Are you looking for some amazing books to read in order to make a change in your life?
Over the past several years, the following list of personal development books and professional books to read have been in my ear and on my Kindle. They are the books that I’ve taken with me through my anxiety and depression struggle that has helped me break through and find success.
Listen here about my struggle with anxiety.
I’m sharing this list of amazing books to read with you to help you break through struggles of whatever you’re facing.
Don’t have time to read? Me neither! The following I have been able to take with me anywhere and listen via audiobook. And when I say anywhere…I really do mean ANYWHERE! The garden. The cow pasture. On my commute to town. In the tractor hauling hay.
Wherever you choose to take them, audiobooks are life changing. There’s a couple of different memberships you can join that will allow you to listen to audio books. The one I listen to is Audible.
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For any books I want to read that I can’t get on Audible, I also have this Kindle that I can read at night while the kids sleep. You can get one for yourself here!
Let’s dive into the list, shall we?
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Personal Development Books
- Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done by Jon Acuff
- Uninvited by Lysa TerKeurst
- Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F* by Mark Manson
- Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
- The ONE Thing by Gary Keller
- You are a Bad A** by Jen Sincero
- Strap On a Pair by Abby Lou Walker
- The Power of Vulnerability by Brene Brown
- Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
- I Thought It Was Just Me by Brene Brown
- Embraced by Lysa TerKeurst
- It’s Not Supposed To Be This Way by Lysa Terkeurst
- Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
Farm Books
- Herding Dogs
- Complete Guide to Training Border Collies
- Storey’s Guide to Raising Turkeys
- No-Work Garden Book
- Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep
- A Biodynamic Farm
- The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible
Professional Development
- Side Hustle: From Idea to Income by Chris Guillebeau
- The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris
- Profit First by Mike Michalowicz
- Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker
- Will it Fly? By Pat Flynn
- Entreleadership by Dave Ramsey
- You are a Bad A** at Making Money by Jen Sincero
- Start with Why by Simon Sinek
- Light is the New Black by Rebecca Campbell
- Quiet by Susan Cain
- The Best Yes by Lysa Terkeurst
- Building a Storybrand by Donald Miller
- Fear is Not the Boss Of You by Jennifer Allwood
- Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo
- The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
Entertaining Books
- The Girls With No Names
- Where the Crawdad’s Sing
- Killer Angels
- Game of Thrones Series by George R. R. Martin
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- The Ones We Leave Behind by Deanna Lynn Sletten
- The Throwaway Children by Diney Costeloe
- The Mistress of Auschwitz by Terrance D. Williamson
- The Girl Across the Wire Fence by Imogen Matthews
- The Cottingly Secret by Hazel Gaynor
- Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
- A Memory of Violets by Hazel Gaynor
- When We Were Young & Brave by Hazel Gaynor
- The Lost Children by Shirley Dickson
- The Forgotten Home Child by Genevieve Graham
- The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel Gaynor
- The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor
- Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
- Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
- Candle in the Darkness
- A Dangerous Promise
- Righteous Fury
- Go Set A Watchman
- Eve’s Daughters
- The Cotillion Brigade
- Until we Reach Home
- A Light To My Path
- Fire by Night
- A Place to Belong
- A Dangerous Promise
- The Children’s Blizzard
- Bastard Out of Carolina
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
- From Sand and Ash
- A Lineage of Grace
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- The Orphan’s Tale
Growing List of Amazing Books to Read
Over time, I will be growing my list of amazing books to read for personal and professional development. I believe strongly that no one ever stops learning.
These are all books that have helped me through so many struggles and barriers. I wholeheartedly recommend these books to you because I believe they can help you, too.