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1. I've actually tried not to read too many other entrepreneurship books -- something Zach Weiner taught me (he doesn't read many other webcomics) to encourage creativity. That said, some books that have helped me be he entrepreneur I am today are (in no particular order) Masters Of Doom, Founders at Work, The Lorax, Drive, and White Man's Burden. Oh and PG essays of course.

I also really didn't want to waste my reader's time (my writing is pretty conversational and there are even some jokes in the book along with doodles) so I advertise on the back that the book can be read in 5 hrs (or a crosscountry flight).

2. Yep! They asked me to read it (I of course said yes, since Christopher Walken wasn't available).



> Masters Of Doom

Yes! I listened to the audiobook version of this which was read by Wil Wheaton, great stuff.

Thanks for the other suggestions - I'm going to start with Drive as I liked Daniel Pink's latest book but haven't read Drive yet.

I like conversational style, and 5 hours is a good length for a book - I hate it when a 5 hour book gets dragged out to 10.




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