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The Money & Mindset Bookshelf

Summaries, chapter outlines and the key lessons from 74 of the most famous books on personal finance, investing, psychology, motivation and business — so you can learn faster and pick your next read.

💰 Rich Dad Poor Dad Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert T. Kiyosaki The book that reframed how millions think about assets, liabilities and working for money. 1997 · Personal Finance & Money 💰 The Richest Man in Babylon The Richest Man in Babylon George S. Clason Timeless money principles told as parables set in ancient Babylon. 1926 · Personal Finance & Money 💰 The Total Money Makeover The Total Money Makeover Dave Ramsey A no-nonsense, step-by-step plan to get out of debt and build wealth. 2003 · Personal Finance & Money 💰 The Millionaire Next Door The Millionaire Next Door Thomas J. Stanley & William D. Danko Most real millionaires look nothing like the rich people on TV. 1996 · Personal Finance & Money 💰 Your Money or Your Life Your Money or Your Life Vicki Robin & Joe Dominguez Rethink money as 'life energy' — and buy back your time. 1992 · Personal Finance & Money 💰 I Will Teach You to Be Rich I Will Teach You to Be Rich Ramit Sethi A practical, guilt-free six-week program to automate your money. 2009 · Personal Finance & Money 💰 The Automatic Millionaire The Automatic Millionaire David Bach You don't need a budget or willpower — you need automation. 2003 · Personal Finance & Money 💰 The Barefoot Investor The Barefoot Investor Scott Pape A friendly, bucket-based system for sorting your money once and for all. 2016 · Personal Finance & Money 💰 The Simple Path to Wealth The Simple Path to Wealth JL Collins One idea, done consistently: low-cost index funds and 'F-you money'. 2016 · Personal Finance & Money 💰 Money: Master the Game Money: Master the Game Tony Robbins Interviews with 50+ financial titans distilled into 7 steps to freedom. 2014 · Personal Finance & Money 💰 Financial Freedom Financial Freedom Grant Sabatier A modern roadmap to financial independence — faster than you think. 2019 · Personal Finance & Money 💰 The Psychology of Money The Psychology of Money Morgan Housel Doing well with money has little to do with intelligence and a lot to do with behaviour. 2020 · Personal Finance & Money 📈 The Intelligent Investor The Intelligent Investor Benjamin Graham The definitive book on value investing — Warren Buffett's favourite. 1949 · Investing & Wealth Building 📈 The Little Book of Common Sense Investing The Little Book of Common Sense Investing John C. Bogle The case for low-cost index funds, from the man who invented them. 2007 · Investing & Wealth Building 📈 A Random Walk Down Wall Street A Random Walk Down Wall Street Burton G. Malkiel A classic argument that markets are hard to beat — so own them cheaply. 1973 · Investing & Wealth Building 📈 One Up On Wall Street One Up On Wall Street Peter Lynch How everyday investors can beat the pros using what they already know. 1989 · Investing & Wealth Building 📈 Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits Philip A. Fisher The growth-investing classic behind Warren Buffett's 'scuttlebutt' method. 1958 · Investing & Wealth Building 📈 The Warren Buffett Way The Warren Buffett Way Robert G. Hagstrom How Buffett actually picks businesses — the tenets behind the returns. 1994 · Investing & Wealth Building 📈 Beating the Street Beating the Street Peter Lynch Peter Lynch's follow-up: a hands-on guide to finding great stocks. 1993 · Investing & Wealth Building 📈 The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing Larimore, Lindauer & LeBoeuf A friendly, community-tested playbook for sensible lifelong investing. 2006 · Investing & Wealth Building 📈 Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant Robert T. Kiyosaki The four ways people earn — and why the right side builds wealth. 1998 · Investing & Wealth Building 📈 The Dhandho Investor The Dhandho Investor Mohnish Pabrai 'Heads I win, tails I don't lose much' — low-risk, high-return value investing. 