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| Title | Author |
| How to Win Friends and Influence People | Dale Carnegie |
| Think and Grow Rich | Napoleon Hill |
| Any title by Author | Tom Hopkins CPAE - http://www.tomhopkins.com |
| Any title by Author | Zig Ziglar CPAE |
| Any title by Author | Brian Tracy CPAE |
| The Leadership Challenge | Kouzes/Posner |
| Unlimited Power | Anthony Robbins |
| Awaken the Giant Within | Anthony Robbins |
| Raving Fans | Dr Ken Blanchard CPAE |
| The Road Ahead & Business at the Speed of Thought | Bill Gates |
| 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing and Branding | Jack Trout & Al Ries |
| Customers For Life | Carl Sewell |
| Positively Outrageous Service | T. Scott Gross |
| The Instant Millionaire | Mark Fisher |
| Leading the Revolution | Gary Hamel |
| McDonalds - Behind the Golden Arches | John Love |
| What They Do Not Teach You at Harvard Business School | Mark McCormack |
| 1001 Ways to Reward Employees | Bob Nelson |
| The E-Myth | Michael Gerber |
| The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People | Dr Stephen Covey |
| First Things First | Dr Stephen Covey |
| Chicken Soup for the Soul Series | Mark Victor Hansen & Jack Canfield |
| Real Magic (and other selections) | Wayne Dyer |
| Brand Building on the Internet | Martin Lindstrom/Tim Frank Andersen |
| Why Men Don't Listen & Woman Can't Read Maps | Allan Pease CSP & Barbara Pease |
| Cash Flow Quadrant | Robert Kiyosaki |
| The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin | Kenneth Silverman |
| Million Dollar Consulting & Money Talks | Dr Alan Weiss CSP CPAE |
| You Don't have To Be Born Brilliant | John McGrath |
| You Inc. | John McGrath |
| Loyal Profitable Customers | Keith Abraham CSP http://www.keithabraham.com.au |
| Secrets of Internet Business Success | Gihan Perera http://www.firststep.com.au |
| Why Lawyers Should Eat Bananas | Simon Tupman MBA http://www.simontupman.com.au |
| Why Entrepreneurs Should Eat Bananas | Simon Tupman MBA http://www.simontupman.com.au |
| There is More to Life than Sex & Money | Daniel Johnson CSP http://www.danielwjohnson.com |
| Hospitality SCAMS | Max Hitchins http://www.hospitalitydoctors.com.au |
| Artistry in Training | Dr Stephanie Burns |
| Seducing the Vigilante Customer | Graham Harvey http://www.grahamharvey.com.au |
| Maximizing Your Learning Potential | Glenn Capelli CSP http://www.glenncapelli.com |
| High Life 24/7 | Matt Church CSP http://www.mattchurch.com.au |
| Get What You Want Out of Life and Work | Mark Holden http://www.fantasticperformance.com |
| The Use and Abuse of Office Politics | Mark Holden http://www.fantasticperformance.com |
| What Shintaro Taught Me | Ron Lee CSP http://www.corporate-ninja.com.au |
| Parenting and Children Books | Lisa McInnes-Smith CSP, CPAE http://www.lisaspeaks.com |
| Small Business Street Smarts | Peter Thorpe http://www.peterthorpe.com.au |
| URG's Cracking the Corporate Culture Code | Steve Simpson CSP http://www.keystone-management.com |
| Gender Games - Doing Business with the Opposite Sex | Candy Tymson CSP http://www.tymson.com.au |
| Influence | Dr Robert Cialdini |
| You Can't Win a Fight With Your Boss | Tom Markert |
| The World's Best Sales Tips | Ciaran McGuigan MBA CSP |
| Human Resource Champions | David Ulrich |
| First, Break all the Rules | Marcus Buckingham |
| Smart Marketing for Small Business | Gaujers, Harper and Browne |
| Hope Happens | Catherine De Vrye CSP http://www.greatmotivation.com |
| Blue Ocean Strategy | Chan Kim & Renee Mauborgne http://www.HBSPress.org |
| How to MC Just About Anything | Camille Valvo PM, Mike Schoettler MBA & Rob Salisbury CSP http://www.strategicresources.com.au |
| Speak Like a CEO | Suzanne Bates http://www.speaklikeaceo.com |
| GUANXI - The Art of Relationships | Robert Buderi & Gregory Huang |
| Chinese Etiquette & Ethics in Business | Boye Lafayette De Mente |
| Mastering Business in Asia | Andrew Delios & Kulwant Singh |
| The Idea Book | Fredrik Haren http://www.theideabook.org |
| Soaring On Your Strengths | Robin Ryan http://www.robinryan.com |
| The Talent War - How To Find and Keep the Best People for Your Company | Kerry Larkan http://www.kerrylarkan.com |
| Secrets of Great Rainmakers | Jeffrey J. Fox |
| The Elements of Great Managing | Ross Wagner & Dr. James Martin |
| Book Yourself Solid | Michael Port |
| Persuasion | James Borg |
| Say It Like Obama | Shel Leanne |
| The Truth About Middle Managers | Paul Osterman |
| The Secrets of CEO'S | Steve Tappin & Andrew Cave |
| Market Rebels | Hayagreeva Rao |
| How the Mighty Fall | Jim Collins |
| The New Rules of Marketing & PR | David Meerman Scott http://www.DavidMeermanScott.com |
| Glow | Lynda Gratton |
| Business Journey to the East | Chow-Hou Wee & Fred Combe |
| 101 Tough Conversations to have with Employees | Paul Falcone |
| Am I the Only Sane One Working Here? | Dr. Albert Bernstein |
| Twitter Power | Joel Comm http://www.JoelComm.com |
| Connection Generation | Iggy Pintado http://www.iggypintado.com |
| Emerging Trends in Professional Selling - Volume 1 | Paul Sparks http://www.saleseffectiveness.com.au |
| Employees First - Customers Second | Vineet Nayar |
| The Lords of Strategy | Walter Kiechel III |
| Getting into Singapore - a guide for expats | David Goldwich |
| 88 Essential Secrets for Achieving Success at Work | APSS / Rob Salisbury CSP - http://www.strategicresources.com.au - Marshall Cavendish Asia |
| The Start Up of YOU | Reid Hoffman & Ben Casnocha - Crown Business Books |
| Contagious:Why Things Catch On | Jonah Berger - Simon & Schuster |
| 365 Thank You's | John Kralic - Penguin Books |
| How Asia Works:Success & Failure in the Worlds Most Dynamic Region | Joe Studwell |
| Executive Intelligence | Justin Jenkes |
| Breaking Good | Simon Davie - www.sliding-doors.com.au |
| Would You Want to Work for YOU | Brenda Bence MBA CSP Global - www.BrendaBence.com |
Speaking and Training Associations
http://www.iffps.org - Global Speakers Federation (GSF)
http://www.nsaspeaker.org - National Speakers Association (NSA - USA)
https://professionalspeakers.org.au - Professional Speakers Australia (PSA - Australia)
http://www.canadianspeakers.org - Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS - Canada)
http://www.nationalspeakers.org.nz - National Speakers Association of New Zealand (NSANZ - Auckland)
http://www.AsiaSpeakers.org - Asia Professional Speakers Singapore (APSS - Singapore)
http://www.maps.org.my - Malaysian Association of Professional Speakers (MAPS - Malaysia)
http://www.professionalspeakersassociation.co.uk - Professional Speakers Association (PSA - United Kingdom)
http://www.psasouthernafrica.co.za - Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa (PSASA)
http://www.psaholland.org - Professional Speakers Association of Holland (PSAH - Holland)
http://www.astd.org - American Society of Training and Development (ASTD - USA)
http://www.stada.org.sg - Singapore Training and Development Association (STADA)
Professional & Business Development Magazines & Resources
http://www.successfulmeetings.com - Successful Meetings Magazine