A Love Letter to Trans Youth: Must‑Read Books
In a week of so much devastating news for the trans community, I give you: a love letter to trans youth 💜 A book rec thread.
Build A Reasoning Model Chapters Now in Early Access
It’s done. All chapters of Build A Reasoning Model (From Scratch) are now available in early access. The book is currently in production and should be out in the next months, including full-color print and syntax highlighting. There’s also a preorder up on...
Thin Novel Mirrors iPhone: Tech Commentary in Minimalist Form
I am left wondering what she thinks of the book. A Novel as Slim as an iPhone Has a Lot to Say About Technology https://t.co/TdjBazi8Gr
Read These 12 Must‑Read Books to Become Top Engineer
The software engineering community (HN, Reddit, ACM) recommends these 12 books for serious engineers. List includes Designing Data-Intensive Applications, Clean Code, Mythical Man-Month. You may be a top 1% engineer if you've read & implemented the ideas. What else would you add...
One-Day $3.99 Sale on Building a Second Brain
Today only — the Building a Second Brain ebook is $3.99 That's not a typo If you've been curious about building a system to organize your digital life and do your best work, now's the time https://t.co/XGr2FDUSPU
19th‑Century American Science Shaped Texas' Early History
For my new book on the history epidemics in Texas with @mitpress I’ve been doing a deep dive on the history of science in America in the 19th century, our nation has an extraordinary story of science in the age...
Curated Sanity: Poetry, Bicycle Origins, and Hope
At the link, this week's oasis of selected sanities in one place: Corrective for a broken heart (a poem), how the bicycle was born (a surprising story), and Terry Tempest Williams on our stays against despair: https://t.co/JGLOgUIH1Q https://t.co/8GPKVekG2M
Virginia Woolf's Legacy: Deep Literature and Creative Insight
Virginia Woolf was slain by depression on this day in 1941, having given us some of the most life-deepening literature our civilization has produced. Her abiding insight into the essence of creativity: https://t.co/riynGV93mp
Hardcover of The Borrowed Mind Available for Preorder
🙏Thank you to all who have been waiting for the PRINT version of The Borrowed Mind. 📖The hardcover is now available for preorder with delivery in 2 weeks. I expect the paperback out very soon. https://t.co/D7TcstgnY1
Real-World LockBit Response Reveals Key Cybersecurity Lessons
What are we reading? Title: “Locked Up - Cybersecurity Threat Mitigation Lessons from a Real-World LockBit Ransomware Response” Author: Zach Lewis Publisher: Wiley @wiley_global #Books #Leadership #SocialSelling #Cybersecurity #Cyberattack https://t.co/PZ1cI5jLVu https://t.co/O9FBmlGxvb
Audiobook Shows Climate Solutions Without Miracle Technologies
Audiobook for "Still No Miracles Needed" now available https://t.co/rFxZs6aOwN "This book describes how to solve the climate crisis, and at the same time eliminate air pollution & safely secure energy supplies for all-without using miracle technologies" https://t.co/irGIq6qRxE
Brother Helps Launch My New Book DROWNPROOF
Special thanks to my brother @andystumpf212 for helping promote my new book DROWNPROOF. Order it now.
Publishing Paths Vary: No One Method Is Superior
Why is everyone constantly pitting traditional publishing and self-publishing against each other? One is not objectively better than the other – everyone’s path is different and each author’s experience is their own. You’re never going to get a satisfactory answer...
Divine Narrative Meets Bellow: Chicago Jesus Reimagined
As Above, Below: The Self-Narrated Adventures of Chicago Jesus, in the Letters of St. Paul So Below: By Saul Bellow https://t.co/lSA4OqENw5
Visual Summaries Reveal Greene's Power, Strategy, Mastery Lessons
Robert Greene is one of the most popular non-fiction authors of our time. His books on power, strategy, mastery, and human nature have been read by millions of people. Here are a few awesome visual summaries of his books:
Discovered Tatsumi Atsukawa’s New Novel ‘Dead Man’s Chair’
Found and picked up “Dead Man’s Chair,” the latest novel by Tatsumi Atsukawa, at a bookstore. https://t.co/1ZkNJ8K7fw
Enduring Anxiety over Youth Corruption Persists Across Ages
By @JMchangama and Jeff Kosseff: Gift link: The Timeless Fear of Corrupting the Youth https://t.co/glJdOSxxox
Pre‑pandemic Train Reads: Edinburgh‑Bought Journey Companion
Railway reading for a journey on the train …originally purchased in Edinburgh before the pandemic https://t.co/F3J480eTBg
China’s 90% Model Redefines Global Supply Chains
@KirkusReviews , 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 1933, 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚’𝐬 90% 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥. Kirkus describes the book as “𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤.” The review highlights how China has built industrial capacity to meet 90%...
