In my path to becoming an entrepreneur, I have read countless books to increase my knowledge and learn from the best. By learning from the experts, I was able to avoid common mistakes and accelerate my success in the business world.
When starting a business, it might be a good idea to learn from those who have taken the same path as you. The following is a list, with links to purchase, of the best business books I recommend you read to help you get started on your entrepreneurial journey.
- Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
- Linchpin by Seth Godin
- The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
- Likeable Social Media by Dave Kerpen
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
- The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone
- The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
- Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
- Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook by Gary Vaynerchuk
- Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk
- What Color is My Parachute? by Richard Bolles
- How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- Influence by Robert Cialdini
- The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes
- Ogilvy on Advertising by David Ogilvy
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
- Good to Great by Jim Collins
- Multipliers by Liz Wiseman
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
- The Consulting Bible by Alan Weiss
- Start with Why by Simon Sinek
- Getting Things Done by David Allen
- The E-Myth by Michael Gerber
- Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim
- Rework by Jason Fried
- Leading Change by John Kotter
- The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki
- Purple Cow by Seth Godin
- The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau
- The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
- The Art Of War by Sun Tzu
- Goals! by Brian Tracy
- The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman
- Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
- The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell
- The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
- The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
- Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
- The Dip by Seth Godin
- Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins
- Essentialism by Greg McKeown
- The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
- The Happiness Equation by Neil Pasricha
- Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
- Topgrading by Bradford Smart
- Whale Hunting by Tom Searcy
- The Power of Less by Leo Babauta
- The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen
- Zero to One by Peter Thiel
- Out of Our Minds by Ken Robinson
- Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson
- Business Model You by Tim Clark
- Switch by Chip & Dan Heath
- Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
- Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
- As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
- The New One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard
- Moneyball by Michael Lewis
- Spark by Angie Morgan
- Onward by Howard Schultz
- Buyer Personas by Adele Revella
- The Conversion Code by Chris Smith
- The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino
- The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump
- Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
- The Innovators by Walter Isaacson
- The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
- Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
- Hooked by Nir Eyal
- Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore
- Be Obsessed or Be Average by Grant Cardone
- Traction by Gabriel Weinberg
- Bold by Peter Diamandis
- The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk
- Buyology by Martin Lindstrom
- Logo Design Love by David Airey
- Slide:ology by Nancy Duarte
- Positioning by Al Ries
- Permission Marketing by Seth Godin
- Contagious by Jonah Berger
- The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding by Al Ries
- The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries
- Tribes by Seth Godin
- The Start-up of You by Reid Hoffman
- On Writing by Stephen King
- Drive by Daniel Pink
- Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
- Guerrilla Marketing by Jay Conrad Levinson
- Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance
- Grit by Angela Duckworth
- Exponential Organizations by Salim Ismail
- Hyper Sales Growth by Jack Daly
- The Brand Gap by Marty Neumeier
- Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink
- ProBlogger by Darren Rowse
- Stand Out by Dorie Clark
- Minimalism by Joshua Fields Millburn
- StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath
- The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida
- Quiet by Susan Cain
- Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
- Creativity by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
- The Organized Mind by Daniel Levitin
- Unshakeable by Tony Robbins
- No Excuses! by Brian Tracy
- Scaling Up by Verne Harnish
- Mastery by Robert Greene
- Smarter Better Faster by Charles Duhigg
- Born for This by Chris Guillebeau
- To Sell Is Human by Daniel Pink
- Tools of the Titans by Tim Ferriss
- The Art of Non-Conformity by Chris Guillebeau
- The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
- 7 Strategies for Wealth and Happiness by Jim Rohn
- Make Your Bed by William McRaven
- See You at the Top by Zig Ziglar
- The Sales Bible by Jeffrey Gitomer
- The Psychology of Selling by Brian Tracy
- How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling by Frank Bettger
- Letters to My Son by Kent Nerburn
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