John C. Maxwell Books In Order
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How Successful People Think: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life and Work | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dare to Dream . . . Then Do It: What Successful People Know and Do | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
How Successful People Lead: Taking Your Influence to the Next Level | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
How Successful People Grow: 15 Ways to Get Ahead in Life | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
How Successful People Win: Turn Every Setback into a Step Forward | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
3 Things Successful People Do: The Road Map That Will Change Your Life | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
What Successful People Know About Leadership | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of John Maxwell Non-Fiction Books
Think on These Things: Meditations for Leaders | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Winning Attitude: Your Pathway to Personal Success | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tough Questions-- Honest Answers | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mastering The Old Testament | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Be a People Person | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Developing the Leader Within You | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Leadership 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Leadership 101: Inspirational Quotes & Insights for Leaders | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Developing the Leaders Around You: How to Help Others Reach Their Full Potential | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Power Of Attitude | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Make Yours A Winning Team | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Power Of Influence | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Partners in Prayer | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Breakthrough Parenting | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Living at the Next Level: Insight for Reaching Your Dreams | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Making the Most of Your Marriage | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Power Of Thinking Big | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Becoming a Person of Influence: How to Positively Impact the Lives of Others | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Your Road Map for Success: You Can Get There from Here | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Your Bridge to a Better Future | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Leading from the Highest Level | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
How High Will You Climb?: Determine Your Success by Cultivating the Right Attitude | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Power Of Partnership In The Church | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Learning the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Heart of Christmas | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Treasure of a Friend | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leader's Day: Revitalize Your Spirit and Empower Your Leadership | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Equipping 101 | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
My Dream Map | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes Into Stepping Stones for Success | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Success: One Day at a Time | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Law of Respect | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Maxwell 3-in1 Special Edition: The Winning Attitude,Developing the Leaders Around You,Becoming a Person of Influence | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork: Embrace Them and Empower Your Team | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Learning the 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork: Embrace Them and Empower Your Team | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player: Becoming the Kind of Person Every Team Wants | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Leading from the Lockers, Student Edition | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Powerpak Collection Series: Leading As A Friend | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Powerpak Collection Series: Leading in Your Youth Group | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Powerpak Collection Series: Leading At School | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Powerpak Collection Series: Leading Your Sports Team | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Attitude 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Running with the Giants: What the Old Testament Heroes Want You to Know About Life and Leadership | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Leadership Promises for Every Day: A Daily Devotional | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Relationships 101 | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Power of One: One Person, One Rule, One Month | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ethics 101: What Every Leader Needs To Know | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Make Today Count: The Secret of Your Success Is Determined by Your Daily Agenda | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Christian Reflections on the Leadership Challenge | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Power of One Training Curriculum | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Journey from Success to Significance | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Maxwell Leadership-Success 3 Book Pack | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
God's Devotional Book for Teens | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
God's Devotional Book for Women | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Daily Grace For Women - Devotional Reflections To Nourish Your Soul | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Choice is Yours | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
25 Ways to Win with People: How to Make Others Feel Like a Million Bucks | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Life@work: Marketplace Success for People of Faith | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Today Matters: 12 Daily Practices to Guarantee Tomorrow's Success | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Talent Is Never Enough: Discover the Choices That Will Take You Beyond Your Talent | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Difference Maker: Making Your Attitude Your Greatest Asset | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Life@work, The Essentials | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Leadership Principles for Graduates: Create Success in Life One Day at a Time | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Contagious Leadership Kit: The Equip Leadership Series | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Leadership Promises for Your Week | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dynamic Leadership - 60 Minutes with John C. Maxwell | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Encouragement Changes Everything: Bless and Be Blessed | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Developing the Leader Within You / Developing the Leaders Around You | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Leadership Gold: Lessons I've Learned from a Lifetime of Leading | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Team 2 In 1: Winning With People And 17 Indisputable Laws | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mentoring 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Success 101: What Every Leader Should Know | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Go for Gold: Inspiration to Increase Your Leadership Impact | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Self-Improvement 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions That Will Help You See It and Seize It | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Teamwork 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Becoming a Person of Influence/Talent Is Never Enough | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
25 Ways to Win With People / The 360 Degree Leader | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Winners Manual: For the Game of Life | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Leader's Heart: 365-Day Devotional Journal | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
CEO Communication Skills: Verbal Skills to Inspire Passion | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Beyond Talent: Become Someone Who Gets Extraordinary Results | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Daily Inspiration For Leaders | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Power of Winning: Motivation and Inspiration on How to Be a Winner | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Leading the Pack: Expert Training to Build Relationships and Inspire Followers | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
How to Influence People: Make a Difference in Your World | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sometimes You Win--Sometimes You Learn: Life's Greatest Lessons Are Gained from Our Losses | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Good Leaders Ask Great Questions: Your Foundation for Successful Leadership | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Home Run: Learn God's Game Plan for Life and Leadership | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Managing Time and Thriving Under Stress | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
JumpStart Your Leadership: A 90-Day Improvement Plan | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sometimes You Win--Sometimes You Learn for Teens: How to Turn a Loss into a Win | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Be All You Can Be: A Challenge to Stretch Your God-Given Potential | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
JumpStart Your Growth: A 90-Day Improvement Plan | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Intentional Living: Choosing a Life That Matters | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
JumpStart Your Thinking: A 90-Day Improvement Plan | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sometimes You Win--Sometimes You Learn for Kids | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
JumpStart Your Priorities: A 90-Day Improvement Plan | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Greatest Story Ever Told | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
No Limits: Blow the CAP Off Your Capacity | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Power of Your Leadership: Making a Difference with Others | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Power of Your Potential: How to Break Through Your Limits | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Leadershift: The 11 Essential Changes Every Leader Must Embrace | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Leader's Greatest Return: Attracting, Developing, and Multiplying Leaders | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wisdom on Leadership: 102 Quotes to Unlock Your Potential to Lead | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Winning with People: Discover the People Principles that Work for You Every Time | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
150 Essential Insights on Leadership | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Getting a Job is a Job: Nailing a Job in a Hard Knock World | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Leadership Promises For Your Work Week | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Right to Lead: Learning Leadership Through Character and Courage | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Marketing Strategy and Competitive Positioning | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Leading in Tough Times: Face Challenges with Courage and Grow Your Team Stronger than Ever | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
John Maxwell Unplugged: 17 Questions Most Asked of John Maxwell's Leadership | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Self-Aware Leader: Play to Your Strengths, Unleash Your Team | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Master What Matters | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Thinker’s Edge | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Influence Formula | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Unstoppable You | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
About John C. Maxwell
An expert on leadership both nationally and internationally, the American speaker and writer John Calvin Maxwell is a powerful voice. Speaking and communicating with many, he provides insight into effective leadership, management, and business, helping others to achieve their goals. Enormously successful, he’s highly regarded, with his influential style, all backed up by his long and illustrious career. Selling in the millions, his name has become synonymous with success, imparting his life advice to many others looking for the same.
