David Sax Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Journalist, writer, speaker. Grey hair. Author of books on Jewish deli, food trends, analog vengeance, and entrepreneurs. The Future is Analog!

Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One
Jenny Blake
I loved recording this episode of Pivot with @jenny_blake so much, I made Jenny my friend, and asked her to co-host my NY book launch (postponed till winter). https://t.co/ZMCQizK9DQ
Paperback, 2017
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Garden of Creatures
Sheila Heti
Best news today: finding out Sheila Heti and Esmee Shapiro have written a kids book about death! A Garden of Creatures Trailer https://t.co/N4fkaVV0L1 via @YouTube
Hardcover, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
William Finnegan
Not sure how this slipped by me, but the fact that my @unorthodox_pod interview was paired with my memoir hero/surfDad god Bill Finnegan (who wrote "Barbarian Days") fills me with joy. https://t.co/WueIXD9J3g
Paperback, 2016
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara
James Gurney
To say I'm honored that the wonderful man who wrote the Dinotopia books I loved wrote a review of my book is a Jurassic understatement. https://t.co/t9VoQ2rcv1
Paperback, 2016
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Future Is Analog: How to Create a More Human World
David Sax
Want an early look at The Future Is Analog: How to Create a More Human World? then enter this giveaway before Friday! https://t.co/bohcpTYdqg via @goodreads
Hardcover, 2022
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Cal Newport
A huge thanks to the wonderful team @eastcitybooks in DC last night for the most perfect kickoff a book tour a kid could ask for. Cal Newport brought the house down with his distinct minimalism and deep work.
Hardcover, 2016
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Adventures of Herbie Cohen: World's Greatest Negotiator
Rich Cohen
Every writer who has a parent should aspire to write a biography of their parent as loving, zesty, and downright great as The Adventures of Herbie Cohen: World's Greatest Negotiator by @richcohen2003 https://t.co/dSpftAWbVj
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book