Top Books for Young Influencers The listing below is the result of a survey conducted via social media across multiple Twitter users and their followers. Over 200 people responded to the question “What are the Top 5 Books Every Young Influencer Should Read?” Nearly 1000 books were suggested. Survey compiled by Jason Young (@jasonyounglive) and Daniel Decker (@danieldecker) Title
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Good to Great The Next Generation Leader How to Win Friends & Influence People The 21 Irrefutable Laws Of Leadership Tribes Linchpin Never Eat Alone Crazy Love The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Spiritual Leadership Axioms Getting Things Done The Magic of Thinking Big The Dip Visioneering Made To Stick Rework The Energy Bus Outliers The Principle of the Path Courageous Leadership Mere Christianity Radical A Million Miles in a Thousand Years The Future of Management Developing the Leader within You The Leadership Challenge Now Discover Your Stengths E-myth The Alchemist Who Moved My Cheese Uncommon
Jim Collins Andy Stanley Dale Carnegie John Maxwell Seth Godin Seth Godin Keith Ferrazzi Francis Chan Patrick Lencioni Stephen Covey Oswald Sanders Bill Hybels Dave Allen David Schwartz Seth Godin Andy Stanley Dan & Chip Heath Jason Fried Jon Gordon Malcolm Gladwell Andy Stanley Bill Hybels CS Lewis David Platt Donald Miller Gary Hamel John Maxwell Kouzes & Posner Marcus Buckingham Michael Gerber Paolo Coelho Spencer Johnson Tony Dungy
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Leadership and Self Deception The Forgotten Ways The Travelers Gift The Go Giver Forgotten God Ordering your Private World Don't Waste Your Life The Dream Manager Influence 4-Hour Work Week On Becoming a Leader Louder than Words The Pursuit of God Switch A Whole New Mind Drive Blue Like Jazz To Kill A Mockingbird In the Name of Jesus Winning Today Matters Crucial Conversations The Tipping Point In a Pit With a Lion on a Snowy Day What Got You Here Won't Get You There Think and Grow Rich Practicing Greatness The Hole In Our Gospel Rich Dad Poor Dad Making Ideas Happen Simple Church Strengthsfinder 2.0 Culture Making Communicating for Change Leaders That Last A Tale of Three Kings Integrity Knowing God
The Arbinger Institute Alan Hirsch Andy Andrews Bob Burg Francis Chan Gordon MacDonald John Piper Matthew Kelly Robert Cialdini Timothy Ferris Warren Bennis Andy Stanley A.W. Tozer Dan & Chip Heath Daniel Pink Daniel Pink Donald Miller Harper Lee Henri Nouwen Jack Welch John Maxwell Kerry Patterson Malcolm Gladwell Mark Batterson Marshall Goldsmith Napolean Hill Reggie McNeal Richard Stearns Robert T. Kiyosaki Scott Belsky Thom Rainer Tom Rath Andrew Crouch Andy Stanley Dave Kraft Gene Edwards Henry Cloud J.I. Packer
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Wild At Heart 360 Degree Leader Becoming a Person of Influence Leadership Gold Desiring God mY Generation: A Real Journey of Change and Hope Summoned to Lead 48 Laws of Power The Irresistible Revolution The Art of War The Generosity Factor The Divine Mentor UnChristian Humility Choosing To Cheat The Best Question Ever 7 Practices of Effective Ministry True North it The Weight of Glory Becoming a Coaching Leader Exponential Boundaries The Servant - Hunter Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire Waking the Dead Leading Change The Truth War Everyone Communicates, Few Connect Failing Forward Put Your Dreams to the Test Be a Motivational Leader I Am Not But I Know I Am First, Break All the Rules The Fred Factor The Art of Leadership Let Your Life Speak The Next Christendom
John Eldredge John Maxwell John Maxwell John Maxwell John Piper Josh Riebock Leonard Sweet Robert Greene Shane Claiborne Sun Tzu Truett Cathy & Ken Blanchard Wayne Cordeiro Dan Kimball & Gabe Lyons Andrew Murray Andy Stanley Andy Stanley Andy Stanley Bill George Craig Groeschel C.S. Lewis Daniel Harkavy Dave & Jon Ferguson Henry Cloud & John Townsend James Hunter Jim Cymbala John Eldredge John Kotter John MacArthur John Maxwell John Maxwell John Maxwell L. Eims Louie Giglio Marcus Buckingham Mark Sanborn Max Depree Parker Palmer Phillip Jenkins
