I will keep updating the 2017 list as the year progresses on.
For the 2016 list, find it here. For the 2015 list, find it here.
1.The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (P.S.) by Matt Ridley. The book by Matt Ridley gives reasons to be optimistic about the human race. The book is about the rapid and continuous change that human society experiences, unlike any other animal group.He builds on Adams Smith and Charles Darwin ideas.
2.The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee.This a detective like biography about the gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee, a cancer physician and researcher.
3.Outliers:The story of success by Malcolm Gladwell. Malcolm aims to debunk the myth of outliers by showing that outliers are just ordinary human beings who had favorable circumstances and nurturing.There is no such a thing as a self-made man/woman.
4.The Subtle Art of not giving a f*#k :A Counterintuitive Guide to Living A Good Life by Mark Manson.Mark shows us how to stop trying to be “positive” all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. This book can change a perspective, a life. Do not be misled by the title.
5.Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance .Ashlee Vance explores the life of the billionaire industrialist Elon Musk.
6.If I Could Tell You Just One Thing…Encounters with Remarkable People and Their Most Valuable Advice by Richard Reed. In this book Richard has compiled pearls of wisdom from some of the most remarkable, inspiring and game-changing people in the world – in business, tech, philanthropy, politics, sport, art, spirituality, medicine, film, and design.
7.Smart Faster Better;The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg.Drawing on the latest findings in neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral economics—as well as the experiences of CEOs, educational reformers, four-star generals, FBI agents, airplane pilots, and Broadway songwriters—this painstakingly researched book explains that the most productive people, companies, and organizations don’t merely act differently.
8.How to Master the Art of Selling – by Tom Hopkins.
9.The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz.
Dr. Schwartz presents a carefully designed program for getting the most out of your job, your marriage and family life, and your community. He proves that you don’t need to be an intellectual or have innate talent to attain great success and satisfaction—but you do need to learn and understand the habit of thinking and behaving in ways that will get you there
10.Small Data: The Tiny Clues that Uncover Huge Trends by Martin Lindstrom.
In this book, Martin Lindstrom argues that the Small Data explains the why behind what Big Data reveals.
11.The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey
12.Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach
13.Twelve against the gods: The story of adventure by William Bolitho Ryall
14.Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport.
15.The Happiness Hypothesis:Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom by Jonathan Haidt
16.The Happiness The Everything Store:Hypothesis:Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone
17.Practical Ethics by Peter Singer
18.When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
19.Viral Loop: From Facebook to Twitter, How Today’s Smartest Businesses Grow Themselves by Adam L. Penenberg
20.The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker
21.Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World by Peter H. Diamandis & Steven Kotler
22.The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo
23.Eat That Frog: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy
24.The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America by George Packer
25.The Chimp Paradox: The Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness by Prof Steve Peters
26.Breakthrough Advertising by Eugene M. Schwartz
27.Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way by Steven Pressfield
28.Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now by Gordon Livingston
29.Ask: The Counterintuitive Online Method to Discover Exactly What Your Customers Want to Buy…Create a Mass of Raving Fans…and Take Any Business to the Next Level by Ryan Levesque
30.The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster: Why Now Is the Time to #JoinTheRide by Darren Hardy
31.Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind by 99U & edited by Jocelyn K. Glei
32.The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships Book by Neil Strauss
33.The Boron Letters by Gary C. Halbert and Bond Halbert
34.Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable by Shari Wenk and Tim S. Grover
35.The Robert Collier Letter Book by Robert Collier
36.Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets Book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
37.Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto) by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
38.The Seven Lost Secrets of Success: Million Dollar Ideas of Bruce Barton, America’s Forgotten Genius by Dr. Joe Vitale
39.Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got: 21 Ways You Can Out-Think, Out-Perform, and Out-Earn the Competition by Jay Abraham
40.The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
41.Scientific Advertising: 21 advertising, headline and copywriting techniques by Claude C. Hopkins
42.Contagious: Why Things Catch On Book by Jonah Berger
43.Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All by David M. Kelley and Tom Kelley
44.Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
45.Be Obsessed or Be Average by Grant Cardone
46.Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising by Ryan Holiday
47.Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World by Jill Jonnes
48.The Opportunity Analysis Canvas by James V Green
49.Trust Me, I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator by Ryan Holiday
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