Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea
by Jaimal Yogis
Pub. Date: May 1, 2009, Wisdom
ISBN-9780861715350
200 Pages
Buy Saltwater Buddha at AmazonWhy I Read this Book: Surfing and the ocean has long been referred to as the ideal analogy to life and success. So much can be learned from the ocean.
How to Think like Leonardo Da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day
by Michael Gelb
Pub. Date: February 8, 2000, Bantam Dell
ISBN-9780440508274
336 Pages
Success Rating: 4Buy How to Think like da Vinci at AmazonWhy I Read this Book: Our mind is all of our most powerful asset. This has served as my guide to expanding and developing it towards its full potential.
The Greatness Guide: 101 Lessons for Making What's Good at Work and in Life Even Better
by Robin Sharma
Pub. Date: August 2008, HarperCollins
ISBN-9780061238574
240 Pages
Success Rating: 4Buy The Greatness Guide at AmazonWhy I Read this Book: Success and greatness are things that we all strive for in some way. This is a brilliantly simple guide to getting fired up and staying on the never ending road to greatness.
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
by Michael Pollan
Pub. Date: April 2009, Penguin Group
ISBN- 9780143114963
297 Pages
Success Rating: 5Buy In Defense of Food at AmazonWhy I Read this Book: Success starts with our body. This is the most simple, practical and applicable guide to conscious and healthy eating that I have come across. It is fit for any audience.
Learn to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Self-Discovery and Fulfillment
by David Fontana
Pub. Date: February 1999, Chronicle Books
ISBN- 9780811822503
151 Pages
Success Rating: 4Buy Learn to Meditate at AmazonWhy I Read this Book: With how busy and often stressful our lives are, I was in search of a remedy. Meditation turn out to be a great starting point.
Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time
by Keith Ferrazzi
Pub. Date: February 2005, Bantam Books
ISBN- 9780385512053
320 Pages
Success Rating:5Buy Never Eat Alone at AmazonWhy I Read this Book: Our lives and our success are directly related to the quality and quantity of the people around us. I have never seen a better guide for enhancing relationships than this.
The pH Miracle: Balance Your Diet, Reclaim Your Health
by Robert O. Young, Shelley Redford Young
Pub. Date: June 2008, Grand Central
ISBN-9780446536196
480 Pages
Success Rating:5Buy The pH Miracle at AmazonWhy I Read this Book: True success is impossible without a healthy, energetic and fit body. This provides a great road map.
Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives
by Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek
Pub. Date: March 2008, Jossey-Bass
ISBN- 9780787988623
256 Pages
Success Rating:4
Why I Read this Book: We all should lead our own lives as we see fit. Inspiration from others is one of the best ways to get there. This book provides plenty of it.
Strengths Finder 2.0
by Tom Rath
Pub. Date: February 2007, Gallup Press
175 Pages
Why I Read this Book: Knowing and living one's natural talents and strengths is on of the keys to lasting fulfillment. This book is the answer to discovering those strengths.
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
by Alice Schroder
Pub. Date: 09/29/2008, Bantam Books
ISBN- 9780553805093
838 Pages
Success Rating: 4
Why I Read this Book: Warren Buffett is the epitome of success in many ways for a lot of people. I had to find out the real story.