Stew Fortier 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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Stew Fortier is an entrepreneur. Co-founder & CEO @ https://t.co/0AZtfWnP3p (YC W23). On a mission to make writing fun.
Steal
James PattersonStew Fortier@jayacunzo One day, I will have you explain how you effortlessly hurl out one-liners like this. It's not fair. Do you have a James Patterson-esque army of ghostwriters doing your bidding? I'm a steal trap, you can tell me...
Paperback, Mass Market, 2022
$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
Sam HarrisStew FortierMy smart answer: The End of Faith by Sam Harris. My honest answer: Dumb & Dumber.
Paperback, 2005
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Steve Jobs
Walter IsaacsonStew Fortier@alexhughsam “Becoming Steve Jobs” is a great one — much better than the more popular Walter Isaacson bio on him IMO
Hardcover, 2011
$38.00Member price:$19.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs
Ken KociendaStew FortierI'm re-reading Creative Selection by @kocienda and this jumped out: It's hard to have a productive conversation about a new idea without tangible artifacts (a demo/mockups/etc). Without them, you drift towards unhelpful abstractions https://t.co/N01WkFCdO3
Paperback, 2019
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Notebooks
Leonardo Da VinciStew FortierI've been reading the notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci. If he were still alive, I'm pretty sure he'd have the most popular Substack on the Internet. A few choice quotes:
Paperback, 2008
$12.95Member price:$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets
Felix DennisStew FortierEasily one of my favorite books of all time… great writing tells the truth & there are few business books as honest as this one.
Paperback, 2009
$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Surfing: 6x9 College Ruled Line Paper 150 Pages
Love SurfStew Fortier@jaimeschmidt Love this. Grew up surfing in a beach town. Good surf is unpredictable, which means you need a flexible schedule. This was a key reason I started my own thing. Character-wise, similar to Midwest: did lots of manual labor, which built work ethic, frugality, & resilience.
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Burmese Days
George OrwellStew Fortier“Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.” – George Orwell
Paperback, 1974
$15.99Member price:$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Leonardo Da Vinci: Individual Titles Set (6 Copies Each) Level U
ReadingStew FortierI've been reading the notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci. If he were still alive, I'm pretty sure he'd have the most popular Substack on the Internet. A few choice quotes:
General Merchandise, 2009
$83.20Member price:$58.20 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Republic
PlatoStew FortierPieces of writing produced with zero note-taking software: • The Bible • The Qur'an • The Odyssey • Tao Te Ching • Plato's Republic • Origin of Species • Communist Manifesto • The Wealth of Nations • Declaration of Independence
Paperback, 2012
$13.00Member price:$6.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book