Reuben's Book List

Everything I've read to help my career and business.

Author

Reuben Williams
February 09, 2025

Only once my career/business become a priority to me did I start reading regularly. So pretty much every book has some sort of utility to move things forward. I promise I’m fun at parties.

Lifestyle Design

  • The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris

  • Work Backwards by Tim Duggan

  • 4000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

  • Die with Zero by Bill Collins

  • The Monk and the Riddle by Randy Komisar

Communication

  • Non-Violent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenburg

  • Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss

  • Influence by Dr. Robert Caldini

Personal Development

  • Atomic Habits by James Clear

  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

  • The Almanak of Naval Ravikant

  • Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins

  • The Resilience Project by Hugh Van Cuylanberg

  • The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz

  • Think Again by Adam Grant

Business

  • The Small Big by Steve Martin, Noah Goldstein, and Robert Caldini

  • Building a StoryBrand by Donald Miller

  • The Lean Startup by Eric Reis

  • Tribes by Seth Godin

  • Cadence by Pete Williams

  • $100M Offers by Alex Hormozi

  • $100M Leads by Alex Hormozi

  • Blue Fishing by Steve Sims

  • Built to Sell by John Warrillow

  • The Decision Book by Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschappeler

Philosophy

  • Man’s Search for Himself by Rollo May

Travel

  • Vegabonding by Rolph Potts

Health

  • The 4-Hour Body

Finance

  • Rich Dad, Poor Dad by

Newsletters I love

  • Lenny’s Newsletter (Product Management)

  • Greg Isenberg (Startups and Community)

  • Big Desk Energy by Tyler Denk (Building Beehiiv in public)

Books I want to read in the future

(thought it was useful to share my ‘intend to read’ list as well)

  • The Body Keeps Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk

  • 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene

  • Dare to Lead by Brene Brown

  • Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz

  • Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktore Frankl

  • The Subscription Playbook by Robert Coorey

  • Is This Anything by Jerry Seinfeld

  • Skin in the Game by Nassim Taleb

  • No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings

  • Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

  • Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard

  • Open by Andre Agassi