My 2016 Reading List

This page is a complete list of books I read in 2016, organized in chronological order. If a particular book sounds interesting to you, click the title to read a full book summary. Enjoy!

My 2016 Reading List

• Essential Zen Habits: Mastering The Art of Change, Briefly by Leo Babauta

• To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Persuading, Convincing, and Influencing Others by Daniel H Pink

• Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D. Burns

• Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body by Michael Matthews

• Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur by Derek Sivers

• The Copywriter’s Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Copy That Sells by Robert W. Bly

• The Dip: The Extraordinary Benefits of Knowing When to Quit (and When to Stick) by Seth Godin

• Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy

• Will It Fly? How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don’t Waste Your Time and Money by Pat Flynn

• Spark: 17 Steps That Will Boost Your Motivation for Anything by Dr. Jeremy Dean

• Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink

• The Boron Letters by Bond Halpert

• Book Launch Blueprint: The Step-by-Step Guide to a Bestselling Launch by Tim Grahl

• Humble Pie by Gordon Ramsey

• Hack the Entrepreneur: How to Stop Procrastinating, Build a Business, and Do Work That Matters by Jon Nastor

• How I Lost 170 Million Dollars: My Time as #30 at Facebook by Noah Kagan

• Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg

• The 7 Day Startup: You Don’t Learn Until You Launch by Dan Norris

• Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction by Gary Wilson

• Content Machine: Use Content Marketing to Build a 7-figure Business With Zero Advertising by Dan Norris

• This Book Will Teach You How to Write Better by Neville Medhora

• The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do by Jeff Goins

• How to Write Copy That Sells: The Step-By-Step System for More Sales, to More Customers, More Often by Ray Edwards

• The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield

• Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life’s Work by Steven Pressfield

• Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way by Steven Pressfield

• Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday

• The Checklist Manifesto: How To Get Things Right by Atul Gawande

• The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band by Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx, and Neil Strauss

• Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport

• Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success by Matthew Syed

• Create or Hate: Successful People Make Things by Dan Norris

• Mindset Mastery: 18 Simple Ways to Program Yourself to Be More Confident, Productive, and Successful by David de las Morenas

• Persuasion Secrets of the World’s Most Charismatic & Influential Villains by Ben Settle

• The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology that Fuel Success and Performance at Work by Shawn Achor

Related Lists

• My 2018 Reading List

• My 2017 Reading List

• My 2015 Reading List

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