# Directory Canonical: https://zacharyr0th.com/directory The public sites, profiles, projects, papers, music releases, writing, and book reviews of Zachary Roth, across BetterOff, Raintree Technology, and music. Last updated: 2026-11-06 The public sites, profiles, projects, papers, music releases, writing, and book reviews of Zachary Roth, across BetterOff, Raintree Technology, and music. See the [full page index](https://zacharyr0th.com/pages). Also available as [JSON](https://zacharyr0th.com/directory.json) and [Markdown](https://zacharyr0th.com/directory.md). [BetterOff](#betteroff) · [Zachary Roth](#zachary-roth) · [Raintree Technology](#raintree-technology) · [Open source](#open-source) · [Research](#research) · [Music](#music) · [Writing](#writing) · [Book reviews](#book-reviews) · [Recent activity](#recent-activity) · [Repositories and packages](#repositories-and-packages) · [For agents](#for-agents) ## BetterOff - **Product:** [Website](https://betteroff.finance/), [Agents](https://betteroff.finance/agents) - **Code:** [CLI](https://github.com/raintree-technology/betteroff.cli), [Connectors](https://github.com/raintree-technology/betteroff.connectors) - **Profiles:** [X](https://x.com/betteroff_app), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/betteroff.finance/), [Threads](https://www.threads.com/@betteroff.finance), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/betteroff.finance/), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/BetterOffFinance) ## Zachary Roth - **Site:** [About](https://zacharyr0th.com/about), [Work](https://zacharyr0th.com/work), [Writing](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing), [RSS](https://zacharyr0th.com/feed.xml) - **Profiles:** [X](https://x.com/zacharyr0th), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharyr0th), [LinkedIn activity](https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharyr0th/recent-activity/all/), [GitHub](https://github.com/zacharyr0th) ## Raintree Technology - **Site:** [Website](https://raintree.technology), [Tools](https://raintree.technology/portfolio), [Research](https://raintree.technology/research), [About](https://raintree.technology/about) - **Profiles:** [GitHub](https://github.com/raintree-technology), [X](https://x.com/raintree_tech), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/raintree-tech), [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@raintree-technology), [Product Hunt](https://www.producthunt.com/@raintreetechnology) ## Open source - [DocPull](https://github.com/raintree-technology/docpull): Context dependency engine for AI agents. - [HIG Doctor](https://apple.raintree.technology/): Find HIG and interface-quality issues before release. - [PolicyStrata](https://github.com/raintree-technology/policystrata): Deterministic regression tests for policy drift in LLM systems. - [Raintree Standards](https://github.com/raintree-technology/raintree.standards): Governed quality standards for product and agent work. ## Research - [PolicyStrata paper](https://raintree.technology/writing/policystrata): Accepted for an IEEE ISSRE 2026 Industry Track talk and demonstration. - [Ordered Reflection Systems in Cyclic Scales](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/papers/messiaen-radial-symmetry/paper.pdf): Working paper on mirror symmetry in Messiaen's modes. - [Finite Patterns](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/books/finite-patterns): Book in development. ## Music - **Site:** [Home](https://music.zacharyr0th.com), [Catalog](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/music), [Radio](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/radio), [Repertoire](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/repertoire), [Book a performance](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/book), [About](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/about) - **Tools:** [Cyclic chord generator](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/tools/cyclic-chord-generator), [Cyclic reflection explorer](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/tools/cyclic-reflection-explorer), [Cyclic scale generator](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/tools/cyclic-scale-generator), [Every chord](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/tools/every-chord), [Guitar tab generator](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/tools/guitar-tab-generator), [Pendulum music](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/tools/pendulum-music) - **Chord lists:** [3 note](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/chords/3-note), [4 note](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/chords/4-note), [5 note](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/chords/5-note), [6 note](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/chords/6-note), [7 note](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/chords/7-note), [8 note](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/chords/8-note), [9 note](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/chords/9-note), [10 note](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/chords/10-note), [11 note](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/chords/11-note) - **Listen:** [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/1gTTAk7mYMPrEXrE5M2mr4), [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/zachary-roth/47124040), [Amazon Music](https://music.amazon.com/artists/B0011ZMJK2/zachary-roth), [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@zacharyr0th-music), [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/artist/4871905) - **zacharyr0th.music:** [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/zacharyr0th.music/), [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@zacharyr0th.music), [Threads](https://www.threads.com/@zacharyr0th.music), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61593650077638) - [When