A short while ago, Bristol-based Susannah Cole of The Good Property Company got in touch to let me know about a list of books that she and other members of the Facebook Below Market Value (BMV) Deals and Discussions group had compiled. As well as some specific to property, the list includes books on success mindset, positive thinking, wealth development and marketing, So get a cup of tea/coffee/something stronger and settle down for a good rummage through this list of property investors’ favourite books – all 71 of them. Although numbered, they’re not in order of favourites.
Alternatively, go straight to our Amazon store, Investors’ Favourites category, and pop the ones you want into your basket right away!
Many thanks to Susannah and the forum members for this list, which I have also adapted into the Investor’s Favourites category for the ones that have individual review posts on this site.
Enjoy!
1. Think and Grow Rich: The Original Classic by Napoleon Hill (Review page)
2. Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki (Review page)
3. The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason (Review page)
4. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (Review page)
5. Key Person of Influence (Revised Edition): The Five-Step Method to Become One of the Most Highly Valued and Highly Paid People in Your Industry by Daniel Priestly
6. Building Wealth: From Rags to Riches Through Real Estate by Russ Whitney
7. Property Investing Secrets – How to Profit From Buy To Let by Rob Moore and Mark Homer
8. Positive Thinking (Essential Lifeskills) by Susan Quilliam
9. Who Moved My Cheese: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life by Dr Spencer Johnson
10. Trump Strategies for Real Estate: Billionaire Lessons for the Small Investor by George Ross
11. The Slight Edge: Secret to a Successful Life by Jeff Olson (Review page)
12. You and Your Money by Alvin Hall
13. The Power Of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
14. The Automatic Millionaire: A Powerful One-step Plan to Live and Finish Rich by David Bach
15. Secrets Of The Millionaire Mind: Think rich to get rich by T. Harv. Eker (Review page)
16. The Millionaire Next Door by Dr Thomas Stanley (Review page)
17. Millionaire Women Next Door: The Many Journeys of Successful American Businesswomen by Dr Thomas Stanley
18. Sarah Beeny’s Price the Job (a bit old, but a basic) (Review page)
19. The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino
20. Cashvertising: How to Use More than 100 Secrets of Ad-agency Psychology to Make Big Money Selling Anything to Anyone by Drew Eric Whitman
21. The 22 Immutable Laws Of Marketing by Al Ries and Jack Trout
22. Tested Advertising Methods (Prentice Hall Business Classics) by John Caples
23. Contagious: Why Things Catch on by Jonah Berger
24. Getting Results the Agile Way: A Personal Results System for Work and Life by J.D. Meier
25. The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
26. Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It by Jane Burka and Lenora Yuen
27. The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks Than Others Do in 12 Months by Brian Moran and Michael Lennington
28. Good To Great by Jim Collins
29. The One Minute Manager – Increase Productivity, Profits And Your Own Prosperity by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson (Review page)
30. Anything by Malcolm Gladwell!
31. The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss (Review page)
32. The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D Wattles
33. Leading by Design, the IKEA story by Ingvar Kamprad and Bertil Torekull
34. Buffett: The Biography by Roger Lowenstein
35. How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis (Review page)
36. How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life by Scott Adams
37. So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love by Cal Newport
38. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink
39. ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, 37 Signals
40. The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World’s Greatest Manufacturer by Jeffrey Liker
41. Losing My Virginity by Richard Branson
42. Property Magic: How to Buy Property Using Other People’s Time, Money and Experience by Simon Zutshi (Review page)
43. Your Wish is my Command, Kevin Trudeau (?? Sorry, couldn’t find that title by that particular author.)
44. The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
45. Persuasion Skills Black Book: Practical NLP Language Patterns for Getting The Response You Want by Rintu Basu
46. The Trumps: Three Generations That Built An Empire by Gwenda Blair
47. Tycoon: Life of James Goldsmith by Geoffrey Wansell
48. The SPIN Selling Fieldbook: Practical Tools, Methods, Exercises and Resources by Neil Rackham
49. Creating a Bug Free Mind: The Secret to Progress by Andy Shaw
50. The 10-Second Philosophy: A Practical Guide to Success & Happiness by Derek Mills
51. The Greatest Salesman in the World, Brian Tracy (?? Couldn’t find this one either but Brian Tracy has written a few sales books so I’ve put a link to his Amazon page.)
52. Man’s Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust by Viktor Frankl (Review page)
53. How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks For Big Success In Relationships by Leil Lowndes
54. Mastering Your Hidden Self (Quest Books) by Serge Kahili King
55. The Power Of Concentration by Theron Q. Dumont
56. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini
57. Advanced Selling Strategies: The Proven System of Sales Ideas, Methods and Techniques Used by Top Salespeople Everywhere by Brian Tracy
58. The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz
59. Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump (Review page)
60. Dominate Your Ground by Mark I’Anson (Review page)
61. Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway: How to Turn Your Fear and Indecision into Confidence and Action by Susan Jeffers
62. What to Say When You Talk to Your Self by Dr Shad Helmstetter
63. Live Your Dreams by Les Brown
64. Hustle Your Way To Property Success: Love It Or Hate It. . .There’s No Inbetween by Paul Ribbons (Review page)
65. Eat That Frog!: Get More of the Important Things Done – Today! by Brian Tracy
66. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R Covey (Review page)
67. Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone by Mark Goulston and Keith Ferrazzi
68. Goals!: How to Get Everything You Want – Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible by Brian Tracy (Review page)
69. Stop Thinking, Start Living: Discover Lifelong Happiness by Richard Carlson
70. The Complete Guide to Property Investing Success by Angela Bryant (Review page)
71. How to Change Your Life: Who am I and What Should I Do with My Life? by Benjamin Bonetti
Jayne many thanks for compiling that list. Some I have read many I haven’t. Interestingly I listened to a podcast recently by a guy who said that it is better to read 4 or 5 of the best of these books a thousand times than to read a thousand different books once. What would people’s thiughts be on the top 5 I wonder? Many thanks again. Chris
Hi Chris, I can’t claim all the kudos! Susannah Cole and the Facebook group got the list of books together initially. In response to your top five question, you might be interested in The Property Tribes Essential reading list, where Vanessa Warwick has encouraged several top property people to nominate their top five books. The list on Property Bookshop, and on Property Tribes.
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