2007 · Investing & Wealth Building 📈 The Most Important Thing The Most Important Thing Howard Marks Legendary investor Howard Marks on risk, cycles and second-level thinking. 2011 · Investing & Wealth Building 📈 The Little Book That Beats the Market The Little Book That Beats the Market Joel Greenblatt A simple 'magic formula' for buying good companies at cheap prices. 2005 · Investing & Wealth Building 🧠 Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman A Nobel laureate maps the two systems that drive how we think and decide. 2011 · Psychology of Money 🧠 Predictably Irrational Predictably Irrational Dan Ariely We're not just irrational — we're irrational in consistent, predictable ways. 2008 · Psychology of Money 🧠 Nudge Nudge Richard H. Thaler & Cass R. Sunstein How small changes in how choices are presented can improve decisions. 2008 · Psychology of Money 🧠 Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics Richard H. Thaler The story of how psychology upended classical economics. 2015 · Psychology of Money 🧠 Fooled by Randomness Fooled by Randomness Nassim Nicholas Taleb How we mistake luck for skill — especially in markets. 2001 · Psychology of Money 🧠 The Black Swan The Black Swan Nassim Nicholas Taleb Rare, unpredictable events shape history more than we admit. 2007 · Psychology of Money 🧠 Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Robert B. Cialdini The six universal principles that make us say 'yes'. 1984 · Psychology of Money 🧠 The Behavior Gap The Behavior Gap Carl Richards The gap between smart plans and dumb decisions — and how to close it. 2012 · Psychology of Money 🧠 Your Money and Your Brain Your Money and Your Brain Jason Zweig Neuroeconomics explains why smart people do dumb things with money. 2007 · Psychology of Money 🔥 Think and Grow Rich Think and Grow Rich Napoleon Hill The original success classic, built from studying the era's richest people. 1937 · Mindset & Motivation 🔥 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey A principle-centred framework for personal and professional effectiveness. 1989 · Mindset & Motivation 🔥 How to Win Friends and Influence People How to Win Friends and Influence People Dale Carnegie The timeless classic on relationships, likeability and persuasion. 1936 · Mindset & Motivation 🔥 Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl A Holocaust survivor's profound lesson: meaning is the key to endurance. 1946 · Mindset & Motivation 🔥 The Magic of Thinking Big The Magic of Thinking Big David J. Schwartz Your results are limited less by ability than by the size of your thinking. 1959 · Mindset & Motivation 🔥 As a Man Thinketh As a Man Thinketh James Allen A short, poetic classic: your thoughts shape your character and life. 1903 · Mindset & Motivation 🔥 The Power of Positive Thinking The Power of Positive Thinking Norman Vincent Peale The mega-bestseller on faith, optimism and self-belief. 1952 · Mindset & Motivation 🔥 Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Carol S. Dweck The difference between a 'fixed' and a 'growth' mindset changes everything. 2006 · Mindset & Motivation 🔥 Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Angela Duckworth Talent is overrated — sustained passion and perseverance predict success. 2016 · Mindset & Motivation 🔥 Can't Hurt Me Can't Hurt Me David Goggins A brutal, inspiring story of mastering your mind and callousing it against pain. 2018 · Mindset & Motivation 🔥 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Mark Manson A counterintuitive guide to caring about less — but better. 2016 · Mindset & Motivation 🔥 The Obstacle Is the Way The Obstacle Is the Way Ryan Holiday Ancient Stoic wisdom for turning problems into progress. 2014 · Mindset & Motivation 🔥 Awaken the Giant Within Awaken the Giant Within Tony Robbins Take command of your emotions, finances, relationships and life. 1991 · Mindset & Motivation 🔥 The Alchemist The Alchemist Paulo Coelho A fable about following your dreams and your 'Personal Legend'. 1988 · Mindset & Motivation 🔥 The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Robin Sharma A fable of a burned-out lawyer who trades success for meaning and mastery. 