Tony Hsieh Recommended Books

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)

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)

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)

The Happiness Hypothesis

Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom

by Jonathan Haidt

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

Peak

Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

by Anders Ericsson

"Great book." - Tony Hsieh (Source)

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)

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)

Joy on Demand

The Art of Discovering the Happiness Within

by Chade-Meng Tan

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