Tony Hsieh Book Recommendations
Tony Hsieh is the CEO of the online shoe and clothing company Zappos.
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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)
Also recommended by:
Mark Cuban, Jeff Bezos, Seth Godin, Tim Ferriss, Tom Peters, Shane Parrish, Andrew Wilkinson
Getting Things Done
The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
by David Allen
One of 4 books Tony Hsieh recommended in Inc.com (Source)
Also recommended by:
Ev Williams, Dustin Moskovitz, Michael McCullough, Howard Stern, Michael Hyatt
Where Good Ideas Come From
The Natural History of Innovation
by Steven Johnson
One of 4 books Tony Hsieh recommended in Inc.com (Source)
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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)
Also recommended by:
Richard Branson, Robert Rodriguez, Michael Hyatt, Julie Rice, Kathryn Minshew, Patrick Bet-David, Tom Bilyeu, Jim Kwik
Originals
How Non-Conformists Move the World
by Adam Grant
One of 4 books Tony Hsieh recommended in Inc.com (Source)
Also recommended by:
Peter Thiel, Richard Branson, Tim Urban, Ray Dalio, Seth Godin, Arianna Huffington, Whitney Wolfe Herd, Anthony Pompliano, Kat Cole, Sheryl Sandberg, Jodie Cook
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)
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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)
Also recommended by:
Graham Duncan, David Allen, Reid Hoffman, Sahil Lavingia, Patrick Bet-David
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)
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The Happiness Hypothesis
Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
by Jonathan Haidt
"One great book in this field." - Tony Hsieh (Source)
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Peak
Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
by Anders Ericsson
"Great book." - Tony Hsieh (Source)
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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)
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Joy on Demand
The Art of Discovering the Happiness Within
by Chade-Meng Tan
"This book DEMANDs your EnJOYment!" - Tony Hsieh (Source)
