Peo­ple often ask how did you become so suc­cess­ful. And one of the things I always say is, “I read a lot.”

And not just about the mar­kets or real estate, but every­thing. I’ve often found that a lot of my great ideas come from read­ing up on suc­cess­ful peo­ple and the lat­est in entrepreneurship.

So here’s a list of 66 entre­pre­neur­ial books from The Toi­let Paper Entre­pre­neur that you should start read­ing. I didn’t even real­ize that some of these books had an affect on suc­cess. Such as Alice In Won­der­land or Charlotte’s Web.

Best Entre­pre­neur Books That You Never Expected

From The Toi­let Paper Entrepreneur

There is a major prob­lem with lists of great busi­ness books, chances are you have read 90% of them already. Here is a new, bet­ter list of 66 books that will rock your entre­pre­neur­ial mind. Instead of the stan­dard fair, the TPE com­mu­nity com­piled this list of unex­pected gems. Check ‘em out and read as many as you can!

1. The Key by Cheri Huber

Why This Read Is Ideal For Entre­pre­neurs: This book is one of my favorite books of all time (and I read A LOT!) It teaches you how to slow down and enjoy your life…even if you’re in total chaos (which is the world all entre­pre­neurs play in and/or next to). Enjoy!

Thanks To: Weston Lyon of Weston Lyon’s Secret Society

2. Yes, You Can! by Sam Deep Why This Read Is Ideal For Entre­pre­neurs: This book is a great moti­va­tional tool that sup­ports the old cliche of “pos­i­tive think­ing” — but makes you real­ize that “pos­i­tive think­ing” is really only half the bat­tle. The book also helps with your plan of action and mak­ing bet­ter deci­sions — regard­less of the need and what’s hap­pen­ing in your life. Thanks To: Inna Shamis of Avant­Garde Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Group

3. The Win­ning Spirit by Lisa Wicker Why This Read Is Ideal For Entre­pre­neurs: This book is more than a recipe for suc­cess in cor­po­rate Amer­ica. Ms. Wicker’s tips are effec­tive for build­ing suc­cess­ful cus­tomer and ven­dor rela­tion­ships as well. This is more than a feel good book. It’s a blue­print for entre­pre­neurs posi­tion­ing them­selves to win in life and business. Thanks To: Char­lene McNary of McNary & Associates

4. Oh, The Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss Why This Read Is Ideal For Entre­pre­neurs: Such a great book! Always a great reminder for those of us entre­pre­neurs who need to stay pos­i­tive & focused! Thanks To: Pre­cious Knud­sen of Pre­cious Knudsen

5. A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink Why This Read Is Ideal For Entre­pre­neurs: This book gives you a tan­gi­ble hold on the future. New-preneur: It will help you pick your busi­ness. In-gearPreneur: It will help you cat­a­pult your busi­ness to 2015. We now live in the rein­ven­tion age! Thanks To: Kate Nasser of The People-Skills Coach

6. How to Own the World by Stephen K Hayes Why This Read Is Ideal For Entre­pre­neurs: This book offers habits and point-of-view (POV) adjust­ments every­one should make to change the way they view the world. Absolutely crit­i­cal for cre­at­ing success! Thanks To: Mary Casey of Boul­der Quest Cen­ter for Empowerment

7. Click by George C Fraser Why This Read Is Ideal For Entre­pre­neurs: Click: Ten Truths for Build­ing Extra­or­di­nary Rela­tion­ships by Geroge C Fraser takes net­work­ing to the next level. Is your net­work­ing stuck, do you have a pile of busi­ness cards and now won­der­ing what to do, have you started shun­ning pro­fes­sional gath­er­ings because it’s more of the same old stuff? Then you need to read this book. It shifts your mind­set from net­work­ing to build­ing “clicks”, truly con­nect­ing with oth­ers for long term success. Thanks To: Char­lene McNary of McNary & Associates

8. Crit­i­cal Think­ing by R. Buck­min­ster Fuller Why This Read Is Ideal For Entre­pre­neurs: It helps you remem­ber things as not good or bad, as both are needed to bal­ance the universe. Thanks To: Dr Leti­tia Wright of Wright Place TV Show

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