Pocket Ninja’s Reading Room Book Recommendations

Business & Strategy

1. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni
2. The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries
3. The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t by Robert I. Sutton
4. Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott
5. Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It…and Why the Rest Don’t by Verne Harnish
6. Topgrading: The Proven Hiring and Promoting Method That Turbocharges Company Performance by Bradford D. Smart
7. Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman
8. What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith

Leadership

1. Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown
2. The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier
3. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler
4. The Leader Who Had No Title: A Modern Fable on Real Success in Business and in Life by Robin Sharma
5. Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t by Simon Sinek
6. Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott
7. Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek

Personal Development

1. Untamed by Glennon Doyle
2. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown
3. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
4. Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
5. The Five Minute Journal: A Happier You in 5 Minutes a Day by Intelligent Change
6. Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life by Nir Eyal
7. Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions by Johann Hari
8. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
9. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
10. Super Attractor: Methods for Manifesting a Life beyond Your Wildest Dreams by Gabrielle Bernstein
11. What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
12. Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life by Jill Bolte Taylor

Sales & Marketing

1. Epic Content Marketing: How to Tell a Different Story, Break through the Clutter, and Win More Customers by Marketing Less by Joe Pulizzi
2. Fanatical Prospecting: The Ultimate Guide to Opening Sales Conversations and Filling the Pipeline by Leveraging Social Selling, Telephone, Email, Text, and Cold Calling by Jeb Blount
3. Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi and Tahl Raz
4. Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind by Al Ries and Jack Trout
5. The Psychology of Selling: Increase Your Sales Faster and Easier Than You Ever Thought Possible by Brian Tracy
6. The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk
7. To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others by Daniel H. Pink

Relationships

1. Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find – and Keep – Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
2. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler
3. The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships by Harriet Lerner
4. The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts by Gary Chapman
5. Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples by Harville Hendrix
6. Love Warrior: A Memoir by Glennon Doyle
7. Love Is Not Enough: A Smart Woman’s Guide to Money by Merryn Somerset Webb
8. Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel

Biographies

1. Becoming by Michelle Obama
2. Bossypants by Tina Fey
3. The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography by Sidney Poitier
4. More Myself: A Journey by Alicia Keys
5. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
6. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
7. The Virgin Way: Everything I Know About Leadership by Richard Branson

