The Official Break Diving Reading List

By: Break Diving Staff & Members

Each book listed below under each category has been fully read, vetted, and approved by numerous Break Diving staff members and community members. Anything you see recommended on this page is something you absolutely must read in order to live a happier, more successful, more educated, more meaningful, and more fulfilling life. If you are a true Break Diver, you will take the time to read each of these books

NOTE: Those titles listed that have been suggested by members or staff, and are currently pending additional feedback, are listed as IN CONSIDERATION. They will either be approved, or removed, in time, once enough data has been gathered from our members and staff.

Psychology, Decision Making, & Navigating Life

  • Zen & the Art of Making a Living – Laurence G. Boldt
  • Think & Grow Rich – Dale Carnegie
  • How to Stop Worrying & Start Living – Dale Carnegie
  • Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda – Authur Freeman
  • Man’s Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankl
  • Mission Success by Og Mandino

IN CONSIDERATION

| Who am I? – 16 Basic Desires that Motivate Our Actions & Define Our Personalities by Steven Reiss | Thinking Fast & Slow – Daniel Kahneman | Fooled by Randomness – Nassim Nicholas Taleb | Black Swan – Nassim Nicholas Taleb | AntiFragile – Nassim Nicholas Taleb |
Art of Thinking Clearly – Rolf Dobelli | Poor Charlie’s Almanac

Investing & Money

  • One Up On Wall Street – Peter Lynch
  • Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
  • Cashflow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki
  • Die Broke by Stephen M. Pollan
  • The Richest Man in Babylon – George S. Clason
  • The Layman’s Guide to Understanding Financial Statements by Simon J Lawrence
  • Automatic Millionaire by David Bach
  • Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing by Robert Kiyosaki
  • Securities Analysis – Benjamin Graham (Advanced)
  • Intelligent Investor – Benjamin Graham (Advanced)

IN CONSIDERATION

| The Little Book That Builds Wealth – Pat Dorsey | Accounting for Value – Stephen Penman | Financial Statement Analysis & Security Valuation – Stephen Penman | Value Investing – Bruce Greenwald | Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits – Philip A. Fisher | It’s Earnings That Count – Hewitt Heiserman | The Most Important Thing – Howard Marks | Conservative Investors Sleep Well – Philip Fisher | The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

History

  • Everything You Need to Ace World History in One Big Fat Notebook – Big Fat Notebooks
  • Everything You Need to Ace American History in One Big Fat Notebook – Big Fat Notebooks
  • Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science in One Big Fat Notebook – Big Fat Notebooks
  • Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts in One Big Fat Notebook – Big Fat Notebooks
  • Everything You Need to Ace Chemistry in One Big Fat Notebook – Big Fat Notebooks
  • Everything You Need to Ace Physics in One Big Fat Notebook – Big Fat Notebooks
  • Everything You Need to Ace Biology in One Big Fat Notebook – Big Fat Notebooks
  • Cocaine, An Unauthorized Biography – Dominic Streatfeild

IN CONSIDERATION

| Sapiens – Yuval Noah Harari | Homo Deus – Yuval Noah Harari |

Relationships

  • Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion – Robert Cialdini
  • How to Win Friends & Influence People – Dale Carnegie
  • Guerrilla Networking – Jay Conrad Levinson & Monroe Mann

IN CONSIDERATION

| Five (5) Love Languages – Gary Chapman | Evolution of Cooperation – Robert Axelrod |
Complexity of Cooperation – Robert Axelrod |

Health, Body, Biology

None Recommended Yet

IN CONSIDERATION

| The Doors of Perception – Aldous Huxley | The Body: a Guide to its Occupants – Bill Bryson | The New Evolution Diet – Art De Vany |

Inspiration & Motivation

  • Who Moved My Cheese – Dr. Spencer Johnson
  • Battle Cries for the Underdog – Monroe Mann
  • Battle Cries for the Hollywood Underdog – Monroe Mann
  • The Theatrical Juggernaut – The Psyche of the Star – Monroe Mann

IN CONSIDERATION

| Three Thousand Stitches – Sudha Murthy | How I Taught My Grandmother to Read – Sudha Murthy | Thoughts to Inspire – Swami Vivekananda | Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think – Peter Diamandis

Writing

  • On Writing – Stephen King 
  • The Elements of Style – Strunk and White

IN CONSIDERATION

| None Currently |

Sales & Marketing

  • Guerrilla Marketing – J. Conrad Levinson
  • The Greatest Salesman in the World – Part 1 by Og Mandino
  • The Greatest Salesman in the World – Part 2 by Og Mandino
  • Scientific Advertising – Claude Hopkins
  • Guerilla PR – Michael Levine
  • The Ultimate Guide to Google Ads – Perry Marshall

IN CONSIDERATION

| None Currently|

Time Management

  • Time Zen – Monroe Mann
  • Successful New Year 2021 – Monroe Mann

IN CONSIDERATION

| None Currently |

Strategy & Leadership

  • Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
  • David & Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
  • The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership – John C. Maxwell

IN CONSIDERATION

| None Currently |

Economics & Politics

  • Basic Economics – Thomas Sowell
  • The Thomas Sowell Reader – Thomas Sowell
  • Economic Facts & Fallacies – Thomas Sowell
  • Applied Economics – Thomas Sowell

IN CONSIDERATION

| Black Rednecks & White Liberals – Thomas Sowell | Discrimination & Disparities – Thomas Sowell |

Entrepreneurship

  • Before You Quit Your Job – Robert Kiyosaki
  • LLC or Corporation – Anthony Mancuso (NOLO)
  • Your Limited Liability Company (An Operating Manual) – Anthony Mancuso

IN CONSIDERATION

| HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Entrepreneurship and Startups – Harvard Business Review|


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