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?
Let me know!
Email me at brendan [at] startofhappiness [dot] com
Brendan