Books

Here are some of the books I recommend.  I’ve learned a tremendous amount from reading these books and I always appreciate hearing what other people read, so I thought I’d put up my favorites for anyone interested.

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (amazing book for anyone that wants to create a work environment to help their staff reach their full potential)

Delivering Happiness (great story of Tony Hsieh’s journey with LinkExchange and Zappos.com)

Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days (the best startup book I’ve ever read)

Ender’s Game (incredible, recommended to me by @ryanptuttle)

The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything (a must read by Guy)

Wisdom For A Young CEO (great collection of letters by established CEO’s on advice for the entrepreneur)

Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies (suggested by @stanrapp)

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (this book will make you think differently, I guarantee)

I Feel Great and You Will Too! by Pat Croce.  If you want to start being a more positive person, this is the book for you.

Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn by Gary M. Pomerantz, described as “A rich history of the changing South told through the stories of two prominent Atlanta families, one white, one black.”

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  • Stan Rapp

    Suggest you add — “groundswell — winning in a world transformed by social technologies.” Loaded with case studies. Very well written by two Forrester Research principals.

  • http://www.jeffhilimire.com Jeff Hilimire

    Thanks @stanrapp, I added Groundswell to the list!

  • http://www.TheTruthAboutEmailMarketing.com/ Simms Jenkins

    i suggest you add a great email marketing book to the mix…i heard there is one so good, your name is on the inside praise page :)

    i really need to read groundswell too

  • http://www.jeffhilimire.com Jeff Hilimire

    Just added one of the all-time great email marketing books to my list, by @simmsjenkins.

  • http://www.jeffhilimire.com Jeff Hilimire

    Just added one of the all-time great email marketing books to my list, by @simmsjenkins.

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  • Tod Hirsch

    I noticed you liked Seth Godin’s Poke the Box so I assume you read Linchpin as well. If you didn’t read it. It changed me life and woke me up to the realities of work in the 21st century. 

  • http://www.jeffhilimire.com Jeff Hilimire

    Thanks Tod, I did reach Linchpin and probably need to add it to this list as well…

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