Great Books: Conor's Top 26 Recommended Books on Communication, Leadership and Life

The full list: cono.rs/books
The full List of 26 Recommended Books
The Pyramid Principle: Barbara Minto
Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition
Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting (Methuen Film)
Lend Me Your Ears: All You Need to Know about Making Speeches and Presentations
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
The Seven Minute Star: Become a great speaker in 15 simple steps
Good To Great : Why Some Companies Make The Leap and Others Don't
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Outliers: The Story of Success
The Road Less Traveled, Timeless Edition: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
The Leader's Window: Mastering the Four Styles of Leadership to Build High-Performing Teams
The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance
Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
The Razor's Edge
The Book of Est
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
Gandhi: An Autobiography - The Story of My Experiments With Truth
The Denial of Death
Man's Search for Meaning
Jonathan Livingston Seagull: The Complete Edition
East of Eden (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)

[@HoaVu-gx7qb]

and 1vote for "The Power of Now" - the great book led me to the very first turning point when I was 21.

[@ConorNeill]

It’s a powerful book 📚

[@georgeb297]

Thank you Conor! The Anatomy of peace is life changing. Hope to finish the list

[@sadhanasapkota8975]

I followed your recommendation and I have read 4 books from this list so far... And I love them all.. Thank you so much... I'm here after your Ted talk and I must say... "You're sooo AMAZING" 🧡

[@armahthetrainer]

Thanks for this extensive list. I'm going to dive into some of these immediately. So many people post short lists which are great. I appreciate this deep list of excellent books, plus the thoughtful and concise explanation on why they are beneficial.

[@user-px1bz5ub6b]

Thank you for your book recommendations, Conor!

[@henrytavoa6137]

Thanks for sharing these Conor! Keep up the good work!

[@dontay4436]

1. Random Reminiscences Of Men And Events 2. Andrew Carnegie 3. The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama 4. Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World 5. The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success 6. The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism 7. The 9 Types of Leadership: Mastering the Art of People in the 21st Century Workplace 8. Smartcuts: The Breakthrough Power of Lateral Thinking There are many more but leave it for next time...enjoy the learning journey

[@marinanozadze658]

Great advice, thank you, Conor!

[@tehzagi]

Hey Conor! "Start with why" and "Leaders eat last" by Simon Sinek and "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho I think would be some great additions to your list. Do you have any tips or advice on how to best record the wisdom/knowledge taken from books?

[@skydiver5081]

Hi Conor! Great video. Read some of the books you recommended. They were all good. Would you make a video on abundance mindset? That would be awesome.

[@patriciamanelalima618]

My strong suggestion to be part of your list is "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield. A little gem that can change a life. It touches deeply on a subject that you have covered in one of your videos: Self-Sabotage.

[@michaelthompson9579]

Awesome. Love intention versus action. If you get a chance check out Little Big Things by Tom Peters. Not necessarily on the level of his earlier work but may spark a few video ideas. Great for audio as his voice will get you moving.

[@Ferran45182]

Thanks for sharing these great books. Today, I’ve stared ‘The art of learning’ and I’m enjoying the book. I Would add siddhartha by hermann hesse.

[@Robin_Bhan]

Thank you for these excellent book recommendations. We can add the biography of Steve Jobbs in the life books section.

[@marialuizaacerbi6579]

I compliment you on your spoken English ...perfect..I can understand word by word...Thanks for all the spread knowledge you've provided to me.Maria Luiza Brocolli

[@andowine]

Hi Conor! Thanks for sharing great books. Would be nice to add into your list Re-Imagine by Tom Peters. It’s a grate book.

[@Mike-ym6rl]

An excellent little book on success in business and life...The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John Mann.

[@muddasirkhan805]

Thank you, Conor! ❤️

[@rrthomas86]

@conorneill Thanks for the list! Would you be willing to give us an updated version? I see this video was posted 6 years ago.

[@JeroendenOtterheeftswag]

I also like Gladwell. The Tipping Point is good one about social epidemics.

[@michaelgrattan8632]

Four that I think should be on your list: 1. Small is Beautiful - A Study of Economics as if People Mattered by E.F. Schumacher 2. Competitive Strategy both by M.E. Porter. 3. Competitive Advantage both by M.E. Porter. 4. Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Books to read every year. I realise there is likely to be 'debate'' over items 2 and 3 but any non business manager should be reading these to understand their business domain.

[@ricolerio]

Thank you Conor for sharing..The only book i have is the 7 Habits of highly effective people -Steven Covey. Given by a mentee i once had.

[@khalidmahmud8376]

It's a massive gift from you!

