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The Reading List

295 books, organised by category. Curated by Mike Litman.

Advertising (9)

The Advertising Concept BookPete Barry●●●●●
The Choice FactoryRichard Shotton●●●●●
The Copy BookD&AD●●●●●
Advertising for People Who Don't Like AdvertisingKesselsKramer●●●●○
Made to StickChip Heath●●●●○
The Anatomy of HumbugPaul Feldwick●●●●○
Why Does the Pedlar Sing?Paul Feldwick●●●●○
Life's a PitchRoger Mavity●●●○○
VelocityAjaz Ahmed●●●○○

Architecture (2)

Jutaku: Japanese HousesNaomi Pollock●●●●●
Yes is MoreBjarke Ingels●●●●○

Art (1)

Where's Warhol?Catherine Ingram●●●○○

Biography (1)

Steve JobsWalter Isaacson●●●●●

Branding (2)

How Brands Become IconsDouglas Holt●●●●●
The Brand Architecture BookNick Liddell●●●●○

Business (26)

Billion Dollar LoserReeves Wiedeman●●●●●
Good Strategy Bad StrategyRichard Rumelt●●●●●
Lost and FounderRand Fishkin●●●●●
Playing to WinA.G. Lafley●●●●●
The Five Dysfunctions of a TeamPatrick Lencioni●●●●●
The Great Mental ModelsShane Parrish●●●●●
The Hard Thing About Hard ThingsBen Horowitz●●●●●
AdaptTim Harford●●●●○
Behind the CloudMarc Benioff●●●●○
High Growth HandbookElad Gil●●●●○
How the Mighty FallJim Collins●●●●○
It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at WorkJason Fried●●●●○
Measure What MattersJohn Doerr●●●●○
PrinciplesRay Dalio●●●●○
Team of TeamsGeneral Stanley McChrystal●●●●○
The Business of BelongingDavid Spinks●●●●○
The Workshop Survival GuideRob Fitzpatrick●●●●○
Do What You LoveHolly Tucker●●●○○
From Vision to ExitGuy Rigby●●●○○
How They Blew ItJamie Oliver & Tony Goodwin●●●○○
Resurrecting RetailDoug Stephens●●●○○
Seeing What's NextClayton M. Christensen●●●○○
SubscribedTien Tzuo●●●○○
The Art of Startup FundraisingAlejandro Cremades●●●○○
The Product BookProduct School●●●○○
The Obvious ChoiceJonathan Goodman

Career (4)

Finding Your ElementKen Robinson●●●●○
What Should I Do with My Life?Po Bronson●●●●○
StandOut 2.0Marcus Buckingham●●●○○
What Color Is Your Parachute?Richard N. Bolles●●●○○

Comics (2)

Batman: Year OneFrank Miller●●●●●
SecondsBryan Lee O'Malley●●●●○

Communication (1)

How to Make a SpeechJohn-Paul Flintoff●●●○○

Creativity (3)

The Creative CurveAllen Gannett●●●●○
In Your Creative ElementClaire Bridges●●●○○
The Artist's WayJulia Cameron

Culture (44)

