MBA programs don’t have a monopoly on advanced business knowledge: you can teach yourself everything you need to know to succeed in life and at work. The Personal MBA features the very best business books available, based on thousands of hours of research. So skip b-school and the $150,000 loan: you can get a world-class business education simply by reading these books.
This page lists all PMBA-recommended books and resources for easy printing, bookmarking, and reference. For more information about the Personal MBA and book selection criteria, read the manifesto, or see a list of the 2010 changes. Purchasing books through this website helps support the PMBA’s ongoing research.
Here are the 99 business books the Personal MBA officially recommends… click on the title to read a detailed description of each book and why it’s important.
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The Personal MBA is a comprehensive overview of everything you’ll learn reading the books on this list. I wrote this book to summarize the most important concepts in business, psychology, and systems theory. I strongly recommend reading this book first – you’ll get much more from the books on this list if you learn the essentials first.Learn more…Productivity & Effectiveness
- 10 Days to Faster Reading by Abby Marks-Beale
- StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath
- Getting Things Done by David Allen
- The Power of Less by Leo Babauta
- The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch
- Bit Literacy by Mark Hurst
- The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz
The Human Mind
- Brain Rules by John Medina
- Making Sense of Behavior by William T. Powers
- Driven by Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria
- Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales
Communication
- On Writing Well by William Zinsser
- Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds
- Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath
- The Copywriter’s Handbook by Robert Bly
- Show Me The Numbers by Stephen Few
Influence
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
- Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson et al
- The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
Decision-Making
- Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions by Gary Klein
- Smart Choices by John S. Hammond et al
- The Path of Least Resistance by Robert Fritz
- Ethics for the Real World by Ronald Howard & Clinton Korver
Creativity & Innovation
- The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp
- Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkun
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Peter F. Drucker
Project Management
- Making Things Happen by Scott Berkun
- Results Without Authority by Tom Kendrick
Opportunity Identification
- The New Business Road Test by John Mullins
- How to Make Millions with Your Ideas by Dan Kennedy
Entrepreneurship
- Ready, Fire, Aim by Michael Masterson
- The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki
- The Knack by Norm Brodsky & Bo Burlingham
- The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
- Escape from Cubicle Nation by Pamela Slim
- Bankable Business Plans by Edward Rogoff
Value-Creation & Design
- Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
- Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank
- The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman
- Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler
Marketing
- All Marketers Are Liars by Seth Godin
- Permission Marketing by Seth Godin
- The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries & Jack Trout
- Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got by Jay Abraham
Sales
- The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes
- Value-Based Fees by Alan Weiss
- SPIN Selling by Neil Rackham
- The Sales Bible by Jeffrey Gitomer
Value-Delivery
- Indispensable by Joe Calloway
- The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt
- Lean Thinking by James Womack and Daniel Jones
Negotiation
- Bargaining For Advantage by G. Richard Shell
- 3-D Negotiation by David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius
- The Partnership Charter by David Gage
Management
- First, Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman
- 12: The Elements of Great Managing by Rodd Wagner & James Harter
- Growing Great Employees by Erika Andersen
- Hiring Smart by Pierre Mornell
- The Essential Drucker by Peter F. Drucker
Leadership
- Tribes by Seth Godin
- Total Leadership by Stewart Friedman
- What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
- The New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan by George Bradt et al
- The Halo Effect by Phil Rosenzweig
Finance & Accounting
- Accounting Made Simple by Mike Piper
- Essentials of Accounting (9th Edition) by Robert N. Anthony and Leslie K. Breitner
- The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Finance by Robert A. Cooke
- How to Read a Financial Report by John A. Tracy
Systems
- Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows
- Work the System by Sam Carpenter
- Learning from the Future by Liam Fahey & Robert Randall
Analysis
- Turning Numbers Into Knowledge by Jonathan Koomey
- Marketing Metrics by Paul W. Farris et al
- Web Analytics: An Hour a Day by Avinash Kaushik
- The Economist Numbers Guide by Richard Stuteley
Statistics
- How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff
- Principles of Statistics by M.G. Bulmer
Corporate Skills
- The Unwritten Laws of Business by W.J. King
- The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker
- The Simplicity Survival Handbook by Bill Jensen
Corporate Strategy
- Purpose: The Starting Point of Great Companies by Nikos Mourkogiannis
- Competitive Strategy by Michael Porter
- Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne
- Green to Gold by Daniel Esty & Andrew Winston
- Seeing What’s Next by Clayton M. Christensen, Erik A. Roth, Scott D. Anthony
Consulting
- Getting Started in Consulting by Alan Weiss
- Secrets of Consulting by Gerald M. Weinberg
Personal Finance
- Your Money or Your Life by Joel Dominguez & Vicki Robin
- I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi
- The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley & William Danko
- Fail-Safe Investing by Harry Browne
- It’s Not About The Money by Brent Kessel
- Work Less, Live More by Bob Clyatt
Personal Development
- Self-Directed Behavior by David L. Watson & Roland G. Tharp
- Personal Development for Smart People by Steve Pavlina
- Re-Create Your Life by Morty Lefkoe
- Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale
- The Art of Exceptional Living by Jim Rohn
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