Reading is like a secret weapon against those who don’t.
In no particular order, here are some of the books I would recommend.
Social:
- The Social Animal
- Predictably Irrational
- The Art of Seduction
- The Selfish Gene
- Freakonomics
- Atomic Habits
- How to Win Friends and Influence People
- Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
- Little Red Book of Selling: 12.5 Principles of Sales Greatness
Marketing & Business:
- Management
- The Signal and the Noise
- Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind
- Whatcha Gonna Do with That Duck?: And Other Provocations, 2006-2012
- Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting
- The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk!
- Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How To Build the Future
Creativity:
- Rework
- The Art of Looking Sideways
- Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity
- Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality
- The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
Personal Philosophy:
- The Prophet
- Meditations
- On the Shortness of Life
- Man’s Search for Meaning
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
- The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
Finance, Home & Life Planning:
- Tools of Titans
- The 4-Hour Workweek
- The New Buffettology
- The Automatic Millionaire
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
- Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success
- Stop Acting Rich And Start Living Like a Real Millionaire
Fiction:
- The Pearl
- The Hobbit
- Ender’s Game
- Once a Runner
- The Alchemist
- Catcher in the Rye
- To Have and Have Not
- The Old Man and the Sea
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