A List Of My Top Personal Developmen Biographies
1. Unbroken
by Laura Hillenbrand
- A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
2. Shantaram
by Gregory David Roberts
- A Novel
3. Wild
by Cheryl Strayed
- From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
4. Endurance
by Alfred Lansing
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
5. Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson
6. Losing My Virginity
by Richard Branson
- How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way
7. Marching Powder
by Thomas McFadden
- A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America's Strangest Jail
8. Shoe Dog
by Phil Knight
- A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
9. Way of the Peaceful Warrior
by Dan Millman
- A Book That Changes Lives
10. Three Cups of Tea
by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
- One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
The Art of Asking
by Amanda Palmer
- How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
Eat, Pray, Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert
- One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
Night (Night Trilogy)
by Elie Wiesel and Marion Wiesel
Born to Run
by Christopher McDougall
A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
I Can See Clearly Now
by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
The Last Lecture
by Randy Pausch
Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer
Chasing the Wind
by Steve Fossett
- The Autobiography of Steve Fossett
On Writing
by Stephen King
- A Memoir Of The Craft
Fitness Confidential
by Vinnie Tortorich and Dean Lorey
- Adventures in the Weight-Loss Game
The Game
by Neil Strauss
- Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
Finding Ultra
by Rich Roll
- Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself
Unlikely Destinations
by Tony And Maureen Wheeler
- The Lonely Planet Story
Total Recall
by Arnold Schwarzenegger
- My Unbelievably True Life Story
Dying to Be Me
by Anita Moorjani
- My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
I'm Here to Win
by Chris McCormack
- A World Champion's Advice for Peak Performance
Proof of Heaven
by Eben Alexander
- A Neurosurgeon's Near-Death Experience and Journey into the Afterlife
The Priority List
by David Menasche
- A Teacher's Final Quest to Discover Life's Greatest Lessons
A Life Without Limits
by Chrissie Wellington
- A World Champion's Journey
Two Lifestyles, One Lifetime
by Les Leventhal
- An Inspiring Journey From Rock-Bottom Hopelessness to Wildly Extravagant Possibility
The Nazi Officer's Wife
by Edith H. Beer and Susan Dworkin
- How One Jewish Woman Survived The Holocaust
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
by Robert M. Pirsig
The Road Less Traveled
by M. Scott Peck
- A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
Walden
by Henry David Thoreau
- Life in the Woods
It's Not About the Bike
by Lance Armstrong and Sally Jenkins
- My Journey Back to Life
The Truth
by Neil Strauss
- An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships
The Glass Castle
by Jeannette Walls
- A Memoir
Into Thin Air
by Jon Krakauer
- A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Touching the Void
by Joe Simpson
- The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
Open
by Andre Agassi
- An Autobiography
Many Lives, Many Masters
by Brian L. Weiss
- The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives
Autobiography of a Yogi
by Paramhansa Yogananda
Elon Musk
by Ashlee Vance
- Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
by William Shirer
- A History of Nazi Germany
Auschwitz
by Miklos Nyiszli and Bruno Bettelheim
- A Doctor's Eyewitness Account
The Last Lion
by William Manchester and Paul Reid
- Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965
Year of Yes
by Shonda Rhimes
- How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person
The Everything Store
by Brad Stone
- Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
Delivering Happiness
by Tony Hsieh
- A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose
Buffett
by Roger Lowenstein
- The Making of an American Capitalist
Other Favorite Personal Development Books
Purple Cow
by Seth W. Godin
→ My key takeaways from Purple Cow
Black Swan
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
→ My key takeaways from Black Swan
Carrots & Sticks
by Ian Ayres
→ My key takeaways from Carrots & Sticks
Dare to Lead
by Brené Brown
→ My key takeaways from Dare to Lead
Difficult Conversations
by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen
→ My key takeaways from Difficult Conversations
Extreme Ownership
by Leif Babin and John Gretton "Jocko" Willink
→ My key takeaways from Extreme Ownership
The 1-Minute Manager
by Kenneth Hartley Blanchard and Patrick Spencer Johnson
→ My key takeaways from The 1-Minute Manager
Thinking Fast & Slow
by Daniel Kahneman
→ My key takeaways from Thinking Fast & Slow
How Will I Measure My Life
by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth and Karen Dillon
→ My key takeaways from How Will I Measure My Life
Creativity Inc
by Edwin Earl "Ed" Catmull and Amy Wallace
→ My key takeaways from Creativity Inc
The Intelligent Investor
by Benjamin Graham and Jason Zweig
→ My key takeaways from The Intelligent Investor
Superfocasting
by Dan Gardner and Philip E. Tetlock
→ My key takeaways from Superfocasting
Rejection Proof
by Jia Jiang
→ My key takeaways from Rejection Proof
The Art of Learning
by Josh Waitzkin
→ My key takeaways from The Art of Learning
To Sell is Human
by Daniel H. Pink
→ My key takeaways from To Sell is Human
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do
by Amy Morin
→ My key takeaways from 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do
59 Seconds
by Richard Wiseman
→ My key takeaways from 59 Seconds
Contagious
by Jonah Berger
→ My key takeaways from Contagious
Born for This
by Chris Guillebeau
→ My key takeaways from Born for This
Good Strategy, Bad Strategy
by Richard Post Rumelt
→ My key takeaways from Good Strategy, Bad Strategy
Grit
by Angela Duckworth
→ My key takeaways from Grit
Perennial Seller
by Ryan Holiday
→ My key takeaways from Perennial Seller
Pitch Anything
by Oren Klaff
→ My key takeaways from Pitch Anything
The 4 Disciplines of Execution
by Chris McChesney, Jim Huling and Sean Covey
→ My key takeaways from The 4 Disciplines of Execution
A Return to Love
by Marianne Deborah Williamson
→ My key takeaways from A Return to Love
A Guide to The Good Life
by William B. Irvine
→ My key takeaways from A Guide to The Good Life
Who Will Cry When you Die
by Robin Sharma
→ My key takeaways from Who Will Cry When you Die
The Art of Asking
by Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer
→ My key takeaways from The Art of Asking
The Book Of Joy
by Dalai Lama and Desmond Mpilo Tutu
→ My key takeaways from The Book Of Joy
The Joy of Less
by Francine Jay
→ My key takeaways from The Joy of Less
The Wisdom Of Insecurity
by Alan Wilson Watts
→ My key takeaways from The Wisdom Of Insecurity
The Power of No
by Claudia Azula and James Altucher
→ My key takeaways from The Power of No
The Art of Thinking Clearly
by Rolf Dobelli
→ My key takeaways from The Art of Thinking Clearly
The Art of Travel
by Alain de Botton
→ My key takeaways from The Art of Travel
Scarcity
by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir
→ My key takeaways from Scarcity
Letters from Stoic
by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
→ My key takeaways from Letters from Stoic
Minimalism
by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus
→ My key takeaways from Minimalism
As a Man Thinketh
by James Allen
→ My key takeaways from As a Man Thinketh
Radical Acceptance
by Tara Brach
→ My key takeaways from Radical Acceptance
Conscious
by Annaka Harris
→ My key takeaways from Conscious
Choose Yourself
by James Altucher
→ My key takeaways from Choose Yourself