Professionally speaking to many on a regular basis, he understands his audience perfectly, which is part of what makes his work so effective. Knowing precisely what the reader is looking for, he manages to capture a sense of immediacy that instantly grabs them. Speaking in the media too, he’s given sermons and talks to increasingly large audiences, allowing him to become an extremely successful brand in of himself. His leadership qualities are unsurpassed, setting him up as one of the foremost leading figures within his industry as a whole.
As well as a writer, Maxwell is a pastor as well, being an evangelical Christian who has faith as a central part of his life. This has been a huge influence on who he is, informing a lot of his work, along with the message he has to impart to others. The ideas and teaching he has isn’t strictly confined to one religion though, as his business teachings can be applied across all areas of life. With much more to come, his work continues to be admired throughout the world, respected and admired by many from all over.
Early and Personal Life
Born in Garden City, Michigan, on the 20th of February 1947, John Calvin Maxwell was born and raised by a father who was also in the ministry. Following his father into this role, he would first gain a Bachelor’s Degree from Circleville Bible College back in 1969. Later he would go on to attend Azusa Pacific University gaining a Master of Divinity, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from the Fuller Theological Seminary.
Leading churches since the 1970s, he would work all across California, Ohio, and Florida, gaining an insight and understanding of the profession. This would also see him become an active speaker on numerous occasion, something that would serve him well in his motivational writing. Seen as a leading figure in his industry now, he’s created an influential legacy quite unlike any other, that will continue to live on.
Writing Career
Starting out with the book ‘Think on These Things’ back in 1979, John C. Maxwell would begin his literary career through the Beacon Hill Press publishing label. Totalling around forty books and counting, Maxwell has sold over twenty million books, as the figure continues to rise. Reaching the top of The New York Times Bestseller list numerous times, he’s achieved an enormous level of popularity.
These books are all non-fiction providing help and assistance to those in need, providing guidance for anyone seeking self-improvement. Often to referring to his own faith and outlook, they’re accessible to all, and they’re particularly useful to those in business. Many of the books are published through the Thomas Nelson publishing house, with a lot of them offering actionable plans and ideas to use. Founding a number of groups too, he’s an important figure, and will continue to be so on into the foreseeable future, with more talks and events to follow.
Developing the Leader Within You
Originally published in 1993 on the 1st of January, this would come out through the ‘Thomas Nelson’ publishing imprint. As a Christian pastor, John C. Maxwell puts into words his own experience standing in front of congregation of many. This is a non-fiction book that’s entirely self-contained, making for an easy to follow read, with many insights and lessons throughout.
Regardless of your own background or faith, this has information that everyone can use, as it can apply to anything from business to self-improvement. There’s no pre-requisite to be of any particular faith to take in what’s being said, as it offers advice that’s open to all. Written in a clear and legible style, reading it is definitely not a chore, as it’s easy to get through, with straightforward insight and perspective.
Looking at what makes effective leadership, Maxwell analyzes this from his own unique perspective as a Christian pastor. Studying his own experiences communicating with countless people throughout his life, he sees what it takes to lead a large group or congregation. Breaking down concepts such as influence and the effect leaders can have on others, he guides the reader through how they can effectively achieve this. This also goes into management, and how this is different from leadership, inspiring others, and motivating them through being an assertive and confident leader.
Winning With People
First published through the ‘Thomas Nelson’ publishing house once more, this would be released in 2005 on the 30th of June. It’s another self-contained non-fiction title that’s completely stand-alone, helping the reader on creating working relationships. Providing further insight into the world of business, Maxwell once more advises and helps the reader find a strong sense of self.
This is a fascinating examination of the business world, showing how relationships factor into it, altering different outcomes for the individual. It’s all practical advice that can be applied to the real world and any situation, making it extremely effective and down-to-earth. Easy to pick up, the book makes for an enjoyable read, imparting plenty of useful advice that the reader can then take away.
Breaking down relationships and what they mean, this studies how the reader can really improve their own social skills. Whether the reader is born with the skills innately or not, this isn’t important, as everyone can find self-improvement in this area if they look for it. Looking at the ‘People Principles’ in separate sections of the book, it shows how these areas can be advanced and improved. Once these relationships are then formed, how can they benefit the individual, helping them find self-fulfilment and happiness.
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I have enjoyed reading his leadership books which have improved me mentally. I can get attention when im speaking in various functions. Ability i didn’t have before. Most admiring the law of the lid which is why most organization’s cant succeed because of the level of one at the apex of leadership. Thank you John