Books
Our recommended list of business books (and BizNotes) for small business owners. You can find numerous "top business books" lists, and those are great, but this is not necessarily one of them. The books listed here are ones we have actually read and believe are an essential part of any business owner's library.
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Starting & Running Your Business:
The E-Myth
Michael E. Gerber
Carl Sewell
Who
Geoff Smart & Randy Street
Anthony Tjan, Richard Harrington, Tsun-Yan Hsieh
Steven D. Strauss
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
The Art of the Start 2.0
Guy Kawasaki
George Cloutier
Delivering Happiness
Tony Hsieh
Start With Why
Simon Sinek
Marketing & Branding:
Guerilla Marketing Remix
Jay Conrad Levinson
Free Prize Inside
Seth Godin
Made to Stick
Chip Heath, Dan Heath
Why Johnny Can't Brand
Bill Schley
Little Red Book of Selling
Jeffrey Gitomer
The Tipping Point
Malcom Gladwell
Ogilvy On Advertising
David Ogilvy
William Poundstone
Don't Make Me Think
(Website Design)
Steve Krug
Purple Cow
Seth Godin
Sally Hogshead
Creativity:
Steal Like An Artist
Austin Kleon
The War of Art
Steven Pressfield
Leadership & Personal Development
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey
The Art of War
Sun Tzu
(James Clavell)
The Art of Work
Jeff Goins
The Power of Habit
*Charles Duhigg
Strength Finders 2.0
Tom Rath
Getting Things Done
David Allen
Other Related Topics
Abundance
Peter H. Diamandis & Steven Kotler
Bold
Peter H. Diamandis & Steven Kotler
The Slight Edge
Jeff Olson