Bob Stephens
WEST USA Realty

BOB'S BOOKS-RECOMMENDED






THE TRUST EDGE by David Horsager
 
How top leaders gain Faster Results, DEEPER Relationships
and a stronger Bottom Line!
Probably the best book I ever read--Bob

BEAUTIFUL STRANGER
The Ghost of Kate Morgan and the Hotel del Coronado
 
The official account of Kate Morgan's 1892 visit and why she haunts the Del today!  FASCINATING READING FULL OF GREAT PICTURES! We visited her grave site about 4 miles from the Del Coronado.
 

                  TRIBES

WE NEED YOU TO LEAD US

by SETH GODIN

Absolutely one of the best books I have read! It is what is happening NOW!

Pages are small and only 150 of 'em! Understanding this book will lead to success in your business.


 
PURPLE COW
 
TRANSFORM  YOUR BUSINESS BY BEING REMARKABLE
 
ANOTHER "GREAT BOOK" BY SETH GODIN
 


 

 OUTLIERS--The Story of Success by Malcolm Caldwell   

(The Tipping Point and Blink)

This one explains "a lot" about success and being born at the right time. I really loved this book--it was amazing!

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DO IT--LET'S GET OFF

OUR "BUTS"                                 

JOHN ROGER AND PETER MCWILLIAMS

Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion--You must set yourself on fire!  Reggie Leach

I highly recommend this book with pearls of wisdom such as this: We forefeit three-fourths of ourselves to be like other people. Or Woody Allen's "Eighty percent of success is showing up"!

 

 

 TO BE or NOT TO BE--INTIMIDATED?

by ROBERT  RINGER

A great model for your business written by a real estate salesperson. Will help your personal life also--I highly recommend this book!

 

 

REVERSE DIABETES NOW

by Neal D Barnard, MD

Amazing book of only 291 pages and about 40% of it is recipes for a vegan diet, a diet of absolutely no animal products at all. I urge you to read it and perhaps do it even tho it's tough!

Check with your Doctor!

 

DIG YOUR WELL BEFORE YOU’RE THIRSTY

by HARVEY MACKAY

This is # 1 in books for real estate agents “NETWORKING”.

 Follow the advice and harvest “leads for life”. My favorite!

HARVEY sent me a letter along with the recommendation that I read this book he wrote.
He also sent me the next one on this list--both complimentary--A really nice man!

 

WE GOT FIRED/and It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us by HARVEY MACKEY.

 

BUBBLES, BOOMS and BUSTS

Make money in ANY Real Estate Market

BLANCHE EVANS

Editor of Realty Times

A good read whether or not you are a real estate practitioner or investor!

 

WILLINGNESS—THE DRIVING FORCE OFACCOMPLISHMENT by MERVIN BRITTON /130 PAGES OF MATERIAL THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

A TEACHER AT ASU and an agent in our MESA office.

 

YOU ARE BORN CREATIVE

Jump starting your natural resource--a workbook by Mervin Britton

Super material--I have done it! I attended his fantastic workshop!

 

ATTRACTING PERFECT CUSTOMERS—The Power of Strategic Synchronicity/by Stacey Hall and Jan Brogniez

 

DOMINATE—By Allen Hainge of Cyberstars.net. Written in 2001, the 259 tips are still great material. An amazing teacher!

 

 

ALL OF THE ONE-MINUTE MANAGER SERIES OF 100 PAGE BOOKS BUT TWO OF THEM REALLY STAND OUT

MOST IMPORTANT IS—The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey and then Raving Fans. Some others are: Gung Ho, The One Minute Apology, The One Minute Manager, The Present, Leadership and the One Minute Manager, The One Minute Salesperson, The One Minute Manager Gets Fit and a really big one is Who Moved My Cheese.

 

NEVER EAT ALONE by Keith Ferrazzi with Tahl Raz

Given to me by TINA TAMBOER--senior housing analyst of The Comford Report

 

EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES by Lynne Truss

The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (another favorite)

 

POWERED BY INSTINCT by Kathy Kolbe

5 Rules for Trusting Your Guts

 

SMALL TALK—“The Fine Art of”  by Debra Fine

DALE CARNEGIE said "Learning to "small talk" is vital!

 

21 THINGS I WISH MY BROKER HAD TOLD ME by Frank Cook/Practical Advice for New Real Estate Professionals

 

THE SECRET—by Rhonda Byrne (Powerful lessons)

 

THE BLACK WIDOW’S GUIDE TO KILLER POOL

By Jeanette Lee    Very, Very Motivational

Her signed picture to BIG BOB hangs in my cue rack.
 
 

 

TEN THINGS I LEARNED FROM BILL PORTER

By Shelly Brady/Made into a movie—Door to Door

 

YOU’RE HIRED—How to succeed in Business and Life

By Bill Rancic (First winner of Donald Trump’s/The Apprentice)

 

THE OPTIMISTIC CHILD by Martin Seligman and others

A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression

Amazing Book—A must Read

 

 

A GUIDE ON: HOW TO PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION by Sandra Raby and Lisa Ruggeri

Both work for major city police departments—a must have book!

 

 GREEN EGGS AND HAM by Dr. Seuss

Sam-I-am is a GREAT salesperson and proves that "persistence" pays off--for ALL! Dale Hillard teaches a 3 hour class based on this book!

 

WHY WE WANT YOU TO BE RICH

Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki

"This book underscores the pressing need for financial literacy"--Steve Forbes

 

WOMEN  DON'T  ASK
Negotiation and the Gender Divide
Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever 
 
LIFE IS SO GOOD
 
GEORGE DAWSON & RICHARD GLAUBMAN 
 George was born in 1898 and died 2001.
 
This book tells of life in the United States by a black man making his way
through times that were not easy. He learned to read at the age of 98 and
corroborated with Richard Glaubman to write this book that is an eye
opener to a different life than most of us experience. 
I wish I had known George personally. 
 
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HOLLY PASUT--wrote "A Strange Path to Freedom"--White-Collar Professional Finds Inspiration and Gratitude in Federal Prison. A former REALTOR, she will be a main speaker in Boston at this years NAR Convention for 2018. This book is fantastic and all real estate agents need to read it. I have it on my Kindle and read it straight through--only 152 pages and I RECOMMEND IT!
Hard copies at Amazon.