YOUR RESTAURANT SUCKS TRILOGY · BOOK ONE
A NEW BOOK BY DONALD BURNS
YOU CAN’T BUILD
THE NEXT LEVEL
AS THE PERSON
WHO BUILT THIS ONE.
The first book in The Reckoning Series is coming. This one turns the mirror on the operator you have outgrown—and forces the owner your restaurant needs to finally step forward.
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THE RECKONING SERIES · BOOK ONE

SOON
01 / THE RECKONING
YOUR RESTAURANT
ISN’T HOLDING YOU BACK.
YOUR OLD IDENTITY IS.
You learned how to survive by becoming indispensable. First one in. Last one out. Every answer. Every decision. Every fire.
That identity built the restaurant. Now it is the ceiling on everything the restaurant could become.
It is time to kill the operator—and give birth to the owner.
03 / THE BOOKS
THE BODY
OF WORK.
Nine books. One relentless mission: help restaurant owners take back control of their business, their leadership, and their life.
YOUR RESTAURANT SUCKS TRILOGY · BOOK TWO
Your Restaurant STILL Sucks!
Stop playing small. Get what you want. Become a badass.YOUR RESTAURANT SUCKS TRILOGY · BOOK THREE
Your Restaurant Culture Sucks!
Stop surviving. Start thriving. Escape mediocrity.MINDSET & LEADERSHIP
Outstanding Mindset
Set yourself and your restaurant up for success each day.DAILY FIELD GUIDE
The Restaurant Coach Playbook
365 inside tips to keep you at the top of your game.THE ASCENSION SERIES · BOOK ONE
Savage Restaurant Success
A modern-day code for restaurateurs to thrive in life and business.THE ASCENSION SERIES · BOOK TWO
Ingredients
Creating T.O.T.A.L. restaurant success in 90 days.THE ASCENSION SERIES · BOOK THREE
Restaurantology
The art and science of making high profit in a low-profit industry.THE RECKONING SERIES · BOOK ONE
What the Fork
Coming November 2026.COMING SOONTHE INNER CIRCLE
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