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100 Million Dollar Offers: How to Make Offers So Good People Feel Stupid Saying No
by Alex Hormozi
A framework for creating irresistible business offers.
A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
by James Comey
Leadership under pressure—integrity when it costs everything.
Am I Being Too Subtle? The Adventures of a Business Maverick
by Sam Zell
Contrarian real estate mogul shares unconventional business wisdom.
As a Man Thinketh
by James Allen
Classic on mindset: thoughts shape character, actions, and outcomes.
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
by Neil deGrasse Tyson
A fast, clear primer on the universe and our place in it.
Atomic Habits
by James Clear
Tiny, compounding habits outperform motivation and goals.
BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0): Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company
by Jim Collins, William C. Lazier
From startup to enduring company—systems that outlast founders.
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
by James Nestor
How proper breathing impacts performance, health, and longevity.
Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire
by Dan Martell
Shows how entrepreneurs can delegate and scale their time.
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
by David Goggins
Mental toughness, discipline, and embracing discomfort to grow.
Disrupt You!: Master Personal Transformation, Seize Opportunity, and Thrive in the Era of Endless Innovation
by Jay Samit
A playbook for turning disruption into personal and business growth.
Doing the Impossible: The 25 Laws for Doing the Impossible
by Patrick Bet-David
Practical laws for defying limitations and achieving extraordinary goals.
Emotional Success: The Power of Gratitude, Compassion, and Pride
by David DeSteno
Explores how emotions contribute to lasting success.
Financial Intelligence: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean
by Karen Berman, Joe Knight
Demystifies financial statements for managers and entrepreneurs.
First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently
by Marcus Buckingham
Insights from Gallup research on what separates exceptional managers.
Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success
by Adam Grant
Explores how helping others drives long-term success.
Good to Great
by Jim Collins
Right people + hedgehog focus + flywheel beats hacks.
Greenlights
by Matthew McConaughey
Life philosophy from an unconventional actor—catch the greenlights.
How the Mind Works
by Steven Pinker
Cognitive science exploration of how our minds function.
How to Be a Chief Operating Officer: 16 Disciplines for Success
by Jennifer Geary
The COO playbook—operational excellence and leadership discipline.
How to Build a Billion Dollar App: Discover the Secrets of the Most Successful Tech Entrepreneurs
by George Berkowski
Lessons from building and scaling billion-dollar apps.
I Love Capitalism: An American Story
by Ken Langone
From poor kid to billionaire—the power of persistence and opportunity.
Influence Without Authority (Third Edition)
by David L. Bradford, Allan R. Cohen
Tools for persuasion and collaboration when you lack formal authority.
Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy
by Sadhguru (Jaggi Vasudev)
A practical framework for inner well-being and self-mastery.
Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life
by Jim Kwik
A guide to learning, memory, and brain optimization.
Master Key to Riches
by Napoleon Hill
Principles and habits Hill observed in high achievers.
Never Lose a Customer Again: Turn Any Sale into Lifelong Loyalty in 100 Days
by Joey Coleman
A system for customer retention and loyalty.
Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny
by Robert Wright
Argues human history trends toward cooperation and progress.
O Great One!: A Little Story About the Awesome Power of Recognition
by David Novak, Kristie Novoselsky
Illustrates how recognition transforms leadership and teams.
Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company
by Andrew S. Grove
Strategic inflection points—adapt or die in changing markets.
Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior
by David R. Hawkins
Maps levels of human consciousness and behavior.
Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes
by Alfie Kohn
Critiques extrinsic motivation and explores intrinsic drivers.
Radical Honesty: How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth
by Brad Blanton
Advocates radical honesty as a path to freedom and authenticity.
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
by Edwin Lefevre
Timeless trading psychology—greed, fear, and market patterns never change.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
by Yuval Noah Harari
A sweeping history of how Homo sapiens came to dominate the world.
Scaling Lean: Mastering the Key Metrics for Startup Growth
by Ash Maurya
Measure what matters—actionable metrics for sustainable growth.
Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much
by Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir
Explains how scarcity shapes decision-making.
Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It
by Scott Kupor
Insider's guide to raising venture capital.
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
by Kristin Neff
Why self-compassion beats self-criticism for growth and resilience.
The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals
by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, Jim Huling
A framework for driving execution and achieving goals.
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts
by Gary Chapman
A simple model for giving/receiving love effectively.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen Covey
Character, priorities, and proactive ownership drive results.
The E-Myth Revisited
by Michael Gerber
Work on the business with systems, not in it with heroics.
The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy
by Jon Gordon
Positive leadership principles—energy is contagious, choose wisely.
The Four Steps to the Epiphany
by Steve Blank
Customer development methodology—build what customers actually want.
The Future for Investors: Why the Tried and the True Triumph Over the Bold and the New
by Jeremy J. Siegel
Investment insights on why proven companies outperform.
The Great Cholesterol Myth (Revised and Expanded): Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease, and the Statin-Free Plan That Will
by Jonny Bowden & Stephen T. Sinatra
Challenges conventional heart-health advice and offers lifestyle-first strategies.
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
by Ben Horowitz
No recipes—just brutal CEO decisions and how to survive them.
The Infinite Game
by Simon Sinek
Explains how leaders and companies win by thinking long-term.
The Intelligent Investor (Revised Edition)
by Benjamin Graham
The classic value investing guide.
The Laws of Human Nature
by Robert Greene
Master human psychology—influence, persuasion, and social dynamics.
The Lean Startup
by Eric Ries
Build–measure–learn loops to validate before you scale.
The Lessons of History
by Will Durant, Ariel Durant
Condenses thousands of years of history into enduring lessons.
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
by Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko
Research on how America's wealthy actually build wealth.
The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities
by Patrick Lencioni
Reveals how leaders avoid responsibility and how to embrace true leadership.
The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
by Ryan Holiday
Stoic philosophy applied to resilience and success.
The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy
by Katherine M. Gehl, Michael E. Porter
A systems approach to fixing American democracy.
The Practicing Mind: Developing Focus and Discipline in Your Life
by Thomas M. Sterner
How deliberate practice builds concentration, calm, and mastery.
The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
by Rick Warren
A 40-day guide to purpose, values, and life direction.
The Road Less Stupid: Advice from the Chairman of the Board
by Keith J. Cunningham
Practical business wisdom on avoiding costly mistakes.
The SaaS Playbook: Build a Multi-Million Dollar Startup Without Venture Capital
by Rob Walling
Strategies for bootstrapping SaaS companies.
The Selfish Gene
by Richard Dawkins
Evolution through the lens of gene-level selection.
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
by Alice Schroeder
The definitive Buffett biography—compound wisdom over decades.
The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur
by Mike Michalowicz
A blunt guide to building a business with limited resources.
The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smaller Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth
by Ilya Strebulaev, Alex Dang
Think like a VC—portfolio approach to business and life decisions.
Think and Grow Rich
by Napoleon Hill
Focused desire + plan + persistence—mindset as leverage.
Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything
by BJ Fogg
How small, easy habits compound into life transformation.
Unknown Market Wizards: The Best Traders You've Never Heard Of
by Jack D. Schwager
Profiles of lesser-known but extraordinary traders.
Unscripted: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Entrepreneurship
by MJ DeMarco
A manifesto for breaking free from scripted life paths.
Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist
by Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson
The definitive guide to venture capital deals.
What Would the Rockefellers Do?: How the Wealthy Get and Stay That Way
by Garrett Gunderson, Michael Isom
Explains the Rockefeller wealth strategy for modern families.
Zero to One
by Peter Thiel
Monopolies come from unique insight, not incremental copying.
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