Seattle Leads Book Tour Sign‑Ups, NYC Empty
Book tour transparency. So far 102 people have registered for Seattle 60 in Portland (added a bigger venue so more can come and now we can seat 80) 12 in Chicago 0 in NYC I don’t have numbers on the other cities yet. I...
Explaining Lindy West's Story Was Amazing Yet Elusive
Just got to explain the entire Lindy West story to someone from scratch and it was amazing but I don’t think I fully captured it
Finding Names for Unnamed Emotions Through Obscure Sorrows
I so regularly come back to, and take immense delight in, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows – invented words for real things we feel but cannot name https://t.co/cQlaZaCnFM
Stopping the Final Plunder: Earth for Sale Exposed
Check out Earth for Sale: The Fight to Stop The Last Plunder of the Planet from @: https://t.co/hjr4biuKgh
Emotional Intelligence Turns Trauma Into Leadership Power
What are we reading? Title: “Alchemy of Adversity - How Emotional Intelligence Transforms Trauma into Leadership Strength” Author: Sarah Staley #Books #Marketing #Sales #SocialSelling #Wellness https://t.co/HugMN2zVh1 https://t.co/AgBj7wTZW3
The Blueprint: Hip‑Hop Playbook for Entrepreneurs
If you're a fan of Jay-Z, Roc-A-Fella Records, hip-hop, the music and entertainment business — or want real entrepreneur game, you'll love THE BLUEPRINT. This is the book I wish I had in business school. This is for the hustlers and...
Sudden Book Idea Sparks Excitement and Commitment Anxiety
Soo I’ve been considering writing a book (TBH I’ve been considering writing like 5 different books) but all of the sudden in the last 24 hours the concept has just started to flow out of me Now I’m panicked about whether...
THE BLUEPRINT Tops Amazon's New Entertainment & Music Books
THE BLUEPRINT is the #1 new release in Entertainment and Music Business books on Amazon 💎 https://t.co/hHc91qRePc https://t.co/qfeWxJrygB
Finishing a Decade-Long Trilogy Brings Unbelievable Relief
Just wrote THE END on a trilogy a decade in the making. Oh what an unbelievable sense of release and relief.
Migration Stories Reveal Entrepreneurship as Survival Path
Books that aren’t about entrepreneurship that’ve helped me: The Warmth of Other Suns In the early 1900s around six million Southern black Americans migrated up north and out west to California. Even though slavery ended in the 1800s, in the...
Power's Pull: Why Leaving the Spotlight Tempts Us
The challenge of remaining away from the spotlight - and the corrresponding temptation to reenter the arena - is discussed with characteristic insight and candor by @JeffreyPfeffer in at least one of his books about power - all are essential...
Vladimir: Feminine Reimagining of Nabokov’s Lolita
Finished watching Vladimir on Netflix, and only at end realized Vladimir refers to Nabokov, and that the whole book is some weird take on his Lolita, but coming from the feminine side. Just started reading the book, but Lolita is a...
Pilar Queen Becomes UTA Partner, Top Publishing Agent
Congrats to our bestie Pilar Queen, newly made partner at United Talent Agency @unitedtalent —the best agent hands down in Publishing... https://t.co/8CrAHDcCBj
Hope Forms When Many Walk Its Path
Lu Xun, the father of modern Chinese literature, on hope: “Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.”
Great Narration Enhances The Psychology of Money Audiobook
So far I am enjoying the audiobook of "The Psychology of Money" its always a plus when the narrator is really good.
