Seth Godin

Seth Godin's Book Recommendations

Business & Entrepreneurship authors

Seth Godin is a bestselling author, blogger, and speaker known for his marketing insights and perspectives on the changing nature of work. He has written over 20 books, including "This is Marketing" and "Purple Cow." Based on his recommendations, he seems to enjoy books on creativity, business strategy, and societal issues.

55 books recommended 10 books authored

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📚 Books Recommended by Seth Godin 55

Originals

Originals

by Adam Grant

"An urgent must read, a seminal work that will surprise you on every single page."

Makers

Makers

by Cory Doctorow

"If you’re into 3D printing and stuff."

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Little Brother

Little Brother

by Cory Doctorow

"If you’re into security and privacy."

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The Diamond Age

The Diamond Age

by Neal Stephenson

"If you read The Diamond Age before you’ve thought about molecular anything or 3D printing, then it changes your mind."

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Snow Crash

Snow Crash

by Neal Stephenson

"Such a good book but you can’t give it to someone now. I've tried; it doesn’t work. You have to read it before you’ve been on the internet."

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Give and Take

Give and Take

by Adam Grant

"A milestone! Well-researched, generous, actionable and important."

Thirst

Thirst

by Scott Harrison

"The autobiography of charity: water."

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Just Kids

Just Kids

by Patti Smith

"It is not going to change the way you do business but it might change the way you live."

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Thinking in Bets

Thinking in Bets

by Annie Duke

"The first chapter alone will change your life."

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The Long Tail

The Long Tail

by Chris Anderson

"There aren’t many books I haven’t written that I wish I had written and this is one of them."

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Debt

Debt

by David Graeber

"The most fascinating book I've read all year in 2015."

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The Gift

The Gift

by Lewis Hyde

"Every once in a while I feel a little bit burnt out and I’ll open up any section of The Gift, and it will stick with me."

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Pattern Recognition

Pattern Recognition

by William Gibson

"You don’t even have to finish it; just read the first five chapters and suddenly, you will now understand what a brand is."

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Walk in Their Shoes

Walk in Their Shoes

by Jim Ziolkowski

"About how the author from a job at GE built an institution that’s in countries around the world, changing the lives of underprivileged kids."

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The Art of Possibility

The Art of Possibility

by Rosamund Stone Zander

"Will completely change the way you think about possibility, about enrollment, about leadership."

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Crossing the Chasm

Crossing the Chasm

by Geoffrey A. Moore

"Helps us understand that it is a myth — an incorrect myth, a false myth — to believe that we can start with an idea for a few people and ride it from early adopter to early majority to late majority to laggard."

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Three New People

Three New People

by Brian Miller

"Helps us think differently about human engagement."

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Creative Calling

Creative Calling

by Chase Jarvis

"Seth Godin mentioned this book in a blog post."

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Start Here Now

Start Here Now

by Susan Piver

"You need it—right now and forever. (When in doubt, see page 99)."

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Made in India

Made in India

by Meera Sodha

"Seth Godin recommended this book in a blog post."

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Zilch

Zilch

by Nancy Lublin

"A classic about a new kind of non-profit."

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Dune

Dune

by Frank Herbert

"If you read Dune, and you don’t read it for the plot but you read it for understanding geopolitics, suddenly something clicks in your head."

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Dune (6 books)

Dune (6 books)

by Jonathan Lethem

"If you read [this series], and you don’t read it for the plot but you read it for understanding geopolitics, suddenly something clicks in your head."

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The War of Art

The War of Art

by Steven Pressfield

"Seth Godin mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."

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Rework

Rework

by Jason Fried

"I can't imagine what possible excuse you can dream up for not buying this book for every single person you work with, right now."

The Creative Curve

The Creative Curve

by Allen Gannett

"A juicy, rollicking tour along the path toward creativity."

Secrets of Closing the Sale

Secrets of Closing the Sale

by Zig Ziglar

"Seth Godin mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."

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Stone Age Economics

Stone Age Economics

by Marshall Sahlins

"What [the author] was able to show is that cavemen didn’t work very hard."

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The Blue Sweater

The Blue Sweater

by Jacqueline Novogratz

"By a woman who has changed my life since the day I met her."

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Traction

Traction

by Gabriel Weinberg

"The latest, most specific tactics from the red-hot center of the internet marketing universe. From someone who has done it. Twice."

Growth IQ

Growth IQ

by Tiffani Bova

"No glib answers here, simply hard-won wisdom that will provoke big changes for organizations large and small."

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How to Decide

How to Decide

by Annie Duke

"Simple, powerful and generous, it should be required reading."

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The True Believer

The True Believer

by Eric Hoffer

"It’s dense, it’s more than fifty years old, it’s an easy read and it’s urgently important."

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Think Like a Rocket Scientist

Think Like a Rocket Scientist

by Ozan Varol

"Makes a compelling case for each of us to level up and to contribute at a level we've talked ourselves out of."

99% True

99% True

by Paul McGowan

"Will make you laugh and push you to do something remarkable."

A Primer for Forgetting

A Primer for Forgetting

by Lewis Hyde

"Seth Godin mentioned this book in a blog post."

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Everything Is Figureoutable

Everything Is Figureoutable

by Marie Forleo

"If you're looking for the next step on your journey to make a difference for others, here it is."

Management Mess to Leadership Success

Management Mess to Leadership Success

by Scott Jeffrey Miller

"The inimitable [author] has written his first leadership book."

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