My Favorite Audiobooks of 2017

I’ve written before on the books I recommend the most. A question I often get from people who read that post is which of these books or which books in general make for a good audiobook.

For me audiobooks are very hit or miss. It’s all about your connection to the narrator. I have given up on many great books because I couldn’t connect with the narrator.

I usually recommend non-fiction books but this year I included several fiction books that I really enjoyed.

Here are the audiobooks I enjoyed the most in 2017. Note: not all of these were published in 2017 but I enjoyed (re)listening to them in 2017 so I shared them with you.

• The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership — this one was so good I added it to my internal book club at Drift so everyone could read it. We also did a podcast episode on it for SEEKING WISDOM you can listen to here.
• Goals: Setting And Achieving Them On Schedule by Zig Ziglar — this is an old one but a book I re-listen to every year. Listen to the father of modern self-development drop some serious wisdom here.
• Thinking, Fast and Slow — this one is a little hard for many to get through but I really enjoyed listening to and reading it. If you want to know why we make the decisions that we do then this is a must.
• The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon — warning this has a lot of profanity and is explicit. I grew up a decade after John Joseph, the author, in NYC but this book took me back to the chaos that was NYC in the 1980s/1990s. I grew up around many of the same people, same music, same violence, same culture and going to the same places as John.
• Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable — from the trainer behind Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Amazing lessons on the mindset needed to be the best of the best.
• How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia — I really enjoyed this reading that captures the hypergrowth times we live in today.
• The Kid Stays in the Picture — this is the story of one of Hollywood’s most legendary producers. Many business lessons in this entertaining book.
• Play Bigger — good primer on thinking bigger when it comes to starting your business.
• Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike — another book we enjoyed so much we did a SEEKING WISDOM podcast review on and made it part of our internal book club. If you want to know what it is like starting a business start here.
• The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure — love him or hate him you can’t deny Grant Cardone. This is the best book so far by the infamous Sales Trainer.
• Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977–2002) — I am a huge David Sedaris fan. For those who enjoy (very) dark humor.
• Ready Player One — Very late to the party on this modern Sci-Fi classic. Want a glimpse into our future? Here it is.
• Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win — required reading for everyone at Drift. I loved this book and the framework so much that I sent my co-founder to get trained by Jocko and Leif (the authors).

What books did you listen to this year that I missed?

PS. If you enjoy reading you might enjoy listening to my podcast, SEEKING WISDOM, where we share what we are learning and bring on people we are learning from.