Craig’s Craftsmanship Reads…
Anytime someone asks for a reading list, I pause.
Mostly because I’m not sure if it’s even helpful. Clearly a list doesn’t mean anything by itself. It’s when a book is distilled into insights that drive better outcomes that any book (on any list) actually means something.
So, below is a list. If you have thoughts on ways to organize them in a more helpful way, I’d welcome your ideas.
“Drink deep.”
By Title
| 1776 | David McCullough |
| A New Earth | Eckhart Tolle |
| A Theory of Human Motivation | Abraham H. Maslow |
| A Whole New Mind | Daniel H. PInk |
| Alexander Hamilton | Ron Chernow |
| All Things Shining | Kelly and Dreyfus |
| Awaken the Giant Within | Anthony Robbins |
| Buddhism for Beginners | Jack Kornfield |
| Buddhist Meditation for Beginners | Jack Kornfield |
| Building a Story Brand | Donald Miller |
| Checklist Manifesto | Atul Gawande |
| Competing Against Luck | Clayton Christensen |
| Crunch Time | Peterson and Hoekstra |
| Daring Greatly | Brene Brown |
| Death by Meeting | Patrick Lencioni |
| Deep Work | Cal Newport |
| Destiny of the Republic | Candice Millard |
| Do You! | Russell Simmons |
| Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff | Richard Carlson |
| Drive | Daniel H. Pink |
| Eat | Move |
| Ego Is the Enemy | Ryan Holiday |
| Essentialism | Greg McKeown |
| Extreme Ownership | Willink and Babin |
| Flourish | Martin Seligman |
| Flow | Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi |
| Give and Take | Adam Grant |
| Great Work | David Sturt |
| Grit | Angela Duckworth |
| Hero of an Empire | Candice Millard |
| How to Win Friends and Influence People | Dale Carnegie |
| Humble Inquiry | Edgar H. Schein |
| Influence | Robert Cialdini |
| Inner Game of Tennis | Tim Gallwey |
| Irresistible | Adam Alter |
| Leaders Eat Last | Simon Sinek |
| Little Bets | Peter Sims |
| Loving What Is | Bryon Katie |
| Make It Stick | Peter Brown |
| Manage Your Day-to-Day | Jocelyn Glei |
| Mastery | Robert Greene |
| Mastery: The Keys to Success | George Leonard |
| Mere Christianity | C.S. Lewis |
| Mindfulness | Ellen Langer |
| Mindset | Carol Dweck |
| Mindsight | Daniel Siegel |
| Multipliers | Liz Wiseman |
| Peace Is Every Step | Thich Nhat Hanh |
| Peak | Anders Ericsson |
| Playing to Win | Martin and Lafley |
| Power of Habit | Charles Duhigg |
| Presence | Amy Cuddy |
| Principles | Ray Dalio |
| Pursuing the Good Life | Christopher Peterson |
| Rapt | Winifred Gallagher |
| Resilience | Eric Greitens |
| Road to Character | David Brooks |
| Seat of the Soul | Gary Zukav |
| Smarter Faster Better | Charles Duhigg |
| So Good They Can’t Ignore You | Cal Newport |
| Start with Why | Simon Sinek |
| Stealing Fire | Steven Kotler |
| Talent Code | Daniel Coyle |
| Talent Is Overrated | Geoff Colvin |
| The 10X Rule | Grant Cardone |
| The 4 Disciplines of Execution | Covey/ McChesney |
| The 5 Choices | Merrill / Rinne / Kogan |
| The Art of Learning | Josh Watzkin |
| The Boys in the Boat | Daniel Brown |
| The Charisma Myth | Olivia Fox Cabane |
| The Culture Code | Daniel Coyle |
| The Daily Stoic | Holiday and Hanselman |
| The Defining Decade | Meg Jay |
| The Distracted Mind | Gazzely and Rosen |
| The Distraction Addiction | Alex Pang |
| The Effective Executive | Peter Drucker |
| The Five Dysfunctions of a Team | Patrick Lencioni |
| The Little Book of Talent | Daniel Coyle |
| The Obstacle Is the Way | Ryan Holiday |
| The ONE Thing | Gary Keller |
| The Outward Mindset | Arbinger Institute |
| The Power of Consistency | Weldon Long |
| The Power of Now | Eckhart Tolle |
| The Power of Vulnerability | Brene Brown |
| The Practicing Mind | Thomas Sterner |
| The Rise of Superman | Steven Kotler |
| The River of Doubt | Candice Millard |
| The Science of Being Great | Wallace Wattles |
| The Speed of Trust | Stephen M.R. Covey |
| The Talent Code | Daniel Coyle |
| The Untethered Soul | Michael Singer |
| The War of Art | Steven Pressfield |
| To Sell Is Human | Daniel H. Pink |
| Trap Tales | David M.R. Covey |
| Trying Not to Try | Edward Slingerland |
| Turning Pro | Steven Pressfield |
| Unlocking Potential | Michael Simpson |
| Walden | Henry David Thoreau |
| What Every Body Is Saying | Karlins and Navarro |