[@ronaldodoamaral3377]

Hi Conor, I am currently reading How to win friends and influence people. I am loving it.

[@zubsaif]

Great! Thanks

[@jackiewong8097]

Great thanks

[@davidplyler8173]

At the time I read it Maxwell Maltz's "Psycho-Cybernetics" helped me.

[@ajjsingh8205]

Sir, You have already taken my heart, the books, all 26 I should buy. It is great when you speak. Thanks. You are my very own.

[@omxperez]

Hey Conor! Do you know what is the most values gift for me?? A sugested book!! But the most important.... Sugested from wise man!! Thank you and God bless you!

[@luizaacerbi1730]

My favorite one: John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath - Where they struggle to remain together, led by the vigorous spirit of the mother, Ma Joad. The indestructible force of mankind, the common man united!. Oppressed and beaten , their anger bears fruit, GRAPES OF WRATH, which brings them only more firmly together, more deeply resolved to SURVIVE! Maria Luiza Rodrigues Acerbi a friend of yours. I've studied literature ... Hope someday things get better to me...Thanks for all the things you are teaching me, wihout even noticing that you are doing so....

[@abousbsas1547]

Please do more. Thank you

[@flowerslovepower8614]

Thank you

[@SimpLeeBeth]

Amazon links would be nice... for both of us 😊

[@anandshethi8742]

Today's readers are tomorrow's leaders. 🙌😍🙌

[@ConorNeill]

Welcome to the Rhetorical Journey!

[@madanifantakaba1507]

Merci

[@SenthilKumar-nh1fg]

Once my colleague asked me one book which will change basic way of thinking. I replied him " Think like Da vinci" by Michael Gelb.

[@ricardoafonso7884]

Just read and enjoyed "the anatomy of peace". Any other you'd recommend along the same line (to resolve the heart of conflict)?

[@ricardoafonso7884]

Interesting you say that. Yesterday I re-listened to your video again and concluded "crucial conversations" would be the best one. Already half-way there. This for me was your most impactful video so far.

[@yasharbehanmian8873]

"Man's Search for Meaning"Such a fantastic advice to read! Thank you Conor!

[@ConorNeill]

It really impacted me when I read it. Incredible story and lessons.

[@abhijeettandel9986]

"Vashitha's Yoga" is great book , it answers human purpose and how to lead life without getting attached to the materialistic results . Makes one composed and productive in every facet of life. Regards

[@abhijeettandel9986]

Vasistha's Yoga By - Swami Venkatesananda

[@armahthetrainer]

Also I'd like to know books on hospitality and customer service you like. I love Who Moved My Cheese and Raving Fans.

[@deeb4485]

What do you think of the book multipliers?

[@mikecane]

The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific by Alistair Urquhart.

[@orangealk]

Mastery by Robert Greene Discover your true North - Bill George

[@kazuos6498]

I would add "Many Lives, Many Masters" and several other books by Dr. Brian Weiss, a world-famous American psychiatrist.

[@luizaacerbi1730]

I have a small garage, which is full of books inside..where I teach English...I have a business plan, but no money..and the Covid-19 time is dangerous for one to invest on it....My favorite books are: All the books from the Puritan tradition up to American Black writing (American Literature..), Old and Middle English Literature...up to Contemporary fiction(English Literature)....and all the books in the world, including Brazilian famous writers (Machado de Assis, Euclides da Cunha, Gilberto Freyre, Paulo Coelho....and all of those who sent me lots of principles and moral knowledges!. Maria Luiza a simple God's daughter, who had the privilege to travel around the wide world and study a little bit more than many others. I also like math..(laughs) ...My inspiration is Leonardo Da Vinci, Einstein, Gandhi, Martin Luther King and all the others who enchanted me with their shining wise thoughts.

[@ConorNeill]

wise thoughts! thank you

[@thatismusic]

Flow: The psychology of optimal experience, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi narrates how happiness just happens when one is in flow.

[@marialuizaacerbi6579]

Direito Romano e o Código civil. João Welligron de Assis

[@haithamsalem1492]

Who moved my cheese. One minute manager.

[@ThiagoSilva-dj9qz]

We need more Mandela?Omg😮

[@luizaacerbi1730]

"-..., but East of Eden it is a reworking of the Cain and Abel bible story..." Dear Sir, it's passage was written wrongly on the subtitles....Your words are worth an acurate writing ...///It's is written "case enable" Bible story.

[@ConorNeill]

yep it is a reworking of Cain and Abel

[@madanifantakaba1507]

Merci

[@Ferran45182]

Thanks for sharing these books. Today I’ve started ‘The art of learning’. I Would add Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse.