Books like The hardest working man by Sullivan, James

Atomic Habits by James Clear presents a practical framework for building good habits, breaking bad ones, and mastering tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a self‑help guide that teaches principles of personal and professional effectiveness, emphasizing character development, leadership, and self‑management.

Deep Work shows how focused, distraction-free effort is a rare yet essential skill for achieving superior results and genuine fulfillment in today’s fast‑paced economy.

The Power of Habit shows how tiny habits shape our lives and how they can be transformed to achieve personal and organizational success.

Essentialism shows how to focus on the truly important tasks and eliminate the nonessential, enabling people to reclaim control over their time and energy.

Daniel H. Pink explores how intrinsic motivation—not external rewards—drives better performance, creativity, and well‑being, drawing on three decades of research and practical examples for individuals and organizations.

Grit shows that success depends more on passion, perseverance, self‑control and determination than on talent or luck; Angela Duckworth’s research explains how these qualities can be cultivated to achieve excellence.

John Lennon: Uncovering the Life of the Legendary Rock Star

Daniel Coyle explores the roots of skill, arguing that biology and myelin growth are key to success, and offers readers a practical program to cultivate their own talent.

Celebrating Rush’s 30th anniversary, this retrospective of Canada’s most successful music group examines each of the band's approximately 20 lauded records and sold-out tours, eliciting fresh insights into the marriage of Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee’s classic, fearless art rock sound with Neil Peart's celebrated literary prowess. The product of extensive interviews with all three members and corroborating evidence from key insiders and press, this unprecedented examination features previously unpublished candid photographs by official band photographer Andrew MacNaughtan. Musings on playing live and the grind of touring are presented, revealing the trio’s evolution over the past three decades. A critical eye is focused on the band’s vast catalog, resulting in a comprehensive, forward-moving celebration of one of the most respected yet secretive bands in the music business—one that has never been revealed in book form so personally, directly, or so willingly.

Traces the life of Aretha Franklin from deserted child to teenage mother to Grammy winner to inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

In the days before his fortieth birthday, London-based journalist Jasper Rees trades his pen for a French horn that has been gathering dust in the attic for more than twenty-two years, and, on a lark, plays it at the annual festival of the British Horn Society.Despite an embarrassingly poor performance, the experience inspires Rees to embark on a daunting, bizarre, and ultimately winning journey: to return to the festival in one year's time and play a Mozart concerto — solo — to a large paying audience.A Devil to Play is the true story of an unlikely midlife crisis spent conquering sixteen feet of wrapped brass tubing widely regarded as the most difficult instrument to master, as well as the most treacherous to play in public. It is the history of man's first musical instrument, a compelling journey that moves from the walls of Jericho to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, from the hunting fields of France to the heart of Hollywood. And it is the account of one man's mounting musical obsession, told with pitch-perfect wit and an undeniable charm — an endearing, inspiring tale of perseverance and achievement, relayed masterfully, one side-splittingly off-key note at a time.

Acclaimed Elvis biographer Peter Guralnick profiles black soul singer Sam Cooke, offering a revealing portrait of his accomplishments and life during the 1960s.

A comprehensive biography of Guns N’ Roses, charting the band’s rise from the Sunset Strip to global superstardom, Axl Rose’s turbulent personal journey, and the long‑awaited Chinese Democracy album.

The Org is a profound exploration of organisational dysfunction, inspired by the author's personal experiences and insights from the worlds of Google, McDonald's, Al Qaeda, and more.