Here’s a quick summary (by category) of the new books that have been included in the 2008 edition of the PMBA Recommended Reading List:
Quick Start
- Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale
- The Art of Exceptional Living by Jim Rohn
Read more about these books in the Quick Start category…
Productivity & Effectiveness
- The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp
- Making Things Happen by Scott Berkun
- Results Without Authority by Tom Kendrick
Read more about these books in the Productivity & Effectiveness category…
Psychology & Communication
- Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds
Read more about these books in the Psychology & Communication category…
Design &am; Production
- Getting Real by 37signals
Read more about these books in the Design & Production category…
Marketing, Sales, & Negotiation
- Indispensable by Joe Calloway
- The Sales Bible by Jeffrey Gitomer
- SPIN Selling by Neil Rackham
Read more about these books in the Marketing, Sales, & Negotiation category…
Entrepreneurship
- The New Business Road Test by John Mullins
- Ready, Fire, Aim by Michael Masterson
Read more about these books in the Entrepreneurship category…
Management & Leadership
- What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
- Hiring Smart by Pierre Mornell
- Judgment by Noel Tichy & Warren Bennis
- The New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan by George Bradt, Jayme Check, & Jorge Pedraza
- Ethics for the Real World Ronald Howard & Clinton Korver
Read more about these books in the Management & Leadership category…
Strategy & Innovation
- Learning from the Future by Liam Fahey & Robert Randall
- Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkun
- Green to Gold by Daniel Esty & Andrew Winston
Read more about these books in the Strategy & Innovation category…
Finance & Analysis
- Turning Numbers Into Knowledge by Jonathan Koomey
- Show Me The Numbers by Stephen Few
- Web Analytics: An Hour a Day by Avinash Kaushik
Read more about these books in the Finance & Analysis category…
Personal Finance
- Your Money or Your Life by Joel Dominguez & Vicki Robin
- The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley & William Danko
- The Lazy Person’s Guide to Investing by Paul Farrell
- The Boglehead’s Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore et al
- Work Less, Live More by Bob Clyatt
- It’s Not About The Money by Brent Kessel
Read more about these books in the Personal Finance category…
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Thanks so much for the updated list! Happy to see “What Got You Here…” and “Lead the Field” on the list, I love those books.
I see I have some new ready to catch up!
I really appreciate this reading list as its helped me immensely in my life and career. Thank you for publishing it and these updates, its wonderful.
I have some reading to do, lots of it. As if I don’t have enough reading to do. I mean, new reading is always welcome. These are all books I can find at the library.
I’d love to see (even help with?) some publicity to help get the word out about the PMBA reading list to library purchasing agents. I discussed it with my local library purchaser and she was blown away by how specific my recommendations/requests were.
She confirmed that with their limited budget and unfamiliarity with the subject matter, most book purchases are based solely on best sellers lists. Specific, coherent lists like this are fantastically helpful for them.
I prefer to own the books, but not everyone has the cash for that and sometimes I’m in too much of a hurry and the library is the fastest way to get a book.
- Jon
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