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Some of our favorite places to go for summer reading on the cheap._ by [Eric Barker](https://time.com/author/eric-barker/) ## Eric Barker Jun 10, 2015 4:01 AM UTC  Getty Images by [Eric Barker](https://time.com/author/eric-barker/) ## Eric Barker Jun 10, 2015 4:01 AM UTC So far I’ve done interviews with 22 experts on various fields from [happiness](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/04/happiness-gretchen-rubin-interview/), to [expertise](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/04/interview-author-cal-newport-on-how-you-can-become-an-expert-and-why-you-should-not-follow-your-passion/), to [influence](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/06/robert-cialdini-influence/) and [irrationality](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/03/interview-nyt-bestselling-author-dan-ariely-talks/). I’ve asked most of them which books they highly recommend. Which ones got mentioned most often? ## The Top Books Experts Recommend: * Robert Cialdini’s [Influence: the Psychology of Persuasion](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006124189X/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=006124189X&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) (3 times) * Dan Pink’s [To Sell is Human](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594487154/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1594487154&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) (2 times) * Adam Grant’s [Give and Take](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670026557/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0670026557&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) (2 times) * Daniel Kahneman’s [Thinking, Fast and Slow](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0374275637/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0374275637&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) (2 times) ## Books Experts Recommend – By Topic ## Leadership [Gautam Mukunda](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/03/interview-harvard-business-school-professor-gautam-mukunda-teaches-secrets-leader/), professor at Harvard Business School and author of [Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1422186709/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1422186709&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) recommends: * Daniel Kahneman, [Thinking, Fast and Slow](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0374275637/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0374275637&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Victor Frankl, [Man’s Search for Meaning](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0807014273/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0807014273&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Clayton Christensen, [How Will You Measure Your Life?](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062102419/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0062102419&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Nassim Taleb, [Fooled by Randomness](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400067936/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1400067936&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Marcus Aurelius, [Meditations](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1613823037/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1613823037&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Doris Kearns Goodwin, [Team of Rivals](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743270754/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0743270754&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney, [Willpower](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143122231/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0143122231&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) ## Power [Jeffrey Pfeffer](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/04/interview-stanford-mba-school-professor-teaches-secret-promotions-raises-power/), professor at Stanford MBA school and author of [Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don’t](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061789089/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0061789089&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) recommends: * Robert Cialdini’s [Influence: the Psychology of Persuasion](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006124189X/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=006124189X&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) ## Networking [Adam Grant](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/04/interview-wharton-business-school-professor-teaches-approach-give/), professor at Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania and author of [Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670026557/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0670026557&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) recommends: * Liz Wiseman’s [Multipliers](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061964395/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0061964395&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Dan Pink’s [To Sell is Human](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594487154/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1594487154&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Susan Cain’s [Quiet](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307352153/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0307352153&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Robert Cross’ [The Hidden Power of Social Networks](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591392705/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1591392705&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Wayne Baker’s [Achieving Success Through Social Capital](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0787953091/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0787953091&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) ## Marketing and Advertising [Ramit Sethi](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/02/nyt-bestselling-author-ramit-sethis-explains-manage-money-negotiate-improve/), author of [I Will Teach You To Be Rich](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0761147489/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0761147489&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20), recommends: * Pratkanis and Aronson’s [Age of Propaganda](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0805074031/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0805074031&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Robert Cialdini’s [Influence: the Psychology of Persuasion](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006124189X/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=006124189X&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Schwartz and Edelston’s [Breakthrough Advertising](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887232981/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0887232981&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Claude Hopkins’ [My Life in Advertising](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009IF9ZFE/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B009IF9ZFE&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) and [Scientific Advertising](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1453821082/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1453821082&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) ## Expertise [Cal Newport](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/04/interview-author-cal-newport-on-how-you-can-become-an-expert-and-why-you-should-not-follow-your-passion/), professor at Georgetown and author of [So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1455509124/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1455509124&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20), recommends: * Daniel Coyle’s [The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How.](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/055380684X/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=055380684X&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Geoff Colvin’s [Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591842948/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1591842948&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * David Shenk’s [The Genius in All of Us: New Insights into Genetics, Talent, and IQ](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307387305/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0307387305&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Malcolm Gladwell’s [Outliers: The Story of Success](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316017930/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0316017930&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Stephen