Spencer's Book List [Updated as of 1/22/2020]

2021 List

1. The Lifestyle Investor - Justin Donald
2. The Bitcoin Standard - Saifedean Ammous
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2020 List

1. The Dip by Seth Godin       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
2. Sales Training by Tony Belfort        Purchase: Amazon | Audible
3. Your Best Year Ever - Michael Hyatt       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
4. The Greatest Salesman in the World - Og Mandino      Purchase: Amazon | Audible
5. The Perfect Day Formula - Craig Ballantyne      Purchase: Amazon | Audible
6. Ask - Ryan Levesque      Purchase: Amazon | Audible
7. The Magic of Thinking Big - David Schwartz       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
8. The Power of Positive Thinking - Norman Vincent Peale        Purchase: Amazon | Audible
9. Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl         Purchase: Amazon | Audible
10. Magnetic Marketing - Dan Kennedy         Purchase: Amazon | Audible
11. The Ultimate Sales Letter - Dan Kennedy          Purchase: Amazon | Audible
12. The Warrior Ethos - Steven Pressfield
13. You Squared - Price Pritchett
14. Win Bigly - Scott Adams
15. No One Wants to Read Your Shit - Steven Pressfield
16. The Content Fuel Framework - Melanie Deziel
17. Loserthink - Scott Adams
18. Retargeting Recipes - Justin Brooke
19. Sell Like Crazy - Sabri Suby
20. Your Next Five Moves - Patrick Bet-David
21. The Psychology of Money - Morgan Housel
22. Financial Freedom with Real Estate - Michael Steven
23. The Science of Getting Rich - Wallace Wattles
24. Who Not How - Dan Sullivan/Benjamin Hardy
25. Detox, Declutter, Dominate - Perry Marshall
26. Getting Everything You Can Out of All You've Got - Jay Abraham
27. The Strait Path to Real Estate - Kris Krohn
28. Building Your Warehouse of Wealth - Nelson Nash

2019 Book List and Recommendations

Top Picks from 2019

My top 3 picks of 2019 were Leader Shift by John Maxwell (#18 below), Lifeonaire by Steve Cook (#19 below) and Growth Mindset (a re-read for me) by Carol Dweck (#7 below).

Leader Shift is extremely practical, has decades of experience packed into it and gives you some great tools to improve your leadership skills.

Lifeonaire challenges the idea that we always need "more".  More money, more things, etc.  The goal isn't necessarily to make millions but to live a life where you earn money but spend it on things you really care about and also make sure you're living life (building experiences, spending time with family and friends and not just rushing to keep up with everything).

Growth Mindset takes a deep dive into how you can choose to approach learning skills.  You can always improve and get better at something with the right mindset.  Don't get stuck into thinking "I can't", or "I'm not good at that."

Full 2019 List

1. Exactly What to Say by Phil Jones       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
2. The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
3. Legacy by James Kerr      Purchase: Amazon | Audible
4. Mastery by Robert Greene       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
5. This is Marketing by Seth Godin       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
6. Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
7. Growth Mindset by Carol Dweck       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
8. From Poop to Gold by Harmon Brothers       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
9. Crushing it in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate by Brian Murray       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
10. DotCom Secrets by Russell Brunson      Purchase: Amazon
11. The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
12. Motivation Manifesto by Brendon Burchard      Purchase: Amazon | Audible
13. Driven by Manny Koshbin      Purchase: Amazon
14. How to Be a Capitalist without any Capital by Nathan Latka      Purchase: Amazon | Audible
15. Manny Khoshbins Contrarian Playbook by Manny Khoshbin      Purchase: Amazon
16. What Would the Rockefeller’s Do? by Garrett Gunderson      Purchase: Amazon
17. The In-Demand Marketing Agency by Karl Sakas      Purchase: Amazon
18. Leader Shift by John Maxwell      Purchase: Amazon
19. Lifeonaire by Steve Cook      Purchase: Amazon 
20. Measure What Matters by John Doerr      Purchase: Amazon 
21. The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale      Purchase: Amazon | Audible
22. As A Man Thinkesth by James Allen      Purchase: Amazon | Audible
23. Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale        Purchase: Amazon | Audible
24. The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney      Purchase: Amazon | Audible
25. Caring For Your Soul in Matters of Money by Karen Ramsey       Purchase: Amazon
26. BRRRR by David Greene       Purchase: Amazon | Audible 
27. The Way Beyond by Joseph Benner      Purchase: Amazon | Audible 
28. Clean and Lean by Ian Smith       Purchase: Amazon
29. 22 Immutable Laws of Branding by Al and Laura Ries      Purchase: Amazon | Audible 
30. The Soulful Art of Persuasion by Jason Harris      Purchase: Amazon | Audible 
31. The Millionaire Booklet by Grant Cardone      Purchase: Amazon | Audible 
32. How to Get and Stay Motivated by Grant Cardone      Purchase: Amazon | Audible 
33. The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone      Purchase: Amazon | Audible 
34. The Secrets of Selling by Grant Cardone      Purchase: Audible 
35. The Artist's Journey by Steven Pressfield      Purchase: Amazon | Audible 
36. Will it Fly by Purchase: Amazon | Audible 
37. Company of One by Paul Jarvis      Purchase: Amazon | Audible 
38. Range by David Epstein      Purchase: Amazon | Audible  
39. Ideas, Influence, and Income by Tanya Hall      Purchase: Amazon 
40. 12 Week Year by Brian P. Moran     Purchase: Amazon | Audible

