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 ... actionable wisdom distilled for implementation.
Oikos ... "household, economy"
Money mindset, investing, financial freedom, and building generational wealth.
9 Books
Soma ... "body"
Optimization, nutrition, biohacking, and extending the human lifespan.
5 Books
Noosphere ... "sphere of mind"
Psychology, decision-making, cognitive biases, and the frontiers of awareness.
18 Titles · 3 Studies
Techne ... "craft, art"
AI, exponential technologies, and building the systems of tomorrow.
5 Books
Hermetics ... "of Hermes"
Ancient wisdom, primary texts, and the flagship Twelve Gates curriculum.
2 Gates + 1 Independent Study
Medicine 3.0 framework for extending healthspan. Exercise, nutrition, sleep, and emotional health as longevity pillars.
The information theory of aging. Sirtuins, NAD+, and the science of reversing biological age.
Evidence-based nutrition for preventing the 15 leading causes of death. The Daily Dozen checklist.
The science of sustainable weight loss. 21 evidence-based tweaks for metabolism and satiety.
Extreme longevity protocol from the most measured human. Data-driven biological age reversal.
System 1 vs System 2 thinking. The Nobel laureate's guide to cognitive biases, heuristics, and why we make mistakes.
The 6 principles of influence: reciprocity, commitment, social proof, authority, liking, and scarcity. Defense and offense.
Fast and frugal heuristics. When simple rules beat complex analysis. The counterpoint to Kahneman.
Mental models, latticework thinking, inversion, and the psychology of human misjudgment from Berkshire's vice chairman.
The foundational text of prosperity consciousness. 13 principles from a 20-year study of 500 millionaires.
Ancient Babylonian parables teaching timeless wealth principles. "Pay yourself first" originated here.
The metaphysical blueprint for wealth creation. Thinking in "the Certain Way" as technology.
Nobel Prize-winning guide to why humans don't act rationally. Nudge theory, mental accounting, and the endowment effect.
Interviews with legendary traders: Paul Tudor Jones, Bruce Kovner, Ed Seykota. Timeless wisdom on risk and psychology.
More superstar traders reveal their strategies. Systematic vs discretionary approaches and trading psychology.
Modern hedge fund managers reveal their methods. Global macro, quant strategies, and lessons from the 2008 crisis.
Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness. Why financial success is about behavior, not intelligence.
One hundred and fourteen sayings read as an instrument of interpretation, integration, direct experience, and embodied gnosis.
Before manifestation became a slogan, Haanel built a sequenced system of stillness, concentration, visualization, service, and applied agency.
The primary-source encounter with classical Hermetism: Nous, gnosis, the living cosmos, and rebirth in the knower.
The opening study in The Twelve Gates of the Great Work: a historical map for disciplined esoteric inquiry.
Evolutionary psychology meets investing wisdom. Understanding human behavior through cause-effect thinking.
Learn how to build decision checklists that protect against cognitive biases. Includes practical templates for investment and life decisions.
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 ... 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 ... only genuine wisdom.
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