Are you constantly searching for the next best book to read? Today, I present a list of 50 books entrepreneurs must read. It is by no means an exhaustive list, but contains titles from top leaders in the business world. These exceptional entrepreneurs have a lot to share from their experiences. We can all use a few tips here and there, and these pages are filled with actionable advice to boost any business.
The life of an entrepreneur is filled with new things to try and fresh paths to take. Reading is one of the best ways that any entrepreneur can learn and grow to be able to meet the challenges along the way. The lessons of others’ trials and successes can be invaluable when applied to our own journeys. Even in our day of podcasts and video courses, there is just no fitting substitute for the depth and breadth of a good book.
Throughout my entrepreneurial career, I have been reading 15-20 books every year in order to continue my learning cycle. I have read most of the books below and the others are on my never ending list of recommendations from other entrepreneurs I have the honor of knowing and learning from.
Without further ado, here is my list of 50 books every entrepreneur must read:
The Third Wave by Steve Case
The Clash of Cultures by Jack Bogle
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Stress Test by Timothy Geithner
Rework by Jason Fried
The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success by William Thorndike Jr.
The Power to Compete: An Economist and an Entrepreneur on Revitalizing Japan in the Global Economy by Ryoichi Mikitani and Hiroshi Mikitani
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Business Adventures by John Brooks
Unshakeable by Tony Robbins
All In by Bill Green
Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Disrupted by Dan Lyons
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Idea to Execution by Ari Meisel and Nick Sonnenberg
The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done by Peter F. Drucker
Be Obsessed Or Be Average by Grant Cardone
The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B Cialdini
The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field by Mike Michalowicz
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
Uncommon Genius: How Great Ideas are Born by Denise Shekerjian
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
The One Thing by Gary Keller
Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers by Geoffrey A. Moore
The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking by Jordan Ellenberg
Start With Why by Simon Sinek
Grit by Angela Duckworth
Pivot by Jenny Blake
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Smarter Faster Better: The Transformative Power of Real Productivity by Charles Duhigg
The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson
The Power of Broke by Daymond John
The Gospel of Wealth by Andrew Carnegie
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind by Vishen Lakhiani
The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen
Originals by Adam Grant
Call Me Ted by Ted Turner
Hustle by Neil Patel, Patrick Vlaskovits, and Jonas Koffler
Building the Internet of Things by Maciej Kranz
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Inevitable Illusions: How Mistakes of Reason Rule Our Minds by Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini
Grab one today!
Continuous learning is a huge part of the life of an entrepreneur. Every successful entrepreneur that I know is in the middle of 3 to 5 books at any given point. It would take a lifetime to get through all the great books out there on business and productivity. But just one book at a time is a good start. Pick up one of these 50 books every entrepreneur must read today and begin your upward entrepreneurial journey.