2018 Book List and Recommendations

Top Picks from 2018 (Coming Soon)

Full 2018 List

1. The Coaching Habit by Michael Stanier       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
2. Building a StoryBrand by Donald Miller       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
3. Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
4. Find Your Why by Simon Sinek       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
5. Selling 101 by Zig Ziglar       Purchase: Amazon
6. Rhinoceros Success by Scott Alexander       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
7. Loopholes of Real Estate by Garrett Sutton       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
8. The Millionaire Fastlane by MJ Demarco       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
9. 50 Real Estate Investing Calculations by Michael Lantrir       Purchase: Amazon
10. Yes! 50 Scientifically Ways to be Persuasive by Robert Cialdini       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
11. Passive Income by Lance McNeil
12. The Passive Income Playbook by Raza Imam      Purchase: Amazon | Audible
13. Introvert Revolution by Andy Johnson       Purchase: Amazon
14. Side Hustle by Chris Guillabeau       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
15. TB12 Method by Tom Brady       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
16. Mediations by Marcus Aurelius       Purchase: Amazon
17. Unlimited Power by Tony Robbins       Purchase: Amazon
18. The 5 People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
19. The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
20. 20 - Relentless by Tim Grover       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
21. How Will You Measure Your Life by Clayton Christianson       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
22. How to Create Wealth Investing in Real Estate by Grant Cardone       Purchase: Amazon
23. When: Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel Pink       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
24. Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
25. Purple Cow by Seth Godin       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
26. Essentialism by Greg McKeown       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
27. Poke the Box by Seth Godin       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
28. #Maxout Your Life by Ed Mylett      Purchase: Amazon
29. Man Up by Bedros Keuilian       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
30. Playing to Win by AJ Lafley       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
31. Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss     Purchase: Amazon
32. Braving the Wildernessy by Brene Brown       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
33. The Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
34. Product Launch Formula by Jeff Walker       Purchase: Amazon
35. Atomic Habits by James Clear     Purchase: Amazon | Audible
36. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
37. How to Write Copy that Sells by Ray Edwards       Purchase: Amazon
38. The Lombardi Rules by Vince Lombardi Jr.       Purchase: Amazon
39. Superhuman by Habit by Tynan       Purchase: Amazon | Audible

2017 Book List and Recommendations

Top Picks from 2017 (Coming Soon)

Full 2017 List

1. Extreme Ownership by Leif Babin and Jocko Willink       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
2. Getting Everything You Can Out of All You've Got: 21 Ways You Can Out-Think, Out-Perform, and Out-Earn the Competition by Jay Abraham       Purchase: Amazon
3. Reinvent Yourself by James Altucher       Purchase: Amazon
4. Marketing Agency Blueprint by Paul Roetzer      Purchase: Amazon
5. Triggers by Marshall Goldsmith       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
6. The Everything Store by Brad Stone       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
7. Goals: Setting Them and Achieving them on Schedule by Zig Ziglar       Purchase: Amazon
8. The Millionaire Real Estate Investorby Gary Keller       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
9. Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
10. The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
11. Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
12. The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
13. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
14. The Four Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
15. The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
16. Small Giants by Bo Burlington       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
17. Grit by Angela Duckworth      Purchase: Amazon | Audible
18. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
19. Killing Sacred Cows by Garrett B. Gunderson       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
20. Your Move by Ramit Sethi       Purchase: Amazon
21. The Monk and the Riddle by Randy Komisar       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
22. The Lean Start Up by Eric Reis       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
23. A Truck Full of Money by Tracey Kidder       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
24. The Wisdom of Finance by Mihir Desai       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
25. Oola by Dave Braun       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
26. Creativity Inc by Ed Catmull       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
27. Perennial Seller by Ryan Holiday       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
28. Profit First by Mike Michalowicz       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
29. High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
30. The War of Art by Steven Pressfield       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
31. The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonical       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
32. Mask of Masculinity by Lewis Howes       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
33. 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
34. Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
35. Anything You Want by Derek Sivers       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
36. Finish by Jon Acuff       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
37. The Book on Making Money by Steve Oliverez       Purchase: Amazon

