Best Career & Growth Books for Beginners
Level 114 books
114 Career & Growth books ranked by developer recommendations — ideal if you're just getting started. Top picks include Deep Work and Atomic Habits.
Rankings
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Deep Work
Cal Newport
7549 in 90d
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130.7
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Atomic Habits
James Clear
390 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
91.5
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Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual
John Sonmez
300 in 90d
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71
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
250 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
54.5
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
181 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
43.8
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey
170 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
42.5
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The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg
180 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
41
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Start with Why
Simon Sinek
140 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
35
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Zero to One
Pay
130 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
28.5
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So Good They Can't Ignore You
Cal Newport
120 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
28
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Getting Things Done
David Allen
120 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
26
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The 4-Hour Workweek
Tim Ferriss
120 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
26
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The Obstacle is the Way
Ryan Holiday
101 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
25.8
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The Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande
100 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
25
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On Writing Well
William Zinsser
150 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
23.5
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The Mom Test
Rob Fitzpatrick
103 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
23.4
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Your First Year in Code
Isaac Lyman
130 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
22.5
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Influence
Robert B. Cialdini
81 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
20.8
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Eat That Frog!
Brian Tracy
90 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
20.5
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Essentialism
Greg McKeown
80 in 90d
career-and-growthbackend
20
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