Top 10 Must‑Read Books on Mission, Margin, Machine
Mission, Margin, and Machine: My Top 10 Recent Reads by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/OcyJIbvFk0 @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #Marketing #Leadership #Books #Strategy #Culture #Reading #ArtificialIntelligence #AgenticAI https://t.co/m5FMVSQjPM
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Marked safe from believing that sapphic relationships “didn’t exist yet” during the Regency period. 🩵🐝💜 Can’t wait for Bridgerton Season 5.
Chicago Readers: Join My Author Talk on April 4
Where are my Chicago peeps who love to read, connect, and discuss books? I would love to invite you out to my author talk @dabookjoint 4/4 in conversation with @ocartman1 dear algo do your thing and connect me with people...
Goodreads: Readers' Hub Turned Author Minefield
Might as well post this thing I wrote 2+ years ago. "It’s become routine for publishers to warn authors that Goodreads is a site meant for readers, not for writers — which is to say, what was intended to be...
Trader's Handbook Market Cycle Insight Gains Relevance
Crazy that it's been almost 1 year since we published The Trader's Handbook. Thousands of traders have read it. 550+ have reviewed ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Market Analysis Chapter & Market Cycle Concept is extremely relevant right now 👇 https://t.co/BGw2PEm2UC
Roc‑A‑Fella's Blueprint: Street Hustle Meets Corporate Dream
I’m excited to announce my new book: THE BLUEPRINT: Inside the Business of Roc-A-Fella Records 💎 Capitalism is capitalism whether on the street corner or in the corner office. Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella Records are a testament to the American Dream. This...
Excited for My Work to Appear in Beach Badge
Will be excited to see my work in print next month in @eightstonepress.bsky.social literary zine Beach Badge. Details here: https://t.co/ymfFzh0r6r
Real Marriage at Sea Revealed in Gripping Tale
A Marriage at Sea. Such a great read - had no idea it was true story until the end.
AI's Influence on Human Thought Tops Amazon Rankings
🤔Something very interesting is happening. My book on AI and human cognition is now showing up on Amazon’s top lists in: 🔴Epistemology 🔴Cognitive Psychology 🔴Medical Cognitive Psychology Interestingly, this distribution wasn’t planned. The larger conversation is now shifting, and not about what AI can do, but...
UK Economy Vulnerable to Commodity Shocks, Politicians Ignored
Having read @EdConwaySky book on the Material World a few years ago it made me realise how vulnerable the UK economy would be to a commodity shock, and how we've been failed by our political class over the years. I'm...
Books to Break Free From Middle-Class Limiting Beliefs
10 Books That Help You Escape The Middle-Class Mindset That Most People Stay Stuck In https://t.co/QhsDLahvwu
Imagine Data That Disappears After Its Shelf Life
About 9 years ago I read this book in grad school called “Delete” by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger. The whole thing was about how the internet remembers everything. BUT what if we put expiration dates on information. Like your data just… goes away....
Baseball Fans, Meet Your Satirical Sci‑Fi Noir Novel
Since it's opening day for the MLB: If you're a fan of baseball and satirical science fiction noir novels... you might enjoy my novel THE BODY SCOUT ⚾🤖🕵️♀️🧬 https://bookshop.org/a/88357/9780316628709
Stop Telling Friends You Hate Their Book Recommendations
I want to shift the conversation from “don’t tag authors in negative reviews to” stop telling your book friends when you hate a book they recommended to you 😅 because I thought we did the whole “don’t tag authors in...
Remembering Tracy Kidder: ‘Soul’ Inspiration and Paul Farmer Profile
A legend. ‘Soul’ meant everything to me as a young journalist, but it’s his book-length profile of Paul Farmer that I love most, even with its flaws. Tracy Kidder, Author of ‘The Soul of a New Machine,’ Dies at 80 ...
Top 11 Books to Supercharge Your Productivity
11 books that'll 100x your productivity: Effortless Make Time Deep Work The 10X Rule Eat That Frog Atomic Habits The ONE Thing The 5 AM Club Getting Things Done The Let Them Theory Building A Second Brain What did I miss?