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Books like Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competit ion

12 books with a reading profile close to Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competit ion by Guy Kawasaki. Practical, outward-looking, growth-minded and clear-cut; an easy read.

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Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

by Seth Godin

Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy

Seth Godin argues that traditional advertising methods, such as television commercials and print ads, no longer capture consumer attention in a saturated market.
2

Rework

by Jason Fried

Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy

Rework challenges traditional corporate wisdom by arguing that businesses can thrive with fewer resources, smaller teams, and less planning.
3

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

by Keith Ferrazzi

Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy

Keith Ferrazzi argues that professional advancement depends on building a web of genuine personal connections rather than treating networking as a transactional exchange.
4

How Google Works

by Eric Schmidt

Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy

Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg describe how Google pivoted from traditional corporate structures to a model centered on smart creatives—employees who combine technical depth with business savvy and creative flair.
5

The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead

by Max Brooks

Also practical and outward-looking · practical, entertainment

This manual provides technical instructions for surviving an outbreak of Solanum, a virus that reanimates human corpses into tireless predators.
6

Contagious: Why Things Catch On

by Jonah Berger

Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy

Jonah Berger examines the mechanics of social transmission to explain why certain products and ideas gain public visibility while others fail.
7

The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter

by Michael D. Watkins

Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy

Michael D.
8

Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done

by Larry Bossidy

Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy

Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan argue that the primary cause of corporate failure is not a lack of vision, but a failure to execute.
9

Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen

by Donald Miller

Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy

Donald Miller argues that businesses fail when they make themselves the protagonist of their marketing.
10

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns

by John C. Bogle

Also outward-looking and growth-minded · practical, business strategy

John C.
11

Trump: The Art of the Deal

by Donald J. Trump

Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy

Donald Trump details his approach to high-stakes real estate negotiation through a chronological look at his New Jersey and New York projects.
12

Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love

by Marty Cagan

Also practical and outward-looking · practical, business strategy

Marty Cagan outlines the specific logistics and organizational structures required to build successful software.

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