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Best Enneagram Books

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Enneagram books, including titles recommended by Derek Sivers, Ian Morgan Cron and Amy Cuddy. Most recommended here: Quiet, The Wisdom of the Enneagram and The Road Back to You.

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Recommended books, ranked by how many of the 27 people behind this list recommended each one.

  1. 1Quiet26 recommendations · recommended by Jason Fried, Tom Peters and Simon Sinek
  2. 2The Wisdom of the Enneagram3 recommendations · recommended by Shauna Niequist and Kristen Ulmer
  3. 3The Road Back to You2 recommendations · recommended by Dustin Moskovitz
  4. 4The Enneagram in Love and Work1 recommendation · recommended by Ian Morgan Cron
  5. 5The Complete Enneagram1 recommendation · recommended by Ian Morgan Cron
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Book cover for “Quiet”
Quiet

The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

26 recommendations

Recommended by Jason Fried, Tom Peters, Simon Sinek and 20 others

Book Summary

Quiet draws on studies, case studies, and personal stories to argue for the power of introverts in an extrovert-idealizing society. It validates introverted traits and explains how to leverage them, from the classroom to the boardroom. The mix of anecdotes and studies keeps it engaging, though the argument can feel repetitively one-sided. Extroverts might feel unfairly cast as the problem, and the ‘introvert manifesto’ tone occasionally overwhelms the nuance. The book lands hardest when it advocates for structural changes rather than just individual pep talks.

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The Wisdom of the Enneagram

The Complete Guide to Psychological and Spiritual Growth for the Nine Personality Types

3 recommendations

Recommended by Shauna Niequist and Kristen Ulmer

Description

The first definitive guide to using the wisdom of the enneagram for spiritual and psychological growthThe ancient symbol of the Enneagram has become one of today's most popular systems for selfunderstanding, based on nine distinct personality types.

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The Road Back to You

An Enneagram Journey to SelfDiscovery

2 recommendations

Recommended by Dustin Moskovitz

Description

Ignorance is bliss except in selfawareness...What you don't know about yourself can hurt you and your relationships and even keep you in the shallows with God.

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The Enneagram in Love and Work

Understanding Your Intimate and Business Relationships

1 recommendation

Recommended by Ian Morgan Cron

Description

New from Helen Palmer, a "leading teacher and practitioner of the Enneagram" (San Francisco Chronicle), the first Enneagram book to give practical advice, in fascinating detail, on how to have the best possible relationships in love and business.

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The Complete Enneagram

27 Paths to Greater SelfKnowledge

1 recommendation

Recommended by Ian Morgan Cron

Description

The Enneagram a universal symbol of human purpose and possibility is an excellent tool for doing the hardest part of consciousness work: realizing, owning, and accepting your strengths and weaknesses.

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Book cover for “Essential Enneagram”
Essential Enneagram

The Definitive Personality Test and SelfDiscovery Guide

1 recommendation
Description

"Great if you're in love with yourself and can't wait to find out more." - Chelsea Handler

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No coverEnneagram Transformations
Enneagram Transformations

Releases and Affirmations for Healing Your Personality Type

Description

Enneagram Transformations is a groundbreaking contribution to the selfhelp field. Riso offers readers the opportunity to take a psychological inventory of inner strengths that can be invaluable for selfdevelopment and all forms of recovery.

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Book cover for “The 9 Ways of Working”
Description

The 9 Ways of Working introduces the nine personality styles of the Enneagram, a classic, highly powerful approach to work and life. Each of the Enneagram's nine types has a distinct worldview which determines how they think, what they want, and why they act the way they do.

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Book cover for “The Enneagram”
The Enneagram

Understanding Yourself and the Others In Your Life

Description

It would be impossible for most of us to spend a day without coming into direct or indirect contact with dozens of people family, friends, people in the street, at the office, on television, in our fantasies and fears.

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No coverReading People
Reading People

How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything

Description

If the viral Buzzfeedstyle personality quizzes are any indication, we are collectively obsessed with the idea of defining and knowing ourselves and our unique place in the world.

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No coverThe Enneagram in Love
The Enneagram in Love

A Roadmap for Building and Strengthening Romantic Relationships

Description

Discover deeper bonds and more intimate connections with the power of the Enneagram The Enneagram is a popular tool for selfdiscovery, but it can also help enhance romantic relationships.

