20 Best Storytelling Books

"How to make your message memorable so it will spread." - Brian Armstrong

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"Our marketing bible." - Andrew Wilkinson

"Informs a lot of our public outreach in terms of making our services more essential for our users." - Changpeng Zhao

Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.

"Nice compliment to Sapiens." - Bill Gurley

"Great read for anyone who communicates for a living." - Michael Mauboussin

"A must-read for all product designers and marketers, and a lot of people in our team have taken the lessons in this book to heart." - Changpeng Zhao

"One of my favorite books of all time." - Naval Ravikant

"My most read book." - Tobi Lütke

"Finished reading." - Jack Dorsey

"I kind of thrive on stress, so I’m almost embarrassed by how comforting I find this book." - Anna Kendrick

"Great read." - Sam Altman

Neil Strauss recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

"The most mind-bending book you can imagine, because it essentially taught you always humans are flawed and influential." - Tobi Lütke

"100 percent of effective people seem to have read [this book]. In fact, it’s one of those things that when I meet somebody and they’re operating at a pretty high level, if you mention [this book], they’ve all read it." - Scott Adams

"Fundamental and had a lot to teach." - Naval Ravikant

Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.

Adam Robinson mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Ramit Sethi mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"Fantastic book." - Tim Ferriss

"One of the greatest things ever." - Daniel Pink

"I love [this book]. Such a good book." - Susan Cain

"Ostensibly about the art of writing, but really it too is about life and how to tackle the problems, temptations and opportunities life throws at us." - Ryan Holiday

"I love reading about writers and the process of writing." - Matt Mullenweg

Ramit Sethi mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.

"I realized better what I was doing when I read [this book], and I gave it to people to show them how to clarify what they’re doing right and what they’re doing wrong." - Robert Rodriguez

One of 4 books Tony Hsieh recommended in Inc.com

"So important, because people understanding why you do something, not what you are doing, is really what makes or breaks a brand." - Julie Rice

Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.

Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.

"What I also enjoyed is that it's entirely in Tony's voice." - Tim Ferriss

"Phenomenal." - Kevin Rose

"In this fascinating (and often hilarious) account, [the author] explains how he turns his beliefs into actions that really do deliver happiness." - Gretchen Rubin

"[At SoulCycle] we’re all big fans of [this book]." - Julie Rice

"[The author] is a wise guy. Sincerely. He’s one of the wisest and most thoughtful business leaders of the modern age." - Chip Conley

"I bought it for three people and recommended it far and wide." - Danny Miranda

"Filled with unforgettable stories and moments in history that will serve as guide rails to help us when we invariably fall off course." - Aubrey Marcus

"[One of] the books that I’ve given away the most lately." - George Raveling

Peter Thiel quoted this book to the author.

"Takes an age-old message, a message you see bandied about in a million self-help books about the ego, but gives it a serious philosophical treatment and grounds it with countless historical examples." - Mark Manson

"Helpful reading for anyone wanting to achieve greatnes." - Danny Miranda

"Collects and analyzes some of history’s greatest seducers and seductions." - Neil Strauss

Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.

"The (supposedly) preserved correspondence between Old Gorgon Graham, a self-made millionaire in Chicago, and his son who is coming of age and entering the family business." - Ryan Holiday

Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.