Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Sometimes the best way to understand a reader is to look at what’s actually on his shelves.

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In today’s video, I pulled seven completely random nonfiction books from my library and talked through each one — from medical history and war memoir to poker theory, film criticism, Shakespeare, creative routines, and Bob Dylan. No theme. No curation. Just what happened to be within arm’s reach.

The books featured in this video:

The Great Influenza by John M. Barry

My Thoughts Be Bloody by S.L.A. Marshall

Seven Card Stud for Advanced Players by Ray Zee

For Keeps by Pauline Kael

Daily Rituals by Mason Currey

The Friendly Shakespeare by Norrie Epstein

The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan

What do these books have in common? Maybe nothing — or maybe everything. History, strategy, criticism, art, discipline, literature. This is what a life of reading actually looks like: eclectic, layered, and occasionally chaotic.
If you pulled seven random nonfiction books from your shelves, what would they be?

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