Share:
Tony Hsieh

Tony Hsieh Book Recommendations

Tony Hsieh is the CEO of the online shoe and clothing company Zappos.

(Read more on Wikipedia)

Online Presence

14 Books Recommended

Rework

by David “DHH” Heinemeier Hansson

"Read this book multiple times to help give you the courage you need to get out there and make something great." - Tony Hsieh (Source)

Getting Things Done

The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

by David Allen

One of 4 books Tony Hsieh recommended in Inc.com (Source)

Where Good Ideas Come From

The Natural History of Innovation

by Steven Johnson

One of 4 books Tony Hsieh recommended in Inc.com (Source)

Also recommended by:

Bill Gates, Jason Silva, Sam Hinkie

Start with Why

How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

by Simon Sinek

One of 4 books Tony Hsieh recommended in Inc.com (Source)

Originals

How Non-Conformists Move the World

by Adam Grant

One of 4 books Tony Hsieh recommended in Inc.com (Source)

Give and Take

Why Helping Others Drives Our Success

by Adam Grant

"Defines a road to success marked by new ways of relating to colleagues and customers as well as new ways of growing a business." - Tony Hsieh (Source)

Without Their Permission

The Story of Reddit and a Blueprint for How to Change the World

by Alexis Ohanian

"Shows how anyone can use the power of the Internet to make the world a much cooler place to live." - Tony Hsieh (Source)

Also recommended by:

Garry Tan, Marc Andreessen, Derek Sivers

Tribal Leadership

Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization

by Dave Logan

"Awesome book! Codifies what we instinctively try to do with Zappos culture." - Tony Hsieh (Source)

The Airbnb Story

How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions . . . and Created Plenty of Controversy

by Leigh Gallagher

"A compelling history of Airbnb’s journey from a crazy, it-will-never-work idea to becoming a totally disruptive force." - Tony Hsieh (Source)

Also recommended by:

Reid Hoffman, Brian Chesky

The Happiness Hypothesis

Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom

by Jonathan Haidt

"One great book in this field." - Tony Hsieh (Source)

Also recommended by:

Joe Rogan, Charles Koch, Derren Brown

Peak

Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

by Anders Ericsson

"Great book." - Tony Hsieh (Source)

Also recommended by:

Josh Waitzkin

Supermaker

Crafting Business on Your Own Terms

by Jaime Schmidt

"Tells the story of how passion and determination can build a successful brand." - Tony Hsieh (Source)

Also recommended by:

Kat Cole

Leading Without Authority

How the New Power of Co-Elevation Can Break Down Silos, Transform Teams, and Reinvent Collaboration

by Keith Ferrazzi

"I’m excited to bring 'co-elevation' (as a new word, as a new book, and as a concept) to Zappos to help bring our culture and our business to the next level." - Tony Hsieh (Source)

Also recommended by:

Arianna Huffington

Joy on Demand

The Art of Discovering the Happiness Within

by Chade-Meng Tan

"This book DEMANDs your EnJOYment!" - Tony Hsieh (Source)

Also recommended by:

Tim Ferriss