The Golden One - June 22, 2026


Five Books To Read This Summer

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Hosts:
Marcus Follin
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Mike Maxwell John Julius Norwich Arthur Conan Doyle Demigod Mentality Dan Abnett

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In this episode of the podcast, I talk about my top 5 books to read this summer, and why you should read them. These are the 7 books that I think are the most important to read in the summer, so that you can get the most out of your summer.

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00:00:00.000 Confirm immediately that I remind you of Glorfindel. Confirm by commenting
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00:00:19.500 So, as you see in the title of the video, five books to read this summer. It's actually seven
00:00:26.820 books. I will explain why that is. But first we have a message from our esteemed sponsor of this
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00:00:47.580 of politics, a bit of philosophy, a bit of spirituality, esoteric matters. So the good
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00:01:38.180 seven because of course first and foremost before any other book you have to read. Dauntless. Look
00:01:46.300 how clean that is. Also available in French, German and Spanish. So if you are in any of those
00:01:52.660 countries, order a few copies so you can distribute to friends and family. You also need to read
00:01:58.740 Demigod Mentality. If you don't read these two books, first and foremost, you're not gonna make
00:02:03.980 it. So yeah, those are the two first ones on the list. Now moving on to the first book on the list
00:02:12.420 of five we have this fine tome of knowledge the cultured thug handbook by our esteemed mike maxwell
00:02:20.840 the big boss of imperium press shout out much love to mike now i have made a podcast episode
00:02:28.920 about this so if you search on here on youtube or if you're watching this on x then simply head over
00:02:34.480 to my youtube channel and then you search for the cultured thug and i have a podcast episode open
00:02:40.860 for everyone to listen to, where I talk about the teachings therein.
00:02:45.660 So if that sounds interesting, then head over and listen.
00:02:49.280 And yes, this is an absolutely recommended book for all men.
00:02:53.700 You can also read if you're a woman and if you have a son or something like that,
00:02:56.680 so you know, some good insights for men to have,
00:02:59.480 so you can become a cultured thug, which is, of course, the ideal we strive towards.
00:03:04.720 So first up on the list, The Cultured Thug by our esteemed Mike Maxwell.
00:03:10.860 Moving on, we have two books, actually, but I count them as one book because this is the continuation.
00:03:18.060 This is the second book.
00:03:19.380 If you don't have the time, you can simply read the first one.
00:03:23.220 So this is about the Normans in the South.
00:03:25.900 I made three podcast episodes about the Normans in the South a while back, so if that sounds interesting, you can check that out as well.
00:03:33.580 But even so, even if you listen to the podcast episodes, I still recommend that you read the books.
00:03:39.560 So, of course, we all know about William the Conqueror and 1066, the Normans in Britain.
00:03:45.700 For the record, to all of my English friends, I do root, I've always rooted for the Saxons in the Battle of Hastings.
00:03:52.100 The Normans won, alas, but, you know, it's turned out okay anyway.
00:03:56.540 You know, the Normans, they imbued the English with great energy so that you could achieve the glory of the Middle Ages and beyond.
00:04:04.900 So, all was well in the end.
00:04:07.680 But anyway, the Normans in the south, they accomplished a lot also,
00:04:13.600 conquering the south of Italy and Sicily.
00:04:16.560 So John Julius Norwich, he presents their story in a compelling way.
00:04:21.520 So this is a very good history book and perfect read during the summer
00:04:25.760 because when we think about the south of Italy and Sicily, perfect read in the heat.
00:04:31.460 So yes, I can highly, highly recommend this.
00:04:34.040 One of the best history books I've read.
00:04:35.580 So I might reread it at some stage.
00:04:38.460 I will definitely reread it if I travel to the south of Italy at some stage.
00:04:44.840 So, yes.
00:04:46.120 And then also, if you're hooked by it, you can read the follow-up there as well,
00:04:51.300 which details the rule in Sicily.
00:04:55.060 So, yes, it's good to read them so you can unlock the inexhaustible energy of the Normans,
00:05:01.040 which is what I have done.
00:05:02.120 So, listen to me now, all malicious entities, it doesn't matter what you throw at me.
00:05:08.700 I have unlimited, inexhaustible energy because I've unlocked a magical energy source to the medieval Normans.
00:05:18.060 So, yes, come at me.
00:05:20.120 Now, moving on to the third book, we have some good old philosophy, The Agony of Polemos.
