Books Recommended by Ramit Sethi
The Robert Collier Letter Book
Robert Collier
Source: "An amazing book on copywriting and really how to understand human behavior and human drive." - Ramit Sethi
What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School
Notes from a Street-smart Executive
Mark H. McCormack
Source: "Taught me so many amazing things about business [...] and I cannot recommend it enough." - Ramit Sethi
Outer Order, Inner Calm
Declutter and Organize to Make More Room for Happiness
Gretchen Rubin
Source: "Exactly what you would think a smart person applying themselves to something for a year would come up with." - Ramit Sethi
No B.S. Marketing to the Affluent
No Holds Barred, Take No Prisoners, Guide to Getting Really Rich
Dan S. Kennedy
Source: "Can be a bit abrasive, but it’s also like a very eye opening, shocking book." - Ramit Sethi
Breakthrough Advertising
Eugene M. Schwartz
Source: "One of the most sophisticated books on marketing every written." - Ramit Sethi
Walkable City
How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
Jeff Speck
Source: Ramit Sethi mentioned this book in the "What to Read Next" newsletter.
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Jane Jacobs
Source: Ramit Sethi mentioned this book in the "What to Read Next" newsletter.
The 99% Invisible City
A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
Roman Mars
Source: Ramit Sethi mentioned this book in the "What to Read Next" newsletter.
Dying of Whiteness
How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland
Jonathan M. Metzl
Source: Ramit Sethi mentioned this book in the "What to Read Next" newsletter.
Caste
The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson
Source: Ramit Sethi mentioned this book in the "What to Read Next" newsletter.
The Myth of Millionaire Tax Flight
How Place Still Matters for the Rich
Cristobal Young
Source: Ramit Sethi mentioned this book in the "What to Read Next" newsletter.
The Continuum Concept
In Search Of Happiness Lost
Jean Liedloff
Source: Ramit Sethi mentioned this book in the "What to Read Next" newsletter.
Bringing Up Bébé
One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting
Pamela Druckerman
Source: Ramit Sethi mentioned this book in the "What to Read Next" newsletter.
It's Your Ship
Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
Captain D. Michael Abrashoff
Source: Ramit Sethi mentioned this book in the "What to Read Next" newsletter.
Playing to Win
How Strategy Really Works
A.G. Lafley
Source: Ramit Sethi mentioned this book in the "What to Read Next" newsletter.
Monetizing Innovation
How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price
Madhavan Ramanujam
Source: Ramit Sethi mentioned this book in the "What to Read Next" newsletter.
The Gift of Fear
and Other Survival Signals that Protect Us From Violence
Gavin de Becker
Source: "For cultivating your own instincts and trusting your gut." - Ramit Sethi
Bird by Bird
Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Anne Lamott
Source: Ramit Sethi mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Influence
The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert Cialdini
Source: Ramit Sethi mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
The Geography of Madness
Penis Thieves, Voodoo Death, and the Search for the Meaning of the World's Strangest Syndromes
Frank Bures
Source: "One of the most provocative books I’ve read." - Ramit Sethi
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