Books like The Richest Man in Town

01

The Millionaire Next Door

Thomas J. Stanley · Economics

The Millionaire Next Door is Thomas Stanley and William Danko's report on a decade of research into who actually has wealth in America, and their findings are consistently surprising.

A kindred business read.

02

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Peter Thiel · Business

Zero to One began as notes from a Stanford course Thiel taught on startups in 2012, assembled into a book with co-author Blake Masters.

A kindred business read.

03

The Psychology of Money

Morgan Housel · Economics

The Psychology of Money is Morgan Housel's argument that financial success depends less on technical knowledge than on behavior — specifically, on understanding how your personal history, emotions, and cognitive biases shape every financial decision you make.

A kindred business read.

04

Outliers: The Story of Success

Malcolm Gladwell · Psychology

Outliers is Malcolm Gladwell's argument that exceptional success is less a product of individual genius or drive than it is of hidden advantages, timing, and accumulated opportunity.

A kindred business read.

05

The Millionaire Mind

Thomas J. Stanley · Business

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06

The Millionaire Real Estate Investor

Gary Keller · Business

Gary Keller, co-founder of Keller Williams Realty, wrote this book after interviewing over 100 millionaire real estate investors to identify common patterns in how they built their wealth.

Shares wealth building and mindset with The Richest Man in Town.

07

The Startup of You

Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha · Business

The Startup of You is Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha's argument that in a world of permanent change, every professional needs to think about their career the way entrepreneurs think about their companies — with a deliberate strategy, a specific competitive advantage, and a willingness to pivot when circumstances change.

Shares entrepreneurship and career strategy with The Richest Man in Town.

08

The Millionaire Fastlane

MJ DeMarco · Self-help

The Millionaire Fastlane is MJ DeMarco's argument that conventional financial advice — work for forty years, save 10 percent, invest in index funds, retire at 65 — is not a path to wealth but a path to a modestly funded old age, and that genuine financial freedom requires building a business rather than an investment portfolio.

Shares wealth building and entrepreneurship with The Richest Man in Town.

09

AI Superpowers

Kai-Fu Lee · Business

AI Superpowers is Kai-Fu Lee's argument that the geopolitical competition to lead in artificial intelligence is primarily a two-country race between the United States and China, and that the outcome will reshape the global economy in ways most people haven't started to reckon with.

Both dig into entrepreneurship.

10

Anything You Want

Derek Sivers · Business

Anything You Want is Derek Sivers' account of building, running, and eventually selling CD Baby, the independent musician distribution company he founded accidentally in 1998 when a few friends asked him to sell their CDs online.

Both dig into entrepreneurship.

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Behind the Cloud

Marc Benioff · Business

Behind the Cloud is Marc Benioff's account of building Salesforce from a startup in his apartment to the first cloud computing company to reach $1 billion in revenue.

Both dig into entrepreneurship.

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Beyond Entrepreneurship

Jim Collins & William Lazier · Business

Beyond Entrepreneurship is Jim Collins's first major book, co-written with William Lazier and published in 1992, before the research that produced Built to Last and Good to Great.

Both dig into entrepreneurship.