My Book Recommendations
Reading completely changed my life. One of my few regrets is that I didn’t start reading books earlier on in my life. I’m always encouraging people to read great books, however, I inevitably get the same question back: where do I start. So I’ve put together a list of books I’ve read of which I personally got a lot of value from. This list will be updated over time as I read more great books. Over the years I’ve collected so many great book recommendations from extremely successful people so I thought I’d save you the time by listing the best of what I’ve read so far.
I’m also working towards writing more detailed reviews of each book, but as the list is getting pretty long that might take some time. So far now: enjoy!
Ps. If you’re still struggling with knowing where to start, pick the category which is most relevant to you and then pick the book which titles grabs you the most. They are all great books, so you can’t really go wrong.
Pps. The links below are mostly Amazon affiliate links, what that means, in short, is that if you click on the links and purchase the books I am recommending, I make a small commission from Amazon at no additional cost to you. Its great way to support the work I am doing at Dream Nation, so I just wanted to say thank you in advance 🙂
Lastly, if you are anything like me and you struggle with picking up and reading a book than I would highly recommend getting a membership to audible. Audible is an Amazon company which lets you lessons to books. Personally, this has been a complete game-changer for me. They are offering a 30 day free trial for new members, I can’t speak highly enough of them. So go ahead and check it out!
Business theory
- AskGaryVee – Gary Vaynerchuk
- Good to Great – Jim Collins
- The Tipping Point – Malcolm Gladwell
- The Hard Thing About Hard Things – Ben Horowitz
- Conscious Capitalism – Raj Sisodia and John Mackey
- E-Myth Revisited – Michael E. Gerber
- The Lean Startup – Eric Ries
- Start with Why – Simon Sinek
- 4 Hour Work Week – Timothy Ferriss
- The Art of Profitability – Adrian J. Slywotzky
- Built to Sell – Warrillow John
- Venture Deals – Jason Mendelson, Brad Feld
Biographies
- The Facebook Effect – David Kirkpatrick
- Onwards – Joanne Gordon, Howard Schultz
- The Promise of A Pencil – Adam Braun
- Elon Musk – Ashlee Vance
- Hatching Twitter – Nick Bilton
- Creativity Inc. – Ed Catcall
- Delivering Happiness – Tony Hsieh
- The Everything Store – Brad Stone
- In the Plex – Steven Levy
- The Warren Buffet Way – Robert Hagstrom
- Steve Jobs – Walter Isaacson
- Becoming – Michelle Obama
- Shoe Dog – Phil Knight
- Can’t Hurt Me – David Goggins
- Michael Jordan: The Life – Roland Lazenby
- The Upstarts (Uber + Airbnb) – Brad Stone
- Start Something That Matters – Blake Mycoskie
- Rise Up – Stormzy
- Heart and Hustle – Patricia Bright
Career and Transferable Skills
- How to Win Friends & Influence People – Dale Carnegie
- Crucial Conversations – Kerry Patterson
- To Sell is Human – Daniel H. Pink
- The ONE thing – Jay Papasan, Gary Keller
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen R. Covey
- Becoming a Person of Influence – Jim Doran, John C. Maxwell
- Mindset – Carol Dweck
- Getting Things Done – David Allen
- On Writing Well – William Zinsser
- The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership – Jonh C. Maxwell
- Tribes – Seth Godin
- Managing Oneself – Peter F Drucker
- What Makes an Effective Executive – Peter F Drucker
- The Elements of Style – William Strunk
- TED Talks: The Offical TED Guide to Public Speaking – Chris J. Anderson
- So Good They Can’t Ignore You – Stephen R. Covey
Marketing/Branding
- Made to Stick – Dan Heath, Chip Heath
- Fascinate – Sally Hoghead
- Contagious – Jonah Berger
- Likeable Social Media – Dave Kerpen
- Jab Jab Jab Right Hook – Gary Vaynerchuk
- The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing – Al Ries, Jack Trout
Money
- I Will Teach You To Be Rich – Ramit Sethi
- What I Learned Losing A Million Dollars – Jim Paul, Jack Schwager, Brendan Moynihan
- The Total Money Makeover – Dave Ramsey
- Rich Dad’s Cashflow Quadrant – Robert T. Kiyosaki
- The Richest Man in Babylon
- Rich Dad Poor Dad – Robert T. Kiyosaki
- The Soul of Money – Lynne Twist
- Angel – How to Invest In Tech Startups – Jason Calacanis
- The Bitcoin Standard – Saifedean Ammous
Inspiration
- The 10x Rule – Grant Cardone
- The War of Art – Steven Pressfield
- Crush It– Gary Vaynerchuk
- The Magic of Thinking Big – David J. Schwartz
- Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill
- Man’s Search For Meaning – Viktor E. Frankl
- As A Man Thinketh – James Allen
- Crushing It! – Gary Vaynerchuk
- Chicken Soup for The Soul – JackCanfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Amy Newmark
- David and Goliath – Malcolm Gladwell
Emotional Intelligence, Psychology & Relationships
- The Gifts of Imperfection – Brene Brown
- Influence – Robert B. Cialdini
- Predictably Irrational – Dan Ariely
- Men, Women and Worthiness – Brene Brown
- The Power of Vulnerability – Brene Brown
- Thinking, Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman
- Relationship Goals – Michael Todd
- The Meaning of Marriage – Timothy Keller
- Anger – Thich Nhat
- The 5 Love Languages – Gary Chapman
- The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work – John Gottman
- Boundaries – Henry Cloud
- The 48 Laws of Power – Robert Greene
- Ego Is The Enemy – Ryan Holiday
- Attached – Amir Levine & Rachel Heller
- The Art of War – Sun Tzu
- 12 Rules For Life – Jordan B. Peterson
General Interest and Tech
- Outliers – Malcolm Gladwell
- Algorithms To Live By – Brian Christian & Tom Griffiths
- The Inevitable – Kevin Kelly
- Hooked – Nir Eval
- Surviving AI – Calum Chace
- The Third Wave – Steve Case
Culture, History & Faith
- Unashamed – Lecrae Moore
- Empire State of Mind – Zack O’Malley Greenburg
- The Autobiography of Malcolm X – Malcolm X
- The Autobiography of Martin Luther Kind Jr. – editor: Clayborne Carson
- Natives – Akala
- Why I’m Longer Talking to White People About Race – Reni Eddo-Lodge
- Feminism is for Everybody – Bell Hooks
- The Purpose Driven Life – Rick Warren
Fiction
- The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho
- A Song of Ice and Fire Series – Geroge R. R. Martin