1997 · Mindset & Motivation 🔥 The 5 AM Club The 5 AM Club Robin Sharma Own your morning, elevate your life — a routine for peak performance. 2018 · Mindset & Motivation Atomic Habits Atomic Habits James Clear Tiny 1% improvements compound into remarkable results. 2018 · Habits & Productivity The Power of Habit The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg Why we do what we do — and how to change it, via the habit loop. 2012 · Habits & Productivity Deep Work Deep Work Cal Newport Focused, distraction-free work is the superpower of the modern economy. 2016 · Habits & Productivity Getting Things Done Getting Things Done David Allen The classic 'stress-free productivity' system — get it all out of your head. 2001 · Habits & Productivity The ONE Thing The ONE Thing Gary Keller & Jay Papasan Extraordinary results come from narrowing your focus to a single priority. 2013 · Habits & Productivity Eat That Frog! Eat That Frog! Brian Tracy Beat procrastination by doing your biggest task first — every day. 2001 · Habits & Productivity The 4-Hour Workweek The 4-Hour Workweek Timothy Ferriss Escape the 9–5, automate income and design a life of freedom. 2007 · Habits & Productivity The Compound Effect The Compound Effect Darren Hardy Small, smart choices + consistency + time = radical results. 2010 · Habits & Productivity Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Greg McKeown Do less, but better — focus only on what is truly essential. 2014 · Habits & Productivity The Miracle Morning The Miracle Morning Hal Elrod Transform your life before 8 AM with six morning practices. 2012 · Habits & Productivity The Slight Edge The Slight Edge Jeff Olson Simple daily disciplines, repeated, decide success or failure. 2005 · Habits & Productivity 🚀 The Millionaire Fastlane The Millionaire Fastlane MJ DeMarco A blunt rejection of 'get rich slow' in favour of building a business engine. 2011 · Business & Entrepreneurship 🚀 Zero to One Zero to One Peter Thiel & Blake Masters Build something new — go from 0 to 1, not 1 to n. 2014 · Business & Entrepreneurship 🚀 The Lean Startup The Lean Startup Eric Ries Build-measure-learn: validate ideas fast and avoid wasted effort. 2011 · Business & Entrepreneurship 🚀 Good to Great Good to Great Jim Collins Why some companies make the leap to greatness — and others don't. 2001 · Business & Entrepreneurship 🚀 Built to Last Built to Last Jim Collins & Jerry Porras The habits of visionary companies that thrive for generations. 1994 · Business & Entrepreneurship 🚀 The E-Myth Revisited The E-Myth Revisited Michael E. Gerber Why most small businesses fail — and how to build one that works without you. 1995 · Business & Entrepreneurship 🚀 Shoe Dog Shoe Dog Phil Knight The raw, honest memoir of how Nike was really built. 2016 · Business & Entrepreneurship 🚀 The Hard Thing About Hard Things The Hard Thing About Hard Things Ben Horowitz Brutally honest advice on running a company when everything is on fire. 2014 · Business & Entrepreneurship 🚀 Start With Why Start With Why Simon Sinek Great leaders and companies inspire by starting with their 'why'. 2009 · Business & Entrepreneurship 🚀 Rework Rework Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson A punchy, contrarian take on building a business the simple way. 2010 · Business & Entrepreneurship 🚀 The $100 Startup The $100 Startup Chris Guillebeau Start a profitable micro-business with little money and big freedom. 2012 · Business & Entrepreneurship 🚀 The Almanack of Naval Ravikant The Almanack of Naval Ravikant Eric Jorgenson A curated guide to wealth and happiness from a legendary founder-investor. 2020 · Business & Entrepreneurship 🚀 Poor Charlie's Almanack Poor Charlie's Almanack Charles T. Munger (ed. Peter Kaufman) The wit and multidisciplinary wisdom of Warren Buffett's partner. 2005 · Business & Entrepreneurship 🚀 The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life Alice Schroeder The definitive biography of the world's most famous investor. 2008 · Business & Entrepreneurship