Blank SpaceW. David Marx●●●●●
Cultural StrategyDouglas Holt●●●●●
CurationMichael Bhaskar●●●●●
DistinctionPierre Bourdieu●●●●●
Do InterestingRussell Davies●●●●●
FilterworldKyle Chayka●●●●●
Four Thousand WeeksOliver Burkeman●●●●●
I Believe in MiraclesDaniel Taylor●●●●●
Status and CultureW. David Marx●●●●●
Tom Sachs GuideTom Sachs, Yeju Choi, Howie Kahn●●●●●
Tyler Hobbs: Order/DisorderTyler Hobbs●●●●●
Unreasonable HospitalityWill Guidara●●●●●
Billy No-MatesMax Dickins●●●●○
ChemistryBonnie Garmus●●●●○
ColossusColossus●●●●○
For the CultureMarcus Collins●●●●○
Games People PlayEric Berne●●●●○
HitmakersDerek Thompson●●●●○
I Am a Strange LoopDouglas Hofstadter●●●●○
IkigaiHector Garcia●●●●○
Internet_ArtOmar Kholeif●●●●○
Keep GoingAustin Kleon●●●●○
LessonsIan McEwan●●●●○
LORELORE●●●●○
Really Good ActuallyMonica Heisey●●●●○
SOCCERBIBLESOCCERBIBLE●●●●○
The Anxious GenerationJonathan Haidt●●●●○
The Art of NoticingRob Walker●●●●○
The Lonely CenturyNoreena Hertz●●●●○
The Power of NowEckhart Tolle●●●●○
The Tipping PointMalcolm Gladwell●●●●○
The World According to David HockneyDavid Hockney, Martin Gayford●●●●○
WantingLuke Burgis●●●●○
What the Hell Are You Doing?David Shrigley●●●●○
Bad TherapyAbigail Shrier●●●○○
Consumption MattersCathrine V. Jansson-Boyd●●●○○
JaponismeErin Niimi Longhurst●●●○○
Not Buying ItJudith Levine●●●○○
Reluctant AdultKatie Kirby●●●○○
Small PleasuresThe School of Life●●●○○
StuffocationJames Wallman●●●○○
The AlchemistPaulo Coelho●●●○○
Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens●●●○○
Your Mind is Your HomeKamarah Bedi●●●○○

Design (27)

Now Try Something WeirderMichael Johnson●●●●●
Unboxed: JapanCounterpoint●●●●●
Understanding ComicsScott McCloud●●●●●
Virgil Abloh: Figures of SpeechVirgil Abloh●●●●●
A Book on Books: New Aesthetics in Book DesignGestalten●●●●○
Accidentally Wes AndersonWally Koval●●●●○
David Shrigley: Fully Coherent PlanDavid Shrigley●●●●○
IN: The Complete Highsnobiety Guide to Street Fashion and CultureHighsnobiety●●●●○
Issey MiyakeTASCHEN●●●●○
KAWSKAWS●●●●○
Kusama: The Graphic NovelElisa Macellari●●●●○
Made by MSCHFMSCHF●●●●○
Mid-Century ModernDominic Bradbury●●●●○
Midjourney MagazineMidjourney●●●●○
Midori KitamuraMidori Kitamura●●●●○
Paul SmithPaul Smith●●●●○
Sneakers UnboxedDesign Museum●●●●○
The Grand Budapest HotelMatt Zoller Seitz●●●●○
344 QuestionsStefan G. Bucher●●●○○
Andy Warhol: A Graphic BiographyMichele Botton●●●○○
History of the World in 100 Modern ObjectsFrancesca Hornak●●●○○
Hockney: A Graphic LifeSimon Elliott●●●○○
InfographicaMartin Toseland●●●○○
Now That's What I Call ArtIan Stevenson●●●○○
The Book of MoneyMonzo●●●○○
Vincent: A Graphic BiographyBarbara Stok●●●○○
Graphic Design. 1890-TodayJens Müller

Drama (1)

The History BoysAlan Bennett●●●●●

Education (1)

This Is DyslexiaKate Griggs●●●●○

Fashion (17)

Louis Vuitton: Virgil AblohLouis Vuitton●●●●●
Virgil Abloh: ICONSNike●●●●●
72 MagazineEE72●●●●○
Highsnobiety: Defining the Aspirational in the Age of HypeGestalten●●●●○
HYPEBEASTHYPEBEAST●●●●○
Louis Vuitton: Yayoi KusamaJo-Ann Furniss, Yayoi Kusama●●●●○
No Finish LineNike●●●●○
Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker CultureElizabeth Semmelhack●●●●○
Outlander MagazineOutlander●●●●○
SupremePhaidon●●●●○
The Mr Porter PaperbackMr Porter●●●●○
Art & SoleIntercity●●●○○
Sneaker of the YearU-Dox●●●○○
Sneaker of the YearInc Complex Media●●●○○
Sneakers x Culture: CollabElizabeth Semmelhack●●●○○
Stan Smith: Some People Think I'm A ShoeStan Smith●●●○○
The Mr Porter Guide to a Better DayMr Porter●●●○○

Fiction (3)

Vanity FairWilliam Makepeace Thackeray●●●●○
ImogenJilly Cooper●●●○○
The Remains of the DayKazuo Ishiguro

Finance (1)

The Psychology of MoneyMorgan Housel●●●●●

Food (6)

