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Books I've bought for other people. Multiple times.

46 books

The ultimate test of a book: would you buy it for someone else? These are the books I've pressed into people's hands with a 'trust me, read this.' Every one a conversation starter.

Curation

Curation

Michael Bhaskar
The book that rewired how I think about taste and selection.
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Tiny Experiments

Tiny Experiments

Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Small bets, big learning. The antidote to overthinking.
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Unreasonable Hospitality

Unreasonable Hospitality

Will Guidara
The book that made me rethink what service means. Every detail is a choice.
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Accidentally Wes Anderson

Accidentally Wes Anderson

Wally Koval
The real world styled like a Wes Anderson film. Symmetry and pastel everywhere.
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Four Thousand Weeks

Four Thousand Weeks

Oliver Burkeman
The most honest book about time ever written. Stop optimising. Start living.
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⭐ Essential Reading 🎁 Gift-Worthy 🧠 Mind-Expanding
The Art of Noticing

The Art of Noticing

Rob Walker
131 ways to spark creativity. See what everyone else walks past.
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Essentialism

Essentialism

Greg McKeown
Less but better. The disciplined pursuit of doing the right things.
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Do Purpose

Do Purpose

David Hieatt
Why are you doing this? The Do Books are small but punch hard.
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Do Open

Do Open

David Hieatt
How to build a community around your brand. Newsletter wisdom.
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Do Story

Do Story

Bobette Buster
How to tell your story and be heard. Storytelling as a business tool.
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Do Interesting

Do Interesting

Russell Davies
Notice more. Be curious. The most Russell Davies book possible.
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Do Present

Do Present

Mark Shayler
How to give better talks. Small book, big confidence boost.
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Advertising for People Who Don't Like Advertising

Advertising for People Who Don't Like Advertising

KesselsKramer
The anti-ad agency's manifesto. KesselsKramer at their wittiest.
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The Roasting Tin

The Roasting Tin

Rukmini Iyer
One tin, one oven, minimal effort. The lazy cook's best friend.
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The Mr Porter Guide to a Better Day

The Mr Porter Guide to a Better Day

Mr Porter
Mr Porter's guide to being a grown-up. Style meets substance.
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What's Your Dream?

What's Your Dream?

Simon Squibb
A serial entrepreneur's playbook for turning ambition into action.
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The Inner Game of Tennis

The Inner Game of Tennis

W. Timothy Gallwey
The best book about performance ever written. Not really about tennis at all.
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⭐ Essential Reading 🎁 Gift-Worthy 🧠 Mind-Expanding
Wisdom Takes Work

Wisdom Takes Work

Ryan Holiday
Holiday's Stoic Virtues series continues with a handbook for applied wisdom.
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⭐ Essential Reading 🎁 Gift-Worthy
Unboxed: Japan

Unboxed: Japan

Counterpoint
Why Japanese packaging design is in a league of its own.
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Hidden Potential

Hidden Potential

Adam Grant
Talent is overrated. Growth systems beat natural ability.
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Made to Stick

Made to Stick

Chip Heath
Why some ideas survive and others die. The anatomy of a sticky message.
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Same as Ever

Same as Ever

Morgan Housel
The things that never change. Housel on human nature and timeless patterns.
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Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before

Julie Smith
A clinical psychologist writes the mental health handbook everyone needed.
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Ikigai

Ikigai

Hector Garcia
The Japanese concept of finding your reason to get up in the morning.
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The Art of Possibility

The Art of Possibility

Rosamund Stone Zander
A conductor and a therapist wrote a leadership book. It should not work this well.
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The Alchemist

The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho
Follow your personal legend. The fable that launched a thousand gap years.
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Small Pleasures

Small Pleasures

The School of Life
A reminder to notice the good things hiding in plain sight.
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Keep Going

Keep Going

Austin Kleon
Ten rules for staying creative when the world is trying to drain you.
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The Decision Book

The Decision Book

Mikael Krogerus
Fifty thinking models in a pocket-sized book. A Swiss Army knife for decisions.
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Japonisme

Japonisme

Erin Niimi Longhurst
Japanese living philosophy for a calmer life. Ikigai, wabi-sabi, forest bathing.
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Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson
The definitive biography of the person who proved taste is a competitive advantage.
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⭐ Essential Reading 🎁 Gift-Worthy
The Great Mental Models

The Great Mental Models

Shane Parrish
A toolkit for thinking clearly about complex problems.
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⭐ Essential Reading 🎁 Gift-Worthy
Range

Range

David Epstein
The case for being a generalist in a world obsessed with specialisation.
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The Psychology of Money

The Psychology of Money

Morgan Housel
Money is more about behaviour than numbers.
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The Biggest Bluff

The Biggest Bluff

Maria Konnikova
A psychology PhD learns poker to understand the role of luck in life.
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No Hard Feelings

No Hard Feelings

Liz Fosslien
A beautifully illustrated guide to navigating emotions at work.
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Do What You Love

Do What You Love

Holly Tucker
The Not On The High Street founder's guide to building a business you believe in.
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Understanding Comics

Understanding Comics

Scott McCloud
The medium of comics, explained through the medium of comics. Genius.
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⭐ Essential Reading 🎁 Gift-Worthy
344 Questions

344 Questions

Stefan G. Bucher
344 prompts designed to unlock your creative thinking.
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Where's Warhol?

Where's Warhol?

Catherine Ingram
Where's Wally meets pop art. Find Andy across history's greatest art moments.
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home body

home body

Rupi Kaur
Poetry about healing, self-love, and coming home to yourself.
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This Book Is For You

This Book Is For You

Worry Lines
A gift book of affirmations and encouragement.
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Worry Lines

Worry Lines

Worry Lines
Illustrated anxieties that feel uncomfortably familiar.
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The World According to David Hockney

The World According to David Hockney

David Hockney, Martin Gayford
Hockney's worldview distilled. Art, life, and seeing clearly.
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What the Hell Are You Doing?

What the Hell Are You Doing?

David Shrigley
The definitive collection of Shrigley's brilliantly deadpan art.
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Tom Sachs Guide

Tom Sachs Guide

Tom Sachs, Yeju Choi, Howie Kahn
The operating manual for the Tom Sachs universe. 528 pages of creative rigour.
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