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Sarah Schumacher

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Best Reads of 2023

Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It
On Our Best Behavior
Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism--and What Comes Next
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
The Psychology of Money
Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian
Lightfall: Shadow of the Bird

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6 books

Best Reads of 2024

Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control: A Path to Peace and Power
Ministers of Propaganda: Truth, Power, and the Ideology of the Religious Right
William Blake vs the World
The Shallows
A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy

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3 books

Best Reads of 2025

The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More Change the Way You Lead Forever
Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI
This American Woman

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1 book

Biography

William Blake vs the World

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31 books

Books Every Human Should Read

Amusing Ourselves to Death
The Sabbath
A Brief History of Time
The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery
Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work
The Crossroads of Should and Must
Peak

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43 books

Business

The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business, Revised
The 12 Week Year
Contagious
Maverick!: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workshop
Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most
The Introvert’s Edge to Networking: Work the Room. Leverage Social Media. Develop Powerful Connections

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6 books

Business Top 5

Profit First
Traction
Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
The 12 Week Year
Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself
Free Time

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3 books

Classics

The Lord of the Rings
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dune

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12 books

Culture

Do Nothing
Rift: A Memoir of Breaking Away from Christian Patriarchy
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory
Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall
Ministers of Propaganda: Truth, Power, and the Ideology of the Religious Right
Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter
Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian’s Journey Home

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17 books

Cybersecurity

Cyber Privacy
A Vulnerable System: The History of Information Security in the Computer Age
“I Have Nothing to Hide”
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Why Privacy Matters
This Machine Kills Secrets: How WikiLeakers, Cypherpunks, and Hacktivists Aim to Free the World's Information

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8 books

Fantasy

Howl's Moving Castle
Castle in the Air
Le chant des monstres
Sourcery
The Colour Of Magic
The Light Fantastic
Equal Rites

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36 books

Favorites

Orbiting the Giant Hairball
Manage Your Day-To-Day
Death by Food Pyramid: How Shoddy Science, Sketchy Politics and Shady Special Interests Have Ruined Our Health
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Free to Learn
The Sabbath
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

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16 books

Founder Stories / Tech

Glossy
Super Pumped
Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall
Battle for the Bird: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk, and the $44 Billion Fight for Twitter's Soul
Ludicrous The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors
Careless People
Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World

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7 books

Fundamentalism

Rift: A Memoir of Breaking Away from Christian Patriarchy
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory
A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy
Ministers of Propaganda: Truth, Power, and the Ideology of the Religious Right
The Woman They Wanted: Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife
This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
Uncultured

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54 books

Graphic Novels

Bone, Vol. 7: Ghost Circles
Bone, Vol. 5: Rock Jaw Master of the Eastern Border
Crabgrass: Comic Adventures
Zita the Spacegirl
Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl
Mighty Jack and the Goblin King
Mighty Jack

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9 books

History

Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory
William Blake vs the World
Battle for the Bird: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk, and the $44 Billion Fight for Twitter's Soul
Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers
Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency
Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter

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88 books

Kid Books

Nick and Tesla's Solar-Powered Showdown: A Mystery with Sun-Powered Gadgets You Can Build Yourself
Nick and Tesla's Robot Army Rampage: A Mystery with Hoverbots, Bristle Bots, and Other Robots You Can Build Yourself
Nick and Tesla's Secret Agent Gadget Battle: A Mystery with Spy Cameras, Code Wheels, and Other Gadgets You Can Build Yourself
Nick and Tesla's super-cyborg gadget glove
Nick and Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab: A Mystery with Electromagnets, Burglar Alarms, and Other Gadgets You Can Build Yourself
Nick and Tesla's Special Effects Spectacular: A Mystery with Animatronics, Alien Makeup, Camera Gear, and Other Movie Magic You Can Make Yourself!
The Magician's Nephew

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6 books

Marketing

The Four Conversations
Create Once, Distribute Forever
Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It
Make It Punchy
Stand the F*ck Out The No-Nonsense Guide to Positioning Your Business, Finding Your People, and Building a Durable Brand
Ludicrous The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors

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15 books

Memoir

Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots
Uncanny Valley
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE
Mexikid
Troubled
Private Equity: A Memoir
The Woman They Wanted: Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife

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62 books

Owned

Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It
Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
The Complete Maus
Level Up
Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World
What Makes Great Products Great? A Product Management Bootcamp: The How-To Guide To Discover Best Practices, Answer Hard Questions and Build Better Products
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It

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16 books

Parenting

The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives
No-Drama Discipline
No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids
The Power of Showing Up

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185 books

Personal Library

The Holy Epistle to the Galatians: Sermons on a Messianic Jewish Approach
Fingerprint: The Art of Using Hand-Made Elements in Graphic Design
Death by Food Pyramid: How Shoddy Science, Sketchy Politics and Shady Special Interests Have Ruined Our Health
Manage Your Day-To-Day
Night
The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels
Mere Christianity

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4 books

Philosophy

Do Nothing
Ministers of Propaganda: Truth, Power, and the Ideology of the Religious Right
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

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3 books

Poetry

Space Struck
My Trade Is Mystery: Seven Meditations from a Life in Writing
William Blake vs the World

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5 books

Processes

Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself
Free Time
Come Up for Air: How Teams Can Leverage Systems and Tools to Stop Drowning in Work
Create Once, Distribute Forever
Thinking in Systems: A Primer
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