Books I’m Reading

Books I’m Reading

Below is a list of books that I have read, that I want to read and that I am currently reading. I have also provided my rating of the book out of 10.

If you have any book suggestions, please email me at brendan@startofhappiness.com .

Read in 2019:

  • The Expertise Economy: How the smartest companies use learning to engage, compete, and succeed by Kelly Palmer and David Blake (still reading)
  • Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker (still reading)
  • ZIP! Tips: The Fastest Way to Get Things Done by Mike Song (2/10)
  • 70 Amazing Facts About Your Brain by Tim Brownson (3/10)
  • The Psychology of C. G. Jung by Jolande Jacobi (2/10)
  • When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Dan Pink (7/10)
  • The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted by T. Colin Campbell (9/10)
  • The Grain Brain: Whole Life Plan by David Perlmutter (8/10)

Read in 2018:

  • The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle (7/10)
  • Mindset by Carol Dweck (6/10)
  • Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl (7/10)
  • The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous (9/10)
  • The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (9/10)

Read in 2017:

  • Expert Secrets by Russell Brunson (6/10)
  • Getting to YES by Roger Fisher and William Ury (5/10)
  • Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works by Alan G Lafley & Roger Martin (7/10)
  • Grit by Angela Duckworth (9/10)
  • Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vanceed (9/10)
  • Mastery by Robert Greene (4/10)

Read in 2016:

  • Power of Full Engagement by Tony Schwartz (9/10)
  • Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (10/10)
  • Master Your Brain by Phillip Adcock (4/10)
  • Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing by Robert Kioysaki (9/10)
  • Uncommon Sense From an Uncommon Mind by Paul Gordon (3/10)
  • Life’s Golden Ticket by Brendon Burchard (8/10)
  • Peak: Secrets From the New Science of Expertise by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool (8/10)
  • The War of Art by Steven Pressfield (8/10)
  • Thrive by Arianna Huffington (2/10)
  • DotCom Secrets by Russell Brunson (4/10)
  • Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (6/10)

Read in 2015:

  • Freakonomics by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven Levitt (7/10)
  • Counting Your Blessings by Dr John DeMartini (7/10)
  • Pregnancy Guide for Dummies (8/10)
  • Launch by Jeff Walker (7/10)
  • Start With Why by Simon Sinek (8/10)
  • Inferno by Dan Brown (9/10)
  • Key Person of Influence by Daniel Priestly (7/10)
  • Total Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger (8/10)
  • The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg (7/10)
  • The ONE Thing by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan (9/10)
  • The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster by Darren Hardy (9/10)

Read in 2014:

  • The Millionaire Messenger by Brendon Burchard (9/10)
  • The Values Factor by Dr John DeMartini (7/10)
  • Life in Half a Second by Matthew Michalewicz (8/10)
  • The Entrepreneur Revolution by Daniel Priestly (8/10)
  • Key Person of Influence by Daniel Priestly (7/10)
  • The Charge by Brendon Burchard (6/10)
  • Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins (8/10)
  • Power of Focus by Jack Cranfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Les Hewitt (9/10)
  • Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki (9/10)
  • 7 Steps to Wealth by John Fitzgerald (8/10)
  • The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy (9/10)
  • The Alchemist by Paulo Choelo (9/10)

On My To-Read List:

  • The China Study: Revised and Expanded Edition by T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell
  • The New Optimum Nutrition Bible by Patrick Holford
  • Boost Your Brain: The New Art and Science Behind Enhanced Brain Performance by Majid Fotuhi,  Christina Breda Antoniades
  • The Promise of Sleep by William C. Dement,  Christopher Vaughan
  • The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey
  • Fully Charged by Tom Rath
  • The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz
  • Contagious by Jonah Berger
  • Finding Your Way in a Wild New World by Martha Beck
  • Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk
  • The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
  • Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
  • Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath
  • Good to Great by Jim Collins
  • Essentialism by Greg Mckeown
  • How Google Works by Eric Schmidt
  • The Everything Store by Brad Stone
  • Change Your Brain, Change Your Life by Daniel G. Amen
  • Tribes by Seth Godin
  • The 10x Rule by Grant Cardone
  • How to Deliver a TED Talk by Jeremy Donovan
  • Talk Like TED by Carmine Gallo
  • Presence by Amy Cuddy
  • Vagabonding by Rolf Potts

Know of a great book that has changed your life?

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Email me at brendan [at] startofhappiness [dot] com

Brendan

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