Johnson’s [Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594485380/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1594485380&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Frans Johansson’s [The Click Moment: Seizing Opportunity in an Unpredictable World](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591844932/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1591844932&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) ## Happiness [Gretchen Rubin](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/04/happiness-gretchen-rubin-interview/), author of [The Happiness Project](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006158326X/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=006158326X&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) recommends: * Barry Schwartz’s [The Paradox of Choice](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060005696/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0060005696&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Sonja Lyubomirsky’s [The How of Happiness](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143114956/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0143114956&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Jonathan Haidt’s [Happiness Hypothesis](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0465028020/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0465028020&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * John Boswell’s [The Life of Samuel Johnson](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140436626/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0140436626&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) ## Human Behavior [Michael Norton](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/05/harvard-michael-norton-happier/), professor at Harvard Business School and author of [Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1451665067/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1451665067&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) recommends: * Dan Ariely’s [Predictably Irrational](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061353248/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0061353248&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Danny Kahneman’s [Thinking Fast and Slow](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0374533555/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0374533555&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Adam Grant’s [Give and Take](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670026557/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0670026557&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * The books of [Malcolm Gladwell](http://www.amazon.com/Malcolm-Gladwell/e/B000APOE98/?%5Fencoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&qid=1368879042&sr=1-2-ent&tag=spacforrent-20) * Don Campbell’s [Unobtrusive Measures](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0761920129/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0761920129&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) ## Influence and Persuasion [Robert Cialdini](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/06/robert-cialdini-influence/), author of [Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006124189X/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=006124189X&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20), recommends: * Packard and Miller’s [Hidden Persuaders](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/097884310X/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=097884310X&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Daniel Pink’s [To Sell is Human](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/06/robert-cialdini-influence/%22http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594487154/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1594487154&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Guy Kawasaki’s [Enchantment](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591845831/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1591845831&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Adam Grant’s [Give and Take](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670026557/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0670026557&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) ## Charisma [Olivia Fox Cabane](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/03/interview-olivia-teaches-charismatic/), author of [The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591844568/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1591844568&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) recommends: * Robert Cialdini’s [Influence: the Psychology of Persuasion](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006124189X/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=006124189X&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) ## Irrationality [Dan Ariely](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/03/interview-nyt-bestselling-author-dan-ariely-talks/), professor at Duke University and author of [Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061353248/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0061353248&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) recommends: * Chabris and Simon’s [The Invisible Gorilla](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307459667/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0307459667&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Belsky and Gilovich’s [Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1439163367/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1439163367&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Jonah Berger’s [Contagious](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1451686579/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1451686579&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) * Thaler and Sunstein’s [Nudge](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/014311526X/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=014311526X&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) **Join over 190,000 readers. Get a free weekly update via email** [**here**](http://eepurl.com/o6uAD)**.** **_This piece originally appeared on_** [**_Barking Up the Wrong Tree_**](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/06/books-experts-recommend/)**_._** Related posts: [How To Stop Being Lazy And Get More Done – 5 Expert Tips](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/08/how-to-stop-being-lazy/) [How To Get People To Like You: 7 Ways From An FBI Behavior Expert](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/10/how-to-get-people-to-like-you/) [New Harvard Research Reveals A Fun Way To Be More Successful](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/09/be-more-successful/) ## Transcript Summer's here, don't believe me? Look at my face, it's all burned from sitting on the beach, reading e- books. I do that almost every weekend in the Summer. The 25 year old version of myself, thinks the 35 year old version of myself is a total square. But the 35 year old version of myself knows the 25 year old version of myself is a complete idiot. Both versions of myself however, are cheap. So, our friends at Techlicious have cobbled together a list of places to get inexpensive, and or free e- books. Both versions of myself can enjoy. The best place to start for free books is your local library and the same old's true for ebooks. I wanna stop you right there because a library, is where you get paper books. You can get ebooks at the library? Are you serious? Find out what books are available near you, visit your local library in person or search online on the Over Drive website at overdrive. com. If you're looking for free classic books, Project Gutenberg has tens of thousands. Head over to gutenberg. org, to check out all the titles. Every day Amazon discounts various Kindle books, to between a buck and four bucks. Check out the Kindle Daily Deals section of the site for more details. And if you pay a hundred bucks a year for Amazon Prime you have access to the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, which will let you take out a free book at a time from a catalog of over 500, 000 titles. I actually have a free book from the Kindle Owners' Lending Library on my Kindle right now. It's from Oprah's Book Club. And I will not say which one it is. Some things need to remain private. And if you own a Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone, you have access to a special library of Kindle books. You get four prominent books to choose from every month, up to a total of 12 per year. And if you read a lot and want access to a nice library of books, both Oyster and Scribd are Netflix- style services that let you read an unlimited numbers of book for around nine to ten books a month. 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