Fast Food NationEric Schlosser●●●●●
Ultra-Processed PeopleChris van Tulleken●●●●●
Ginger Pig Meat BookTim Wilson●●●●○
NobuNobuyuki Matsuhisa●●●●○
The Wagamama CookbookHugo Arnold●●●●○
The Roasting TinRukmini Iyer●●●○○

Gaming (1)

Power-UpChris Kohler●●●●○

Health (1)

The Fibre EffectEmma Bardwell

Humour (2)

The Timewaster LettersRobin Cooper●●●●○
Worry LinesWorry Lines●●●●○

Innovation (1)

Where Good Ideas Come FromSteven Johnson●●●●○

Japan (2)

Made in JapanAkio Morita●●●●●
Say It In JapaneseMiwa Kai●●●○○

Leadership (1)

The 8 Dimensions of LeadershipMark Scullard●●●○○

Marketing (4)

InfluenceRobert B. Cialdini●●●●●
No LogoNaomi Klein●●●●●
Romancing the BrandTim Halloran●●●○○
The Smart Marketing BookDan White●●●○○

Memoir (4)

Molly's GameMolly Bloom●●●●○
YearbookSeth Rogen●●●●○
Yes ManDanny Wallace●●●●○
Asking For TroubleJon Cohen●●●○○

Mental-Health (3)

How to Survive the End of the WorldAaron Gillies●●●●○
Notes on a Nervous PlanetMatt Haig●●●●○
Recover from BurnoutJudy Klipin●●●○○

Parenting (1)

Expecting BetterEmily Oster●●●●●

Photography (2)

Understanding a PhotographJohn Berger●●●●●
Man Ray Self-PortraitMan Ray●●●○○

Poetry (1)

home bodyRupi Kaur●●●○○

Poker (2)

Hold 'Em ExcellenceLou Krieger●●●○○
Winning Poker for the Serious PlayerEdwin Silberstang●●●○○

Productivity (1)

Deep WorkCal Newport●●●●●

Psychology (8)

RangeDavid Epstein●●●●●
The Biggest BluffMaria Konnikova●●●●●
Happiness Is a Choice You MakeJohn Leland●●●●○
MindsetCarol S. Dweck●●●●○
The Confidence GameMaria Konnikova●●●●○
TransitionsWilliam Bridges●●●●○
The Inside-Out RevolutionMichael Neill●●●○○
You Have More Influence Than You ThinkVanessa Bohns●●●○○

Relationships (1)

The Couple's WorkbookThe School of Life●●●●○

Self-Help (11)

How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win BigScott Adams●●●●○
12 Rules for LifeJordan B. Peterson●●●○○
Get Your Sh*t TogetherSarah Knight●●●○○
Happy Sexy MillionaireSteven Bartlett●●●○○
Instant MotivationChantal Burns●●●○○
Skip the LineJames Altucher●●●○○
The Art of Being BrilliantAndy Cope●●●○○
Think and Grow RichNapoleon Hill●●●○○
Think BigGrace Lordan●●●○○
This Book Is For YouWorry Lines●●●○○
The SecretRhonda Byrne●●○○○

Sneakers (1)

KicksNicholas Smith●●●●○

Sport (5)

Clough: The AutobiographyBrian Clough●●●●●
OpenAndre Agassi●●●●●
Football HackersChristoph Biermann●●●●○
Gazza in ItalyDaniel Storey●●●●○
Portrait of an IconMatt Dickinson●●●●○

Strategy (53)

