Marketing Reading List
Welcome to my reading list of over 100 book recommendations and thought-provoking articles.
I disliked reading in school. Maybe because it was forced or I didn’t read anything exciting. But that changed when I discovered a great book. Reading one of my favorite books, How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie, completely changed my relationship with books and awakened my curiosity.
Since then, I read hundreds of good books ranging from psychology, neuroscience, business, design, historical fiction, short stories, human history to communication, spirituality and more.
I’m still fascinated by how much you can change by reading a good book. People who might have been the best mentors in the world are not among us anymore. Books carry centuries of knowledge and wisdom.
It’s foolish not to read every day.
However, it's not so easy to find a good book to read and with so many books you don't want to waste your time and only read the best books in the world. My goal is to carefully curate a list of great books and simplify your decision-making process when selecting what to read next.
How to Find Time to Read?
You don't find time to read, you make it.
Read in the morning when you drink your coffee, read before going to bed, read before you binge watch Netflix. The goal isn't to read a book in one sitting, the goal is to develop a life-long habit of feeding yourself food for thought and exposing yourself to new ideas.
I'm constantly updating this list of books to help you discover the best books to read.
Reading This Year (2024)
- Create Once, Distribute Forever by Ross Simmonds
- Only the Paranoid Survive by Andrew S. Grove
- Feel-Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal
- Dedicated by Pete Davis
- The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick
Best Career Books
Must-Read: The Defining Decade by Meg Jay
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
Linchpin by Seth Godin
Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
Must-Read: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
Choose Yourself! by James Altucher
The Crossroads of Should and Must by Elle Luna
Best Personal Development Books
Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It by Kamal Ravikant
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
The Art of the Good Life by Rolf Dobelli
The Art of Fully Living by Tal Gur
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin S. Sharma
The School of Greatness by Lewis Howes
Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss
The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz
The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews
The Greatness Guide by Robin S. Sharma
The Dip by Seth Godin
Best Lifestyle Books
Simplify by Joshua Becker
The Life‐Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
Best Spirituality Books
Must-Read: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Buddhism Plain and Simple by Steve Hagen
Best Health Books
10% Happier by Dan Harris
Start the Keto Diet by Vytautas Alech
The Blue Zones by Dan Buettner
Best Business Books
Must-Read: Zero to One by Peter Thiel
Must-Read: How to Be a Capitalist Without Any Capital by Nathan Latka
Anything You Want by Derek Sivers
Expert Secrets by Russell Brunson
Internet MBA by Tom Hunt
Oversubscribed by Daniel Priestley
Must-Read: The 4‐Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss
The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau
Start Something That Matters by Blake Mycoskie
Must-Read: The Millionaire Fastlane by M.J. DeMarco
The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman
The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
Your Move by Ramit Sethi
Stop Thinking Like a Freelancer by Liam Veitch
Best Design Books
The Elements of User Experience by Jesse James Garrett
Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krug
Best Marketing Books
Must-Read: DotCom Secrets by Russell Brunson
The One Hour Content Plan by Meera Kothand
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries
Hooked by Nir Eyal
Launch by Jeff Walker
Content Machine by Dan Norris
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Related: 20 Best Growth Marketing Books
Best Writing Books
Must-Read: On Writing Well by William Zinsser
You Are a Writer by Jeff Goins
On Writing by Stephen King
Best Philosophy Books
Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse
Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
The Allegory of the Cave by Plato
Best Finance & Money Books
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Invest Like a Pro by Jesse Mecham
Must-Read: I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi
The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
Best Creativity Books
Everything I Know by Paul Jarvis
Must-Read: Do the Work by Steven Pressfield
Fluent in 3 Months by Benny Lewis
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Best Psychology Books
Must-Read: Mindset by Carol Dweck
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
Must-Read: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Tribes by Seth Godin
Must-Read: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Willpower by Roy F. Baumeister
Influence by Robert B. Cialdini
Free Will by Sam Harris
Must-Read: Essentialism by Greg McKeown
Must-Read: Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
Best History Books
Must-Read: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Best Strategy Books
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Must-Read: Principles by Ray Dalio
Must-Read: Start with Why by Simon Sinek
Best Biographies
Must-Read: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance
Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track by Richard Feynman
Best Productivity Books
Must-Read: Managing Oneself by Peter F. Drucker
Must-Read: The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
Smartcuts by Shane Snow
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Willpower Doesn’t Work by Benjamin Hardy
Must-Read: Deep Work by Cal Newport
Remote by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
Must-Read: The 10x Rule by Grant Cardone
Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
My Morning Routine by Benjamin Spall and Michael Xander
Virtual Freedom by Chris C. Ducker
The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
Best Relationships Books
The Game by Neil Strauss
Must-Read: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Best Science Books
Habits of a Happy Brain by Loretta Breuning
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Fiction Books
Must-Read: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
The Fifth Mountain by Paulo Coelho
Warrior of the Light by Paulo Coelho
Manuscript Found in Accra by Paulo Coelho
Best Articles
Must-Read: How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You) by Tim Urban
Must-Read: Listen to What’s Being Whispered, not What’s Being Said by Taylor Pearson
Travel Is No Cure for the Mind by Lawrence Yeo
The Quest to the Unlived Life by Lawrence Yeo
The Bucky Fuller Method: How Dividing Yourself in Half Improves Your Personal Productivity by Taylor Pearson
The Goal Setting Template for a High-Output Life by Nat Eliason
The Only Three Ways To Be More Productive by Taylor Pearson
Noise Pollution Is a Thing, and It’s Making You Sick by Markham Heid
Must-Read: 8 Things Every Person Should Do Before 8 A.M. by Benjamin Hardy
23 Smart Ways To Increase Your Confidence, Productivity, and Income by Benjamin Hardy
Must-Read: Life Is a Game. This Is Your Strategy Guide by Oliver Emberton
Must-Read: The P.A.R.A. Method: A Universal System for Organizing Digital Information by Tiago Forte
Go and Read Something
There you have it. My curated list of great reads to help you find an exciting new book to read next.