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