Creativity – Innovative Thinking - Ideas

How to Get Ideas by Jack Foster (a classic with a gem on every page)
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci by Michael Gelb
Orbiting the Giant Hairball by Gordon MacKenzie (trust me – check it out)
Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath
Power Thinking by Caterina Rando
Thinkertoys by Michael Michalko

Writing and Getting Published

On Writing by Stephen King (a thought-provoking page turner)
The Self-Publishing Manual by Dan Poynter (also check out Dan’s website www.parapublishing which is a fount of everything you want to know about writing)
The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing by Tom and Marilynn Ross
For Writers Only by Sophy Burnham
The Writer’s Life:  Edited by Carol Edgarian and Tom Jenks
1001 Ways to Market Your Books by John Kremer
Advice to Writers by Jon Winokur
Guerilla Marketing for Writers by Jan Conrad Levisnson, Rick Frishman & Michael Larsen

Publicity, Promotion and Pitching

Selling the Invisible by Harry Beckwith
Good in a Room by Stephanie Palmer
Influence by Bob Cialdini
Step Into the Spotlight by Tsufit
Publicize Your Book by Jacqueline Deval
Book Yourself Solid by Michael Port

Sales, Marketing and Branding

Juicing the Orange by Pat Fallon and Fred Senn
Powerlines by Steve Cone
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
The Little Red Book of Selling by Jeffrey Gitomer (You can’t go wrong with ANY of Jeffrey’s books.  He’s Mr. Pithy - the master of saying a lot in a little.)
Purple Cow by Seth Godin  (also check out Seth’s blog – he is a genius on a daily basis)
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries and Jack Trout

Quote Books  (That make You Laugh, Think and Act)

Never Scratch a Tiger with a Short Stick by Gordon Jackson
Walking on Alligators by Susan Shaughessy
Up Words for Down Days by Allen Klein
Great Thoughts, Funny Sayings by Bob Phillips

Communication – Presentations – Speaking

Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds
The Wealthy Speaker by Jane Atkinson
Wake Me Up When the Data is Over by Lori Silverman

Social Responsibility – Giving Back

Do Your Giving While You Are Living by Edie Fraser and Robin Spizman
Kiss of a Dolphin by Tom Tuohy
Me to We by Craig and Marc Kielburger

Inspiring Memoirs

White Pearl and I by Svetlana Kim
Beach Chair Diaries by Janet Spur
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Gifts From the Mountain by Eileen McDargh
Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother by Jana Wolf
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

Productivity and Workplace Effectiveness

Accelerate by Dan Coughlin
Be a Shortcut by Scott Halford
How to Succeed in Business Without Working So Damn Hard by Robert Kriegel
The Accountability Factor by Alan Dobzinski
ConZentrate by Sam Horn
Ready for Anything by David Allen
The 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss
You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! by Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo

Career and Job Success

I Don't Know What I Want, But I Know It's Not This by Julie Jansen
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
Corporate Confidential by Cynthia Shapiro

Women in the Workplace

Hard-Won Wisdom and Mustang Sallies by Fawn Germer
This is Not the Life I Ordered by Jackie Spier, Jan Yaneshio, Deborah Stephens, Michaelene Risley
Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office by Lois Frankel
I Used to Have a Handle on Life But It Broke by Mary Loverde
Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman by Gail Evans
Seducing the Boys Club by Nina Desesa

Management, Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Team-Building

You Don’t Need a Title to be a Leader by Mark Sanborn
Winner Take All by Richard J. Elkus Jr.
The E-Myth  by Michael Gerber
Winning by Jack Welch and Suzy Welch
Sacred Hoops by Phil Jackson
Alpha Dogs by Donna Fenn
The Breakthrough Company by Keith McFarland
Radical Trust by Joe Healey
Good to Great by Jim Collins
The One Minute Entrepreneur by Ken Blanchard, Don Hutson and Ethan Willis
It's Not What You Sell, It's What You Stand For by Roy Spence with Haley Rushing