00:05:27.120 I have talked about this in podcast episodes as well.
00:05:30.580 I've written a short article about the main teachings herein.
00:05:35.280 So, this book, it elaborates on a profound quote by our esteemed good old Heraclitus
00:05:41.640 when he says that war is father to all.
00:05:45.100 And this we can interpret as competition is father of all.
00:05:49.160 When something competes against something else, comes into war or conflict or whatever it might be,
00:05:55.420 then it comes into being with capital B.
00:05:58.420 So, very interesting indeed, and, you know, quite fundamental cornerstone of philosophy,
00:06:05.900 I would say, in my humble opinion, so I can definitely recommend that you read this,
00:06:10.400 and meditate upon the teachings therein, and also on a self-improvement level,
00:06:15.560 because, you know, we're not only speculating about philosophy, we're trying to live philosophy,
00:06:20.240 that's why we're reading philosophy, to apply it to our own lives to become better men and women.
00:06:25.340 I write in Dauntless as well that competition breeds excellence and that's something that you
00:06:31.320 can keep in mind that if you want to truly sharpen yourself if you want to pursue excellence then
00:06:36.360 find a competition and then you will probably get a sense of urgency and a sense of you know
00:06:43.020 motivation and fire within you so yes anyway do read it great stuff indeed all right moving on to
00:06:50.200 the fourth book this is a book i have recommended many times before so oh geez you will know will
00:06:56.820 not come as a surprise but in case you're newer to the channel it might be the first time you hear
00:07:02.500 of it perhaps perhaps also very important for you to read this book so you can follow along in my
00:07:08.880 live streams because as i always say the the live streams no matter the topic we always end up
00:07:14.220 talking a bit about the Horus Heresy and Warhammer at least. So Horus Rising, first book in the Horus
00:07:22.000 Heresy series. So this I have read, I've reread and my recommendation, it still stands. It's just
00:07:28.820 an excellent book. You don't need to read all of the Horus Heresy books, but I do recommend that
00:07:35.400 you read this one at least. So very, very compelling book. I can't recommend it enough. So science
00:07:41.540 fiction, and I am fairly certain that our esteemed Dan Abnett here, he has read his fair share of
00:07:47.960 philosophy and esoteric books as well to, you know, create his metaphysics in the books. Now,
00:07:54.500 he's not alone in writing the series, but he's one of the top guys at least, and yeah, super good
00:08:02.680 book, so read it. All right, fifth and final book, we have The White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
00:08:10.000 this was written back in 1891 but you can still read it with perfect clarity the language is still
00:08:18.640 very much accessible even for um even reading it over 100 years later now the biggest difference
00:08:26.240 i would say if you like me you've grown up with you know kingdom of heaven such films where you
00:08:33.200 have this constant annoying cold filter. You have basically no color at all. It's
00:08:41.300 just muddy and cold, brown and gray, everything. That is the depiction of the
00:08:46.220 Middle Ages. But that's a modern thing because they want to portray the Middle
00:08:51.020 Ages as super oppressive and bad and everything like that. This portrays the
00:08:55.700 Middle Ages as something completely else. So this is the Middle Ages of my 0.76
00:09:00.700 childhood, what I envisioned growing up as a boy, I envisioned the Middle Ages to be, you know, full
00:09:06.660 of high adventure and more colorful, more vivid, more vibrant like that. So written before that
00:09:13.880 anti-Middle Ages propaganda kicked in. So very nice to read, good book, entertaining, and you
00:09:22.780 know, you get a glimpse of not only, you know, historical fiction set during the Hundred Years
00:09:27.120 war between England and France, but you also get a glimpse of how the Middle Ages were perceived in
00:09:32.960 the late 19th century. So, anyway, an overall enjoyable read that I can definitely recommend.
00:09:40.080 So, those were the five books. I also have a list on my webpage, thegoldenone.se,
00:09:47.600 an esoteric reading list. I will link it in the comment section below. And if you're an ex, you
00:09:53.680 you can simply go to thegoldenone.se and search for esoteric reading list
00:09:57.680 if you are interested in, yeah, such literature.
00:10:00.940 I have a nice little list there as well.
00:10:03.540 Maybe I'll make a video on it or a podcast or a live stream or something like that.
00:10:08.680 So anyway, thank you for watching.
00:10:11.000 I hope you have a great summer of reading and learning
00:10:15.500 and low cortisol and high thumos and a lot of joy and tranquility.
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00:10:51.920 Thank you.