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audioAutobiography
Matthew Perry
Matthew Perry gets very vulnerable and leaves no personal stone unturned. I was captivated by his story. He is such a strong human yet his addictions continue to be an ever present thorn in his side.
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audioCulturalHumanity
Nicholas Carr
Confirms that convenience and tech which is meant to improve our lives may be the thing that destroys it.
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audioBusiness
Yvan Choulnard
Yvan has such a refreshing approach to business. Inspired by his principles to build humanely and in a sustainable way. An example of how principles can guide us to better solutions.
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audioMindStrategy
Adam Grant
Adam does a great job building the case for the value of rethinking. He does a great job of providing examples across different area where those who rethought their assumptions or answers found greater success and learned better.
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audioBusinessProductStrategy
Marty Cagan
Great all around book about product teams. Covers a lot of ground and provides good insights to approaches and strategies.
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audioAutobiographySpiritual
Edgar Allen Poe
What gift it was to have taken time to live life like Edgar.
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ProductBusinessPaper BackHumanity
Louise Downe
Simple straightforward book that does a great job breaking down what a service is and the ingredients of a service that is human focused in the way it’s designed.
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Spiritualaudio
Julian Rhind-Tutt, C. S. Lewis
Lewis has an interesting allegorical take on the after life. Makes one think a bit more deeply about the choices we make in our lives.
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HumanityCulturalaudio
Michael Shellenberger, Jonathan Todd Ross
Interesting read. A bit dry. But the content is really thought provoking.
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audioBusiness
Ellen Bennet
Loved learning about Ellen's story. It's inspirational!
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audioBusinessAutobiographyCulturalMindEmotionsRelationalSpiritual
Will Smith, Mark Manson
A fascinating self narrated Journey. Lots of life lessons. Will does a great job not only making it a great listen, but the way he is able to articulate his life scenes and help make them relatable and translate the learns is amazing. Lot's said, Lot's learned.
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audioBusiness
Mike Monteiro
Good advice and context setting. I will most likely revisit this book from time to time. Mike does a great job delivering the things most are more hesitant to share about design as a job.
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MindAutobiographyaudioEmotionsSpiritual
Donald Robertson
Learned abit about stoicism. It was a reflective listen. May become a book I listen once a year.
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audioMindSpiritualHumanity
Celeste Headlee
This book came at the right time for me. It’s important to remove ourselves from the glossiness of the modern day and find ways to do nothing.
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audioCulturalStrategyHumanity
William Strauss, Neil Howe
Glad I took the time to listen. It’s important to learn from history. This book puts a lot into context.
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Paper BackMindStrategy
Gary Keller, Jay Papasan
Lovely approach to gaining focus.
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audioLeadershipProduct
Melissa Perri
Good perspective on the pitfalls of product management.
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audioMindEmotionsRelational
Marshall Rosenberg PhD
Life saving book. The narrative is very calm and chill so it can be a slow start but worth the investment. The delivery though slow at first is a helpful way to deliver the content.
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audioAutobiographyCultural
Dan Rather , Elliot Kirschner
Dan's authentic and personal perspective is refreshing. A bit of optimism that we all need for today.
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audioBusinessCultural
Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer, narrated by Jason Culp, Allyson Ryan
Great takeaways. A must read for anyone in leadership over product teams. Not saying Netlix has the best process, but they their clearly defined principles and values are inspiring.
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audioCommunicationLeadership
Kim Scott
Really enjoyed this one. Kim has a unique background and uses that to provide really specific and good examples.
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Paper BackBusinessLeadershipCommunicationCultural
Jason Fried & David Hansson
Back with good examples and well articulated cases. An inspiring read to do better.
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CulturalMindSpiritual
John Comer
A much needed read to become more aware of the hurry culture. Very impactful.
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AutobiographyLeadership
Barrack Obama
Fascinating behind the scenes look into his presidency.
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audioAutobiography
Matthew McConaughey
A lovely narrative of his life. He openly shares nuggets of wisdom and profound experiences. Couldn’t put this down.
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Paper BackLeadership
Henry Cloud
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Paper BackMindAutobiography
Viktor E. Frankl
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audioBusinessStrategy
Daniel Pecaut, Corey Wrenn - contributor
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audioCommunicationEmotionsRelational
Susan Gillis Chapman
I randomly selected this book. I'm very curious about communication. It's so complex and it's so personal. Susan does a great job bring a new context to a We over Me mindset when it comes to conversations. She brought some helpful triggers I can use to help me focus in my conversations and keep them open when I find myself closing myself up.
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audioLeadershipCultural
William Vanderbloemen
William brings some practical advice and insights from his experience of building his own company. It's a good listen and is helpful for learning key cultural concepts
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audioProductCultural
Ken Kocienda
Interesting look through an engineers eyes about the beginnings of Apple. There is a lot of technical jargon here, but Ken finds a way to make it relatable.
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Paper BackCommunicationProductStrategy
Tom Greever
Tom has done a great job articulating the role and function of not only the designer but all the roles that are part of building great solutions. A great get back to the basics read.
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audioBusinessProductStrategy
Peter Thiel, Black Masters
This has provided me with missing context about the dot com era, globalization, economy, and much more.
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BusinessLeadershipStrategy
Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson
Quintessential book for working remotely.
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Paper BackEmotionsRelationalLeadershipBusinessCommunication
Multiple authors
This has become a staple. It's a series of articles put together. Each provide insights on the topic of leading with empathy. Provides tables and charts to further communicate ideas. Very practical.
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MindPaper Back
Daniel Kahneman
This book is a mind trip. It took me a long time to get through this one. It's written with an academic tone, so it's a bit tough to get through end to end. But well worth the investment.
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Paper BackLeadershipCommunicationProduct
Richard Banfield, Martin Eriksson, Nate Walkingshaw
A staple at my work desk. It's been a foundational read. I'm constantly referring back to it as I run into ambiguity or challenges.
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audioCultural
Malcom Gladwell
An eye opening experience to the racial tensions in America.
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audioCommunication
Dale Carnegie
Filled with practical take aways in improving how we connect with people.
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audioLeadership
Julie Zhuo
Julie provides a unique point of view and provides great advice for those who are wanting to be more than an individual contributor.
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audioBusinessLeadershipAutobiography
Robert Iger
Bob has lead one interesting life. His accounts of his time at Disney are memorable. The end of this book has valuable advice.
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audioBusinessLeadership
Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, Alan Eagle
This book attempts to put into words principles that people learned through their relationship with Bill Campbell. Lots of great learns.
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audioBusinessAutobiography
Phil Knight
A beautifully narrated and written book. Phil Knight recounts his endeavor in turning his start up shoe company into a global icon.
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audioAutobiography
David Grohl
Fascinating account of David’s journey into music.
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audioBusinessLeadership
Lee Cockerell
Lee sounds like an incredible human. He does a fantastic job communicating leadership principles and having real life scenarios as examples.
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audioAutobiography
Quincy Jones
Incredible life Quincy has lived. From rat ridden one bedroom apartments as a child to mansion on Beverly Hills. Playing and working with so many musical legends. It’s all incredible that this was one man’s life.
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audioMindSpiritualAutobiography
Rick Rubin
Good principles. Rick does a stellar job keeping things simple. Feels like small proverbs.
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audioHumanityCulturalAutobiography
Bono
Loved hearing the music in the audio version.
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