Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him. – John Locke

Can you guess the strangest secret of successful men?

Clickty, clank, clickty, clank…

It’s not just the money in their piggy bank..

Truth be told it’s the books in their library.

Read the biographies of successful men and you’ll find two universal truths: They are avid readers and lifelong learners.

The moment you think you know it all, you stop growing. Without knowledge you have no power. Without literature you have no freedom.

A private library has always been an escape for the curious mind; start one. After finishing this list you may just be more inclined to start something even greater. A Fortune 500 company perhaps…

This is the most comprehensive list of books for men on the planet.

BUSINESS, START UP AND MANAGEMENT BOOKS

I came. I saw. I made millions.

1. – Eric Ries

2. – Stephen Key

3. – Michael Russer

4. – Pierre Mornell

5. – Adrian Slywotzky

6. – Rob Walling and Mike Taber

7. – Michael Gerber

8. – Alexander Osterwalder

9. – Gary Vaynerchuk

10. – Tony Hsieh

11. – Jessica Livingston

12. – Jim Collins

13. – Peter F. Drucker

14. – Chip Heath

15. – Scott Belsky

16. – Ricardo Semler

17. – Seth Godin

18. – Michael Masterson

19. – Norm Brodsky

20. – Guy Kawasaki

21. – Jeffrey K. Liker

22. – Josh Kaufman

23. – Pamela Slim

24. – Edward Rogoff

25. – Clayton M. Christensen

26. – Steven Gary Blank

27. – Richard Branson

28. – Ben Horowitz

29. – Peter Thiel

30. – Bruce C. Greenwald

INVESTING, WEALTH AND FINANCE BOOKS

Stack That Cash

31. – Harry Browne

32. – Felix Dennis

33. – William J. Bernstein

34. – Daniel R. Solin

35. – Philip A. Fisher

36. – MJ DeMarco

37. – Benjamin Graham

38. – Scott G. Kyle

39. – Robert T. Kyosaki

40. – Roger Lowenstein

41. – Warren E. Buffett

42. – Jeremy J. Siegel

43. – Ramit Sethi

44. – Joel Dominguez & Vicki Robin

45. – Thomas Stanley & William Danko

46. – Peter Lynch & John Rothchild

47. – Brent Kessel

48. – Bob Clyatt

49. – Joel Greenblatt

SALES, MARKETING AND PSYCHOLOGY BOOKS

Sell Me This Pen

50. – Douglas Atkin

51. – Brian Halligan, Dharmesh Shah & David Meerman Scott

52. – Al Ries & Jack Trout

53. – Jonah Lehrer

54. – Robert Cialdini

55. – Seth Godin

56. – Jeff Howe

57. – James Surowiecki

58. – Drew Eric Whitman

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61. – Kurt W. Mortensen

62. – Seth Godin

63. – Paco Underhill

64. Guerrilla Marketing – Jay Conrad Levinson

65. – W. Chan Kim

66. – Noah Kerner

67. – Barry Schwartz

68. – Chet Holmes, Jay Conrad Levinson & Michael Gerber

69. – Caples

70. – Malcom Gladwell

71. – Gary Halbert

72. Max Money – Gary Halbert

73. – William Zinsser

74. – Garr Reynolds

75. – Robert Bly

76. – Vic Schwab

77. – Eugene Schwartz

78. – Claude Hopkins

79. – Martin Lindstrom

80. Selling the Invisible – Harry Beckwith

81. – Zig Ziglar

82. – Neil Rackham

83. – Kerry Patterson

84. – Jeffrey Gitomer

MOTIVATION, PRODUCTIVITY AND SELF-IMPROVEMENT BOOKS

A Wise Man Once Said…

85. – Peter Bevelin

86. – Peter Sims

87. – John Medina

88. – Malcolm Gladwell

89. – Clay Shirky

90. – Keith Ferrazzi & Tahl Raz

91. – Geoff Colvin

92. – Daniel G. Amen

93. – Daniel Coyle

94. – Paul Graham

95. – Philip Zimbardo & John Boyd

96. – Chris Guillebeau

97. – David Allen

98. – Abby Marks-Beale

99. – Tom Rath

100. – Leo Babauta

101. – Richard Koch

102. – Mark Hurst

103. – Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz

104. – Dale Carnegie

105. – David L. Watson & Roland G. Tharp

106. – Steve Pavlina

107. – Morty Lefkoe

108. – Earl Nightingale

109. – Jim Rohn

110. – Stephen R. Covey

111. – Daniel H. Pink

112. – Richard Branson

113. – Jason Fried

114. – Walter Isaacson

115. – Timothy Ferriss

116. – Seth Godin

117. – Ken Blanchard

118. The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle

119. – Robert Greene

120. – Napoleon Hill

121. – Sun Tzu

122. – Tony Robbins

123. – David Allen

124. – Gary Kasparov

125. – Brian Tracy

126. – Peter D. Johnston

127. – Joe Karbo

128. – Henry Cloud

129. – Donald J. Trump

130. – L. David Marquet

APARTMENT AND REAL ESTATE BOOKS

For Rent!

131. – Frank Gallinelli

132. – Gary Keller

133. – David Schumaker

134. – Steve Burgess

BOOKS SPOTTED IN THE WILD

I heard you were reading..

135. – Aryn Rand

136. – JJ Luna

137. – Paul Rusesabagina

138. – Steven D. Levitt

139. – Thomas Piketty

140. – John Brooks

141. – Susan Cain

142. – Danny Meyer

143. – Viktor E. Frankl

144. – Burton G. Malkiel

145. – Patrick Lencioni

146. – Chris McChesney

147. – Claude Hopkins

148. – Simon Sinek

149. – Kahlil Gibran

150. – Charles Duhigg

151. Financial Peace – Dave Ramsey (Thanks Tony)

Anything I Missed?

Thank you to all the businessmen who sent me their list of favorite books.

Now it’s time to hear from you:

Are there any books that I missed?

Or maybe you have an idea of how I can make the guide even better.

Either way, tweet me @NextLuxury and let me know.