2. You are what
you read
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3. You are what
you think
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4. You are what
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5. Top 20 list of books that today’s change makers think
you should read.
Enjoy!
6. Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand
1
RECOMMENDED BY
MARK CUBAN
___ irst published in 1957, this
___ novel by Ayn Rand includes
elements of science fiction,
mystery, and romance. Rand
herself considered it as her
magnum opus in the realm of
fiction writing.
F
STEVE JOBS
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7. Business Adventures
by John Brooks
2
RECOMMENDED BY
BILL GATES
____business classic about
____America’s corporate and
financial life written by longtime
New Yorker contributor John
Brooks. His insightful reportage
is full of personality and critical
detail.
A
WARREN BUFFET
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8. Call Me Ted
by Ted Turner 3
RECOMMENDED BY____his autobiography of
_____American businessman Ted
Turner tells his personal life,
including the death of his teenage
sister, the suicide of his father, and
his ten-year marriage to Jane
Fonda.
T
TED TURNER
MARK CUBAN
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9. Catcher in the Rye
by J. D. Salinger 4
RECOMMENDED BY____1951 novel by J.D. Salinger
____that deals with complex
issues of identity, belonging,
loss, connection, and alienation.
It has been translated into
almost all of the world’s major
languages.
A
HARUKI MURAKAMI
BILL GATES
WOODY ALLEN
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10. ___ psychology book examining
___ the key ways people can be
influenced by “compliance
professionals”, backed up by
numerous empirical studies of
m a r k e t i n g , e c o n o m i c s ,
anthropology, and social science.
A
Influence: Science and Practice
by Robert B. Cialdini 5
RECOMMENDED BY
GUY KAWASAKI
CHARLIE MUNGER
WARREN BUFFET
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11. ____love-story tale written by
____Indian author and artist
that makes us question our
beliefs about ourselves and our
concept of sanity and forces us
to believe that life is truly what
one makes it.
Life Is What You Make It
by Peter Buffett 6
RECOMMENDED BY
A
BILL GATES
BILL CLINTON
JAMIE DIMON
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12. Outliers
by Malcolm Gladwell 7
RECOMMENDED BY____ladwell's third non-fiction
____book that examines the
factors that contribute to high
levels of success. Debuted at
number one on the bestseller
lists for The New York Times
and The Globe and Mail.
G
TONY HSIEH
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CHARLIE MUNGER
13. MARK CUBAN
Rework
by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier 8
RECOMMENDED BY____business book that shows
____you a better, faster, easier
way to succeed in business. Its
straightforward language and
easy-is-better approach is
suitable for future change
makers.
A
CHRIS ANDERSON
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14. Search Inside Yourself
by Chade-Meng Tan, Daniel Goleman and Jon Kabat-Zinn 9
RECOMMENDED BY____book written by one of
____Google’s earliest engineers
that offers a proven method for
enhancing mindfulness and
emotional intelligence in life and
work. It’s a guide to achieve your
own best potential.
A
ERIC SCHMIDT
TONY HSIEH
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15. SuperFreakonomics
by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
10
RECOMMENDED BY____he second non-fiction book
____written by economist
Steven Levitt and journalist
Stephen J. Dubner as a sequel to
“Freakonomics: A Rogue
Economist Explores the Hidden
Side of Everything”.
T
BILL GATES
MALCOLM GLADWELL
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16. The $100 Startup
by Chris Guillebeau
11
RECOMMENDED BY____business book that shows
____you how to lead of life of
adventure, meaning and
purpose, and earn a good living.
It consists of the 50 most
intriguing case studies from
1,500 businessman.
A
SETH GODIN
TONY HSIEH
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17. The Aeneid
by Virgil
12
RECOMMENDED BY____Latin epic poem that tells
____legendary story of Aeneas,
a Trojan who travelled to Italy
between 29 and 19 BC, divided
into two halves: "Aeneas’s
journey to Latium in Italy" and
"the war in Latium".
A
MARK ZUCKERBERG
TED TURNER
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18. GUY KAWASAKI
The Effective Executive
by Peter F. Drucker
13
RECOMMENDED BY____business book that shows
____the ability to “get the right
things done”. Five practices to
be learned: time management,
c o n t r i b u t i o n , s t r e n g t h
mobilisation, priorities, and
decision-making.
A
JEFF BEZOS
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19. JACK DORSEY
The Four Agreements
by Don Miguel Ruiz
14
RECOMMENDED BY____Toltec wisdom book that
____tells essential steps on the
path to personal freedom. Don
Miguel Ruiz asserts lives will
“become filled with grace, peace,
and unconditional love".
A
OPRAH WINFREY
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20. The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
15
RECOMMENDED BY____1925 novel about the
____fictional town of West Egg
on prosperous Long Island in
the summer of 1922. It explores
themes of decadence, idealism,
resistance, social upheaval, and
excess.
A
CHUCK PALAHNIUK
BILL GATES
HARUKI MURAKAMI
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21. STEVE JOBS
The Innovator’s Dilemma
by Clayton M. Christensen
16
RECOMMENDED BY____nown as one of the most
____provocative and important
business book ever written. It is
based on a truly radical idea that
great companies can fail
precisely because they do
everything right.
K
GUY KAWASAKI
MALCOLM GLADWELL
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22. SETH GODIN
The Pumpkin Plan
by Mike Michalowicz 17
RECOMMENDED BY____business book that guides
___ you through unconventional
strategies to help you build a
truly profitable company. It is
about plant the right seeds, weed
out the losers, and nurture the
winners.
A
GUY KAWASAKI
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23. The Ten Commandments for Business Failure
by Donald R. Keough 18
RECOMMENDED BY____light-hearted “how-not-to”
____book includes anecdotes
from Keough’s experiences as a
business executive who has
witnessed plenty of failures in
his sixty-year career.
A
BILL GATES
WARREN BUFFET
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24. Tropic of Cancer
by Henry Miller 19
RECOMMENDED BY____onsidered as one of the ten
____or twenty great novels of
our century according to
Norman Miller, this novel was
banned as obscene for 27 years
after its first publication in Paris,
1934.
C
BOB DYLAN
PAULO COELHO
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25. Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
by Shunryu Suzuki 20
RECOMMENDED BY____book of teachings, frank
____and direct transcriptions of
Suzuki’s talks recorded by his
student Marian Derby. It helps
readers to steer clear from the
trappings of intellectualism.
A
KEVIN ROSE
STEVE JOBS
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