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Books / The reading shelfUpdated November 2026

On the
nightstand.

Three I'm reading now, plus the keepers. The books I'd buy you.

Reading now03 / open

The Power of Positive Thinking coverThe Power of Positive ThinkingNorman Vincent PealeThe Science of Scaling coverThe Science of ScalingBenjamin Hardy and Blake EricksonGreenlights coverGreenlightsMatthew McConaughey

Books I'd buy you07 keepers

To Pixar and Beyond coverTo Pixar and BeyondLawrence LevyShoe Dog coverShoe DogPhil KnightBuy Back Your Time coverBuy Back Your TimeDan MartellAtomic Habits coverAtomic HabitsJames ClearThe Dip coverThe DipSeth GodinRework coverReworkJason Fried and David Heinemeier HanssonZero to One coverZero to OnePeter Thiel with Blake Masters

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The one I wrote2016 / Amazon bestseller
Cover of Cheaper Easier Direct by Chad Rubin with Frank Turner

Cheaper
Easier
Direct.

Chad Rubin with Frank Turner

I wrote this from building Crucial Vacuum: finding a product, validating the idea, and bringing it to market. It became an Amazon bestseller.

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