A tribute to Seth Godin’s Book Recommendations
Books recommended by Seth Godin.
491 books in the collection Last updated 5th October 2026
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Rocket Surgery Made Easy
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Schooling in Capitalist America
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Software Project Survival Guide
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Standing on the Sun
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Steal Like An Artist
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Stone Age Economics
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The $100 Startup
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The Accountability Effect
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The American Myth of Success
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The Big Sort
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The Black Swan
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The Communist Manifesto
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The Gift
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The Gift
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The Gifts of Imperfection
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The Icarus Deception
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The Liminal People
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The Lonely Crowd
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The Managed Heart
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The Mythical Man-Month
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The On-Purpose Person
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The Power Elite
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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
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The Rise of the Creative Class
“It’s not an accident that successful people read more books.”
Seth Godin
Who is Seth Godin?
Seth Godin is a bestselling author, entrepreneur and daily blogger. He writes about marketing, leadership and the work of making change. His books include Purple Cow, Linchpin and This Is Marketing.
Seth has been writing his blog since 2002. Among his daily posts, he occasionally recommends a book or shares a reading list. Those recommendations are scattered across years of posts, making them easy to miss and hard to find again.
A reading list worth exploring
This Is Broken brings together Seth’s book recommendations, with his words and links to the original sources. It’s an independent tribute, built to help you find your next book. Read about this project.
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