Seth Godin Book Recommendations

Thinking in Bets

Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts

by Annie Duke

"The first chapter alone will change your life." - Seth Godin (Source)

The Long Tail

Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More

by Chris Anderson

"There aren’t many books I haven’t written that I wish I had written and this is one of them." - Seth Godin (Source)

The Pursuit of Wow!

Every Person's Guide to Topsy-Turvy Times

by Tom Peters

"You don’t have to read many of the books I’ve written if you just read [this book]." - Seth Godin (Source)

Dune (6 books)

"If you read [this series], and you don’t read it for the plot but you read it for understanding geopolitics, suddenly something clicks in your head." - Seth Godin (Source)

Rework

by David “DHH” Heinemeier Hansson

"I can't imagine what possible excuse you can dream up for not buying this book for every single person you work with, right now." - Seth Godin (Source)

Debt

The First 5,000 Years

by David Graeber

"The most fascinating book I've read all year [in 2015]." - Seth Godin (Source)

Originals

How Non-Conformists Move the World

by Adam Grant

"An urgent must read, a seminal work that will surprise you on every single page." - Seth Godin (Source)

The Gift

Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property

by Lewis Hyde

"Every once in a while I feel a little bit burnt out and I’ll open up any section of [this book], and it will stick with me." - Seth Godin (Source)

A Second Chance

For You, For Me, And For The Rest Of Us

by Catherine Hoke

"Magnificent." - Seth Godin (Source)

Pattern Recognition

Blue Ant, Book 1

by William Gibson

"You don’t even have to finish it; just read the first five chapters and suddenly, you will now understand what a brand is." - Seth Godin (Source)

The War of Art

Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles

by Steven Pressfield

Seth Godin mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

Secrets of Closing the Sale

by Zig Ziglar

Seth Godin mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

Meaningful Work

A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul

by Shawn Askinosie

"[The author] runs a chocolate company." - Seth Godin (Source)

Stone Age Economics

by Marshall Sahlins

"What [the author] was able to show is that cavemen didn’t work very hard." - Seth Godin (Source)

The Art of Possibility

Transforming Professional and Personal Life

by Rosamund Stone Zander

"Will completely change the way you think about possibility, about enrollment, about leadership." - Seth Godin (Source)

The Blue Sweater

Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World

by Jacqueline Novogratz

"By a woman who has changed my life since the day I met her." - Seth Godin (Source)

Crossing the Chasm

Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers

by Geoffrey A. Moore

"Helps us understand that it is a myth — an incorrect myth, a false myth — to believe that we can start with an idea for a few people and ride it from early adopter to early majority to late majority to laggard." - Seth Godin (Source)

Snow Crash

A Novel

by Neal Stephenson

"Such a good book but you can’t give it to someone now. I've tried; it doesn’t work. You have to read it before you’ve been on the internet." - Seth Godin (Source)

Makers

by Cory Doctorow

"If you’re into 3D printing and stuff." - Seth Godin (Source)

Little Brother

Little Brother, Book 1

by Cory Doctorow

"If you’re into security and privacy." - Seth Godin (Source)

Give and Take

Why Helping Others Drives Our Success

by Adam Grant

"A milestone! Well-researched, generous, actionable and important." - Seth Godin (Source)

The Diamond Age

Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer

by Neal Stephenson

"If you read [this book] before you’ve thought about molecular anything or 3D printing, then it changes your mind." - Seth Godin (Source)

Just Kids

by Patti Smith

"It is not going to change the way you do business but it might change the way you live." - Seth Godin (Source)

Thirst

A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World

by Scott Harrison

"The autobiography of charity: water." - Seth Godin (Source)

B

by Sarah Kay

"A simple poem from a mother to her daughter. And I have to confess, I get choked up every single time I read it." - Seth Godin (Source)

Understanding Comics

The Invisible Art

by Scott McCloud

"I have given away many, many copies." - Seth Godin (Source)

Walk in Their Shoes

Can One Person Change the World?

by Jim Ziolkowski

"About how [the author] from a job at GE built an institution that’s in countries around the world, changing the lives of underprivileged kids." - Seth Godin (Source)

Zilch

How Businesses and Not-for-Profits Can Get More Bang with Less Buck

by Nancy Lublin

"A classic about a new kind of non-profit." - Seth Godin (Source)

Made in India

Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen

by Meera Sodha

Seth Godin recommended this book in a blog post. (Source)

The Food Lab

Better Home Cooking Through Science

by J. Kenji López-Alt

"Genius." - Seth Godin (Source)

Save Our Science

How to Inspire a New Generation of Scientists

by Ainissa Ramirez

"Don’t miss [this book]." - Seth Godin (Source)

New Rules for the New Economy

10 Radical Strategies for a Connected World

by Kevin Kelly

"Classic." - Seth Godin (Source)

Start Here Now

An Open-Hearted Guide to the Path and Practice of Meditation

by Susan Piver

"You need it—right now and forever. (When in doubt, see page 99)." - Seth Godin (Source)

Creative Calling

Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning, and Succeed in Work + Life

by Chase Jarvis

Seth Godin mentioned this book in a blog post. (Source)

Three New People

Make the Most of Your Daily Interactions and Stop Missing Amazing Opportunities

by Brian Miller

"Helps us think differently about human engagement." - Seth Godin (Source)

Endeavor

Cultivate Excellence While Making a Difference

by Scott Perry

"On our journey." - Seth Godin (Source)

Word Glue

by Louise Karch

"A modern-day classic on naming." - Seth Godin (Source)

Start Finishing

How to Go from Idea to Done

by Charlie Gilkey

"An important new book." - Seth Godin (Source)

Management Mess to Leadership Success

by Scott Jeffrey Miller

"The inimitable [author] has written his first leadership book." - Seth Godin (Source)

Everything Is Figureoutable

by Marie Forleo

"If you're looking for the next step on your journey to make a difference for others, here it is." - Seth Godin (Source)

A Primer for Forgetting

Getting Past the Past

by Lewis Hyde

Seth Godin mentioned this book in a blog post. (Source)

99% True

Almost a National Bestseller

by Paul McGowan

"Will make you laugh and push you to do something remarkable." - Seth Godin (Source)

Think Like a Rocket Scientist

Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life

by Ozan Varol

"Makes a compelling case for each of us to level up and to contribute at a level we've talked ourselves out of." - Seth Godin (Source)

Reboot

Leadership and the Art of Growing Up

by Jerry Colonna

"Raw, personal and life-altering." - Seth Godin (Source)

The True Believer

Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements

by Eric Hoffer

"It’s dense, it’s more than fifty years old, it’s an easy read and it’s urgently important." - Seth Godin (Source)

Caste

The Origins of Our Discontents

by Isabel Wilkerson

"An extraordinary book." - Seth Godin (Source)

How to Decide

Simple Tools for Making Better Choices

by Annie Duke

"Simple, powerful and generous, it should be required reading." - Seth Godin (Source)

Growth IQ

Get Smarter About the Choices that Will Make or Break Your Business

by Tiffani Bova

"No glib answers here, simply hard-won wisdom that will provoke big changes for organizations large and small." - Seth Godin (Source)

Traction

How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth

by Gabriel Weinberg

"The latest, most specific tactics from the red-hot center of the internet marketing universe. From someone who has done it. Twice." - Seth Godin (Source)

The Creative Curve

How to Develop the Right Idea, at the Right Time

by Allen Gannett

"A juicy, rollicking tour along the path toward creativity." - Seth Godin (Source)