I have many favorite best-selling books on startups, health, and mindfulness.
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BUSINESS
STARTUPS
The Hard Thing about Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz
The Four Hour Work Week Expanded Edition: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, & Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss
MONEY
Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook by Tony Robbins
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi
Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits!: 4 Keys to Unlock Your Business by Greg Crabtree
Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz**
LEADERSHIP
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead & Win by Leif Bain, Jocko Willink
Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman by Yovon Chouinard
MANAGEMENT
High Output Management by Andy Grove
Principles: Life & Work by Ray Dalio
Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't by Verne Harnish**
Traction: Get a Grip On Your Business by Gino Wickman
The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done by Peter Drucker
The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't by Jim Collins
Great By Choice by Jim Collins
NEGOTIATION
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It by Chris Voss**
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Robert Fischer & William Ury
HEALTH
ANTI-AGING
The Longevity Paradox: How to Die Young at a Ripe Old Age by Steven Gundry MD
Headstrong: The Bulletproof Plan to Activate Untapped Brain Energy to Work Smarter and Think Faster-in Just Two Weeks by Dave Asprey
Effortless Healing: 9 Simple Ways to Sidestep Illness, Shed Excess Weight, and Help Your Body Fix Itself by Dr. Joseph Mercola, Dr. David Perlmutter
Glow 15: A Science-Based Plan to Lose Weight, Revitalize Your Skin, and Invigorate Your Life by Naomi Wittel
How to Eat, Move, & Be Healthy by Paul Chek
NUTRITION
The Bulletproof Diet: Lose Up to a Pound a Day, Reclaim Your Energy and Focus, and Upgrade Your Life by Dave Asprey
Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar - Your Brain's Silent Killers by David Perlmutter
Eat Dirt: Why Leaky Gut May Be the Root Cause of Your Health Problems and 5 Surprising Steps to Cure It by Dr. Josh Axe
Ayurveda: The Science of Self-Healing, A Practical Guide by Dr. Vasant Lad
Epi-paleo Rx: The Prescription for Disease Reversal and Optimal Health by Dr. Jack Kruse
MOVEMENT & PHYSIOLOGY
Becoming a Supple Leopard: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance by Kelly Starett
Deskbound: Sitting is the New Smoking by Kelly Starett
Oxygen Advantage: The Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques for a Healthier, Slimmer, Faster, and Fitter You by Patrick McKeown
Body, Mind, and Sport: The Mind-Body Guide to Lifelong Health, Fitness, and Your Personal Best by Dr. John Doulliard
Body by Science: A Research Based Program to Get the Results You Want in 12 Minutes a Week by Dr. Doug McGuff
The Four Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Tim Ferriss
MINDFULNESS
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle
A New Earth: Awakening Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
The Buddha Walks Into a Bar by Lodro Rinzler
Spirit Hacking: Shamanic Keys to Reclaim Your Personal Power, Transform Yourself, and Light Up the World by Shaman Durek
Awareness: Conversations with the Masters by Anthony De Mello
Out of Your Mind: Essential Listening from the Alan Watts Audio Archives by Alan Watts
How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan
Buddhism for Beginners by Jack Kornfield
The Biology of Belief by Dr. Bruce Lipton
A Shaman's Miraculous Tools for Healing by Dr. Alberto Villoldo
Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon by Dr. Joe Dispenza
MEDITATION
Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body by Daniel Goleman, Richard Davidson
Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind by Vishen Lakhiani
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen**
Game Changers: What Leaders, Innovators, and Mavericks Do to Win at Life by Dave Asprey
OTHER
PRIVACY
How to be Invisible: Protect Your Home, Your Assets, Your Children, & Your Life by J.J. Luna
The Art of Invisibility: The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data by Kevin Mitnick
SAFETY
The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin De Becker
When Violence is the Answer: Learning What To Do When Your Life Is At Stake by Tim Larkin
WRITING
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Creative Inner Battles by Steven Pressfield
Do the Work by Steven Pressfield
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions On Writing And Life by Anne Lamott
MORE GOOD BOOKS
Choose Yourself: Be Happy, Make Millions, Live the Dream by James Altucher
Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World by Michael Lewis
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Moshin Hamid
Beyond Mars and Venus: Relationship Strategies for Today's Complex World by Dr. John Gray**
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
**I've interviewed the author, click the star to listen.