Which books helped you in your career?

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All the books i ever read

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The only correct answer

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Hey Whipple Squeeze This
The Art of the Pitch
It’s Not What You Sell, It’s What You Stand For
The Advertising Survival Guide

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In my career and in life…

“The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck”

By Mark Manson

(No relation to Charlie)

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Also this

A thesaurus and a dictionary

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How to Lie With Statistics

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Not mine that’s for sure

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A Court of Thorns and Roses

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American Psycho

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This one gets a pass as long as you don’t have to return some video tapes

On Writing by Stephen King

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The Necronomicon

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"Oh, the Places You'll Go"

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The Gulag Archipelago

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Junior by Thomas Kemeny

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Best managerial books I've read: Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott, Leaders East Last by Simon Sinek, Radical Candor by Kim Scott (no relation to Susan), and Turn the Ship Around by David Marquet. Probably in that order.

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Thank you!!!

Atomic Habits

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Herding Tigers - Todd Henry Highly recommend

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Really liked this one too

Das Kapital

Ogilvy on Advertising. It's ancient, but still has the fundamentals.

Never Wrestle with a Pig.

Ender’s Game

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