Comments on: LAUNCH: PMBA 2009 + Request for Help!

By: Andy Little

Andy Little — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:43:10 +0000

After thinking about Greg’s post above and that I had the same thought, I created a spreadsheet and posted the following to the forum at pbmacommunity – thought others might be interested also.

Great to see this updated list, but a bit frustrating since I had barely gotten around to resolving where I was on the original list with last year’s update!

Since I wanted to see where I was and what was added/deleted, I created a spreadsheet that has all of the books from the beginning with columns for the categories (original, 2008, 2009) with a number pre-pended. This allows me to sort the list by any of the versions and categories. I also color coded the titles & categories. The book title is the color for the most recent list it is on.

I created a google spreadsheet from my own sheet (after removing some of my own tracking columns), so if anyone is interested in this list, they should be able to open this URL – http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=prSZk37QzkpYp9sV7yeM6Lw – and then export or copy their own version.

By: Greg McDowell Jr

Greg McDowell Jr — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:20:34 +0000

Maybe you’ve already got this somewhere and I just haven’t found it yet but I was wondering what you thought about keeping the history of the reading list somewhere on the site. I think it would be interesting to see how the list changes over time. And if there were books on the list we had intended to read but are no longer on the current list it would give us a way to find those older books.

Lots to read here. Better get started! Wish there where more audiobooks (in the car 60 minutes a day – prime “reading” time) but they’ll get there eventually! Wonder if there are many for the Kindle…

By: Mathieu

Mathieu — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:03 +0000

Thanks Josh for this new release !
A lot more to read !!

For those who would be interested in reading in French, you will find the list at http://www.mybusinesseducation.fr with the translation and an equivalent if available:
http://www.mybusinesseducation.fr/content/les-livres

By: Olivier | Books that can Change Your Life

Olivier | Books that can Change Your Life — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:43:08 +0000

Congratulations for this great update Josh !
I will wait to finish my current crazy project before reading the new books, but they seems really interesting !

I already read Steve Pavlina’s book and it’s a must have, very good choice. But grrr, you didn’t include the Emyth yet, I think I will never succeed to convince you .

By: Brian Toro

Brian Toro — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:29:40 +0000

Josh,
Great work with the site updates. I look forward to using the recommended book tool.

Steve Pavlina and Leo Babauta well deserve to be included amongst the greats of development writers. They best represent a “new breed” of self-help / personal-development and add depth to the PMBA book list.
Kind Regards, Brian

By: Josh Kaufman

Josh Kaufman — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:56:51 +0000

Thanks, Beth! Discussion topics for each the new books have been added to the Community. More updates to come!

By: Beth Robinson

Beth Robinson — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:32:21 +0000

Josh, It’s a great update!

The changes in the manifesto make your value proposition very clear.

I really like the way you reorganized the list into new categories based on function. It’s going to look great on your sidebar once that’s updated, too.

The individual pages are helpful, too. I hope you will be adding forward and backward buttons on them, so you can go down the summaries without having to constantly go back to the overall list.

Personally, I’m excited to see Thinking in Systems on your list and will be adding to the discussion in the community once you add the new book threads. I just finished reading it, loved it, and will be talking about it on my blog, too.

I just realized my comment was full of more for you to do, sorry about that. I’m glad you launched the new list and will be taking a look at the new additions.