You Wish Upon a Star](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/when-you-wish-upon-a-star/when-you-wish-upon-a-star) (2026) - [Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/piano-sonata-no-30-in-e-major-op-109/piano-sonata-no-30-in-e-major-op-109-i-vivace-ma-non-troppo) (2026) - [Maggot Brain](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/maggot-brain/maggot-brain) (2026) - [Impressions](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/impressions) (2025): [La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/impressions/la-fille-aux-cheveux-de-lin), [Clair de Lune](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/impressions/clair-de-lune), [Arabesque No. 1](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/impressions/deux-arabesques-l-66-no-1-in-e-major), [Movement (Original Improvisation, 2018)](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/impressions/movement-original-improvisation-2018), [Danseuses de Delphes](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/impressions/danseuses-de-delphes) - [Classics](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/classics) (2025): [Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/classics/eine-kleine-nachtmusik-k-525), [The Entertainer](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/classics/the-entertainer), [Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/classics/wiegenlied-op-49-no-4), [Étude, Op. 60, No. 7](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/classics/etude-op-60-no-7), [Étude, Op. 60, No. 3](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/classics/etude-op-60-no-3), [Boléro](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/classics/bolero), [Piano Sonata No. 16](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/classics/piano-sonata-no-16-in-c-major-k-545), [Moonlight Sonata](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/classics/piano-sonata-no-14-in-c-sharp-minor-op-27-no-2-i-adagio-sostenuto), [Le Cygne](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/classics/le-cygne), [Habanera from Carmen (arr. for guitar)](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/classics/habanera-from-carmen-arr-for-guitar), [Canción de Cuna](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/classics/cancion-de-cuna) - [The Baroque](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/the-baroque) (2025): [Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006 (Guitar)](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/the-baroque/violin-partita-no-3-in-e-major-bwv-1006-i-preludio-arr-for-guitar), [Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/the-baroque/jesu-joy-of-man-s-desiring), [Prelude in C Major, BWV 846](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/the-baroque/prelude-in-c-major-bwv-846), [Bourrée in E Minor](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/the-baroque/bourree-in-e-minor), [Air in C](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/the-baroque/air-in-c), [Minuet in G Major](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/the-baroque/minuet-in-g-major) - [Salons: Chopin](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/salons-chopin) (2025): [Nocturne Op. 9, No. 1](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/salons-chopin/nocturne-in-b-flat-minor-op-9-no-1), [Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69, No. 2 (arr. for guitar)](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/salons-chopin/waltz-in-b-minor-op-69-no-2-arr-for-guitar), [Nocturne in C# Minor](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/salons-chopin/nocturne-in-c-sharp-minor-op-posth), [Étude in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/salons-chopin/etude-in-e-major-op-10-no-3), [Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/salons-chopin/prelude-in-e-minor-op-28-no-4), [Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2 (Guitar)](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/salons-chopin/nocturne-in-e-flat-major-op-9-no-2-arr-for-guitar) - [Peace Pieces](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/peace-pieces) (2025): [Peace Piece (Reprise)](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/peace-pieces/peace-piece-reprise) - [Christmas Time Is Here](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/christmas-time-is-here/christmas-time-is-here) (2025) - [Pink Pony Club](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/pink-pony-club/pink-pony-club) (2025) - [Pure Imagination](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/pure-imagination/pure-imagination) (2024) - [Howl, Hedwig, Eleanor, and Apollonia](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/howl-hedwig-eleanor-and-apollonia) (2024): [Howl's Theme](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/howl-hedwig-eleanor-and-apollonia/howl-s-theme), [Hedwig's Theme](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/howl-hedwig-eleanor-and-apollonia/hedwig-s-theme), [Eleanor Rigby](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/howl-hedwig-eleanor-and-apollonia/eleanor-rigby), [The Godfather Theme (Guitar)](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/howl-hedwig-eleanor-and-apollonia/apollonia-godfather-theme) - [Midnight, the Stars, and You](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/midnight-the-stars-and-you/midnight-the-stars-and-you) (2024) **Earlier recordings and archives:** [Forgotten Tropics](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/forgotten-tropics) (17), [Archive Singles](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/archive-singles) (5), [Archive Originals](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/archive-originals) (20), [Archive Collaborations](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/archive-collaborations) (8), [Archive Covers](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/archive-covers) (5), [Live Covers](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/live-covers) (3), [SoundCloud Archive](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/soundcloud-archive) (14), [Keep Running](https://music.zacharyr0th.com/releases/albums/keep-running) (3) ## Writing - 2026-11-06: [2026 so far](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/articles/tech-2026-11-06-2026-so-far). What I built, published, and researched in 2026. - 2026-11-01: [Codebase archaeology](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/articles/tech-2026-11-01-codebase-archaeology). 