Productivity & Effectiveness
- StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath
- The Power of Less by Leo Babauta
- Getting Things Done by David Allen
- The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch
- 10 Days to Faster Reading by Abby Marks-Beale
- Bit Literacy by Mark Hurst
- The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz
The Human Mind
- Brain Rules by John Medina
- Driven by Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria
- Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions by Gary Klein
- Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
- Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales
Communication
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson et al
- On Writing Well by William Zinsser
- Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds
- Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath
Decision-Making
- Smart Choices by John S. Hammond et al
- The Path of Least Resistance by Robert Fritz
- Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows
- Learning from the Future by Liam Fahey & Robert Randall
- Ethics for the Real World by Ronald Howard & Clinton Korver
Creativity & Innovation
- The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp
- Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkun
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Peter F. Drucker
Project Management
- Making Things Happen by Scott Berkun
- Results Without Authority by Tom Kendrick
Opportunity Identification
- The New Business Road Test by John Mullins
- How to Make Millions with Your Ideas by Dan Kennedy
Entrepreneurship
- Bankable Business Plans by Edward Rogoff
- The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki
- Ready, Fire, Aim by Michael Masterson
- The Knack by Norm Brodsky & Bo Burlingham
Value-Creation & Design
- Getting Real by 37signals
- Product Design and Development by Karl Ulrich and Steven Eppinger
- The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman
- Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler
Marketing
- All Marketers Are Liars by Seth Godin
- Permission Marketing by Seth Godin
- Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got by Jay Abraham
- Citizen Marketers by Ben McConnell & Jackie Huba
- The Copywriter’s Handbook by Robert Bly
Sales
- The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes
- SPIN Selling by Neil Rackham
- The Sales Bible by Jeffrey Gitomer
Negotiation
- Bargaining For Advantage by G. Richard Shell
- 3-D Negotiation by David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius
- The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
- I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi
Value-Delivery
- Indispensable by Joe Calloway
- The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt
- Lean Thinking by James Womack and Daniel Jones
Management
- The Unwritten Laws of Business by W.J. King
- First, Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman
- 12: The Elements of Great Managing by Rodd Wagner & James Harter
- Growing Great Employees by Erika Andersen
- Hiring Smart by Pierre Mornell
- The Essential Drucker by Peter F. Drucker
Leadership
- Total Leadership by Stewart Friedman
- Tribes by Seth Godin
- What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
- The New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan by George Bradt et al
- The Halo Effect by Phil Rosenzweig
- Judgment by Noel Tichy & Warren Bennis
Finance & Accounting
- Accounting Made Simple by Mike Piper
- Essentials of Accounting (9th Edition) by Robert N. Anthony and Leslie K. Breitner
- The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Finance by Robert A. Cooke
- How to Read a Financial Report by John A. Tracy
Analysis
- Turning Numbers Into Knowledge by Jonathan Koomey
- Marketing Metrics by Paul W. Farris et al
- Web Analytics: An Hour a Day by Avinash Kaushik
- Show Me The Numbers by Stephen Few
Statistics
- How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff
- Principles of Statistics by M.G. Bulmer
Corporate Skills
- The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker
- The Simplicity Survival Handbook by Bill Jensen
- Cut to the Chase by Stuart Levine
Corporate Strategy
- Purpose: The Starting Point of Great Companies by Nikos Mourkogiannis
- Competitive Strategy by Michael Porter
- Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne
- Green to Gold by Daniel Esty & Andrew Winston
- Seeing What’s Next by Clayton M. Christensen, Erik A. Roth, Scott D. Anthony
Consulting
- Getting Started in Consulting by Alan Weiss
- Secrets of Consulting by Gerald M. Weinberg
Personal Finance
- Your Money or Your Life by Joel Dominguez & Vicki Robin
- The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley & William Danko
- The Boglehead’s Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore et al
- Fail-Safe Investing by Harry Browne
- Work Less, Live More by Bob Clyatt
- It’s Not About The Money by Brent Kessel
Personal Development
- Personal Development for Smart People by Steve Pavlina
- Re-Create Your Life by Morty Lefkoe
- Changing for Good by James O. Prochaska et al
- Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale
- The Art of Exceptional Living by Jim Rohn
- The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
- Go It Alone by Bruce Judson
- The Psychology of Selling by Brian Tracy
- Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff
- Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits by Greg Crabtree
- Venture Deals by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson
- The 1% Windfall by Rafi Mohammed
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
- Accidental Genius by Mark Levy
- Hire With Your Head by Lou Adler
- Thinking Statistically by Uri Bram
- A Guide to the Good Life by William Irvine
