Books Sam Parr recommends
Sam Parr is an entrepreneur and media founder best known for creating The Hustle, a business news and email newsletter company that he scaled to eight-figure revenues and sold to HubSpot. He is the co-host of the popular business podcast My First Million, where he and Shaan Puri brainstorm and analyze business ideas. Parr is currently the founder and president of Hampton, a vetted peer community for startup founders and CEOs.
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How to Win Friends and Influence Peopleby Dale Carnegie
Learn the timeless principles that shaped modern sales and business relationships.
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The Hard Thing About Hard Thingsby Ben Horowitz
Learn how to lead through tough business decisions and crises.
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Ilf and Petrov's American Road Tripby Ilf and Petrov
See how outsiders viewed American culture and tourism in the 1930s
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Status and Cultureby Will Storr
Understand how status signals shape your personal brand and what makes taste actually matter.
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New Yorkby Robert Caro
Understand how one person shaped a city's infrastructure for decades.
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Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.by Ron Chernow
Understand how one person built an industrial empire from scratch.
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The War of Artby Steven Pressfield
Learn how to overcome creative resistance and ship your work.
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasionby Robert Cialdini
Understand the psychology behind what makes people say yes
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An Informal Guide to Workwear
Understand the unspoken rules of dressing for your industry and career.
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Maverickby John Helyar
Understand how legendary investors think about risk and opportunity.
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Bad Therapyby Abigail Shrier
Understand why endless self-help can backfire and worsen your mood.
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13 Steps to Mentalismby Corinda
Learn the foundational techniques that shaped modern mentalism practice
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The Gameby Neil Strauss
Understand social dynamics and what makes people respond to influence
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Black Ivyby Fred Woodworth
Understand how preppy style became a cultural institution in America.
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Dressing the Manby Alan Flusser
Learn how to dress well by understanding the actual rules of style.
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Gritby Angela Duckworth
Understand how persistence and passion predict success better than talent.
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Confessions of an Ad Manby David Ogilvy
Learn how the masters built brands that last through positioning and storytelling.
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How to Get Richby Felix Dennis
Learn from someone who built real wealth and walked away early.
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Masteryby Robert Greene
Understand how deliberate practice and passion compound into expertise.
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The Power of Positive Thinkingby Norman Vincent Peale
Rediscover how 1930s wisdom on mindset helps through emotional challenges
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Tractionby Gino Wickman
Run your company with a proven system for weekly meetings and execution.
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Shoe Dogby Phil Knight
Learn how Nike grew from startup to empire through grit and obsession.
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Human Nature
Understand why people struggle to change behavior even with the best intentions.
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Poor Charlie's Almanackby Charlie Munger
Learn how Charlie Munger thinks about investing and life from his collected writings.
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The Terminal Listby Jack Carr
Gripping military thriller series written by someone who actually lived it
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Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Deadby Brian Halligan
Learn how a band built a fanatical community without traditional marketing.
