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Laura Ferraz Baick's avatar

I hate wasting time on bad books too. Thanks for putting this together.

By the way, I might need to set up a “Buy me a book” instead of “Buy me a coffee” if I keep reading Paul’s newsletter, haha.

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Joel Salinas's avatar

That's not a bad idea!! For anyone who asks for Christmas, I want books and lose leaf tea haha

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Paul Morrison's avatar

😂 Nice idea Laura!

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ToxSec's avatar

Added AI and the Octopus :)

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Joel Salinas's avatar

It’s on mine too! Haven’t read it

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ToxSec's avatar

I got a hook just from the art and title! Talk about an effective marketing.

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Joel Salinas's avatar

Seriously! Let’s see if it matches the quality of the content

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Elena Calvillo at Product's avatar

If you guys are recommending these, they must be worth my time! Thanks for recommending great pieces to people like me who struggle to find time to read! You are lifesavers. 🙏🏻

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Paul Morrison's avatar

Thanks for the kind feedback Elena, this really helps! Hope you have a great Christmas and a big 2026!

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Joel Salinas's avatar

Yes! Do you have a favorite ai book?

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Chris Tottman's avatar

Thanks for the recommendations guys !

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Joel Salinas's avatar

Paul, though not AI, Chris' books are amazing! You need to check them out.

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Chris Tottman's avatar

Shucks. So kind. Book 3 is in the messy middle 🥵 so probably will release in the spring

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Suhrab Khan's avatar

Excellent curation! These picks cut through the hype and give leaders actionable insights for navigating AI-driven change.

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Paul Morrison's avatar

Thanks for the feedback Suhrab👍

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James Presbitero's avatar

Particularly intrigued by Cointelligence. Added to my list!

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Joel Salinas's avatar

It's great! About 30% of it will be too elementary for you, but it's great, I just finished it

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John Brewton's avatar

Filtering signal from AI book noise is more valuable than another trend take.

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Paul Morrison's avatar

Thanks @John Brewton for providing a great one line mission statement for my publication! I spent 6 months working on my messaging but this is better!

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John Brewton's avatar

Happy to help, Paul!

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Ilia Karelin's avatar

I’ve never heard of these books, but those look like will be important to read since the uprise of AI because it’s not going anywhere.

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Joel Salinas's avatar

Yes! @paul is amazing at curating these lists

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Sam Illingworth's avatar

Thanks Paul and Joel, going to be asking Santa for 'Living and Working with AI' for sure!

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Joel Salinas's avatar

me too!!

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Paul Morrison's avatar

Sam - there is a different top 5 books if you are on Santa’s naughty list 🥸

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Joel Salinas's avatar

😂😂😂

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Sam Illingworth's avatar

I hope none of mine are on that. 🤣

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Paul Morrison's avatar

Joel - I really appreciate the encouragement, and I love the sense of urgency at Leadership in Change. High tempo smart thinking! 👍

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Joel Salinas's avatar

Yes! I really think one of the biggest needs in the information age is knowing what to focus on and what to ignore. This was an amazing list. I look forward to doing this again in 2026. ;)

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