Never Split the DifferenceChris Voss●●●●●
Poor Charlie's AlmanackCharles T. Munger●●●●●
The Inner Game of TennisW. Timothy Gallwey●●●●●
CribsheetEmily Oster●●●●○
Do OpenDavid Hieatt●●●●○
Do PurposeDavid Hieatt●●●●○
DriveDaniel H. Pink●●●●○
EssentialismGreg McKeown●●●●○
HookedNir Eyal●●●●○
Key Person of InfluenceDaniel Priestley●●●●○
Lateral ThinkingEdward de Bono●●●●○
Master of ChangeBrad Stulberg●●●●○
NudgeRichard Thaler●●●●○
PricelessWilliam Poundstone●●●●○
Same as EverMorgan Housel●●●●○
Stumbling on HappinessDaniel Gilbert●●●●○
That Will Never WorkMarc Randolph●●●●○
The Art of PossibilityRosamund Stone Zander●●●●○
The Decision BookMikael Krogerus●●●●○
The Messy MiddleScott Belsky●●●●○
The RebuildersSara Tate●●●●○
Why Has Nobody Told Me This BeforeJulie Smith●●●●○
Wisdom Takes WorkRyan Holiday●●●●○
A Random Walk Down Wall StreetBurton G. Malkiel●●●○○
Ask a ManagerAlison Green●●●○○
BlitzscalingReid Hoffman●●●○○
Do PresentMark Shayler●●●○○
Do StoryBobette Buster●●●○○
FortitudeBruce Daisley●●●○○
Hidden PotentialAdam Grant●●●○○
How to Make Work Not SuckCate Sevilla●●●○○
How We DecideJonah Lehrer●●●○○
Is Your Work Worth It?Michaelson & Todd●●●○○
Make Some NoiseAndrea Owen●●●○○
Million Dollar WeekendNoah Kagan●●●○○
PersuasionJames Borg●●●○○
Scaling PeopleClaire Hughes Johnson●●●○○
The Beermat EntrepreneurMike Southon●●●○○
The Founder's DilemmasNoam Wasserman●●●○○
The GridMatt Watkinson●●●○○
The Joy of WorkBruce Daisley●●●○○
The Marshmallow TestWalter Mischel●●●○○
The MeshLisa Gansky●●●○○
The ONE ThingGary Keller●●●○○
The Rules of LifeRichard Templar●●●○○
The Science of Rapid Skill AcquisitionPeter Hollins●●●○○
The Start-Up of YouReid Hoffman●●●○○
The Sweaty StartupNick Huber●●●○○
Think Faster, Talk SmarterMatt Abrahams●●●○○
Tiny ExperimentsAnne-Laure Le Cunff●●●○○
To Sell is HumanDaniel H. Pink●●●○○
Tribe of MentorsTimothy Ferriss●●●○○
What's Your Dream?Simon Squibb●●●○○

Technology (30)

Bad BloodJohn Carreyrou●●●●●
BuildTony Fadell●●●●●
BrotopiaEmily Chang●●●●○
Careless PeopleSarah Wynn-Williams●●●●○
Co-IntelligenceEthan Mollick●●●●○
CryptopunksLarva Labs●●●●○
Digital MinimalismCal Newport●●●●○
Empire of AIKaren Hao●●●●○
I'm Feeling LuckyDouglas Edwards●●●●○
Proof of StakeVitalik Buterin●●●●○
Read Write OwnChris Dixon●●●●○
Super PumpedMike Isaac●●●●○
SuperagencyReid Hoffman & Greg Beato●●●●○
The Cold Start ProblemAndrew Chen●●●●○
The CryptopiansLaura Shin●●●●○
The Cult of WeEliot Brown●●●●○
The FourScott Galloway●●●●○
The Idea FactoryJon Gertner●●●●○
Crypto ConfidentialNathaniel Eliason●●●○○
How to AIChristopher Mims●●●○○
Mastering AIJeremy Kahn●●●○○
Reality+David J. Chalmers●●●○○
The Lean StartupEric Ries●●●○○
The MetaverseMatthew Ball●●●○○
Use Case 01Use Case●●●○○
Why Social Media is Ruining Your LifeKatherine Ormerod●●●○○
Startup LondonChristina Hopkinson●●○○○
The Everything TokenSteve Kaczynski●●○○○
Web3 MarketingAmanda Cassatt●●○○○
The Infinity MachineSebastian Mallaby

Travel (2)

111 Places in London That You Shouldn't MissJohn Sykes●●●●○
Beijing & ShanghaiDK Eyewitness●●●○○

Work (7)

Bullshit JobsDavid Graeber●●●●○
How to Work Without Losing Your MindCate Sevilla●●●●○
Hustle & FloatRahaf Harfoush●●●●○
Lab RatsDan Lyons●●●●○
No Hard FeelingsLiz Fosslien●●●●○
The Man Who Mistook His Job for His LifeNaomi Shragai●●●●○
WFHHarriet Minter●●●○○
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