Full Book List

1. The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure by Grant Cardone
2. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality by Bob Joseph
3. The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss
4. The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less by Richard Koch
5. A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles” by Marianne Williamson
6. A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pink
7. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
8. The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by Dalai Lama XIV and Howard Cutler
9. The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer by Steven Kotler
10. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown
11. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
12. Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
13. Becoming by Michelle Obama
14. Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
15. Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne
16. Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler
17. Bossypants by Tina Fey
18. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
19. Brain Hacks: 200+ Ways to Boost Your Brain Power by Adams Media
20. Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown
21. Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You by John Warrillow
22. Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
23. The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure by James Redfield
24. The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande
25. Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui (Revised and Updated) by Karen Kingston
26. The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier
27. Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker
28. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler
29. Crush It!: Why Now Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion by Gary Vaynerchuk
30. The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships by Harriet Lerner
31. Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown
32. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell
33. Defining Moments: When Managers Must Choose Between Right and Right by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
34. Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
35. Developing Management Skills by David A. Whetten and Kim S. Cameron
36. Digital Disruption: Unleashing the Next Wave of Innovation by James McQuivey
37. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink
38. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber
39. Epic Content Marketing: How to Tell a Different Story, Break through the Clutter, and Win More Customers by Marketing Less by Joe Pulizzi
40. Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope by Mark Manson
41. Everything Is Here to Help You: A Loving Guide to Your Soul’s Evolution by Matt Kahn
42. Exponential Organizations: Why New Organizations Are Ten Times Better, Faster, and Cheaper Than Yours (and What to Do About It) by Salim Ismail, Michael S. Malone, and Yuri van Geest
43. Fanatical Prospecting: The Ultimate Guide to Opening Sales Conversations and Filling the Pipeline by Leveraging Social Selling, Telephone, Email, Text, and Cold Calling by Jeb Blount
44. The Fire Starter Sessions: A Soulful + Practical Guide to Creating Success on Your Own Terms by Danielle LaPorte
45. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni
46. The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman
47. The Five Minute Journal: A Happier You in 5 Minutes a Day by Intelligent Change
48. Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples by Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt
49. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
50. Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher, William L. Ury, and Bruce Patton
51. The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown
52. Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be by Rachel Hollis
53. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t by Jim Collins
54. The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin
55. The High 5 Habit: Take Control of Your Life with One Simple Habit by Mel Robbins
56. Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal
57. How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
58. How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self by Dr. Nicole LePera
59. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
60. How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job by Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith
61. I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons by Kevin Hart
62. The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly? by Seth Godin
63. Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life by Nir Eyal
64. Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change by Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler
65. The Law of Divine Compensation: On Work, Money, and Miracles by Marianne Williamson
66. The Leader Who Had No Title: A Modern Fable on Real Success in Business and in Life by Robin Sharma
67. Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t by Simon Sinek
68. Leaders Open Doors: A Radically Simple Leadership Approach to Lift People, Profits, and Performance by Bill Treasurer
69. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
70. The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries
71. The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama
72. Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin
73. Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions by Johann Hari
74. Love Is Not Enough: A Smart Woman’s Guide to Keeping (and Loving) Her Man by Neil Strauss
75. Love Warrior: A Memoir by Glennon Doyle
76. Mastering the Rockefeller Habits: What You Must Do to Increase the Value of Your Growing Firm by Verne Harnish
77. Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic by Esther Perel
78. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb
79. Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography by Sidney Poitier
80. The Metronome Effect: The Journey To Predictable Profit by Shannon Byrne Susko
81. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
82. The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM) by Hal Elrod
83. The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity—and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race by Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long
84. The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates
85. More Myself: A Journey by Alicia Keys
86. Negotiating Rationally by Max H. Bazerman and Margaret Ann Neale
87. Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi
88. Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss
89. The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t by Robert I. Sutton
90. Organizational Behaviour: Concepts, Controversies, Applications by Nancy Langton and Stephen P. Robbins
91. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
92. Outthink the Competition: How a New Generation of Strategists Sees Options Others Ignore by Kaihan Krippendorff
93. Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind by Al Ries and Jack Trout
94. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
95. The Power of Noticing: What the Best Leaders See by Max Bazerman
96. Predictable Revenue: Turn Your Business Into a Sales Machine with the $100 Million Best Practices of Salesforce.com by Aaron Ross and Marylou Tyler
97. Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio
98. A Promised Land by Barack Obama
99. The Psychology of Selling: Increase Your Sales Faster and Easier Than You Ever Thought Possible by Brian Tracy
100. Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach
101. Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott
102. The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley
103. Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown
104. The Rules of Work: A Definitive Code for Personal Success by Richard Templar
105. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
106. Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It…and Why the Rest Don’t by Verne Harnish
107. Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder by Gabor Maté
108. Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab
109. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams by Deepak Chopra
110. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
111. Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe by Laura Lynne Jackson
112. The Source: The Secrets of the Universe, the Science of the Brain by Tara Swart
113. Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
114. StandOut 2.0: Assess Your Strengths, Find Your Edge, Win at Work by Marcus Buckingham
115. Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
116. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
117. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
118. The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Jack Canfield and Janet Switzer
119. Super Attractor: Methods for Manifesting a Life beyond Your Wildest Dreams by Gabrielle Bernstein
120. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know by Malcolm Gladwell
121. The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk
122. Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day by Jay Shetty
123. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
124. The Three Laws of Performance: Rewriting the Future of Your Organization and Your Life by Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan
125. Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman
126. Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder by Arianna Huffington
127. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
128. To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others by Daniel H. Pink
129. Topgrading: The Proven Hiring and Promoting Method That Turbocharges Company Performance by Bradford D. Smart
130. Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life’s Work by Steven Pressfield
131. The Ultimate Marianne Williamson Library: A Return to Love, A Woman’s Worth, Illuminata by Marianne Williamson
132. Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt Into Fuel for Brilliance by Jonathan Fields
133. The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear to Faith by Gabrielle Bernstein
134. Untamed by Glennon Doyle
135. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer
136. The Virgin Way: Everything I Know About Leadership by Richard Branson
137. Waking Up in 5D: A Practical Guide to Multidimensional Transformation by Maureen J. St. Germain
138. Warrior Goddess Training: Become the Woman You Are Meant to Be by HeatherAsh Amara
139. The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self by Martha Beck
140. What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter
141. What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
142. White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
143. White Hot Truth: Clarity for Keeping It Real on Your Spiritual Path—from One Seeker to Another by Danielle LaPorte
144. Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life by Spencer Johnson
145. Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life by Jill Bolte Taylor
146. Will by Will Smith and Mark Manson
147. The Wisdom of Sundays: Life-Changing Insights from Super Soul Conversations by Oprah Winfrey
148. Wolfpack: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game by Abby Wambach
149. You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero
150. You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay