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Summertime is in full swing, as evidenced by the sheer number of out of office replies I’ve been getting to my newsletter. To help you make the most of it, I’ve put together my annual summer reading list. I can’t do much about your beach body, but I can give you some suggestions on buffing up that beach brain. Enjoy the summer with these great reads.

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to B… 
by Peter Thiel 
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Toget…
by Simon Sinek 
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less 
by Greg McKeown 
The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make… 
by Chris Guillebeau 
Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in H… 
by Jeff Sutherland 
Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakono… 
by Steven D. Levitt 
Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age
Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Lif… 
by Chip Heath 
The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science …
by Steven Kotler 
The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networ… 
by Reid Hoffman 

And for those of you looking for some fun to go with your vacation, here are some of my favorites. Note that a few of these are not, in fact, toys and can be dangerous weapons if misused. Check local laws before ordering.

ALPS Mountaineering Lay-Z Lounger Nylon Mesh Anti-Gravity Reclining Chair AmazonBasics Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Black AmazonBasics 67-Inch Monopod
ALPS Mountaineering Lay-Z Lounger AmazonBasics Portable Bluetooth Speaker AmazonBasics 67-Inch Monopod 
Super Soaker Thunderstorm Nerf CS-18 N-Strike Elite Rapidstrike (Colors may vary) Crosman Elkhorn Jr. Compound Bow
Super Soaker Thunderstorm  Nerf CS-18 N-Strike Elite Rapidstrike (Colo…  Crosman Elkhorn Jr. Compound Bow – not a toy
Black Hole Archery Target 18' Perfect Point PP-060-9 Throwing Knife Set 6.25-Inch Overall Cold Steel 97THKLS Two Handed Katana Machete with Sheath
Black Hole Archery Target 18″  Perfect Point Throwing Knife Set – not a toy

Cold Steel Two Handed Katana Machete – not a toy

Disclosure: unsurprisingly, every item on this page is an affiliate link to Amazon.


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