Keeping the momentum going
Recapping week one, and a request.
DIRTBAG BILLIONAIRE came out last week and the response has been tremendous. I’ve got a full recap below, but first, a simple ask:
Please rate and review the book.
It’s hard to overstate how important this is, and it’s annoying how important this is, but it’s important. Please rate and review the book on Amazon. Or dive in on Goodreads.
One of the lessons from DIRTBAG BILLIONAIRE is that small actions can make a big difference, and this little bit of help would mean so much to me.
The buzz
The conversation about the book kept building in the days after publication.
I wrote about the irony of Wall Street’s love for Patagonia vests in DealBook.
I chatted with Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson of Semafor about what other leaders can learn from Patagonia.
I got into the weeds about corporate governance and long-termism on the Eric Ries podcast.
I chatted with Liz Plank about whether or not good billionaires exist.
And I talked with Yahoo Finance about what Patagonia has to teach corporate America.
Meanwhile in Washington, there was an amazing book party to celebrate DIRTBAG BILLIONAIRE that drew a great group and was written up in Politico Playbook.
Read more books
I’ve been hawking my own book plenty, but I want to take a moment to note a handful of other recent books by friends.
Cleaning House by Lindsay Dahl shows how seemingly common beauty and cleaning products can include toxic chemicals, thanks to a consistent failure of regulation.
Amplify by Adam Met of AJR is a blueprint for boosting activism and building support for causes including climate action, featuring tactics from the music industry.
Murder the Truth by David Enrich is an in-depth exposé of the broad campaign—orchestrated by elite Americans—to silence dissent and protect the powerful.
The Gods of New York by Jonathan Mahler is a sweeping chronicle of four tumultuous years in 1980s New York that changed the city forever.
Empire of the Elite by Michael Grynbaum is a dishy history of the Condé Nast magazine empire, home of Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker.
Hope for Life on Our Planet by Osvald Bjelland features inspiring contributions from 64 activists, artists, scientists, philosophers, CEOs, poets, spiritual leaders.
1929, coming soon by Andrew Ross Sorkin, unravels the greed, blind optimism, and human folly that led to an era-defining financial crisis.
I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis MacNicol is a decadent, joyful, unexpected journey into one woman’s pursuit of radical enjoyment in Paris.
Naturally by Rachelle Robinett offers a beginner-friendly guide to herbalism, revealing everyday remedies and rituals for health and happiness.
The New Global Possible by Ani Dasgupta takes an honest look at lagging climate action and maps out what can be done to rebuild hope for the future.
And in the spirit of loving on of books and bookstores and book lovers, here’s a pic of me speaking at Politics & Prose in DC last night with Teddy Schleifer.
That’s it for now.
Remember to rate and review DIRTBAG BILLIONAIRE.
And thanks for reading!
David