Influential books
In no particular order… a list of books that have influenced my learning about the mind, human behavior, playing with magic, living deeply and choosing my own path…
Quiet
by Susan Cain
Quiet Power
by Susan Cain
Introvert Advantage
by Marti Olsen Laney
Self-Promotion for introverts
by Nancy Ancowitz
Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman
Introvert Power
by Laurie Helgoe
The Successful Introvert
by Wendy Gelberg
The Highly Sensitive Person
by Elaine N. Aron
Psychotherapy and the Highly Sensitive Person
by Elaine Aron
The Undervalued Self
by Elaine Aron
The Irresistible Introvert
by Michaela Chung
Unashamed
by Christine Caine
Solitude
by Anthony Storr
Party of One
by Anneli Rufus
The Introvert Entrepreneur
by Beth Buelow
The Introvert’s Way
by Sophia Dembling
Quiet Influence
by Jennifer Kahnweiler
The Introverted Leader
by Jennifer Kahnweiler
The Awakened Introvert
by Arnie Kozak
The Quiet Rise of Introverts
by Brenda Knowles
Quiet Leadership
by David Rock
The Alchemist
by Paolo Coelho
Big Magic
by Elizabeth Gilbert
Eat Pray Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert
Bird by Bird
by Anne Lamott
Hallelujah Anyway
by Anne Lamott
Help, Thanks, Wow
by Anne Lamott
Stitches
by Anne Lamott
Blink
by Malcolm Gladwell
Outliers
by Malcolm Gladwell
The Tipping Point
by Malcolm Gladwell
The Blank Slate
by Steven Pinker
The Brain Mechanic
by Spencer Lord
Buddha’s Brain
by Rick Hanson and Richard Mendius
The Biology of Belief
by Bruce H. Lipton
The Wisdom of Your Cells
by Bruce Lipton
A Course In Miracles
Emotional Intelligence
by Daniel Goleman
Social Intelligence
by Daniel Goleman
Einstein, His Life and the Universe
by Walter Isaacson
The Book of Joy
by the Dalai Lama, Tutu & Abrams
The Power of Now
by Eckhart Tolle
A New Earth
by Eckhart Tolle
Becoming a Teacher of Presence
by Eckhart Tolle
Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better
by Pema Chodron
Getting Unstuck
by Pema Chodron
Learning to Stay Present
by Pema Chodron
Natural Awareness
by Pema Chodron
The Places That Scare You
by Pema Chodron
Coming Closer to Ourselves
by Pema Chodron
Awakening Compassion
by Pema Chodron
Awakening Love
by Pema Chodron
When Things Fall Apart
by Pema Chodron
The Power of Awareness
by Pema Chodron
Unconditional Confidence
by Pema Chodron
Opening The Heart
by Pema Chodron
Awakening the Buddha Within
by Lama Surya Das
Awakening the Goddess Within
by Deepak Chopra
Holding Nothing Back
by Mark Nepo
Finding Inner Courage
by Mark Nepo
The Way Under The Way
by Mark Nepo
Seven Thousand Ways to Listen
by Mark Nepo
The Book of Awakening
by Mark Nepo
The Endless Practice
by Mark Nepo
The Exquisite Risk
by Mark Nepo
Awakening the Brain
by Charlotte A. Tomaino
Conversations with God
by Neale Donald Walsh
The Four Agreeements
by don Miguel Ruiz
The Fifth Agreement
by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Voice of Knowledge
by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Five Levels of Attachment
by Donn Miguel Ruiz Jr.
