A reading shelf
The Success Canon
Classic success books and talks. Start with six, then follow a path.
Start here
- 01 How to Win Friends and Influence People Dale Carnegie · 1936 Carnegie's book of practical rules for getting along with people and leading them.
- 02 The Strangest Secret Earl Nightingale · 1956 Nightingale's 1956 recording on why people with similar ability end up in different places.
- 03 As a Man Thinketh James Allen · 1913 edition A very short book on the idea that character and circumstance follow the thoughts a person keeps.
- 04 The Richest Man in Babylon George S. Clason · 1926 copy Clason's parables about saving, paying yourself first, and learning a skill.
- 05 Think and Grow Rich Napoleon Hill · 1937 The short book that put Hill's success method in front of a mass audience.
- 06 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey · 1989 Covey's book of seven habits, from private character out to working with other people.
Other paths
- Napoleon Hill
The Hill shelf
Four Napoleon Hill books, from the long course to the short one. - Talks and audio
The speakers
Nightingale, Rohn, Ziglar, Tracy, and Proctor. - Selling
The sales shelf
Classic books on selling and on getting along with people while you do it. - Money
Older wealth books
Older books on money and work. The year is the year of the copy linked on the page. - Thought and habits
Mind and conduct
From Marcus Aurelius and Emerson to Maltz, Peale, Frankl, and Covey.