Book Recommendations
Every month, I send out a newsletter with a book recommendation. These books have helped me think better. Hope they can help you, too.
Every month, I send out a newsletter with a book recommendation. These books have helped me think better. Hope they can help you, too.
August 2019 - Scientific Advertising by Claude Hopkins
June 2019 - Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life by Rory Sutherland
May 2019 - Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade by Robert Cialdini
April 2019 - Collaborative Circles: Friendship Dynamics and Creative Work by Michael P. Farrell
March 2019 - Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Hardcover by John Carreyrou
February 2019 - Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
January 2019 - Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
2018 Reading Review
December 2018 - Frenemies: The Epic Disruption of the Ad Business (and Everything Else) by Ken Auletta
November 2018 - This Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See by Seth Godin
October 2018 - The Lessons of History by Will Durant & Ariel Durant
September 2018 - The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro
August 2018 - 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson
July 2018 - Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built by Duncan Clark
June 2018 - Win Bigly by Scott Adams
May 2018 - Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue by Ryan Holiday
April 2018 - American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road by Nick Bilton
March 2018 - Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble by Dan Lyons
February 2018 - The Everything Store by Brad Stone
January 2018 - The New New Thing by Michael Lewis
2017 Reading Review & Podcast with Mike Dariano
December 2017 - King, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert Moore & Douglas Gillette
November 2017 - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
October 2017 - Casino Healthcare: The Health of a Nation: America's Biggest Gamble by Dan Munro
September 2017 - The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen
August 2017 - The Underground History of American Education by John Taylor Gatto
July 2017 - Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink & Leif Babin
June 2017 - Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream by Tyler Cowen
May 2017 - Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis
April 2017 - Games People Play: The Basic Handbook of Transactional Analysis by Eric Berne
March 2017 - Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
February 2017 - Getting Things Done by David Allen
January 2017 - The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds Hardcover by Michael Lewis
2016 Reading Review & Podcast with Mike Dariano
December 2016 - Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
November 2016 - Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
October 2016 - Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman by Richard P. Feynman
September 2016 - Trust Me I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator by Ryan Holiday
August 2016 - Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency by James Andrew Miller
July 2016 - The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly
June 2016 - The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
May 2016 - The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk
April 2016 - The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
March 2016 - Boys Among Men by Jonathan Abrams
February 2016 - Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why by Laurence Gonzales
January 2016 - Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way by Richard Branson
2015 Reading Review
June 2019 - Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life by Rory Sutherland
May 2019 - Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade by Robert Cialdini
April 2019 - Collaborative Circles: Friendship Dynamics and Creative Work by Michael P. Farrell
March 2019 - Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Hardcover by John Carreyrou
February 2019 - Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
January 2019 - Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
2018 Reading Review
December 2018 - Frenemies: The Epic Disruption of the Ad Business (and Everything Else) by Ken Auletta
November 2018 - This Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See by Seth Godin
October 2018 - The Lessons of History by Will Durant & Ariel Durant
September 2018 - The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro
August 2018 - 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson
July 2018 - Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built by Duncan Clark
June 2018 - Win Bigly by Scott Adams
May 2018 - Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue by Ryan Holiday
April 2018 - American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road by Nick Bilton
March 2018 - Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble by Dan Lyons
February 2018 - The Everything Store by Brad Stone
January 2018 - The New New Thing by Michael Lewis
2017 Reading Review & Podcast with Mike Dariano
December 2017 - King, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert Moore & Douglas Gillette
November 2017 - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
October 2017 - Casino Healthcare: The Health of a Nation: America's Biggest Gamble by Dan Munro
September 2017 - The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen
August 2017 - The Underground History of American Education by John Taylor Gatto
July 2017 - Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink & Leif Babin
June 2017 - Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream by Tyler Cowen
May 2017 - Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis
April 2017 - Games People Play: The Basic Handbook of Transactional Analysis by Eric Berne
March 2017 - Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
February 2017 - Getting Things Done by David Allen
January 2017 - The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds Hardcover by Michael Lewis
2016 Reading Review & Podcast with Mike Dariano
December 2016 - Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
November 2016 - Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
October 2016 - Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman by Richard P. Feynman
September 2016 - Trust Me I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator by Ryan Holiday
August 2016 - Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency by James Andrew Miller
July 2016 - The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly
June 2016 - The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
May 2016 - The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk
April 2016 - The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
March 2016 - Boys Among Men by Jonathan Abrams
February 2016 - Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why by Laurence Gonzales
January 2016 - Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way by Richard Branson
2015 Reading Review
If you have any book recommendations to share, let me know. I'm @AaronWatson59 on Twitter.
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Further Reading
The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian
I read this book at least 8 times during my teenage years and have returned back to it as an adult. I’d recommend this as a gift to any teenager in your life.
ReWork by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson
This book fundamentally changed the way I think about business. I continue to follow their writing at Signal v. Noise.
The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian
I read this book at least 8 times during my teenage years and have returned back to it as an adult. I’d recommend this as a gift to any teenager in your life.
ReWork by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson
This book fundamentally changed the way I think about business. I continue to follow their writing at Signal v. Noise.
