mistakes.

Mind Essential
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

Robert Cialdini ยท 1984

The 6 principles of influence: reciprocity, commitment, social proof, authority, liking, and scarcity. Defense and offense.

Mind Psychology
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Risk Savvy

Gerd Gigerenzer ยท 2014

Fast and frugal heuristics. When simple rules beat complex analysis. The counterpoint to Kahneman.

Mind Heuristics
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Poor Charlie's Almanack

Charlie Munger ยท 2005

Mental models, latticework thinking, inversion, and the psychology of human misjudgment from Berkshire's vice chairman.

Wealth Mental Models
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Think and Grow Rich

Napoleon Hill ยท 1937

The foundational text of prosperity consciousness. 13 principles from a 20-year study of 500 millionaires.

Wealth Essential
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The Richest Man in Babylon

George S. Clason ยท 1926

Ancient Babylonian parables teaching timeless wealth principles. "Pay yourself first" originated here.

Wealth Classic
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The Science of Getting Rich

Wallace D. Wattles ยท 1910

The metaphysical blueprint for wealth creation. Thinking in "the Certain Way" as technology.

Wealth New Thought
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Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics

Richard Thaler ยท 2015

Nobel Prize-winning guide to why humans don't act rationally. Nudge theory, mental accounting, and the endowment effect.

Wealth Nobel Prize
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Market Wizards

Jack D. Schwager ยท 1989

Interviews with legendary traders: Paul Tudor Jones, Bruce Kovner, Ed Seykota. Timeless wisdom on risk and psychology.

Wealth Trading
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The New Market Wizards

Jack D. Schwager ยท 1992

More superstar traders reveal their strategies. Systematic vs discretionary approaches and trading psychology.

Wealth Trading
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Hedge Fund Market Wizards

Jack D. Schwager ยท 2012

Modern hedge fund managers reveal their methods. Global macro, quant strategies, and lessons from the 2008 crisis.

Wealth Hedge Funds
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The Psychology of Money

Morgan Housel ยท 2020

Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness. Why financial success is about behavior, not intelligence.

Wealth Behavioral Finance
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From Darwin to Munger

Peter Bevelin ยท 2003

Evolutionary psychology meets investing wisdom. Understanding human behavior through cause-effect thinking.

Philosophy Evolution
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Building Your Mental Checklist: The Munger Method for Better Decisions

Learn how to build decision checklists that protect against cognitive biases. Includes practical templates for investment and life decisions.

๐Ÿ“œ Our Selection Criteria

Timeless over trendy. We favor books that have stood the test of decades or centuries over this year's bestseller. If wisdom was true in 1910, it's probably still true today.

Actionable over theoretical. Every book in The Library includes implementation guides โ€” specific actions you can take immediately. Knowledge without application is entertainment.

Cross-pillar connections. The best books transcend categories. A book on wealth often teaches consciousness. A book on health illuminates philosophy. We highlight these connections.

Tested by the community. We don't recommend books we haven't read multiple times and applied in our own lives. No affiliate-driven recommendations โ€” only genuine wisdom.

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