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Book cover for “The Essential Enneagram”
The Essential Enneagram

The Definitive Personality Test and SelfDiscovery Guide Revised & Updated

Description

The First and Only Scientifically Determined Enneagram Personality Test and GuideA centuriesold psychological system with roots in sacred tradition, the Enneagram can be an invaluable guide in your journey toward selfunderstanding and selfdevelopment.

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Millenneagram

The Enneagram Guide for Discovering Your Truest, Baddest Self

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The Modern Enneagram

Discover Who You Are and Who You Can Be

Description

"The Modern Enneagram offers a fresh look at this ancient system. Clear, concise, thoughtful and illuminating, this book provides insight into the theory of the Enneagram and also offers excellent examples for application in life, love and work.

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The Art of Typing

Powerful Tools for Enneagram Typing

Description

Demystify the Enneagram typing process with "The Art of Typing." Unlike any other Enneagram book, it contains illuminating illustrations, targeted differentiating questions, color infographics of the 9 Ego structures and more.

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Facets of Unity

The Enneagram of Holy Ideas

Description

Facets of Unity presents the Enneagram of Holy Ideas as a crystal clear window on the true reality experienced in enlightened consciousness. Here we are not directed toward the psychological types but the higher spiritual realities they reflect.

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Book cover for “Spiritual Rhythms for the Enneagram”
Spiritual Rhythms for the Enneagram

A Handbook for Harmony and Transformation

Description

The Enneagram opens a remarkable window into the truth about us, enabling us to see how image, wounds, lies, triggers, and default responses shape us every bit as much as our faith. But simply diagnosing our number doesn't do justice to who we are.

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Personality Types

Using the Enneagram for SelfDiscovery

Description

" The Enneagram is an extraordinary framework for understanding more about ourselves. No matter from which point of view we approach it, we discover fresh conjunctions of new and old ideas." So writes Don Riso in this expanded edition of his classic interpretation of the…

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No coverThe Path Between Us
The Path Between Us

An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships

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Book cover for “The Road Back to You Study Guide”
Description

This study guide featuresAn overview of the Enneagram with new material about triadsSNAP: a helpful tool for growthFive sessions with questions appropriate for personal growth or group discussion, with space to writeReflections from individuals of each type about what it's like…

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Book cover for “Understanding the Enneagram”
Understanding the Enneagram

The Practical Guide to Personality Types

Description

PERSONALITY TYPES, the first book by Don Richard Riso, has become the leading guide to the Enneagram, as well as a cherished classic in the literature of personal growth around the world.

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No coverBecoming Us
Becoming Us

Using the Enneagram to Create a Thriving GospelCentered Marriage

Description

Do you ever feel baffled by the person sleeping beside you What if your spouse came with an instruction manual Beth and Jeff McCord, founders of Your Enneagram Coach, have helped over 250,000 people discover their unique personality type and apply that knowledge to their…

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No coverEnneatype Structures
Enneatype Structures

SelfAnalysis for the Seeker (Consciousness Classics)

Description

Presents the main features of each enneatype, character structures, and secondary personality traits.

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No coverThe Honest Enneagram
Description

Find a way to bring out the best in yourself with this heartfelt, informative, and approachable guide to all things Enneagram. The Enneagram personality system consists of a spectrum of nine personality types.

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Book cover for “The Sacred Enneagram”
The Sacred Enneagram

Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth

Recommended Enneagram Books by Ian Morgan Cron

Ian Morgan Cron recommends 2 books on this list. See all book recommendations by Ian Morgan Cron

Recommended Enneagram Books by Adam Grant

Adam Grant recommends 1 book on this list. See all book recommendations by Adam Grant

Recommended Enneagram Books by Amy Cuddy

Amy Cuddy recommends 1 book on this list. See all book recommendations by Amy Cuddy

Enneagram Books: common questions

What are the most recommended enneagram books?
Quiet, The Wisdom of the Enneagram and The Road Back to You are the most recommended enneagram books on BookMentions, ranked by how many people recommended them.
Who recommends enneagram books?
Ian Morgan Cron, Adam Grant, Amy Cuddy and Ankur Warikoo are among the people who recommend books on this list. Each name links to their full set of book recommendations.
Which of these enneagram books should I read first?
Quiet is the most recommended here with 26 recommendations, which makes it the safest place to start.

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