Top Episode Books

Every guest on My Quest for the Best brings book-level depth to their interview. These are the top-rated books from our most popular episodes — ranked by Amazon reader reviews. Toggle a topic to explore the conversations most relevant to what you are working on right now.

Ep 230 with Lee Cockerell, author of Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a LIfe at Disney →

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Ep 202 with Perry Marshall, author of 80/20 Sales and Marketing →

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Ep 219 with Allan Dib, author of The 1-Page Marketing Plan: Get New Customers, Make More Money, And Stand out From The Crowd →

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Ep 232 with Jon Gordon, author of The Power of Positive Leadership →

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Ep 89 with Barbara Corcoran, author of Shark Tales: How I Turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business →

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Ep 171 with Brad Lomenick, author of H3 Leadership: Be Humble. Stay Hungry. Always Hustle →

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Ep 197 with Greg McKeown, author of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less →

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Ep 218 with Judith Orloff, author of The Empath’s Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People →

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Ep 231 with Paul White, author of The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: →

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Ep 233 with Jim Harter, author of It’s the Manager →

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Ep 220 with Gay Hendricks, author of The Big Leap →

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Ep 222 with Ryder Carroll, author of The Bullet Journal Method →

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Ep 240 with Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, author of Storytelling with Data →

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Ep 314 with Scott Young, author of Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career →

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Ep 328 with Marc Reklau, author of 30 Days – Change your habits, change your life →

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Ep 374 with Stephen Guise, author of How to Be an Imperfectionist →

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Ep 200 with Chris Bailey, author of Hyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction →

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Ep 350 with Brendan Kane, author of Hookpoint: How to Stand Out in a 3-Second World →

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Ep 203 with Dan Pink, author of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing →

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Ep 324 with Charlie Gilkey, author of Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done →

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Ep 316 with Marcia Reynolds, author of Coach the Person, Not the Problem: A Guide to Using Reflective Inquiry →

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Ep 390 with Wendy Wood, author of Good Habits, Bad Habits →

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Ep 215 with Sherianna Boyle, author of Emotional Detox: 7 Steps to Release Toxicity & Energize Joy →

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Ep 381 with Barbara Oakley, author of Learn Like a Pro: Science-Based Tools to Become Better at Anything →

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Ep 373 with Giovanni Dienstmann, author of Mindful Self-Discipline →

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Ep 213 with Warren Berger, author of The Book of Beautiful Questions →

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Ep 181 with David Fields, author of The Irresistible Consultant’s Guide to Winning Clients: 6 Steps to Unlimited Clients & Financial Freedom →

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Ep 282 with Mark Victor Hansen, author of Ask!: The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your Destiny →

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Ep 235 with John Kotter, author of Accelerate! →

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Ep 193 with Bob Burg, author of The Go-Giver Influencer →

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Ep 363 with Darren Reinke, author of The Savage Leader →

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Ep 382 with Steve Robinson, author of Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A →

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Ep 412 with Andy Springer, author of Virtual Selling: How to Build Relationships, Differentiate, and Win Sales Remotely →

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Ep 177 with Chris Clearfield, author of Meltdown: Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do About It →

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Ep 400 with Scott Jeffrey Miller, author of Management Mess to Leadership Success →

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Ep 221 with John Rossman, author of How to Think Like Amazon →

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Ep 331 with Lee Salz, author of Sales Differentiation →

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Ep 244 with Julie Winkle Giulioni, author of Help them Grow or Watch Them Go →

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Ep 338 with Adrian Gostick, author of Anxiety at Work →

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Ep 255 with Robbie Baxter, author of The Forever Transaction →

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Ep 387 with Whitney Johnson, author of Build an A Team →

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Ep 204 with Stacy Brown Randall, author of Generating Business Referrals Without Asking →

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Ep 413 with Howard Tiersky, author of Winning Digital Customers: The Antidote to Irrelevance →

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Ep 366 with Ruth Gotian, author of The Success Factor →

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Ep 347 with Alex Goldfayn, author of Pick Up the Phone and Sell →

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Ep 343 with Vanessa Bohns, author of You Have More Influence Than You Think →

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Ep 389 with Michelle Mazur, author of 3 Word Rebellion →

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Ep 335 with Andrei Anca, author of Lead from Any Seat →

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Ep 346 with Paul White, author of The Vibrant Workplace →

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Ep 351 with Bill Miller, author of The Rookie CEO →

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Ep 248 with David Komlos, author of Cracking Complexity →

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Ep 301 with Carl Reader, author of Boss It: Control Your Time, Your Income and Your Life →

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Ep 210 with Chris Prefontaine, author of Real Estate on Your Terms →

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Ep 397 with Stu Heinecke, author of How to Grow Your Business Like a Weed →

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Ep 189 with JJ Ramberg, author of It’s Your Business: 183 Essential Tips that Will Transform Your Small Business →

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Ep 416 with Gustavo Razzetti, author of Remote Not Distant →

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Ep 417 with Marcus Warner, author of Rare Leadership in the Workplace →

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Ep 411 with Justin Breen, author of Epic Life →

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Ep 406 with Chuck Mollor, author of The Rise of the Agile Leader →

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Ep 409 with Pamela Wilson, author of Master Content Marketing →

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Ep 415 with Beate Chelette, author of Happy Woman Happy World →

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Ep 395 with Nikki Rausch, author of The Selling Staircase →

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Ep 384 with Brian Ahearn, author of Influence PEOPLE →

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Ep 334 with Randy Grieser, author of The Culture Question →

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Ep 352 with Ron Friedman, author of Decoding Greatness →

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Ep 356 with Doug Conant, author of The Blueprint →

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