Reading lists

Thirteen books for your first year as a manager, in the order you will need them.

Includes The Making of a Manager, The First-Time Manager, Bringing Up the Boss and 10 more

Fifteen leadership books sorted by the problem in front of you, from finding purpose to leading across cultures.

Includes Start With Why, Good to Great, Extreme Ownership and 12 more

Fourteen books in the order a founder needs them, from testing the idea to the long road.

Includes The Mom Test, Million Dollar Weekend, The Lean Startup and 11 more

Thirteen money books in the order to read them, from your first salary to investing and financial freedom.

Includes The Psychology of Money, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, The Millionaire Next Door and 10 more

Fifteen standout nonfiction books first published in 2024 or 2025, grouped by the big questions on readers' minds.

Includes Co-Intelligence, Empire of AI, What Is Intelligence? and 12 more

Fourteen books for after Sapiens, from Harari's other titles to big history, world history and human nature.

Includes Homo Deus, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, Nexus and 11 more

Fourteen books on anxiety, low mood, stress, self-talk and trauma, mostly written by psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists.

Includes Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?, Unwinding Anxiety, Rewire Your Anxious Brain and 11 more

Fourteen mindfulness and meditation books, ordered from easy first steps to structured practice, the science and deeper Buddhist teaching.

Includes Wherever You Go, There You Are, The Miracle of Mindfulness, 10% Happier and 11 more

Fourteen books on emotional intelligence, grouped by the skill you want to build, from knowing your own feelings to handling hard conversations.

Includes Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence 2.0, Permission to Feel and 11 more

Fourteen books on focus, time management and energy, grouped by the problem you want to solve.

Includes Getting Things Done, The 12 Week Year, Essentialism and 11 more

Thirteen books for after Atomic Habits, each labeled with the kind of similarity it offers.

Includes The Power of Habit, Good Habits, Bad Habits, Tiny Habits and 10 more

Fifteen nonfiction books for the decisions of your twenties, from work and people to money and meaning.

Includes The Defining Decade, Designing Your Life, So Good They Can’t Ignore You and 12 more