[Books of the Week] "Super-Acceleration of Wealth" and More

Super-Acceleration of Wealth

A Chief Investment Officer (CIO) who managed assets worth 200 trillion won at Samsung for over 30 years introduces asset planning strategies for individual investors. The author emphasizes that the core of wealth lies not in short-term trading or market predictions, but in a structure where "money works for itself" through discipline, saving, long-term investment, and compound interest. Using Warren Buffett's wealth-building process as an example, the author explains the cumulative effect of time and presents a practical portfolio based on a core-satellite strategy centered on S&P 500 ETFs. (Written by Hwang Jungho | Cloudnine)

Tenbagger Portfolio

The author, renowned in Yeouido’s financial district for analyzing high-growth tech stocks, examines the structural changes and interconnections of next-generation industries such as artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, quantum computers, nuclear and hydrogen energy, robotics, and blockchain. The book analyzes 50 potential future market leaders, offering investment criteria based on the principles behind technologies and capital flows rather than merely following trends. It concretely explains market shifts such as the transition to AI inference, the rise of custom semiconductors, and the increasing power demand of data centers. (Written by Kim Hakjoo | Page2books)

Salaried but Manage Like the Wealthy

This is a practical money management manual for young professionals just starting out. Author Jeon Hajung, a tax accountant and CFP, presents essential standards, from how to determine the amount to save from your salary, to prioritizing ISA, housing subscriptions, and loan repayments. Rather than focusing on frugality or investment techniques, the book emphasizes building unwavering principles through an automated management system. Anyone can start immediately, even without financial knowledge, and it contains methods for protecting and growing even a small salary to achieve the freedom to live the life you want. (Written by Jeon Hajung | Kyungiroom)

Invisible Order

This book, written by Ruediger Dahlke, a German psychotherapist and bestselling author, unravels the "laws of fate" that operate behind life and history, based on over 20 years of research. The author explains various principles that govern reality-such as the law of resonance and the law of opposition-through examples from medicine, science, history, philosophy, and psychology. The book offers insights into why good intentions can lead to unexpected results and why the law of attraction may not work, providing readers living in the AI era with a new perspective for understanding reality. (Written by Ruediger Dahlke | Turning Page)

Privatization of Everything

This book traces how American society has changed as public services such as water supply, education, healthcare, corrections, data, and infrastructure have shifted to the market. The authors analyze privatization not as a matter of efficiency but as a political process that weakens citizens’ control and democratic accountability. Through concrete examples such as water rates, private prisons, and the outsourcing of public health, the book illustrates the anxiety and inequality that arise when public goods are subordinated to private profit, and questions whether restoring publicness is the key task for democracy. (Written by Donald Cohen and one other | Book in a Box)

Liberal Arts for Leaders

This is a management liberal arts book for leaders seeking direction amid technological advancement and geopolitical upheaval. Professor Lee Dongwoo organizes 100 essential keywords across six dimensions-philosophy, leadership, humanity, culture, science, and the world-based on the ideas of great thinkers and corporate case studies from the past 100 years of management history. Drawing on real-world examples from Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix, and insights from Drucker, Porter, and Christensen, the book provides a framework of knowledge that can be applied in any situation. (Written by Lee Dongwoo | Influential)

3FIT

This book identifies the cause of recurring dissatisfaction in job hunting and corporate life as "culture fit" and guides readers on how to choose organizations that suit them. The author organizes personal tendencies, organizational structure, corporate culture, and relationship-building methods into four stages, helping job seekers and employees assess their own fit. Based on the concept of culture fit, now a standard in large corporate recruitment, the book presents strategies for finding the right company and growing proactively within organizations. A six-step checklist offers a practical guide for concretizing career direction. (Written by Choi Kyunghee | Viabook)

Currencies That Changed the World and Bitcoin

This is a humanities book on currency that examines changes in finance and money in the digital currency era from the perspective of human civilization. Author Hong Ikhee interprets the emergence of Bitcoin, stablecoins, and CBDCs not as mere technological phenomena, but as historical choices of humanity centered on "trust." Tracing the flow of currency over 3,000 years-from Roman gold coins, the gold standard, and the dollar system to financial crises-the book analyzes today’s monetary order crisis and future power struggles, offering readers new perspectives and strategies for understanding the emerging order of money. (Written by Hong Ikhee | Book and Life)

On the Dignified Attitudes I Can Choose

This is a humanities essay on attitudes toward life, delivered by author Kim Jongwon, a mentor to 1.2 million readers. The author asserts that even if life does not go as planned, one can still choose how to respond to it. Through eight attitudes-acceptance, self-respect, optimism, dignity, composure, reflection, independence, and grace-the book teaches how to steady a wavering heart. With concise and reassuring sentences, it comforts those who are wounded and guides readers to regain the center of their lives through "my own choices," not the gaze of others. (Written by Kim Jongwon | Oasis)

Ways of Dying

This is a memoir written by archaeologist Sarah Tarlow as she coped with her husband’s death. Recalling memories with her spouse, who ended his life after becoming debilitated by a progressive neurological disease, the author honestly records experiences of caregiving, love, anger, guilt, and the loss felt by those left behind. Connecting her personal experience to academic reflections on death and burial, the book asks about the meaning of a dignified death and the life that remains. It won the 2023 Royal Anthropological Institute Public Anthropology Award in the UK. (Written by Sarah Tarlow | Bokbokseoga)

Skyscraper

This is a humanities book by Jeong Kwangryang, CEO of CNP Dongyang and a leading authority in the field of supertall structural design, sharing insights and experiences from over 30 years of involvement in skyscraper projects at home and abroad. The book examines the history and significance of the world's tallest buildings-such as the Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa, Petronas Twin Towers, and One World Trade Center-and reveals hidden stories behind Korea’s skyscrapers like Lotte World Tower, Tower Palace, and Parc1. It explores the desires and technologies embodied in skyscrapers and asks how far humans can reach toward the sky. (Written by Jeong Kwangryang | Wings of Knowledge)

China Exists

This book, written by China expert Cho Changwan, directly analyzes the deep-seated prejudices and hostility toward China in Korean society, known as the "China complex." The author examines the transformation of China from being considered a factory after the IMF crisis to its emergence as a global manufacturing powerhouse, and coolly diagnoses the reality of the Korea-China relationship after the THAAD dispute. The book presents ways to understand China through key indicators such as the Belt and Road Initiative, rare earth elements, and space development, and explores the Chinese psyche through history and literature, seeking a path forward for Korea-China relations. (Written by Cho Changwan | A1 Books)

Inspiration from the Mediterranean

This is a collection of essays that examines sports events such as the Olympics and World Cup from historical and cultural perspectives. The author, who has worked as a sports journalist for over 30 years and is currently a professor at Korea National Sport University, is also a published poet. With beautiful, poetic prose, the book explores how modern Korean society has embraced sports as culture. It highlights the political implications of the Olympics and reflects the journey of Korea-from developing to emerging to advanced nation status-through the stories of Dongdaemun Stadium and Jangchung Gymnasium. (Written by Heo Jinseok | Geulnureum)