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A Work of Heart Celebration of Discipline Purpose Driven Church The Leader Who Had No Title The Giving Tree War of Art Prodigal God The Likeability Factor Strengths Based Leadership The Mentor Leader Leading on Empty Church Unique The Road Less Traveled The War of Art The Warren Buffett Way Serious Times Biography of George Muller The Attributes of God The Fall of Advertising, The Rise of PR Creation Regained Brave New World Do Hard Things 30 Reasons Why Employees Hate Their Managers The Noticer Making Vision Stick Confessions Take Your Best Shot Anthem Who is the Holy Spirit Authentic Leadership Character Who You Are When No One is Looking Ruthless Trust A New Kind of Christian Turbo coach God's Smuggler Walls of My Heart The Dream Giver
Reggie McNeal 2 Richard Foster 2 Rick Warren 2 Robin Sharma 2 Shel Silverstein 2 Steven Pressfield 2 Tim Keller 2 Tim Sanders 2 Tom Rath 2 Tony Dungy 2 Wayne Cordeiro 2 Will Mancini 2 M. Scott Peck 2 Steven Pressfield 2 Robert Hagstrom, Ken Fisher,& Bill Miller 2 James Emery White 1 A.T. Pierson 1 A.W. Tozer 1 Al Reis 1 Albert Wolters 1 Alduous Huxley 1 Alex Harris and Brett Harris 1 AMA 1 Andy Andrews 1 Andy Stanley 1 Augustine 1 Austin Gutwein 1 Ayn Rand 1 Bill Bright 1 Bill George 1 Bill Hybels 1 Bill Hybels 1 Brennan Manning 1 Brian McLaren 1 Brian Tracy 1 Brother Andrew 1 Bruce Thompson 1 Bruce Wilkinson 1
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Great Expectations The Wal-Mart Effect Justification and Regeneration David Peak Living on the Edge The Long Tail Intimacy With The Almighty Principled Centered Leadership Speed of Trust Chazown Christian Atheist The Abolition of Man The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe Leading with a Limp The Back of The Napkin The Talent Code Culture of Honor The Big Idea Rescuing Ambition Financial Peace Total Money Makeover The New Rules of Marketing and PR Reordered Love Reordered Lives The Four Agreements Oh The Places You'll Go The Art of Demotivation Today's Evangelism Breaking the Missional Code Sex The Right Way Shadow of the Almighty Counsel From The Cross Chasing Daylight Soul Cravings The Unstoppable Force Uprising Wide Awake The Strategic Victory
Charles Dickens Charles Fishman Charles Leiter Charles Swindoll Chip Conley Chip Ingram Chris Anderson Chuck Swindoll Stephen Covey Stephen Covey Craig Groeschel Craig Groeschel CS Lewis CS Lewis Dan Allender Dan Roam Daniel Coyle Danny Silk Dave & Jon Ferguson, Eric Bramlett Dave Harvey Dave Ramsey Dave Ramsey David Meerman Scott David Naugle Don Miguel Ruiz Dr. Seuss E.L. Kersten Earnest Reisinger Ed Stetzer Ed Young Elizabeth Elliot Elyse Fitzpatrick & Dennis E. Johnson Erwin McManus Erwin McManus Erwin McManus Erwin McManus Erwin McManus Fidel Castro
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Personality Plus The Education of Little Tree Holiness, Truth and the Presence of God How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling The Tap Conscious Business Beyond Good and Evil Orthodoxy The 5 Love Languages Authentic Faith: The Power of a Fire-Tested Life Crush It Fish Out of Water Nineteen Eighty-Four The Will of God Mind the Gap Reaching Out Called and Accountable The Man God Uses Changes that Heal Nine Things Economics in One Lesson The 12 Factors of Business Success Pour Your Heart Into It The Success Principle Bringing Up Girls Against the Odds Informal Learning Story of My Life The Catcher in the Rye The Slight Edge Sales Bible Built to Last The Art of Engagement Lifestyle Discipleship Pilgrim's Progress QBQ! The Question Behind the Question Love Leadership A Prayer for Owen Meany
Florence Littauer Forest Carter Francis Frangipane Frank Boettcher Frank McKinney Fred Kofman Friedrich Nietzsche G.K. Chesterton Gary Chapman Gary Thomas Gary Vaynerchuk George Barna George Orwell Gerald Sittser Graeme Codrington Henri Nouwen Henry Blackaby Henry Blackaby Henry Cloud Henry Cloud Henry Hazzlit Hogan, Lakhani & Marti Howard Schultz Jack Canfield James Dobson James Dyson Jay Cross Jay McInerney JD Salinger Jeff Olson Jeffrey Gitomer Jim Collins Jim Haudman Jim Peterson John Bunyan John G. Miller John Hope Bryant John Irving
