Books are of the most valuable resources for new entrepreneurs, startup founders, and business person! This is a list of some of the most important ones, can furnish new ideas and approaches to your personal and professional life!
Below is a list of important books you should read, categorized according to some general categories!
Strategy
- The Art of War, by Sun Tzu
- A Book Of Five Rings, by Miyamoto Musashi
- The Prince, by Niccolò Machiavelli
- On War, by Carl von Clausewitz
- I Have a Strategy (No You Don’t): The Illustrated Guide to Strategy by Howell J. Malham Jr
Leadership
- First Things First, by Stephen R. Covey
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey
- The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, by Stephen R. Covey
- Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow, by Tom Rath
- Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, by Daniel H. Pink
- The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You (10th Anniversary Edition), by John C. Maxwell
- Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently
- Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us, by Seth Godin
- Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, by Simon Sinek
Business
- The Start-up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career, by Reid Hoffman
- Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t, by Jim Collins
- The E-Myth : Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It, by Michael E. Gerber
- Rework, by Jason Fried
- The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses, by Eric Ries
- Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business (New Rules Social Media Series), by Ann Handley
- The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future, by Chris Guillebeau
- Tales of the Revolution: True Stories of People who are Poking the Box and Making a Difference
, by Seth Godin
- Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable, by Seth Godin
- What’s the Future of Business: Changing the Way Businesses Create Experiences, by Brian Solis
- The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators, by Chris Brogan
- The End of Business As Usual: Rewire the Way You Work to Succeed in the Consumer Revolution, by Brian Solis
- Leadership Initiative Papers – Glimpses on a Changing Scenery
, by Takis Athanassiou
Productivity
- Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, by David Allen
- Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done, by David Allen
- Your Best Just Got Better: Work Smarter, Think Bigger, Make More, by Jason W. Womack
- Take Back Your Life!: Using Microsoft® Outlook® to Get Organized and Stay Organized, by Sally McGhee
- Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook, by Michael Linenberger
- Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, by Larry Bossidy
- Time Management from the Inside Out, Second Edition: The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule — and Your Life, by Julie Morgenstern
- Time Management In an Instant: 60 Ways to Make the Most of Your Day, by Karen Leland
- Executive Stamina: How to Optimize Time, Energy, and Productivity to Achieve Peak Performance, by Marty Seldman
- Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management, by Mark Forster
- Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind (The 99U Book Series), by Jocelyn K. Glei
- Zen To Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System, by Leo Babauta
Personal Development
- Ikigai, by Sebastian Marshall
- StrengthsFinder 2.0, by Tom Rath
- Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius
- Financial Peace: Restoring Financial Hope to You and Your Family, by Dave Ramsey
- The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, by Dave Ramsey
- The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, by Timothy Ferriss
- Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters, by Phillip C. Mcgraw Ph.D.
Social Media
- Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World, by Michael Hyatt
- Social Media 101: Tactics and Tips to Develop Your Business Online, by Chris Brogan
- Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust, by Chris Brogan & Julien Smith
- The Impact Equation: Are You Making Things Happen or Just Making Noise? by Chris Brogan & Julien Smith
- Google+ for Business: How Google’s Social Network Changes Everything, by Chris Brogan