Reading Recap: April 2025

ByPete

Thanks to everyone who recommended books to me. If you have recommendations or want some, hit me up.

👺The Chronicles of Doom by S.H. Fernando Jr.

A fun, although a bit long, journey through the career and life of Rap legend MF Doom.

💻High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove

This book was the inspiration for The Hard Thing About Hard Things which I read last month. I really enjoyed it, and it provides additional information than the book it inspired. Read them both! The measure of manager output as a function of leverage is powerful and I think will apply more broadly in a world where everyone is delegating work to AI

💪💗Reps by Jusin Keane

A collection of writing on life and strength in its many forms by my former coach and training partner.

📘The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows by John Koenig

Made up words that capture universal human feelings that we have all had but didn’t have the words to describe or know if others felt them like we did.

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