My Personal MBA reading list

My current status on the Persona MBA reading list. 64 books of total 94 (99-5) read. Started on 2009-07-26. (All the books I’m reading.)

Emphasis = probably not going to read the book, (a) is for audiobook, (K) is for Kindle edition, (* ordered/owned/has access to.

Productivity & Effectiveness: ~~10 Days to Faster Reading by Abby Marks-Beale~~; ~~StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath~~; ~~Getting Things Done by David Allen~~; ~~The Power of Less by Leo Babauta~~ (a); ~~The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch~~ (a); ~~Bit Literacy by Mark Hurst~~; ~~The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz~~ (a)
The Human Mind: ~~Brain Rules by John Medina~~; Making Sense of Behavior by William T. Powers; ~~Driven by Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria~~; ~~Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales~~ (a)
Communication: ~~On Writing Well by William Zinsser~~; ~~Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds~~; ~~Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath~~ (a); ~~The Copywriter’s Handbook by Robert Bly~~; Show Me The Numbers by Stephen Few
Influence: ~~How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie~~ (a); Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini; ~~Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson et al~~ (a); ~~The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene~~
Decision-Making: Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions by Gary Klein; Smart Choices by John S. Hammond et al; The Path of Least Resistance by Robert Fritz; Ethics for the Real World by Ronald Howard & Clinton Korver
Creativity & Innovation: ~~The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp~~; ~~Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkun~~; ~~Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Peter F. Drucker~~
Project Management: Making Things Happen by Scott Berkun; ~~Results Without Authority by Tom Kendrick~~
Opportunity Identification: The New Business Road Test by John Mullins; How to Make Millions with Your Ideas by Dan Kennedy
Entrepreneurship
: ~~Ready, Fire, Aim by Michael Masterson (a)~~; ~~The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki~~; ~~The Knack by Norm Brodsky & Bo Burlingham~~ (a); ~~The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss~~; ~~Escape from Cubicle Nation by Pamela Slim~~; Bankable Business Plans by Edward Rogoff
Value-Creation & Design: ~~Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson~~; Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank; The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman; Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler
Marketing: ~~All Marketers Are Liars by Seth Godin~~ (a); ~~Permission Marketing by Seth Godin~~ (a); ~~The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries & Jack Trout~~; Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got by Jay Abraham
Sales: ~~The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes~~; ~~Value-Based Fees by Alan Weiss~~; ~~SPIN Selling by Neil Rackham~~ (a); ~~The Sales Bible by Jeffrey Gitomer~~
Value-Delivery: ~~Indispensable by Joe Calloway~~; ~~The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt~~; ~~Lean Thinking by James Womack and Daniel Jones~~ (a)
Negotiation: Bargaining For Advantage by G. Richard Shell; ~~3-D Negotiation by David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius~~ (a); ~~The Partnership Charter by David Gage~~
Management: ~~First, Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman~~; ~~12: The Elements of Great Managing by Rodd Wagner & James Harter~~ (a); ~~Growing Great Employees by Erika Andersen~~; Hiring Smart by Pierre Mornell; The Essential Drucker by Peter F. Drucker
Leadership: ~~Tribes by Seth Godin~~ (a); ~~Total Leadership by Stewart Friedman (a)~~; ~~What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith~~ (a); The New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan by George Bradt et al; ~~The Halo Effect by Phil Rosenzweig~~
Finance & Accounting: Accounting Made Simple by Mike Piper; Essentials of Accounting (9th Edition) by Robert N. Anthony and Leslie K. Breitner; The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Finance by Robert A. Cooke; How to Read a Financial Report by John A. Tracy
Systems: ~~Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows~~; ~~Work the System by Sam Carpenter~~; Learning from the Future by Liam Fahey & Robert Randall
Analysis: Turning Numbers Into Knowledge by Jonathan Koomey; Marketing Metrics by Paul W. Farris et al; ~~Web Analytics: An Hour a Day by Avinash Kaushik~~; The Economist Numbers Guide by Richard Stuteley
Statistics: How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff; Principles of Statistics by M.G. Bulmer
Corporate Skills: ~~The Unwritten Laws of Business by W.J. King~~ (a); ~~The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker~~; The Simplicity Survival Handbook by Bill Jensen
Corporate Strategy: Purpose: The Starting Point of Great Companies by Nikos Mourkogiannis; ~~Competitive Strategy by Michael Porter~~; ~~Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne~~; Green to Gold by Daniel Esty & Andrew Winston; ~~Seeing What’s Next by Clayton M. Christensen, Erik A. Roth, Scott D. Anthony~~ (a)
Consulting: ~~Getting Started in Consulting by Alan Weiss~~; ~~Secrets of Consulting by Gerald M. Weinberg~~
Personal Finance: Your Money or Your Life by Joel Dominguez & Vicki Robin; ~~I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi~~; ~~The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley & William Danko~~ (a); ~~Fail-Safe Investing by Harry Browne~~; It’s Not About The Money by Brent Kessel; ~~Work Less, Live More by Bob Clyatt~~
Personal Development: Self-Directed Behavior by David L. Watson & Roland G. Tharp; ~~Personal Development for Smart People by Steve Pavlina~~ (K); ~~Re-Create Your Life by Morty Lefkoe~~; ~~Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale~~; ~~The Art of Exceptional Living by Jim Rohn~~ (a)