My Reading List

Below is my regularly-updated, running list of books I’ve read or plan to read, organized by category.

— SCRUM —

Title Author My Review
Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time Jeff Sutherland and JJ Sutherland  
ScrumGuides.org Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland Recommend

— SPIRITUALITY —

Title Author My Review
The Alchemist Paulo Coelho  
Power vs Force David Hawkins  
Bliss: Writing to Find Your True Self Katherine Ramsland Recommend
Listening: How to Increase Awareness of Your Inner Guide Lee Coit  
Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better: Wise Advice for Leaning into the Unknown Pema Chödrön  
Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles Foundation For Inner Peace  
A Course in Miracles Marianne Williamson  
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself Michael A. Singer  
The Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz  
Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child John Bradshaw  
A New Earth Eckhart Tolle  
The Wisdom of Insecurity Alan Watts  
This Is It Alan Watts  
The Way of Zen Alan Watts A Favorite
Everyday Tao: Living with Balance and Harmony Ming-Dao Deng  
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice Shunryu Suzuki  
The Power of Intention Wayne Dyer  
Zen Speaks: Shouts of Nothingness Tsai Chih Chung  
Seth Speaks: The Eternal Validity of the Soul Jane Roberts  

— HEALTH AND WELLNESS —

Title Author My Review
Eat to Live Joel Fuhrman  
How Not to Die Michael Greger  
Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet Jesse Itzler  
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, Nutrition-Based Cure Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr.  
The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in “Healthy” Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain Dr. Steven R Gundry M.D.  
The Blue Zones: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest Dan Buettner  
The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Living Like the World’s Healthiest People Dan Buettner  
The China Study T. Colin Campbell and M.D. Thomas M. Campbell II  
The ‘Be Rad’ Bedroom Body Book Bradley of B-Rad Tv  
The Reboot with Joe Juice Diet Joe Cross  
Vegetarian: The Complete Series R&R Publications Marketing Pty Ltd  
Good Calories, Bad Calories Gary Taubes  
The Case Against Sugar Gary Taubes  
The Fasting Cure Upton Sinclair  

— ENTREPRENEURSHIP, GROWTH & SELF DEVELOPMENT —

Title Author My Review
Zero to One Peter Thiel  
     
The Values Factor: The Secret to Creating an Inspired and Fulfilling Life Dr. John Demartini Game Changing
The Breakthrough Experience: A Revolutionary New Approach to Personal Transformation Dr. John Demartini  
Life is Good: The Book Bert and John Jacobs Recommend
I Hope I Screw This Up Kyle Cease  
Game Changers: What Leaders, Innovators, and Mavericks Do To Win At Life Dave Asprey  
Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds David Goggins  
Think and Grow Rich Napoleon Hill  
The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) Seth Godin  
Purple Cow Seth Godin Love this book!
What to Do When it’s Your Turn Seth Godin  
The Four Hour Workweek Tim Ferriss  
Choose Yourself! James Altucher  
Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion Gary Vaynerchuk  
When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn’t the Life You Want Mike Lewis  
The Art of Non-Conformity Chris Guillebeau Yes!
The $100 Startup Chris Guillebeau  
Side Hustle Chris Guillebeau  
Born For This Chris Guillebeau  
Creating the Impossible: A 90-day Program to Get Your Dreams Out of Your Head and into the World Michael Neill  
The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business: Make Great Money. Work the Way You Like. Have the Life You Want Elaine Pofeldt  
Entrepreneurial DNA: The Breakthrough Discovery that Aligns Your Business to Your Unique Strengths Joe Abraham  
Why Marry a Millionaire? Just Be One: And While You’re at It, Change the World! Wendy Robbins  
The Science of Getting Rich Wallace D. Wattles  
How to Win Friends and Influence People Dale Carnegie  
The Positive Principle Today Norman Vincent Peale  
Goals! Brian Tracy  
Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute Ken Blanchard and John P Carlos  
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari  
Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman  
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Robert B. Cialdini  
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World Adam Grant  
The Think Big Manifesto Michael Port  
The ONE Thing Gary Keller  
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business Charles Duhigg  

— USER EXPERIENCE, RESEARCH & DESIGN THINKING —

Title Author My Review
Just Enough Research Erika Hall  
Well-Designed: How to Use Empathy to Create Products People Love Jon Kolko  
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky  
The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design IDEO.org  
Don’t Make Me Think Steve Krug  
Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems Steve Krug  
UX for Lean Startups: Faster, Smarter User Experience Research and Design Laura Klein  
Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation Tim Brown  

— BUSINESS, IT, PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS —

Title Author My Review
The Phoenix Project Gene Kim,‎ Kevin Behr,‎ George Spafford  
Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results Mike Rother  
The Innovator’s Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business Clayton M. Christensen  
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life Scott Adams  
Why Ireland Never Invaded America Conor Cunneen  
The Lean Startup Eric Ries Two Thumbs Up
Blue Ocean Strategy W. Chan Kim  
Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts Annie Duke  
The Speed of Trust Stephen M.R. Covey  
Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations William Ury  
Running Lean Ash Maurya