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[Geoffrey Cain @geoffrey_cain]

Today is launch day for Steve Jobs in Exile. I spent almost four years digging into Steve's stretch in the wilderness -- 1985 to 1997, after Apple pushed him out and before it brought him back.

I expected the record to be complete. What more could there be on the most written-about entrepreneur alive? I was wrong. An archivist at Carnegie Mellon told me I was the first person in about fifteen years to open the NeXT archive. People had been holding letters, tapes, memos, recordings in their closets for decades, waiting to show someone. More than a hundred of them sat down with me.

They didn't tell me about the genius-or-tyrant caricature. This was a younger Steve, mostly off-camera, nearly bankrupt, learning the hard way. Out now, order link below.

[bing gordon @bingfish]

Friends, I’m excited to announce that my new book, Everybody Wins, will be out this October with Penguin Random House, and is now available for preorder!

https://t.co/Tx2eTQlr3t

What makes great video games so satisfying, engaging, and retentive? Some twenty years ago, when EA Sports and The Sims were at the peak of their powers, I wondered if I could recreate the magic of video games in other kinds of consumer products, and other walks of life entirely. What I came back with was my “Gamification Checklist,” which broke down the elements of great games and franchises, and began to imagine how I could export it.

I’ve taken what I know from decades in the games business to help build newer companies and products like Amazon Prime, Zynga, Duolingo, Spotify, Twitch, Coursera, Pokémon Go, Take Two, Cameo, Thrive Global, My Fitness Pal, and Alan Health. Now, daughter Chloe and I have written a book to share my “Gamification Checklist” with, well, everyone.

I wrote Everybody Wins to share my stories and lessons from more than four decades in the biggest entertainment industry in the world. If you’re building a product, a company, a game, or classroom curriculum, if you’re a fan of gaming, a founder or a leader, or even a parent trying to understand Roblox better, my hope is that this book offers a new lens on what it means to succeed and why, in the best systems, everybody wins.

[Bob Wachter @Bob_Wachter]

Today is pub day for "A Giant Leap: How AI is Transforming Healthcare..." Please buy, review, discuss, & tell your friends!
On Substack today, I tell the story of how the book came to be, including picking a title & a cover, narrating the audiobook, etc. https://t.co/nZEh3GVy0k

[Geoffrey Cain @geoffrey_cain]

When Steve Jobs was thirty years old, he hit rock bottom. He had been pushed out of Apple and humiliated.

12 years later, he returned to lead the greatest comeback in corporate history.

Most narratives treat the intervening years as a footnote. That’s wrong. My new book, Steve Jobs in Exile (coming May 19th), sets the record straight.

[Portfolio Books @portfoliobooks]

EVERYTHING IS FIGUREOUTABLE by @marieforleo reframes the way we approach challenges, showing readers how to tackle problems with creativity, resilience, and a whole lot of possibility.

“This book will change lives.” — Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love

[Portfolio Books @portfoliobooks]

Prepare to rethink how businesses scale. ⚡

THE ALGORITHM is a behind-the-scenes look from former Tesla President Jon McNeill is your guide to the system that took Tesla from $2B to $20B in 30 months.

You’re going to want this one. Out March 24, 2026.

[Portfolio Books @portfoliobooks]

Ready to enter your RICH AF Era?💸

@yourrichbff2 is dropping the money mindset + real-world strategies you should’ve learned in school but didn’t.

From boosting your 9-to-5 income to understanding savings accounts, building tax-savvy habits, and finally investing without fear.

[Jon McNeill @jonmcneill]

I’ve been in stealth mode for the past year doing a new thing for me — I wrote a book!!

Scott Cook and @WalterIsaacson separately challenged me to write a book about the secret sauce behind Tesla's success.

It’s titled “The Algorithm.”

The book will be published on March 24, and you can preorder The Algorithm today: https://t.co/SrwBAS1NLK

[Mike Bird @Birdyword]

The Land Trap is now OUT in the US! Just two days to wait until the UK release. Pre-orders should be landing imminently.

[Morgan Housel @morganhousel]

My new book The Art of Spending Money comes out in 5 days.

You can order it here: https://t.co/LLkOYe2vsM

If you pre-order, we're giving away a set of notecards with some of my favorite lines from the book. Check it out: https://t.co/38bZiMkBjL

[Portfolio Books @portfoliobooks]

📦✨ Let the games begin!

The Portfolio team is facing off in The Great Influencer Box Off. Two editors. One publicist. One marketer. Who will win the race to build the fastest influencer box for THE DOUBLE TAX?

Spoiler: the real winner is this must-read debut.

[Portfolio Books @portfoliobooks]

📣 Big news! Four titles from Portfolio and Thesis have been longlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year 2025.

Congratulations to the authors shaping how we think about power, land, tech, and ideas.

#BBYA25

[Portfolio Books @portfoliobooks]

📈 Now a NYTimes Bestseller 🥂

Working harder & spending less but still stuck? The problem isn’t effort, it’s your approach.

In The Wealth Ladder, @dollarsanddata shows you the right strategy for every wealth level.

📚 https://t.co/swwRodo9GI

[Mike Bird @Birdyword]

BIG NEWS: My book, The Land Trap, is coming out on Nov 4! I've been fascinated by this topic for years. The book tells the story of why land still occupies such a huge role in finance, economics and politics globally, and why that's a source of huge risk. You can preorder NOW!

[Bob Wachter @Bob_Wachter]

My book on AI & Healthcare, A Giant Leap, is still 6 months out. But there's too much happening not to start a @Substack.
Every month, I'll cover the key trends in AI-meets-healthcare: clinical, tech, business, ethics. More forest than trees. Subscribe: https://t.co/HBQUIKrtUf

[Portfolio Books @portfoliobooks]

✨ The Field Guide is here  ✨

@WillGuidara’s interactive follow-up to Unreasonable Hospitality is full-color, beautifully illustrated, and packed with real tools to lead with care + create magic in the everyday.

📚 Now available for pre-order: https://t.co/xhoyaNElYP

[Ed Latimore @EdLatimore]

It’s publication day of Hard Lessons From The Hurt Business: Boxing And The Art of Life!

This is my story of growing up in Pittsburgh’s public housing projects, raised by a single mom, failing high school, and developing a huge drinking problem…

Then, at 22, I found boxing, won amateur national titles, got signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports as a pro, got sober, and completed a degree in physics.

I teach the hard lessons I learned from the hurt business of boxing and life.

I’m biased and think it’s a great book, but don’t take my word for it. Barnes & Noble did say it was one of the most anticipated books of 2025.

If you rock with my content, definitely grab this book today because those first-day sales matter for press. Oh, and if you don’t like reading, I read the audiobook too.

Grab it at the link below!

https://t.co/glKtDKsD8h

[Portfolio Books @portfoliobooks]

Thanks to @blake_bookclub for highlighting this wisdom from STILLNESS IS THE KEY by bestselling author @RyanHoliday. 📕 Now we want to hear from you…what’s the wisest thing you’ve read in the book?

Drop your favorite quote or piece of wisdom from the book in the comments 👇

[Portfolio Books @portfoliobooks]

From the bestselling author of TURN THE SHIP AROUND comes a new book to level up your leadership.

In DISTANCING, former U.S. Navy Captain David Marquet and psychology professor Michael Gillespie teach you to become your own coach using the mental technique of distancing. ⚡

[Ed Latimore @EdLatimore]

About to sign a few copies of "Hard Lessons From The Hurt Business."

There are only a few of these, so if you want to snag a signed copy, pre-order from the Barnes and Noble link below.

https://t.co/SkvmMSMd85