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A Separate Peace Hard to Believe The Gospel According to Jesus 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader Talent is Never Enough The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leader's Day The Difference Maker The Winning Attitude
John Knowles John MacArthur John MacArthur John Maxwell John Maxwell John Maxwell John Maxwell John Maxwell John Ortberg John Ortberg John Piper John Piper John Piper John Steinbeck Josh McDowell Josh Waitzkin Joyce Meyers Judy Blume Kahlil Gibran Kathleen Reardon Ken Blanchard Ken Blanchard Ken Robinson Kevin DeYoung Kevin Hogan Kevin Leman Kevin Roberts Larry Crabb Leighton Ford Lorrie Moore Louis Upkins Lyle Schaller M. Yaconelli MacArthur Aubrey Malphurs Charles Manz and Chris Neck Mark Batterson Mark Buchanan
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If You Want to Walk on Water You Have to Get Out of the Boat
The Life You've Always Wanted Pleasures of God Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ When I Don't Desire God Of Mice and Men The Last Christian Generation The Art of Learning Battlefield of the Mind Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret The Prophet It's All About Politics Leadership on a Higher Level Servant Leadership Out of Our Minds Just Do Something Covert Persuasion The Way of the Shepherd Lovemarks Inside Out Transformational Leadership Self-Help Treat Me Like a Customer The Change Agent Messy Spirituality Ashamed of the Gospel Advanced Strategic Planning Mastering Self-Leadership Primal Your God is Too Safe
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Total Church Vintage Church Just Listen Primal Blueprint Bondage of the Will Finding My Calcutta Frankenstein Beware of the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt The Law of Attraction Food Rules Tuesdays with Morrie
Mark Driscoll Mark Driscoll Mark Goulston Mark Sisson Martin Luther Mary Poplin Mary Shelley Harvey McKay Michael Losier Michael Pollian Mitch Album Morten Hansen
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Collaboration: How Leaders Avoid the Traps, Create Unity, and Reap Big Results
Total Truth Amusing Ourselves to Death Long Walk To Freedom Faith is Not a Feeling The Prince The Leadership Engine Launching a Leadership Revolution The Call Improv Wisdom Getting Naked The three big questions for a frantic family Emotions Revealed The Art of Talking So That People Will Listen The Shack Ask for the Moon and Get It Win Forever Red Moon Rising Plan B Community Management, Revised Edition The Practice of Management Execution The Treasure Principle Making Room for Life The Life of Manny The Present Future
Nancy Pearcey Neal Postman Nelson Mandela Ney Bailey Niccolo Machiavelli Noel Tichy Orrin Woodward & Chris Brady Os Guiness Patricia Ryan Madsen Patrick Lencioni Patrick Lencioni Paul Ekman Paul W. Swet Paul Young Percy Ross Pete Carroll Pete Graig Pete Wilson Peter Block Peter Drucker Peter Drucker Ram Charan Randy Alcorn Randy Frazee Ray East Reggie McNeal
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Uncommon Decency Purpose Driven Life Jesus Wants to Save Christians Sex God In the Meantime The Making of a Leader The Ancient Maya Deep Change The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari The Revolution Magical Worlds of the Wizard of Ads What's Shakin Your Ladder House on Mango Street Rhinoceros Success Collapse of Distinction Purple Cow Horton Hears A Who Follow Me To Freedom Start with Why Divine Commodity The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Greater Than Yourself Fabric of Faithfulness The Richest Man Who Ever Lived Millennials Rising The Good Good Pig The Four Quartets Mediated Inner Game of Work Crossing the Chasm Love is the Killer App Counterfeit Gods Living the Life You Were Meant to Live The Little BIG Things How to Follow Jesus Without Embarassing God Searching for Timothy The Power of Full Enagement Mountains Beyond Mountains
