I sometimes visit the Amazon Affiliate Reports page when I need a chuckle, and I was surprised to see a non zero dollar amount there. I am shocked and humbled in equal measure. Thank you for sending me some of Jeff Bezos’s nickels.
I am going to ramp it up this week by Actually Promoting Things I Have Purchased That You Might Want To Purchase Too! Disclaimer: This list is all linked to my Amazon Affiliate Code because I am drunk with the dizzying power of all those free nickels.
Without further ado, I hereby present:
The top eleven books that I have purchased and have not yet had time to read!
(number five will totally shock you)
Solomon Gursky Was Here by Mordecai Richler – This book was recommended to me by a leader I work with because it is a great book… and I am painfully Canadian.
Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths – This book was recommended to me during a meeting when we were discussing how to manage people and discussing mentoring. I am certain that more than one person has recommended this book to me now that I think about it some more.
Aging Backwards by Miranda Esmonde-White – I do not remember who recommended this book.
Disunited Nations by Peter Zeihan – This book was recommended by a friend on Facebook.
Slaying the Dragon by Ben Riggs – I purchased this book because Ben Riggs shared some fascinating sales statistics on old TSR™ products and I wish to reward this kind of awesome transparency with nickels and eyeballs.
Elements of Game Design by Robert Zubek – Robert Zubek is a Zynga alumnus and is someone I know. If you wrote one or more books and you are my friend, I will buy at least one of your books and creep on you for a signature eventually.
The Power of Kindness by Piero Ferrucci – This book was recommended to me by someone I met on LunchClub.ai
The Story Factor by Annette Simmons – This book was recommended by a product marketing leader that I cannot afford to hire to help me with my https://derfdice.com product.
Semantic Software Design by Eben Hewitt – This book was recommended to me by a mentee that worked with me at Zynga.
Mulligan Stew written by Gilbert Sorrentino – This book was recommended to me by someone I work with—the same person who recommended the Solomon Gursky book above.
An Elegant Puzzle – Systems of Engineering Management written by Will Larson – This book was recommended to me by someone I am mentoring.
I am woefully behind on my reading this year, and I need to get caught up. It might be hard to spot, but there is a common thread to almost all of these recommendations—they all came from conversations with really smart people. I hope that one of you feels inspired to buy and read one of these books, and not just because I am squeezing nickels out of you in the process, but that you learn something interesting and exciting.
If you do not wish to read and/or learn, then I will present you with an alternative. Please enjoy this extremely expensive children’s indoor playset where you can roll around safely and mirthfully for hours without learning anything interesting. See you next week!
