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Masters of Doom by David Kushner: How Two Johns Built id Software
Book Reviews 10 min

Masters of Doom by David Kushner: How Two Johns Built id Software

I finished the Masters of Doom audiobook narrated by Wil Wheaton and it was marvelous. The two-founders, build-from-nothing, ship-relentlessly story of id Software stuck with me. I miss it already, the same way I miss Shoe Dog.

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
Book Reviews 19 min

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight

I'm listening to the audiobook edition while working, and Phil Knight's voice (through the narrator) feels like sitting with someone who built something extraordinary but hasn't quite processed how extraordinary it was. Shoe Dog isn't a typical business memoir full of manufactured wisdom and cleaned-up origin stories. It's messy, honest, and human; exactly what you need when you're in the grind yourself.