Books Recommended by Ryan Petersen
The Great CEO Within
The Tactical Guide to Company Building
Matt Mochary
Source: "One of the best business books I’ve read in many years." - Ryan Petersen
Double Your Profits
In Six Months or Less
Bob Fifer
Source: "Required reading for startup execs in this market." - Ryan Petersen
High Growth Handbook
Elad Gil
Source: "Excited to get our growth rate back to the 16x days of yore." - Ryan Petersen
The Story of Civilization (11 books)
Will & Ariel Durant
Source: "Best book ever." - Ryan Petersen
Big History
Examines Our Past, Explains Our Present, Imagines Our Future
DK
Source: "If you like [The Origin of Wealth] you'll love [this book]." - Ryan Petersen
Certain to Win
The Strategy of John Boyd, Applied to Business
Chet Richards
Source: "For how to harness those forces." - Ryan Petersen
7 Powers
The Foundations of Business Strategy
Hamilton Helmer
Source: "[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen
Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Peter Thiel
Source: "[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen
Alchemy
The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
Rory Sutherland
Source: "[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen
Maverick
The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace
Ricardo Semler
Source: "[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen
A Sense of Where You Are
Bill Bradley at Princeton
John McPhee
Source: Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.
The Great Wave
Price Revolutions and the Rhythm of History
David Hackett Fischer
Source: Ryan Petersen mentioned this book on Twitter.
MONEY Master the Game
7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom
Tony Robbins
Source: "A great starting point." - Ryan Petersen
The Origin of Wealth
The Radical Remaking of Economics and What it Means for Business and Society
Eric D. Beinhocker
Source: "My favorite book." - Ryan Petersen
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