2016 Book List and Recommendations

Top Picks from 2016 (Coming Soon)

Full 2016 List

1. Influence: Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
2. The Practicing Mind by Thomas Sterner       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
3. Starting Strength, 3rd edition by Mark Rippetoe      Purchase: Amazon
4. Quora Domination by Imran Esmail       Purchase: Amazon
5. Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
6. Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
7. Do the Work by Steven Pressfield      Purchase: Amazon | Audible
8. The First 20 Hours  by Josh Kaufman       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
9. Compound Effect by Darren Hardy       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
10. The Fast Metabolism by Hailey Pomroy       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
11. The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
12. The Automatic Customer by John Warrillow       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
13. Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, Charles Burck       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
14. Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
15. Smart Couples Finish Rich by David Bach       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
16. The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
17. The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Anchor       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
18. The Sales Acceleration Formula by Mark Roberge       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
19. Multiple Streams of Income by Robert G. Allen       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
20. Seducing Strangers by Josh Weltman       Purchase: Amazon
21. Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook by Gary Vaynerchuk       Purchase: Amazon
22. Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
23. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
24. So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
25. Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
26. Hustle by Neil Patel       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
27. Start With Why by Simon Sinek       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
28. Smarter, Better, Faster by Charles Duhigg       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
29. Contagious Culture by Anese Cavanagh      Purchase: Amazon | Audible
30. 30 - One Small Step Can Change Your Life by Dr. Robert Maurer       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
31. The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller, Jay Papasan       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
32. Zero to One by Peter Thiel       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
33. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Mark Manson       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
34. The Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell       Purchase: Amazon | Audible

2015 Book List and Recommendations

Top Picks from 2015 (Coming Soon)

Full 2015 List

1. The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster by Darren Hardy       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
2. The Positive Dog by Jon Gordon       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
3. Great by Choice by Jim Collins       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
4. The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
5. Leadership 101 by John Maxwell      Purchase: Amazon | Audible
6. The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
7. Made to Stick by Chip Heath       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
8. Drive by Daniel Pink       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
9. How Brands Grow by Byron Sharp       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
10. Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
11. If You Can by William J Bernstein       Purchase: Amazon
12. Money - Master the Game by Tony Robbins       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
13. The Art of Client Service by Robert Solomon       Purchase: Amazon
14. The Master Key To Riches by Napolean Hill       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
15. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
16. The Laws of Money by Suze Orman       Purchase: Amazon
17. The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
18. Show Me the Money by Ronald Groenke       Purchase: Amazon
19. Creating Your Own Destiny by Patrick Snow       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
20. The Warren Buffet Way by Robert Hagstrom       Purchase: Amazon
21. Switch - Dan and Chip Heath by Chip Heath       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
22. The Number by Lee Eisenberg       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
23. The Other 90% by Robert K. Cooper       Purchase: Amazon
24. The Ultimate Question by Fred Reichheld       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
25. Hidden in Plain Sight by Erich Joachimsthaler       Purchase: Amazon
26. The Real Estate Fast Trackby David Finkel       Purchase: Amazon
27. ReWork by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
28. Marketing Above the Noise by Linda Popky       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
29. Your Money and Your Life - A Lifetime Approach to Money Management by Robert Aliber       Purchase: Amazon
30. EntreLeadership by Dave Ramsey       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
31. Carrots and Sticks Don't Work by Paul Marciano       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
32. Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard       Purchase: Amazon
33. The Dream Manager by Matthew Kelly       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
34. Tribes by Seth Godin       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
35. Warren Buffet Speaks by Janet Lowe       Purchase: Amazon
36. Built to Sell by John Warrillow       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
37. Scrum by Jeff Sutherland       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
38. V is for Vulnerable by Seth Godin       Purchase: Amazon
39. The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries and Jack Trout       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
40. 40 - Positioning - Al Ries and Jack Trout by Al Ries and Jack Trout       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
41. The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
42. 4 Essentials of Entrepreneurial Thinking by Cliff Michaels       Purchase: Amazon
43. Rising Strong by Brene Brown       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
44. Steal the Show by Michael Port       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
45. Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
46. How the Mighty Fall by Jim Collins       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
47. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
48. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie       Purchase: Amazon | Audible
49. Double Double by Cameron Herald       Purchase: Amazon
50. Trust Me I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday       Purchase: Amazon | Audible

2014 Book List and Recommendations (in progress)

Full 2010 - 2014 List (Didn't start tracking fully until 2015)

1. How to Win at Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams       Purchase: Amazon | Audible