Buff up your beach brain!

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 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… 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 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	AmazonBasics Portable Bluetooth Speaker	AmazonBasics 67-Inch Monopod

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 Throwing Knife Set – not a toy	Cold Steel Two Handed Katana Machete – not a toy