Personal Development Books
An extensive list of personal development books across a broad spectrum of topics:
Productivity, Time Management, Effectiveness
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey (personal effectiveness)
- Getting Things Done by David Allen (workflow and productivity)
- Maximum Achievement and Time Power by Brian Tracy (time management)
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin (personal effectiveness)
- Organizing From the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern (getting organized)
- Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham (finding your strengths)
- Is Your Genius at Work? by Dick Richards (finding your genius, book review)
Success, Behavior, Victory
- Unlimited Power and Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins (achievement and NLP)
- Using Your Brain for a Change by Richard Bandler (NLP)
- Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman (optimism)
- The Now Habit by Neil Fiore (overcoming procrastination)
- Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers (overcoming procrastination)
- The Art of War by Sun Tzu (slaughtering your enemy efficiently)
- The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene (ensuring your enemy doesn’t slaughter you first)
- The Psychology of Winning by Denis Waitley (victory)
Consciousness, Awareness, Spirituality
- Power vs. Force by David Hawkins (levels of consciousness)
- Ask and It Is Given and The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent by Esther Hicks (manifesting intentions)
- The Power of Now and A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle (consciousness and awareness)
- The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra (manifesting intentions)
- The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield (consciousness and awareness)
- Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman (inner peace)
- Cosmic Trigger Vol I, Vol II, and Vol III by Robert Anton Wilson (”weird” doesn’t begin to describe it)
- A Course in Miracles by the Foundation for Inner Peace (channeled teachings from Jesus)
- The Disappearance of the Universe by Gary Renard (awareness and forgiveness)
- Bringers of the Dawn by Barbara Marciniak (channeled teachings of the Pleiadians)
- Operation Terra by Sara Lyara Estes (channeled messages)
Meaning, Purpose, Fulfillment
- Life on Purpose by Dr. Brad Swift (discovering your purpose, Life on Purpose review)
- There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem, The Power of Intention, and Inspiration by Wayne Dyer (spiritual problem solving, finding your purpose)
- Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl (finding meaning in the Holocaust)
- Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (Holocaust story)
- A Child Called It, The Lost Boy, and A Man Named Dave by Dave Pelzer (abuse and recovery)
Philosophy, Wisdom
- The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (wisdom)
- As You Think aka As a Man Thinketh by James Allen (power of thought)
- Tao Te Ching by Lao Tsu (wisdom)
Psychic Development, Astral Projection, Dreams
- Lucid Dreaming and Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge (lucid dreaming)
- Talking to Heaven, Reaching to Heaven, and Heaven and Earth by James van Praagh (mediumship, psychic connection)
- Trust Your Vibes and Ask Your Guides by Sonia Choquette (psychic development, Ask Your Guides review, Sonia Choquette interview)
- Far Journeys by Robert Monroe (astral projection)
Wealth, Business
- The Type-Z Guide to Success With Ease (ebook) and The Millionaire Course by Marc Allen (Type-Z Guide review, Marc Allen interview)
- Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (wealth)
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki (wealth advice)
- Built to Last and Good to Great by Jim Collins (business)
Relationships
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (social skills)
- Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg (communication)
- Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray (male-female communication)
- Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay by Mira Kirshenbaum (diagnosing relationship issues)
- Should I Stay or Go? by Lee Raffel (healing or ending relationships)
Health, Medicine
- The China Study by T. Colin Campbell (health, book review)
- Diet for a New America and The Food Revolution by John Robbins (health and ethical food choices)
- Mad Cowboy by Howard Lyman (why a cattle rancher won’t eat meat)
- The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion by Pete Egoscue (pain-free structural alignment)
- Anatomy of an Illness by Norman Cousins (laughter as medicine)
- Vegan Family Favorites by Erin Pavlina (easy and delicious vegetarian recipes)
Mental Development, Intelligence, Science
- The Memory Book by Harry Lorayne (develop a superior memory)
- Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain (visualization exercises)
- Brain Building in Just 12 Weeks by Marilyn vos Savant (boosting your intelligence and mental clarity)
- Chaos and Genius by James Gleick (chaos science and fractals; Richard Feynman bio)
- The Tipping Point and Blink by Malcolm Gladwell (social and mental phenomena)
Fiction
- Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (philosophy of objectivism)
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (the insanity of social conditioning)
- Catch 22 by Joseph Heller (the insanity of war)
- Incarnations of Immortality by Piers Anthony (fascinating fiction series): On a Pale Horse (Death), Bearing an Hourglass (Time), With a Tangled Skein (Fate), Wielding a Red Sword (War), Being a Green Mother (Nature), For Love of Evil (Satan), And Eternity (God)
- The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer (the Trojan War and classic Greek mythology)
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding (stranded boys turn into savages)
- Mark Twain: Four Complete Novels by Mark Twain (a true literary genius)
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach (outgrowing your old self)
