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BOB'S BOOKLIST

Tripp (aka Bob) is a voracious reader. You should be, too. Here's a free list of books he recommends. 

PERSONAL GROWTH

Because if you're not growing, you're falling behind. 

  • Alexander, Scott — Rhinoceros Success *

  • Cloud, Henry — Boundaries

  • Coleman, Ken — One Question | The Proximity Principle

  • Duhigg, Charles — Smarter, Better, Faster

  • Gladwell, Malcolm — Blink

  • Maxwell, John — The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth **

  • McRaven, Admiral William H. — Make Your Bed

  • Morley, Patrick — How God Makes Men

  • Spall, Benjamin — My Morning Routine: How Successful People Start Every Day Inspired

  • Thompson, George — Verbal Judo

  • Voss, Chris — Never Split the Difference

  • Willink, Jocko — Extreme Ownership

* Category favorite and recommended as an early read​
** Not sure what to read? Read this first. 

LEADERSHIP

Help your team share a journey towards a worthy success.

  • The Arbinger Institute — Leadership and Self-Deception

  • Carnegie, Dale — How to Win Friends and Influence People

  • Cloud, Henry — Boundaries for Leaders *

  • Gordon, Jon — The Energy Bus | The Power of Positive Leadership

  • Horsager, David — The Trust Edge

  • Maxwell, John — The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership 

FINANCIAL

You can't give what you didn't first earn and manage. 

  • Berry, Bob — Buying Bacon

  • Cruze, Rachel — Love Your Life, Not Theirs | Smart Money, Smart Kids

  • Felber, Terry — The Legend of the Monk & the Merchant

  • Hogan, Chris — Everyday Millionaire | Retire Inspired

  • Lapin, Daniel — Thou Shall Prosper *

  • Ramsey, Dave — The Legacy Journey * | The Total Money Makeover *

  • Stanley, Tom — The Millionaire Next Door * | Stop Acting Rich

CHRISTIAN GROWTH

No journey is more important than your walk with Jesus Christ.

  • Idleman, Kyle — Not a Fan

  • Lusko, Levi — Through the Eyes of a Lion *

  • MacDonald, Gordon — Ordering Your Private World

  • McDowell, Josh — More Than a Carpenter *

  • Metaxas, Eric — Miracles

  • Ortberg, John — All the Places to Go | Everybody’s Normal Till You Get to Know Them

  • Strobel, Lee — The Case for Christ *

HISTORICAL

Don't be doomed to repeat the past. Learn from it.

  • Desjardin, Thomas — Through a Howling Wilderness

  • Hildebrand, Laura — Unbroken *

  • McCullough, David — 1776 | John Adams

  • O’Reilly, Dugard — Killing England

  • Pullen, John J. — The Twentieth Maine

  • Roberts, Kenneth — Arundel (fictionalized history)

  • Sara Berry — Tap Code

BUSINESS

Get the help you need to rock your small business.

  • Burg, Bob — The Go-Giver

  • Berry, Bob — Pipewrench to Payroll

  • Collins, Jim — Good to Great

  • Goldsmith, Marshall — What Got You Here Won’t Get You There *

  • Jantsch, John — Duct Tape Marketing

  • Johnson, Spencer — Who Moved My Cheese? 

  • Kotter, John — Our Iceberg Is Melting

  • Kyne, Peter — The Go Getter

  • Lencioni, Patrick — The Advantage * | The Five Dysfunctions of a Team | The Ideal Team Player 

  • Michalowicz, Mike — Profit First | The Pumpkin Plan

  • Miller, Donald — Building a Storybrand | Marketing Made Simple

  • Ramsey, Dave — EntreLeadership *

  • Sinek, Simon — Start With Why

  • Ziglar, Zig — Ziglar on Selling

TOP TEN FICTION

A story is the often best teacher. Here's Tripp's top ten fiction books (his own omitted, of course.)

  1. Jordan, Robert — The Shadow Rising (Book 4)

  2. Clancy, Tom — Without Remorse

  3. Card, Orson Scott — Ender's Game

  4. Sanderson, Brandon — Tress of the Emerald Sea

  5. Koontz, Dean — Watchers

  6. Weir, Andy — The Martian

  7. Goldman, William — The Princess Bride

  8. Baron, Matt — Prentice Ash

  9. Tolkien, J.R.R — The Return of the King

  10. Jordan, Robert — The Eye of the World (Book 1)

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