My previous boss, rockstar colleague, and many others have given me lists upon lists of books that I “need to read.” While their lists are unique, there seems to be some common books that keep appearing. Here is my list of those books that are making their way to the top:
Disclaimer: This is my “to read” list that doesn’t include all the books by Jim Collins, Seth Godin, Danielle LaPorte, Sun Tzu, David Allen, etc that I have already read. Definitely recommend their work, but c’mon, that was a given!
- The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything. – Guy Kawasaki
- First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently. – Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman
- The Great Game of Business: The Only Sensible Way to Run a Company. – Jack Stack
- Green to Gold: How Smart Companies use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage. – Daniel Esty and Andrew Winston
- How to Win Friends and Influence People. – Dale Carnegie
- Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Don’t. – Chip Heath and Dan Heath
- Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big. – Bo Burlingham
- A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose. – Eckhart Tolle
- Death by Meeting:Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business. – Patrick Lencioni
- Free: The Future of Radical Price. – Chris Anderson
Let me know if you have read any of these, or want to add another to the list(s)!
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Andre Malan says:
August 1, 2009 at 1:08 am (UTC 1)
Fantastic list. I’ve read free and it is a great read. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook
Oh and you cannot read “a New Earth” until your have read “the Power of Now”. Power of Now is earth-shatteringly good. Also, the audiobook is fantastic
NJ Thompson says:
August 4, 2009 at 2:33 am (UTC 1)
1. Check out the ebook before you get the book (http://www.changethis.com/1.ArtOfTheStart)
2. Would also highly recommend “Now, Discover Your Strengths.” Another piece of MB’s awesomeness.
10. I need to get on this one too!
My next “to-reads”:
- The Element by Ken Robinson
- Dead Aid by Dambisa Moyo
- Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
And my recos:
- The Art of Possibility by Ben Zander
- The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz
- Ignore Everybody by Hugh MacLeod, which I’ll give to you when I see you for… Hmmm… Our upcoming wine/slam poetry date?!
Matt Corker » What Linchpins Read says:
June 15, 2010 at 4:17 pm (UTC 1)
[...] as if my to read list wasn’t already long enough! Happy reading [...]