| What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear | Danielle Ofri, MD |
| Wright Brothers | David McCullough |
| You Already Know How to Be Great | Alan Fine |
| You’ve Got to Be Believed to Be Heard | Bert Decker |
By Author
| Abraham H. Maslow | A Theory of Human Motivation |
| Adam Alter | Irresistible |
| Adam Grant | Give and Take |
| Alan Fine | You Already Know How to Be Great |
| Alex Pang | The Distraction Addiction |
| Amy Cuddy | Presence |
| Anders Ericsson | Peak |
| Angela Duckworth | Grit |
| Anthony Robbins | Awaken the Giant Within |
| Arbinger Institute | The Outward Mindset |
| Atul Gawande | Checklist Manifesto |
| Bert Decker | You’ve Got to Be Believed to Be Heard |
| Brene Brown | Daring Greatly |
| Brene Brown | The Power of Vulnerability |
| Bryon Katie | Loving What Is |
| C.S. Lewis | Mere Christianity |
| Cal Newport | Deep Work |
| Cal Newport | So Good They Can’t Ignore You |
| Candice Millard | Destiny of the Republic |
| Candice Millard | Hero of an Empire |
| Candice Millard | The River of Doubt |
| Carol Dweck | Mindset |
| Charles Duhigg | Power of Habit |
| Charles Duhigg | Smarter Faster Better |
| Christopher Peterson | Pursuing the Good Life |
| Clayton Christensen | Competing Against Luck |
| Covey/ McChesney | The 4 Disciplines of Execution |
| Dale Carnegie | How to Win Friends and Influence People |
| Daniel Brown | The Boys in the Boat |
| Daniel Coyle | Talent Code |
| Daniel Coyle | The Culture Code |
| Daniel Coyle | The Little Book of Talent |
| Daniel Coyle | The Talent Code |
| Daniel H. PInk | A Whole New Mind |
| Daniel H. Pink | Drive |
| Daniel H. Pink | To Sell Is Human |
| Daniel Siegel | Mindsight |
| Danielle Ofri MD | What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear |
| David Brooks | The Road to Character |
| David M.R. Covey | Trap Tales |
| David McCullough | 1776 |
| David McCullough | Wright Brothers |
| David Sturt | Great Work |
| Donald Miller | Building a Story Brand |
| Eckhart Tolle | A New Earth |
| Eckhart Tolle | The Power of Now |
| Edgar H. Schein | Humble Inquiry |
| Edward Slingerland | Trying Not to Try |
| Ellen Langer | Mindfulness |
| Eric Greitens | Resilience |
| Gary Keller | The ONE Thing |
| Gary Zukav | Seat of the Soul |
| Gazzely and Rosen | The Distracted Mind |
| Geoff Colvin | Talent Is Overrated |
| George Leonard | Mastery: The Keys to Success |
| Grant Cardone | The 10X Rule |
| Greg McKeown | Essentialism |
| Henry David Thoreau | Walden |
| Holiday and Hanselman | The Daily Stoic |
| Jack Kornfield | Buddhist Meditation for Beginners |
| Jack Kornfield | Buddhism for Beginners |
| Jocelyn Glei | Manage Your Day-to-Day |
| Josh Watzkin | The Art of Learning |
| Karlins and Navarro | What Every Body Is Saying |
| Kelly and Dreyfus | All Things Shining |
| Liz Wiseman | Multipliers |
| Martin and Lafley | Playing to Win |
| Martin Seligman | Flourish |
| Meg Jay | The Defining Decade |
| Merrill / Rinne / Kogan | The 5 Choices |
| Michael Simpson | Unlocking Potential |
| Michael Singer | The Untethered Soul |
| Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi | Flow |
| Move | Eat |
| Olivia Fox Cabane | The Charisma Myth |
| Patrick Lencioni | Death by Meeting |
| Patrick Lencioni | The Five Dysfunctions of a Team |
| Peter Brown | Make It Stick |
| Peter Drucker | The Effective Executive |
| Peter Sims | Little Bets |
| Peterson and Hoekstra | Crunch Time |
| Ray Dalio | Principles |
| Richard Carlson | Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff |
| Robert Cialdini | Influence |
| Robert Greene | Mastery |
| Ron Chernow | Alexander Hamilton |
| Russell Simmons | Do You! |
| Ryan Holiday | Ego Is the Enemy |
| Ryan Holiday | The Obstacle Is the Way |
| Simon Sinek | Leaders Eat Last |
| Simon Sinek | Start with Why |
| Stephen M.R. Covey | The Speed of Trust |
| Steven Kotler | Stealing Fire |
| Steven Kotler | The Rise of Superman |
| Steven Pressfield | The War of Art |
| Steven Pressfield | Turning Pro |
| Thich Nhat Hanh | Peace Is Every Step |
| Thomas Sterner | The Practicing Mind |
| Tim Gallwey | Inner Game of Tennis |
| Wallace Wattles | The Science of Being Great |
| Weldon Long | The Power of Consistency |
| Willink and Babin | Extreme Ownership |
| Winifred Gallagher | Rapt |
-Craig Christensen www.kraftworx.com