Fat Girl Walking
by Brittany Gibbons
The Foundations for Successful Change
by Zig Ziglar
Motivation
by Zig Ziglar
Daily Insights
by Zig Ziglar
How to Get What You Want
by Zig Ziglar
Better Than Good
by Zig Ziglar
Building a Healthy Self Image
by Zig Ziglar
Over The Top
by Zig Ziglar
The Goals Program
by Zig Ziglar
Developing the Qualities of Success
by Zig Ziglar
Off The Clock
by Laura Vanderkam
What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast
by Laura Vanderkam
Choose Yourself
by James Altucher
Prosperity Consciousness
by Fredric Lehrman
Mindfulness for Dummies
by Shamash Alidina
Freedom from the Known
by Jiddu Krishnamurti
Giant Steps
by Tony Robbins
Unlimited Power
by Tony Robbins
The Happiness Project
by Gretchen Rubin
Imagine
by Jonah Lehrer
How We Decide
by Jonah Lehrer
The 5 Love Languages
by Gary Chapman
The Importance of Being Extraordinary
with Wayne Dyer and Eckhart Tolle
Resist Nothing
with Eckhart Tolle & Kim Eng
In The Meantime
by Iyanla Vanzant
Living From Your Center
by Iyanla Vanzant
Just One Thing
by Rick Hanson
Lean In
by Sheryl Sandberg
The Seat of the Soul
by Gary Zukav
The Heart of the Soul
by Gary Zukav
Originals
by Adam Grant
Left Neglected
by Lisa Genova
Neurosculpting for Anxiety
by Lisa Wimberger
Origins of The Human Mind
The Great Courses
The Millionaire Messenger
by Brendon Burchard
The Neurobiology of WE
by Daniel J. Seigel
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
by Joseph Murphy
Playing Big
by Tara Mohr
The Practicing Mind
by Thomas M. Sterner
Radical Honesty
by Brad Blanton
Rising Strong
by Brene Brown
Rising Strong as a Spiritual Practice
by Brene Brown
The Power of Vulnerability
by Brene Brown
The Gifts of Imperfection
by Brene Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me
by Brene Brown
Daring Greatly
by Brene Brown
Braving the Wilderness
by Brene Brown
Dare to Lead
by Brene Brown
You Can Heal Your Life
by Louise Hay
The Power of Decision
by Raymond Charles Barker
Proof of Heaven
by Eben Alexander
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
by Deepak Chopra
Smart Thinking
by Art Markman
Thrive
by Arianna Huffington
The Three Laws of Performance
by Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan
Super Brain
by Rudolph E. Tanzi, Deepak Chopra
The Untethered Soul
by Michael A. Singer
A Whole New Mind
by Daniel H. Pink
Drive
by Daniel H. Pink
The Willpower Instinct
by Kelly McGonigal
The upside of Stress
by Kelly McGonigal
Presence
by Amy Cuddy
Who’s In Charge?
by Michael S. Gazzaniga
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen R. Covey
The 4-Hour Work Week
by Timothy Ferriss
You Are A Badass
by Jen Sincero
Your Brain At Work
by David Rock
Waking Up
by Sam Harris
The Moral Landscape
by Sam Harris
Energy Speaks
by Lee Harris
Thresholds of the Mind
by Bill Harris
The Science of Super Awareness
by Bill Harris
The Happiness Advantage
by Shawn Achor
White Hot Truth
by Danielle LaPorte
Do Less
by Kate Northrup
Captivate
by Vanessa Van Edwards
Reading People
by Anne Bogel
The Dictionary of Body Language
by Joe Navarro
The Wisdom to Know The Difference
by Eileen Flanagan
The Dark Side of the Light Chasers
by Debbie Ford
The Upside of Your Dark Side
by Kashdan and Biswas-Diener
Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius
Zen and the Art of Happiness
by Chris Prentiss
Dancing In The Streets
by Barbara Ehrenreich
Art and Fear
by David Bayles
What I Know For Sure
by Oprah Winfrey
The Dance of Fear
by Harriet Lerner
The Dance of Connection
by Harriet Lerner
Creating Magic
by Lee Cockerell
Mindset
by Carol Dweck
Play
by Stuart Brown
Switch
by Chip Heath
What the F
by Benjamin K. Bergen
The Righteous Mind
by Jonathan Haidt
The Hero With A Thousand Faces
by Joseph Campbell
The Power of Myth
by Joseph Campbell
One Person/Multiple Careers
by Marci Alboher
It’s Not How Good You Are It’s How Good You Want to Be
by Paul Arden
Creativity Inc.
by Ed Catmull
Looking for Lovely
by Annie F. Downs
The Creative Habit
by Twyla Tharp
Failed It!
