The Top 3 Books Every Student Should Read To Crush College and Life Starting Right Now

Are you looking for great books (outside of textbooks of course) to read for college?

Well let this be your lucky day because you are going to find them here in this post.

Whether you are looking to get ahead in your college career, your actual career or if you just want to have fun in college, the 3 books covered in this post will be extremely critical in making all of that happen.

And if you happen to be a parent or someone else involved in a college student’s life, I guarantee you that these are the books every student should read if they really want to get ahead.

In fact, they are so critical that one review from Amazon suggests that if you are selling anything, you must buy these books.

Here’s the review:

Title: “Successful secrets revealed!”

Review: “If you have to write to promote a product or service, this is the ONE book you must read. No other book covers as much ground and offers so many real-world examples as Joseph Sugarman presents in this single volume. An absolute MUST-HAVE for any marketing professional.”

Ok, the review is only for one book; I lied. But not quite though.

You will see that all 3 of these books contain the successful secrets of achieving anything and giving you the handy dandy tool to promote yourself as an exceptional candidate at what you do.

In short, you are a salesperson!

And you ARE a marketing professional even though you might not be majoring in marketing or advertising.

Now you are really ahead of the game.

Do you want to find out the successful secrets on how to conquer college with just 3 books?

Read on to find out.

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

This book is a must to know how to deal with everybody in college whether it’s your classmates, your professors, prospective employers and anybody that you come across.

Almost every successful person who has gone through college has read this boom at some point during their college career.

In fact, I can say that this is the secret weapon of the most successful college students and the most successful professionals in their field.

Have you ever heard of the phrase “It’s not about what you know. It’s about who you know?”

This book gives you the secrets to unlocking the “who you know” part of the equation.

Let me explain.

In business and in life, people love working with people that they like.

They don’t enjoy working with people that they don’t like.

I’m sure that you’ve experienced this phenomenon in your life somehow.

Do you ever want to work with a boss who’s demeaning and who is insulting to you?

Never.

That’s why no one wants to work for that guy.

Now, let’s look at the flip side.

Do you want to work with someone who is genuinely considerate to you, cares about what he or she does, is evidently dedicated to the job and is trustworthy and is extremely kind to you?

You better believe it.

Comment below if you know such a person or have worked with such a person in your life.

It’d be great to hear about these people. We need more of them.

We really do.

Do you also notice what happens to these people?

They get rewarded big time in life somehow whether it’s a surprise party or a big fat gift or something.

They get the best things in the world when they don’t even need them or want them.

Speaking on this point, let me tell you a story of such a person and why being so kind worked out so well for her.

My former academic advisor in college is arguably the sweetest and most inspiring person on the planet.

She cared so much for doing her job well, she genuinely wanted to help the students succeed at anything that they did, she would be the first one to come in and the last one to leave, she always had a positive attitude towards everybody regardless of who they were, she showed up extra days when she didn’t need to help students at what they were doing, etc.

In short, this woman is the prime example of what every person should be like in this world.

She never deviated from this behavior since it was who she really was as a person and because she was genuinely interested in everybody’s well-being and was never selfish at all and always helped when asked upon, she got the best reviews when it came time for faculty evaluations and she was chosen amongst all of the advisors in the university for a new position that paid more and had more responsibility.

And not only that, she was the only faculty member to ever have a party dedicated to her and her only when she left for this new position.

This is the minimum that can happen if you are the type of person that this book recommends you to be.

But there’s more.

Because I was admired this person so much, I wrote this email to her that said the following:

“I wanted to write to you today to let you know how amazing you are as a professor, advisor, and as a person.

You’ve been unconditionally helpful every time that I have asked for help from you, whether it was an assignment or an advising question. You would never condemn me from asking and you would always listen, which is what I find extremely gratifying.

I always loved the fact that you listen to everything from my perspective and that you understand everything that I say. I just love that you always have faith and the underlying belief that I could succeed in anything that I do.

You genuinely believe in everybody. I truly admire your super positive attitude and your genuine smile every time that we see each other. You are really the can do advisor that never lets anyone down. From the bottom of my heart, you are the most inspirational person that I have ever known.

