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52 Book Challenge

I've set a goal to read 52 books this year.

Currently reading: Thinking with Type, by Ellen Lupton; Creative Composition, by Harold Davis; and Thinking Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman.

 

Past Books.

  1. Hey Whipple, Squeeze this: A Guide to Creating Great Ads,” by Luke Sullivan
  2. 48 Laws of Power, by Robert Greene
  3. The Triathlon Training Bible, by Joe Friel
  4. How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie
  5. The Magic of Thinking Big, by David J. Schwartz
  6. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, by John Maxwell
  7. The Game, by Neil Strauss
  8. The Mystery Method, by Mystery
  9. The Mind Map Book: How to Use Radiant Thinking to Maximize Your Brain’s Untapped Potential, by Tony Buzan and Barry Buzan
  10. Flow, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
  11. Bringing Out the Best in People, by Aubrey C. Daniels
  12. The Four Hour Workweek, by Tim Ferris
  13. The Four Hour Body, by Tim Ferris
  14. Ogilvy on Advertising, by David Ogilvy
  15. Confessions of an Advertising Man, by David Ogilvy
  16. The Autobiography of Malcolm X, by Malcolm X
  17. Influence, by Robert B. Cialdini
  18. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell
  19. Rework, by Jason Fried
  20. Good to Great, by Jim Collins
  21. Great by Choice, by Jim Collins
  22. Enders Game, by Orson Scott Card
  23. Cashvertising, by Drew Eric Whitman
  24. Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill
  25. The Master Key to Riches, by Napoleon Hill
  26. Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude, by Napoleon Hill
  27. Self-Reliance, by Ralph W. Emerson
  28. Likeable Media, by Dave Kerpen
  29. The Like Economy: How Businesses Make Money with Facebook, by Brian Carter
  30. Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, by Richard Carlson
  31. Thinking Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman
  32. The Complete Guide to Triathlon Swimming
  33. The Bhagavad Gita, translation by Eknath Easwaran
  34. Awakening Your Inner Genius, by Sean Patrick
  35. Plato’s Republic, by Plato
  36. Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tzu
  37. Unlimited Power, by Tony Robbins
  38. NLP: the New Technology of Achievement, by NLP Comprehensive
  39. Word of Mouth Marketing, by Andy Sernovitz
  40. Personality Not Included: Why Companies Lose Their Authenticity and How Great Brands Get It Back, by Rohit Bhargava
  41. Crush It, by Gary Vaynerchuk
  42. The Thank You Economy, by Gary Vaynerchuk
  43. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategy (including featured article “What Is Strategy?” by Michael E. Porter
  44. The Art of War, by Sun Tzu
  45. The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli
  46. Question Based Selling, by Thomas Freese
  47. The Little Red Book of Selling, by Jeffrey Gitomer
  48. Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets, One Relationship at a Time, by Keith Ferrazi
  49. Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else, by Geoff Colvin
  50. The Art of Dealing With People, by Les Giblin
  51. The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People, by Stephen R. Covey
  52. Dynamic People Skills, by Dexter Yager
  53. What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Speed-Reading People, by Marvin Karlins
  54. The Definitive Book of Body Language, by Barbara Pease and Allan Pease
  55. Steve Jobs, by Walter Issacson
  56. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, by Benjamin Franklin
  57. The Elements of Style, by William Strunk, E. B. White and Roger Angell
  58. The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem: The Definitive Work on Self-Esteem by the Leading Pioneer in the Field, by Nathaniel Branden
  59. The Greatest Salesman in the World, by Og Mandino
  60. Rich Dad / Poor Dad, by Robert Kiyosaki
  61. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It, by Michael E. Gerber
  62. The Psychology of Selling: Increase Your Sales Faster and Easier Than You Ever Thought Possible, by Brian Tracey
  63. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose, by Eckhart Tolle
  64. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, by Eckhart Tolle
  65. Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein
  66. I Will Teach You to Be Rich, by Ramit Sethi
  67. Trust Me, I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator, by Ryan Holiday
  68. Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable, by Seth Godin
  69. Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life, by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard
  70. The Power of Positive Thinking, by Norman Vincent Peale
  71. Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl
  72. The Go-Getter: A Story that Tells You How to Be One, by Peter B. Kyne
  73. How to Master the Art of Selling, by Tom Hopkins
  74. Selling 101, by Zig Ziglar
  75. UnMarketing: Stop Marketing. Start Engaging. By Scott Stratten
  76. Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius
  77. Letters from a Stoic, by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
  78. Siddharta, by Herman Hesse
  79. Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, by Susan Jeffers
  80. A Random Walk Down Wallstreet, by Burton G. Malkiel
  81. “Social State: Thoughts, Stats, and Stories About the State of Social Median In 2013,” by Esteban Contreras
  82. Your First Triathlon, by Joe Friel
  83. The Power of Eye Contact, by Michael Ellsberg
  84. The Gift; Poems by Hafiz