The Think Archimedes Genius Mind Book List – If You Read These Books, You Will Be One Of The Most Intelligent People On The Planet

If you want to be successful in life, these 103 books will give you the theory, the how-to, and most important of all, the mindset that you need.

Considering how the internet and globalization are changing the way business is done faster than at any other time in the history of the world, I am here to tell you that you better invest in yourself. You are no longer just competing with your next door neighbor Tom for business, you’re competing with Amal from India and Chao from China. And however many billion others are out there. Make yourself more valuable by reading great books by people who have spent a lifetime studying and applying whatever it is you want to learn.

It is true: You have the right to not go to college, but you don’t have the right not to have an education.

If you think that you might be interested in the book at all, we can guarantee that it will knock your socks off. The books marked with an asterisk represent texts that contain profound wisdom, incredible value, and should be read by every student who plans on being intelligent, efficient, wealthy, and successful – Period.

College Admissions & Test Prep

Looking Beyond the Ivy Leagues, by Loren Pope
The Official SAT Study Guide, by College Board

Biographical

*The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
*Benjamin Franklin, by Walter Isaacson
Lincoln the Unknown, by Dale Carnegie
The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

Science

*A Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawking
Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy, by Gwyneth Cravens
The 10 Most Beautiful Experiments, by George Johnson
Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, by Lester Brown

Math & Logic

Beyond Numeracy, by J.A. Paulos
*Innumeracy, by J.A. Paulos
The Language of Mathematics, by Keith J. Devlin
God Created the Integers, by Stephen Hawking
A History of Mathematics, by Carl Boyer
The Constants of Nature, by John Barrow
The Golden Ratio: The Study of Phi, The World’s Most Astonishing Number, by Mario Livio
*Being Logical, by D.Q. McInerny
*Speed Mathematics, by Bill Handley
One, Two, Three … Infinity, by George Gamow

Language

Grammar Gremlins: Taming the Mischief-Makers of the English Language, by Don Ferguson
Under the Grammar Hammer, by Douglas Cazort
I Always Look Up the Word Egregious, by Maxwell Nurnberg
*Proust & The Squid, by Maryanne Wolf
Read & Grow Rich, by Burke Hedges
The Gremlins of Grammar, by Toni Boyle & K.D. Sullivan

Globalization

The Lexus & The Olive Tree, by Thomas Friedman
The World is Flat, by Thomas Friedman
The Elephant & The Dragon, by Robyn Meredith
A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers Will Rule The Future, by Daniel Pink
How Soccer Explains The World: An {Unlikely} Theory of Globalization, by Franklin Foer
Billions of Entrepreneurs, by Tarun Khanna

Business

*Ready, Fire, Aim, by Michael Masterson
*The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, by John Maxwell
*The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork, by John Maxwell
*Good to Great, by Jim Collins
*The Breakthrough Company: How Everyday Companies Become Extraordinary Performers, by Keith McFarland
*The eMyth Revisited, by Michael Gerber
*The 4-Hour Workweek, by Timothy Ferriss
*Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, by Jim Collins
*No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs, by Dan Kennedy

Financial

*One Up On Wall Street, by Peter Lynch
*The Science of Getting Rich, by Wallace Wattles
*The Richest Man in Babylon, by George Clason
*Missed Fortune, by Douglas Andrew
*Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert Kiyosaki
*Cashflow Quadrant, by Robert Kiyosaki
The ABC’s of Gold Investing, by Michael Kosares
*Gold: The Once & Future Money, by Nathan Lewis
Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith
Why We Want You To Be Rich, by Robert Kiyosaki & Donald Trump
The Automatic Millionaire, by David Bach
Blind Faith: Our Misplaced Trust in The Stock Market, and Smarter, Safer Ways to Invest, by Edward Winslow
The Advantage of Real Estate, by Patrick Riddle, Dusty Keefe, and others

Thought Process

*As A Man Thinketh, by James Allen
The Art of War, by Sun Tzu
Our Sacred Honor, by William Bennett
*The Science of Being Great, by Wallace Wattles
*The Power of Focus: What the World’s Greatest Achievers Know about The Secret of Financial Freedom and Success, by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, & Les Hewitt
The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne

Psychology

Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You, by Sam Gosling
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, by Malcolm Gladwell
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, by Dan Ariely
Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping, by Paco Underhill
Personality Plus: How to Understand Others by Understanding Yourself, by Florence Littauer
The Color Code, by Taylor Hartman

Personal Development

***Unlimited Power, by Anthony Robbins
*Awaken the Giant Within, by Anthony Robbins
*The Master-Key to Riches, by Napoleon Hill
The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science, by Norman Doidge
*Think & Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill
*Maximum Achievement, by Brian Tracy

Web Technology

AJAX Design Patterns, by Michael Mahemoff
The Art & Science of Javascript, by Cameron Adams, James Edwards, Christian Heilmann, Michael Mahemoff, Ara Pehlivanian, Dan Webb & Simon Willison
Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything, by Don Tapscott
ProBlogger, by Darren Rowse
Big Switch: Rewiring the World, From Edison to Google, by Nicholas Carr
Head First SQL, by Lynn Beighley
Head First PHP & MySQL, by Lynn Beighley & Michael Morrison
The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3 with CSS, Ajax, and PHP, by David Powers

Sales & Communication

Act Natural: How to Speak to Any Audience, by Ken Howard
The Back of a Napkin: Solving Problems & Selling Ideas With Pictures, by Dan Roam
How I Raised Myself From Failure to Success in Selling, by Frank Bettger
*How To Win Friends & Influence People, by Dale Carnegie
*Negotiate This, by Herb Cohen
*Am I Making Myself Clear?, by Terry Felber
*NLP Workbook: A Practical Guide to Achieving the Results You Want, by Joseph O’Connor
*No B.S. Sales Success, by Dan Kennedy

Spiritual

Disclaimer: I don’t care what religion you are a part of…these books are excellent and will rock your world.

The Final Quest, by Rick Joyner
Understanding the Purpose & Power of Prayer, by Myles Monroe
Tender Warrior, (for dudes) by Stu Weber
*The Four Agreements, by Don Miguel Ruiz
*The Dream Giver, by Bruce Wilkinson
*The Prayer of Jabez, by Bruce Wilkinson
*Secrets of the Vine, by Bruce Wilkinson
Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis
The Problem of Pain, by C.S. Lewis
The Great Divorce, by C.S. Lewis
Can Man Live Without God?, by Ravi Zacharias
The End of Reason: A Response to the New Atheists, by Ravi Zacharias & Lee Strobel

Misc

*Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell
Thinking For a Change, by John Maxwell