I love to read, and am a big fan of Josh Kaufman’s Personal MBA Reading List. As such, here are free resources related to the Reading List.
Some include the entire book, while others are sample chapters. Some are in PDF format, while others are read online. Some can be accessed directly, while you may need to join mailing lists for others.
The Personal MBA – Josh Kaufman
Get Chapter 1 by subscribing to Josh’s list here.
Go It Alone – Bruce Judson
Read the entire book online here.
Rework – Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
Read excerpts of the book here.
The New Business Road Test – John Mullins
Read Chapter 1 here.
Permission Marketing – Seth Godin
Read the first four chapters here.
Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got - Jay Abraham
Get the entire book by subscribing to Jay’s list here.
Pitch Anything - Oren Klaff
Read Chapter 1 here.
The Ultimate Sales Machine – Chet Holmes
Read Chapter 4 here.
Getting Things Done – David Allen
Get David’s complete set of free articles here. You’ll need to enter some personal information, but no payment is required.
Bit Literacy – Mark Hurst
Get the Kindle edition here. If you don’t have a Kindle, get a free reading app here.
10 Days to Faster Reading - Abby Marks-Beale
Get a great introduction on how to read faster, as well as a useful exercise, here. You’ll need to enter some personal information, but no payment is required.
Made to Stick - Chip and Dan Heath
Read the Introduction here. If you’d like the PDF version, you can get it by subscribing to their list here.
How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie
Get a list of the 30 principles from this book by entering some personal information here.
Crucial Conversations – Kerry Patterson et al
Read Chapter 1 here.
3-D Negotiation – David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius
Get Chapter 1 by subscribing to their list here.
The Partnership Charter – David Gage
Read Chapter 1 here and Chapter 2 here.
Growing Great Employees – Erika Andersen
Read the Introduction here.
Work the System – Sam Carpenter
Get the entire ebook and audiobook by subscribing to Sam’s list here.
The Simplicity Survival Handbook- Bill Jensen
Get Chapter 2 and 3 by going here, pressing the Checkout button, and entering some personal information.
Myths of Innovation – Scott Berkun
Read Chapter 4 and 12 here.
Your Money or Your Life – Joel Dominguez & Vicki Robin
Read a comprehensive summary of the nine-step program here.
I Will Teach You To Be Rich - Ramit Sethi
Read the Introduction and Chapter 1 here. To download a copy, go to this page, click the Download tab, and login with your Facebook or SlideShare account.
Get the Conscious Spending chapter (Chapter 4) by subscribing to Ramit’s list here, and the chapter on A Rich Life (Chapter 9) by subscribing to his list here.
Fail-Safe Investing – Harry Browne
Click here for the Prologue, here for Rule 1, and here for Rule 3.
A Guide to the Good Life – William Braxton Irvine
Read the Introduction by going to William’s website here. Click on the picture of his book on the right, then click Read an Excerpt.
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