This is a list of books I found useful and have enjoyed reading. You won’t become a product manager by reading these books but you will have more information about the role. You become a great product manager by doing. Build something and take it to market.
However if you like reading for fun as well as learning then here is the list:
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT SPECIFIC:
Inspired
Cracking the PM Interview
Decode & Conquer
The Lean Product Playbook: How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback
Escaping the Build Trap: How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value
Product Handbook from Intercom
DESIGN:
The Design of everyday things
Don’t Make Me Think
The Mom test
Hooked
BUSINESS:
Measure What Matters
Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals
Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster
The Lean Startup
AGILE:
Succeeding with Agile: Software
Development Using Scrum
User Story Mapping
Fifty Quick Ideas To Improve Your User Stories
Agile Estimating and Planning
TECH:
The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering
PEOPLE:
How to win friends and influence people
Never Split the Difference
High output management
Radical Condor
Product Leadership
Happy reading!