You internally motivate me to believe in myself and to treat everyone the way that I want to be treated. You are the best of them all, and I truly want you to know that.

You are the best advisor, professor, person, and engineer that exists on this planet today. You are amazing. I can honestly say that I love you. Thanks for being you.”

This is what you get when you are this kind to people. You get an abundance of kindness back.

Now this might be a relatively small example, but imagine if the scale of this was a lot larger.

Oh boy your rewards are going to be larger!

If I convinced you to buy the book, you can do so here on Amazon. Please note that I am an affiliate for Amazon and I will receive a commission for your purchase through my affiliate link. The price that you pay for the book will not change.

And if you are still not convinced with purchasing this book, here are some testimonials about how the book was transformative in the careers of many successful people. Read these testimonials here and here for more insight.

You can read more about the book here if you want to see even more insight as to how this book can get you out of problems like an angry driver! Read on for the story!

And now for the book that will increase your motivation and willpower in no time!

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

This one is the success bible.

This is the book that will make you a genius if you put your mind to whatever you want to accomplish.

Every successful person on this planet, whether it’s a college student or a successful businessperson or even the doctor in your neighborhood, has read this book and implemented what it says.

I want you to envision yourself achieving what you want to achieve.

Do you want to know exactly what you need to do in order to get there?

If that’s you, then this is the book for that.

It will teach you the blueprint for accomplishing your goals, regardless of what the goal is.

That’s right, regardless of what the goal is.

Let me show you why that’s so.

I invite you to read these testimonials here about how the book has facilitated their success and exactly what they got out of it.

How are those for testimonials?

Extremely in-depth and descriptive to what happens when you read the book, right?

Well, if you are convinced that this book will help you achieve everything that you want in life regardless of your circumstance, definitely click right here and buy it on Amazon and take action on it ASAP. You won’t regret it.

I do receive an affiliate commission for your purchase of “Think and Grow Rich” on Amazon, but the price that you pay will not change.

I guarantee that if you buy “Think and Grow Rich,” you WILL become a super badass in life.

Believe me when I say it.

And now before we get to the next book on this list, I want you to listen to this song here and imagine what you feel like you are at when you do listen to it.

Now with that, let’s get to the book that will take you to the next level immediately.

Advertising Secrets of the Written Word by Joseph Sugarman

The picture says it all. It is a top secret book that you shouldn’t share with anybody. They are the secret codes to writing anything.

Let me explain what this book is.

This is a textbook on copywriting, which is the art of using the written word to persuade people to take action on what you want.

But it’s not just any textbook.

It’s literally the guide on how to use the written word to compel people to read every little word that you have written to the point where if they do not read the rest of what you have written, they will feel guilty like they just killed someone.

This isn’t a joke.

Many people who testified in the book towards the author’s ads said that they would feel guilty if they didn’t read them because it was so compelling and so impactful.

In fact, one could argue that if you read this book, you will have the ability to hypnotize people in read life.

No joke.

To prove what I mean, I invite you to read a few of my blog posts where I used the principles in the book to literally get you to read the entire blog post without skipping a word. Note that for one of the books, I didn’t read the book prior to writing it, but it still does uses the principles in there. Access them here, here and here.

Did you read all the way down to the end of the page on those blog posts?

If not, leave me some feedback; I’d appreciate it!

If you did, did you notice what I was doing?

I challenge you to write it down to yourself to generate your inner curiosity and then purchase the book right here on Amazon to know exactly what these “secrets” are and why they work.

Believe me, you writing will enter a whole new dimension and your ability to sell will skyrocket.

If you are not convinced, read the reviews when you click on the link. They’ll tell you the story.

Please note again that I am an affiliate for Amazon and I will receive a commission for your purchase if you buy through my link. The price that you pay will not change.

And now I will leave you off with this:

These books will be the wisest and the most enjoyable investment of your life.

In fact, much more so than the investment towards college.

You will quickly find that the knowledge that you implement from these books will place you far ahead of your peers in your ability to sell and in your ability to achieve whatever you want.

Guaranteed or I’ll send you a $100 Amazon gift card to your mail box. Just email me the address at jointheisland@gmail.com.

Read them and tell me what you got out of them in the comments section.

It’d be great to see what you achieved from reading those books.

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