24 architecture prompts, four questions, and why evidence matters most. - 2026-10-27: [How many chords are there?](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/articles/music-2026-10-27-every-chord). Nineteen chords or ten septillion, depending on what you count. - 2026-06-26: [PolicyStrata: Test policy drift across LLM data-agent layers](https://raintree.technology/writing/policystrata). Testing policy handoffs across AI agents, compilers, and databases. - 2026-04-24: [Bookshelf](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/articles/books-2026-04-24-best-books). Books I've read, ranked in six tiers, plus a reading list. - 2026-01-01: [Classifying word reversal in cyclic scales](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/articles/music-2026-ordered-reflection-systems). How Messiaen's seven modes behave under exact reversal. ## Book reviews 89 reviews, grouped by tier on my [bookshelf](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/articles/books-2026-04-24-best-books). - **S: Masterpiece:** [Brave New World](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/huxley-brave-new-world), Aldous Huxley; [One Hundred Years of Solitude](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/garc%C3%ADa-m%C3%A1rquez-one-hundred-years-of-solitude), Gabriel García Márquez; [The Overstory](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/powers-overstory), Richard Powers - **A: Excellent:** [A History of the World in 6 Glasses](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/standage-history-of-world-in-6-glasses), Tom Standage; [Acid for the Children](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/flea-acid-for-the-children), Flea; [Animal Farm](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/orwell-animal-farm), George Orwell; [Breath](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/nestor-breath), James Nestor; [Chip War](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/miller-chip-war), Chris Miller; [Disunited Nations](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/zeihan-disunited-nations), Peter Zeihan; [Flash Boys](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/lewis-flash-boys), Michael Lewis; [Hammer of the Gods](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/davis-hammer-of-the-gods), Stephen Davis; [Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/murakami-hard-boiled-wonderland-end-of-world), Haruki Murakami; [Island](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/huxley-island), Aldous Huxley; [Julius Caesar](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/freeman-julius-caesar), Philip Freeman; [Kitchen Confidential](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/bourdain-kitchen-confidential), Anthony Bourdain; [Man's Search for Meaning](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/frankl-mans-search-for-meaning), Viktor E. Frankl; [More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/mallaby-more-money-than-god), Sebastian Mallaby; [Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/godfrey-smith-other-minds), Peter Godfrey-Smith; [Silence](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/cage-silence), John Cage; [The Accidental Superpower](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/zeihan-accidental-superpower), Peter Zeihan; [The Corrections](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/franzen-the-corrections), Jonathan Franzen; [The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/strauss-howe-the-fourth-turning), William Strauss & Neil Howe; [The Ministry for the Future](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/stanley-robinson-ministry-for-the-future), Kim Stanley Robinson; [The Power of Now](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/tolle-the-power-of-now), Eckhart Tolle; [The Rest Is Noise](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/ross-the-rest-is-noise), Alex Ross - **B: Great:** [Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/franklin-autobiography), Benjamin Franklin; [Born Standing Up](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/martin-born-standing-up), Steve Martin; [Deep](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/nestor-deep), James Nestor; [Digital Minimalism](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/newport-digital-minimalism), Cal Newport; [Fooled by Randomness](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/taleb-fooled-by-randomness), Nassim Nicholas Taleb; [Four Thousand Weeks](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/burkeman-four-thousand-weeks), Oliver Burkeman; [Keith Jarrett: The Man and His Music](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/carr-keith-jarrett), Ian Carr; [Liar's Poker](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/lewis-liars-poker), Michael Lewis; [Life Ascending](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/lane-life-ascending), Nick Lane; [Meditations](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/aurelius-meditations), Marcus Aurelius; [On Having No Head](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/harding-on-having-no-head), Douglas