Phil Knight
Shoe Dog
Fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father and launched a company with one simple mission: import …
Books
Great books inform, entertain, and inspire. Here you'll find more than 100 great books to read. Scroll down to browse all of our recommended books, carefully curated reading lists, and discover your next read.
Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen
Difficult Conversations
We attempt or avoid difficult conversations every day-whether dealing with an underperforming employee, disagreeing with a …
Chris Voss, Tahl Raz
Never Split the Difference
A former international hostage negotiator for the FBI offers a new, field-tested approach to high-stakes negotiations – …
Yvon Chouinard
Let My People Go Surfing
In this newly revised 10th anniversary edition, Yvon Chouinard – legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc. – …
Our Picks
Reading suggestions from our book pile. These are some of our current favourites.
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Kettlebell Simple & Sinister
Into Thin Air
A Walk In The Woods
Never Let Go
Range
Ten Years a Nomad
Work Rules!
The Great Railway Bazaar
The Sixth Extinction
What I Talk About When I Talk …
Company of One
How to Fail at Almost …
Starting Strength
Man's Search for Meaning
The Art of Non-Conformity
The Lost City of Z
Sapiens
How I Raised Myself from …
Quiet
The Big Book of Endurance …
The Wright Brothers
Appetites
Average Is Over
Born to Run
So Good They Can't Ignore You
To Sell Is Human
What Color Is Your Parachute? …
Enlightenment Now
The Places In Between
The Invention of Nature
Beyond Words
On the Road
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Surely You're Joking, Mr. …
Atlas Obscura
Shoe Dog
The Personal MBA
Wild
The 4-Hour Workweek
The Worst Journey in the World
Why We Get Fat
Why We Sleep
Alone on the Wall
The End of Jobs
Difficult Conversations
Zen in the Art of Archery
The Year Without Pants
Barbarian Days
Are We Smart Enough to Know …
The Headspace Guide to …
10% Happier
Into the Wild
Tribe
It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at …
Rework
Never Split the Difference
The Hidden Life of Trees
How Not to Be Wrong
The Courage To Be Disliked
Tales of a Female Nomad
21 Lessons for the 21st …
The Lessons of History
Enter the Kettlebell!
Let My People Go Surfing
The Inevitable
Salt
Deep Work
Vagabonding
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle …
Remote
Factfulness
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Grit
Essentialism
Gastronomad
The Life-Changing Magic of …
Nonviolent Communication
On Writing Well
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a …
How to Travel the World on $50 …
Several Short Sentences About …
Atomic Habits
Influence
The Ultimate Guide to Remote …
Tactical Barbell
The Power of Habit
The Geography of Bliss
The $100 Startup
The Talent Code
How to Read a Book
Rise of the Robots
The Future of Work
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