Richard Mouw Rick Warren Rob Bell Rob Bell Rob Brendle Robert Clinton Robert J. Sharer Robert Quinn Robin Sharma Ron Paul Roy H. Williams Sam Chand Sandra Cisneros Scott Alexander Scott McKain Seth Godin Dr. Seuss Shane Claiborne Simon Sinek Skye Jethani Stephen Covey Steve Farber Steve Garber Steven Scott Strauss and Howe Sy Montgomery T.S. Eliot Thomas de Zengotita Tim Calloway Tim Moore Tim Sanders Timothy Keller Tom Paterson Tom Peters Tony Campolo Tony Cooke Tony Schwartz Tracy Kidder
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The Ever-Loving Truth The Making of an American Capitalist Dream Releaser Systematic Theology Too Small To Ignore Lord of the Flies Rapt A Patriot's History of the United States A Piece of Cake: A Memoir Anatomy of Peace As A Man Thinketh Atlas Shrugged Basic Black Be Big: Step Up Step Out Be Bold Brothers We Are Not Professionals Burn Rate Call of the Wild The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs Chicken Soup For The Soul Definitive Book of Body Language First Things First Flow Focal Point Fresh Wind Fresh Fire Cymbala Grace Awakening Half the Sky Hinds Feet on High Places
Voddie Baucham Warren Buffett Wayne Cordiero Wayne Grudem Wess Stafford William Golding Winifred Gallagher Larry Schweikart Cupcake Brown The Arbinger Institute James Allen Ayn Rand Cathie Black Judith Katz John Piper Michael Wolff Jack London Carmine Gallo Jack Canfield Barbara Pease Stephen Covey Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Brian Tracy Jim Cymbala Charles Swindoll Nicholas Kristof Hannah Hurnard Les Giblin Lawrence Cunningham James Sire John Calvin and John Mitchell Ravi Zacharias Margaret Wheatley Mike Bonem and Roger Patterson Eugene Peterson Daryl Conner Carol Dweck Cornelius Plantinga
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How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing with People
How to Invest Like Warren Buffet How To Read Slowly by James Sire Institutes by Calvin Jesus Among the Other Gods Leadership and the New Science Leading from the Second Chair Long Obedience in the Same Direction Managing at the Speed of Change Mindset Not the Way It's Supposed to Be
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One Minute Millionaire Point Man Poor Charlie's Almanac: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger Prayer Of Jabez Rich Dad Guide to Investing Invitation to Silence and Solitude George Washington's Sacred Fire Made in America Social Intelligence Stewardship Student Mission Power The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive
The Holiness of God The Knowledge of the Holy The Leadership Pipeline The New New Thing The Normal Christian Life The Power of Unreasonable People The Road to Serfdom The Search for Cosmic Justice The Starfish & the Spider The Transparency Edge The Two Tasks The World is Flat Theology for the Community of God Thou Shall Prosper
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Mark Victor Hansen & Robert Allen 1 Steve Farrar 1 Peter Kaufman, Ed Wexler, Warren Buffett, & Charles Munger 1 Bruce Wilkinson 1 Robert Kiyosaki & Sharon Lechter 1 Ruth Haley Barton 1 Peter Lillback 1 Sam Walton and John Huey 1 Daniel Goleman 1 Peter Block 1 David Howard 1 Patrick Lencioni 1 R.C. Sproul 1 A.W. Tozer 1 Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, & James Noel 1 Michael Lewis 1 Watchman Nee 1 John Elkington, Pamela Hartigan, & K. Schwab 1 F.A. Hayek and Bruce Caldwell 1 Thomas Sowell 1 Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom 1 Barbara Pagano 1 William Lane Craig, Paul Gould, Habib Malik, & Charles Malik 1 Thomas Friedman 1 Stanley Grenz 1 Rabbi Daniel Lapin 1
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Three Feet From Gold The Tip of the Iceberg Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make TrueFaced Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts Twelve Pillars Unlimited Power Well Being Words That Work
Sharon Lechter, Greg Reid, and Mark Victor Hansen
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Bobby Gombert and David Hutchens Hans Finzel Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, and John Lynch Gerald Bridges & Jerry Bridges Jim Rohn Anthony Robbins Thom Rath & James Harter Frank Luntz
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