Harding; [Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/harari-sapiens), Yuval Noah Harari; [Steve Jobs](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/isaacson-steve-jobs), Walter Isaacson; [The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/mandelbrot-misbehaviour-of-modern-markets), Benoit B. Mandelbrot & Richard L. Hudson; [The Ascent of Money](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/ferguson-ascent-of-money), Niall Ferguson; [The Divine Comedy](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/alighieri-divine-comedy), Dante Alighieri; [The End of the World is Just the Beginning](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/zeihan-end-of-world-just-beginning), Peter Zeihan; [The Iliad](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/homer-iliad), Homer; [The Infinite Machine](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/russo-infinite-machine), Camila Russo; [The Medici](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/strathern-the-medici), Paul Strathern; [The Sovereign Individual](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/dale-davidson-sovereign-individual), James Dale Davidson & William Rees-Mogg; [There Is No Antimemetics Division](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/hughes-no-antimemetics-division), qntm; [When Money Dies](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/fergusson-when-money-dies), Adam Fergusson; [Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/pirsig-zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance), Robert M. Pirsig - **C: Good:** [Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/gladwell-blink), Malcolm Gladwell; [Blockchain Chicken Farm](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/wang-blockchain-chicken-farm), Xiaowei Wang; [Cobalt Red](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/kara-cobalt-red), Siddharth Kara; [Consider Phlebas](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/banks-consider-phlebas), Iain M. Banks; [Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/ferguson-doom), Niall Ferguson; [Einstein: His Life and Universe](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/isaacson-einstein), Walter Isaacson; [First Person Singular](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/murakami-first-person-singular), Haruki Murakami; [Guns, Germs, and Steel](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/diamond-guns-germs-steel), Jared Diamond; [Havana Nocturne](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/english-havana-nocturne), T.J. English; [Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/harari-homo-deus), Yuval Noah Harari; [I Am a Strange Loop](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/hofstadter-i-am-a-strange-loop), Douglas Hofstadter; [Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/wolff-johann-sebastian-bach), Christoph Wolff; [Life After Google](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/gilder-life-after-google), George Gilder; [Moonwalking with Einstein](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/foer-moonwalking-with-einstein), Joshua Foer; [Never Split the Difference](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/voss-never-split-the-difference), Chris Voss; [Outliers: The Story of Success](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/gladwell-outliers), Malcolm Gladwell; [Perdurabo](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/kaczynski-perdurabo), Richard Kaczynski; [Scar Tissue](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/kiedis-scar-tissue), Anthony Kiedis; [Seeing Like a State](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/scott-seeing-like-a-state), James C. Scott; [Siddhartha](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/hesse-siddhartha), Hermann Hesse; [Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/mlodinow-subliminal), Leonard Mlodinow; [The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/covey-7-habits), Stephen R. Covey; [The Absent Superpower](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/zeihan-absent-superpower), Peter Zeihan; [The Alchemy of Finance](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/soros-alchemy-of-finance), George Soros; [The Corporation](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/english-the-corporation), T.J. English; [The Craft: How the Freemasons Made the Modern World](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/dickie-the-craft), John Dickie; [The Order of Time](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/rovelli-the-order-of-time), Carlo Rovelli; [The Undoing Project](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/lewis-undoing-project), Michael Lewis; [Wanting](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/burgis-wanting), Luke Burgis; [Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/giridharadas-winner-take-all), Anand Giridharadas; [Zero to One](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/thiel-zero-to-one), Peter Thiel - **D: Okay:** [Deep Work](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/newport-deep-work), Cal Newport; [How to Change Your Mind](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/pollan-how-to-change-your-mind), Michael Pollan; [Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/50-cent-hustle-harder-hustle-smarter), 50 Cent; [Read Write Own](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/dixon-read-write-own), Chris Dixon; [The Art of Community](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/bacon-the-art-of-community), Jono Bacon; [The War of Art](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/pressfield-the-war-of-art), Steven Pressfield; [Tribes](https://zacharyr0th.com/writing/book-reviews/godin-tribes), Seth Godin - 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