Suggested list of Personal Development Books

Business management, time management, leadership

• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

• Time Management from the Inside Out, second edition: The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule–and Your Life by Julie Morgenstern

• Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy

• The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play by Neil Fiore

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

• Goals! How to Get Everything You Want–Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible by Brian Tracy

• The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber

• Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath, Dan Heath

• Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting out of the Box by Arbinger Institute

• The Leadership Challenge, 4th Edition by James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner

• First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman

• Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t by Jim Collins

• First Things First by Stephen R. Covey,  A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill

Self improvement, personal transformation, decision making, problem solving

• Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions that Will Help You See It and Seize It by John C. Maxwell

• The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated: Expanded and Updated, With Over 100 New Pages of Cutting-Edge Content. by Timothy Ferriss

• Awaken the Giant Within : How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny! by Anthony Robbins

• Unlimited Power : The New Science Of Personal Achievement by Anthony Robbins

• Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton

• The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz

• Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

• What to Say When you Talk To Yourself by Shad Helmstetter

• The Success Principles(TM): How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Jack Canfield, Janet Switzer

Wealth, investing, financial planning, inspiration, motivation

• The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko

• Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not! by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter (Contributor)

• The Richest Man in Babylon OR The Richest Man in Babylon: Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century by George S. Clason

• The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything by Guy Kawasaki

• The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox

• Cashflow Quadrant: Rich Dad’s Guide to Financial Freedom by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter

• Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth by T. Harv Eker

Marketing, advertising, sales

• Inbound Marketing: Get Found Using Google, Social Media, and Blogs by Brian Halligan, Dharmesh Shah
  

• The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding by Al Ries, Laura Ries

• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell

• Permission Marketing : Turning Strangers Into Friends And Friends Into Customers by Seth Godin

• Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable–Includes new bonus chapter by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin

• The Greatest Salesman in the World: Gift Edition by Og Mandino

• Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion by Gary Vaynerchuk

• ‘e‘ by Matt Beaumont

• The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing and Online Media to Reach Buyers Directly by David Meerman Scott

• Little Red Book of Selling: 12.5 Principles of Sales Greatness by Jeffrey Gitomer

Influence, negotiation, communication, behavior

• How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

• Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Collins Business Essentials) by Robert B. Cialdini

• Secrets of Power Negotiating by Roger Dawson

• Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher, William L. Ury, Bruce Patton (Editor)

• Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMilla, Al Switzler, Stephen R. Covey

Wealth, investing, financial planning, inspiration, motivation