The Business shelf · 14 books
Business
Books on work, money, leading people and building things.
My day job is in the music business, so I spend a lot of time thinking about leading people, making decisions and building things that last. These are the business books I think are worth the time. Some are classics about character and habits, some are about negotiation and selling, and a few are about money and starting something of your own. Not all of them have aged equally well, and some make bigger promises than they can keep. In each review I try to say plainly what holds up and what to take with a grain of salt. If you lead a team, a church or a household, there is something here for you.
$100M OffersAlex Hormozi
Dare to LeadBrené Brown
Extreme OwnershipJocko Willink, Leif Babin
Good to GreatJim Collins
How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleDale Carnegie
Never Split the DifferenceChris Voss
Rich Dad Poor DadRobert T. Kiyosaki
Start with WhySimon Sinek
The 48 Laws of PowerRobert Greene
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleStephen R. Covey
The E-Myth RevisitedMichael E. Gerber
The ONE ThingGary Keller, Jay Papasan
Think and Grow RichNapoleon Hill
Zero to OnePeter Thiel
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Atomic HabitsJames Clear
Bad BloodJohn Carreyrou
Careless PeopleSarah Wynn-Williams
Ego Is the EnemyRyan Holiday
Elon MuskWalter Isaacson
Empire of AIKaren Hao
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible VoyageAlfred Lansing
Four Thousand WeeksOliver Burkeman
Influence: The Psychology of PersuasionRobert B. Cialdini
Make Your BedWilliam H. McRaven
Mindset: The New Psychology of SuccessCarol S. Dweck
Predictably IrrationalDan Ariely
Quiet: The Power of IntrovertsSusan Cain
The Big ShortMichael Lewis
The Daily StoicRyan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman
The Laws of Human NatureRobert Greene
The Millionaire Next DoorThomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko
The Obstacle Is the WayRyan Holiday
The Power of HabitCharles Duhigg
The Psychology of MoneyMorgan Housel
The Simple Path to WealthJL Collins
Thinking in Systems: A PrimerDonella H. Meadows
Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman