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Reading Now
2 books
Next Candidates
18 books
On Hold
2 books
Done in 2026
7 books
Done in 2025
22 books
AskAttachedAttention SpanChange Your Questions, Change Your LifeGetting AlongHow Will You Measure Your Life?How the World Really WorksImpact PlayersLeading ChangeRadical Focus (Second Edition)Self-CompassionSuper ThinkingSwitchThe Future of ManagementThe Geek WayThe Innovator's DilemmaThe Joy of ConnectionsThe Right Kind of WrongThink Like a Rocket ScientistThinking in SystemsVibe Coding: Building Production-Grade Software with GenAI, Chat, Agents, and BeyondWhat's Your Problem?
Done in 2024
29 books
Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with LessCivilization and Its DiscontentsDaring GreatlyEconomics in One LessonGet Anyone to Do AnythingGlad We MetHidden PotentialHigh Output ManagementHow the Mighty FallIn Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run CompaniesMindreaderMultipliers, Revised and UpdatedNever Eat AloneThe Tao of Warren BuffettOptimalOriginalsProject to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow FrameworkSapiens: A Brief History of HumankindSimply SaidSupercommunicatorsThe 6 Types of Working GeniusThe Age of AIThe AlchemistThe Deep History of OurselvesThe Happiness HypothesisThe Ritual EffectThe Road to CharacterThe Willpower InstinctTo Sell Is Human
Done in 2023
43 books
Act Like a Leader, Think Like a LeaderAnatomy of a BreakthroughBoth/and ThinkingDeep PurposeFull-Spectrum ThinkingFuture Ready: The Four Pathways to Capturing Digital ValueGetting to YesGrowth IQHuman CompatibleI, HumanJust BabiesThe Burnout SocietyLife 3.0Marketing 5.0Moonwalking with EinsteinNo More FeedbackNo Rules RulesPlatform RevolutionPlaying to Win: How Strategy Really WorksPrediction MachinesQuestions Are the AnswerRadical CandorReader, Come HomeRedesigning WorkSuperintelligenceSupply Chain Management For DummiesTeaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge EconomyThe Culture PlaybookThe Essentials of Theory U: Core Principles and ApplicationsThe Experience MindsetThe Fourth Industrial RevolutionThe Human BrandThe Obesity CodeThe Paradox of ChoiceThe Seven Principles for Making Marriage WorkThe Song of SignificanceThe Supply Chain RevolutionThe Temperamental Thread: How Genes, Culture, Time and Luck Make Us Who We AreThe Untethered SoulTribesWhat Got You Here Won't Get You ThereWhy We SleepZero to One
Done in 2022
61 books
A Brief History of TimeA New Way to ThinkA Thousand BrainsAtomic HabitsBecoming a Better BossBittersweetBlue Ocean StrategyBrave, Not PerfectBuild an A-Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning CurveBuilt to LastChangeCrossing the ChasmDare to LeadDesign a Better BusinessDesigned for DigitalDeveloping Lean Leaders at All LevelsDisrupt YourselfDopamine NationEscaping the Build TrapFlourishGood to GreatHappiness by DesignIkigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy LifeKnowing Yourself: How to Understand Personality, Harness Willpower & Manage Self-EsteemMachine, Platform, CrowdMarketing 4.0: Moving from Traditional to DigitalMusic Theory: from Absolute Beginner to ExpertNapoleon Hill's Outwitting the DevilThe PrinceOrganizational Culture and Leadership, Fifth EditionOur Iceberg Is MeltingPowerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and ResponsibilityPredictably IrrationalPresenceRangeRemember: The Science of Memory and the Art of ForgettingSmart GrowthStumbling on HappinessTeam Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast FlowThe Art of HappinessThe Compound EffectThe Culture CodeThe End of Competitive AdvantageThe First 90 Days, Updated and ExpandedThe Five Dysfunctions of a TeamThe Four TeresasThe Infinite GameThe Laws of SimplicityThe Man's Guide to WomenThe Power of RegretThe Psychology of MoneyThe Second Machine AgeThe Story of PhilosophyThis Is MarketingTurning the Flywheel: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great (English Edition)What Makes Love Last?What's Your Digital Business Model?When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect TimingWhy Do I Feel Like an Imposter?Work Rules!Working Backwards
Done in 2020-21
67 books
A Theory of Human MotivationA Whole New MindAccelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology OrganizationsAgile ConversationsAntifragileAuthentic HappinessBE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0)Blink: The Power of Thinking Without ThinkingDeep WorkDesign Thinking HandbookDrive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates UsEmotional AgilityEmotional Intelligence, 10th EditionFeeling & KnowingFind Your WhyFlowFocusFreakonomicsGive and TakeGrit: The Power of Passion and PerseveranceHooked: How to Build Habit-Forming ProductsHumanocracyHumble InquiryIndistractableInfluence, New and ExpandedInspiredLean ThinkingMan's Search for MeaningMastering Account ManagementMeasure What MattersMindfulness for BeginnersMindsetNever Split the DifferenceNoiseOutcomes over Output: Why Customer Behavior Is the Key Metric for Business SuccessPayoffLittle Antiracist ManualQuiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop TalkingSearch Inside YourselfStart with WhyThe 4 Stages of Psychological SafetyThe Art of LovingThe Art of WarThe Book on Account Based MarketingThe Burnout GenerationThe Coaching HabitThe Culture MapThe Dance of ConnectionThe Effective ExecutiveThe Emotionally Intelligent LeaderThe Fearless OrganizationThe Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That LastsThe Gifts of Imperfection, 10th Anniversary EditionThe Hard Thing About Hard ThingsThe Lean StartupThe Meaning RevolutionThe Mind of the LeaderThe Progress PrincipleThe Rule of St. BenedictThe Tipping PointThe Undoing ProjectThink AgainThinking, Fast and SlowTriggersTrillion Dollar CoachWillpowerMaxout Your Life
Done in 2017-19
8 books
Alive at Work: The Neuroscience of Helping Your People Love What They DoFast/Forward: Make your company fit for the futureMan and His SymbolsNonviolent Communication: Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your ValuesSummary: The Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggThe Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win 5th Anniversary EditionThe Power of VulnerabilityWhen Nietzsche Wept
Continuous/Long
13 books
48 Laws of PowerBehaveCompetitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior PerformanceCompetitive StrategyConfessionsCosmosCreativity, Inc. (The Expanded Edition)Managing the Professional Service FirmNexus (Portuguese Edition)Nudge: The Final Edition (2024)OutliveReinventar las OrganizacionesThe Black Swan,
Potential Next
80 books
Storytelling with DataAI 2041AI SuperpowersAdaptAgainst EmpathyAnxiousBargaining with the DevilBarking up the Wrong TreeBeing YouBeing the BossBeyond DisruptionBreaking the Age CodeClean ArchitectureClean CodeCompeting in the Age of AIContagiousCreativity, Inc.Doing Agile RightEmpoweredEnlightenment NowEnvy Up, Scorn DownEssentialismFor the CultureGreenlightsHow Google WorksHow the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We WorkHow to Speak MachineImmunity to ChangeIt Worked for MeLeadership Is LanguageLean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup FasterLifespanMagic WordsMisbehavingMisbeliefNet PositiveNudgeOKRs at the Center: How to Use Goals to Drive Ongoing Change and Create the Organization You WantOKRs for All: Making Objectives and Key Results Work for Your Entire OrganizationObjectives and Key Results: Driving Focus, Alignment, and Engagement with OKRsPlays Well with OthersPower and PredictionPrinciplesResetRich Dad Poor DadSame as EverScrumShoe DogSkin in the GameSlow ProductivityStart with NoTelling LiesThanks for the FeedbackThe 