by Erik Kessels
Leaders Eat Last
by Simon Sinek
Start With Why
by Simon Sinek
The Business of Being An Artist
by Daniel Grant
Moonwalking With Einstein
by Joshua Foer
The Art of Being Unreasonable
by Eli Broad
Unfu*k Yourself
by Gary John Bishop
The Compound Effect
by Darren Hardy
Blue Mind
by Wallace J. Nichols
The Third Wave
by Steve Case
The Mind-Made Prison
by Mateo Tabatabai
What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do The Opposite
by David DiSalvo
Wild
by Cheryl Strayed
The Introvert’s Guide to Professional Success
by Joyce M. Shelleman
Fluke
by Joseph Mazur
The Genius of Opposites
by Jennifer B. Kahnweiler
Born For This
by Chris Guillebeau
Flow
by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Year of Yes
by Shonda Rhimes
Presence
by Amy Cuddy
Grit
by Angela Duckworth
Quench Your Own Thirst
by Jim Koch
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy
You Are The Placebo
by Joe Dispenza
Becoming Supernatural
by Joe Dispenza
Evolve Your Brain
by Joe Dispenza
Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself
by Joe Dispenza
The Art of Change
by Joe Dispenza
New Markets for Artists
by Brainard Carey
Making It In The Art World
by Brainard Carey
To Be An Artist
by Camille Colatosti
The Artist’s Guide
by Jackie Battenfield
ART/WORK
by Heather Darci Bahndari
Show Your Work
by Austin Kleon
Steal Like An Artist
by Austin Kleon
Warrior Goddess Training
by HeatherAsh Amara
The Artist’s Way
by Julia Cameron
Losing My Virginity
by Richard Branson
The Big Leap
by Gay Hendricks
Five Wishes
by Gay Hendricks
The Success Principles
by Jack Canfield
A Thousand Names for Joy
by Byron Katie
Loving What Is
by Byron Katie
Who Would You Be Without Your Story?
by Byron Katie
Confidence: Finding It and Living It
by Barbara De Angelis
You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!
by Kelly & Ramundo
Brain Training for the Highly Sensitive Person
by Julie Bjelland
Empath
by Judy Dyer
Positive Energy
by Dr. Judith Orloff
Emotional Freedom
by Dr. Judith Orloff
The Empath’s Survival Guide
by Dr. Judith Orloff
The Power of Surrender
by Dr. Judith Orloff
Thriving As An Empath
by Dr. Judith Orloff
The Emerging Sensitive
by Maria Hill
The Gentle Self
by Gerti Schoen
10% Happier
by Dan Harris
Predictably Irrational
by Dan Ariely
Beyond the Brain
by Louise Barrett
Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
by Ori and Rom Brafman
On Being Certain
by Robert Burton
Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection
by John T. Cacioppo and William Patrick
The War of Art
by Steven Pressfield
Multiplicity: The New Science of Personality, Identity and the Self
by Rita Carter
The Invisible Gorilla
by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons
Harnessed
by Mark Changizi
Influence
by Robert Cialdini
Self Comes to Mind
by Antonio Damasio
Freedom Evolves
by Daniel C. Dennett
The Brain That Changes Itself
by Norman Doidge
Wrong: Why Experts Keep Failing Us and How to Know When Not to Trust Them
by David H. Freeman
Bad Science
by Ben Goldacre
The Happiness Hypothesis
by Jonathan Haidt
Why We Make Mistakes
by Joseph T. Hallinan
Stumbling on Happiness
by Daniel Gilbert
The Checklist Manifesto
by Atul Gawande
Our Kind: Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We are Going
by Marvin Harris
On Second Thought: Outsmarting Your Mind’s Hardwired Habits
by Wray Herbert
Supersense: Why We Believe the Unbelievable
by Bruce Hood
The Scientific American Brave New Brain
by Judith Horstman
The Owner’s Manual for the Brain
by Pierce J. Howard
The Art of Choosing
by Sheena Iyengar
Meaning of Truth
by William James
The Rough Guide to Psychology
by Christian Jarrett
Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life
by Dacher Keltner
Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite
by Robert Kurzban
Life’s Golden Ticket
by Brendon Burchard
The Motivation Manifesto
by Brendon Burchard
Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind
by Gary Marcus
Networking for People Who Hate Networking
by Devora Zack
The Open-Focus Brain
by Fehmi & Robbins
Human
by Michael Gazzaniga
Your Brain is (Almost) Perfect
by Read Montague
Personality: What Makes You the Way You Are
by Daniel Nettle
Brains: How They Seem to Work
by Dale Purves
Wellbeing: The 5 Essential Elements
by Tom Rath and Jim Harter
The Conquest of Happiness
by Bertrand Russell
Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers
by Robert M. Sapolsky
The Paradox of Choice
by Barry Schwartz
Science Friction
by Michael Shermer
iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alterations of the Modern Mind
by Gary Small
The Empathy Gap
by J.D. Trout
Survival Guide for Empaths
by Kristine S. Everest
F*ck Feelings
by Michael and Sarah Bennett
Awake in the Wild
by Mark Coleman
The Wisdom to Know the Difference
by Eileen Flanagan
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
by Mark Manson
Thoughtfully Ruthless
by Val Wright
The Art of Communicating
by Thick Nhat Hanh
Fear
by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Sun My Heart
by Thich Nhat Hanh
Silence
by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Art of Power
by Thich Nhat Hanh
No Mud, No Lotus
by Thich Nhat Hanh
Being Peace
by Thich Nhat Hanh
Taming the Tiger Within
by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Art of Mindful Living
by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Tao of Pooh
by Benjamin Hoff
Tao Te Ching
by Lao Tzu
Sitting with Lao Tzu
by Andrew Beaulac
Clinical Dharma
by Stephen Dansinger
The Tibetan Book of Living & Dying
by Sogyal Rinpoche
I Ching
by Alfred Huang
The Meaning of Happiness
by Alan Watts
The Book
by Alan Watts
The Wisdom of Insecurity
by Alan Watts
The Path of Least Resistance
by Robert Fritz
The Book of Secrets
by Osho
What’s Wrong With Mindfulness and What Isn’t
by Rosenbaum & Magid
The Dream Giver
by Bruce Wilkinson
Set Your Voice Free
by Roger Love
Imagination First
by Eric Liu and Scott Noppe-Brandon
Steering by Starlight
by Martha Beck
Finding Your Own North Star
by Martha Beck
The Joy Diet
by Martha Beck
Finding Your Way in a Wild New World
by Martha Beck
Diana Herself
by Martha Beck
The Solution to Social Anxiety
by Dr. Aziz Gazipura
The Art of Extraordinary Confidence
by Dr. Aziz Gazipura
What You Can Change and What You Can’t
by Martin P. Seligman
Primal Leadership
by Goleman, Boyatzis & McKee
Tribal Leadership
by Logan, King & Fischer-Wright
The Mindful Leader
by Michael Bunting
Mind
by Daniel J. Siegel
Think
by Guy P. Harrison
The Power Paradox
by Dacher Keltner
The End of Stress As We Know It
by McEwen & Lasley
Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff
by Richard Carlson
The Butterfly Effect
by Andy Andrews
Change Your Story Change Your Life
by Carl Greer
The Intimate Life
by Judith Blackstone
Soul Songs
by Heidi Levan
The Sacred Depths of Nature
by Ursula Goodenough
The Secret Life of Plants
by Tompkins and Bird
The Sea Around Us
by Rachel Carsen
An Invitation to Pause
by Janet Archer
The Spell of the Sensuous
by David Abram
Becoming Animal
by David Abram
Journal of a Solitude
by May Sarton
A Natural History of the Senses
by Diane Ackerman
Soulcraft
by Bill Plotkin
Wild Mind
by Bill Plotkin
Nature and the Human Soul
by Bill Plotkin
The Biophilia Effect
by Clemens G. Arvay
The Nature Fix
by Florence Williams
Original Wisdom
by Robert Wolff
The Crone
by Barbara G. Walker
In Defense of Food
by Michael Pollan
The Botany of Desire
by Michael Pollan
Eat Dirt
by Dr. Josh Axe
Your Life Is Your Message
by Eknath Easwaran
Design Your Day
by Claire Diaz-Ortiz
Succulent Wild Woman
by SARK
Bodacious Book of Succulence
by SARK
Prosperity Pie
by SARK
Living Juicy
by SARK
Anything You Want
by Derek Sivers
Do The Work
by Steven Pressfield
Turning Pro
by Steven Pressfield
Love Warrior
by Glennon Doyle Melton
Everything Is Figureoutable
by Marie Forleo