1-Page Marketing PlanThe Alignment ProblemThe Art of ActionThe Design of Everyday ThingsThe Four Realms of ExistenceThe Friction ProjectThe Heart of ChangeThe Hype MachineThe Let Them TheoryThe Listening Path: The Creative Art of AttentionThe Little Book of Common Sense InvestingThe Luck FactorThe Microstress EffectThe OKRs Field BookThe Pragmatic Programmer: 20th Anniversary Edition, 2nd EditionThe Psychology of StupidityThe Righteous MindThe Sweet SpotThe Talent CodeThe Trusted AdvisorThe Upside of StressThe Values-Driven Organization: Cultural Health and Employee Well-Being as a Pathway to Sustainable PerformanceThink and Grow RichThinking with Your HandsTractionWho Says Elephants Can't Dance?[Flow (Revised and Updated Edition)]
To Read
123 books
12 Rules for LifeA Divina Comédia [The Divine Comedy]A History of Western PhilosophyA Promised LandAnne Frank: The Diary of a Young GirlBecomingBetter Than BeforeBlockchain RevolutionBrief Answers to the Big QuestionsCapital in the Twenty-First CenturyCien años de soledadCleaning Up Your Mental MessConscious BusinessConsecration to St. Joseph: The Wonders of Our Spiritual FatherCreativityData Science for BusinessDescartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human BrainDigital MinimalismDollars and SenseDom Quixote de la Mancha [Don Quixote]EffortlessEinsteinEverything Is F*ckedFive Minds for the FutureFooled by randomnessGemba Walks, Expanded 2nd EditionGender TroubleGestão de alta performanceGood Boss, Bad BossGood To Great And The Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great (English Edition)Great by ChoiceGrief Is LoveHomo DeusHow the Mind WorksHow to Change Your MindHow to Stop Worrying and Start LivingHow to Win Friends & Influence PeopleHumble Consulting: How to Provide Real Help FasterHumble Leadership: The Power of Relationships, Openness, and TrustHustle & FloatInclusion RevolutionIntroduction to the Devout LifeKissingerLeaders Eat LastLeading MindsLiberalismMake Yourself UnforgettableMaps of MeaningMastering CommunityMaterial GirlsMore from LessO Caminho da ServidãoOpening Up by Writing It Down: How Expressive Writing Improves Health and Eases Emotional PainOutliersParadise LostPartneringPay UpPre-SuasionPrinciples for Dealing with the Changing World OrderProduct Roadmaps RelaunchedPublic Speaking for SuccessPunished by RewardsRationalityRe-imagine!Reinventing the Supply ChainRising StrongSelf Comes to MindShaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial RevolutionSpeak!SprintSuperforecastingTalking to StrangersThe 5 Languages of Appreciation in the WorkplaceThe AdvantageThe Art of DeceptionThe Art of InvisibilityThe Better Angels of Our NatureThe Blank SlateThe Coddling of the American MindThe Confessions of St. AugustineThe Dance of AngerThe Dance of IntimacyThe DevOps HandbookThe Emotional Brain:The Four TendenciesThe Happiness ProjectThe Honest Truth About DishonestyThe Ikigai JourneyThe Intelligent Investor Rev Ed.The Lean Product PlaybookThe Machine That Changed the WorldThe Manager's PathThe Networking Survival Guide, Second EditionThe New Economics, Third EditionThe Power of MomentsThe Practice of Adaptive LeadershipThe Practicing StoicThe PremonitionThe Product BookThe Ride of a LifetimeThe Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say about UsThe Secret Thoughts of Successful WomenThe ShallowsThe Splendid and the VileThe Startup WayThe Strange Order of ThingsThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ckThe Success FactorThe Upside of IrrationalityThe Yin and Yang of Self-CompassionTheory UTransTruth, Beauty, and Goodness ReframedVocê É o Que Você Faz: Como Criar a Cultura da Sua Empresa (What You Do Is Who You Are)What Matters NowWhen More Is Not BetterWhy Gender MattersWikinomicsAwaken Your GeniusEdmund Burke for Our TimeHow to Work with (almost) AnyoneInsightThe Sirens' Call
475 books