Read by Robert Kiyosaki
What books does Robert Kiyosaki recommend?
The Robert Kiyosaki book recommendations here come from the entrepreneur behind the Rich Dad brand, built around challenging conventional financial wisdom and teaching the difference between assets and liabilities. Sixteen titles are drawn from the Rich Dad Radio Show, citations across his own books such as CASHFLOW Quadrant, a VladTV interview, and book forewords. Economics and finance dominate, with strands of business, society and psychology. His most urgent pick is Richard Duncan's The Dollar Crisis, which he says every subscriber should buy, calling it worth ten times its roughly twenty-dollar price. He repeatedly points readers to G. Edward Griffin's The Creature from Jekyll Island to understand why the towers of American capitalism are crumbling, and says Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich makes the case that it is not Work Hard and Grow Rich. Kiyosaki has also authored eight books here, including Rich Dad Poor Dad.
Last updated February 2026 · Every recommendation cited to its original source.
The Dollar Crisis
Causes, Consequences, Cures
byRichard Duncan
2005288 Pages“I would like every one of my subscribers to click on to Amazon.com and buy a new book that has just been published entitled, 'The Dollar Crisis'... The book costs around twenty bucks and is worth ten times that amount.”
— Robert Kiyosaki
Source: Rich Dad Radio Show
Read by Robert Kiyosaki, Luke Belmar, Iman Gadzhi and 1 others
The Creature from Jekyll Island
A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
byG. Edward Griffin
1994608 Pages“If you want to know why the towers of American capitalism are crumbling, I recommend reading 'The Creature from Jekyll Island' by G. Edward Griffin.”
— Robert Kiyosaki
Source: Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant (Book)
Read by Grant Cardone, Dave Ramsey, Steve Harvey and 10 others
Think and Grow Rich
The Landmark Bestseller Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century
byNapoleon Hill
2005320 Pages“There is a great book called Think and Grow Rich. The title is not Work Hard and Grow Rich.”
— Robert Kiyosaki
Source: Rich Dad Poor Dad (Book)
Read by Warren Buffett, Jamie Dimon, Bill Ackman and 3 others
The Intelligent Investor
The Definitive Book on Value Investing
byBenjamin Graham
2006640 Pages“Buying Benjamin Graham's book and reading it completely changed my life more than actually Warren Buffett's book.”
— Robert Kiyosaki
Source: VladTV Interview
Read by Robert Kiyosaki
The Worldly Philosophers
The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers
byRobert L. Heilbroner
1999368 Pages“After The Worldly Philosophers, I recommend reading The Creature from Jekyll Island...”
— Robert Kiyosaki
Source: Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant (Book)
Read by Robert Kiyosaki
Start Your Own Corporation
Why the Rich Own Their Own Companies and Everyone Else Works for Them
byGarrett Sutton
2012272 Pages“Start Your Own Corporation is a must read for anyone with any assets to protect.”
— Robert Kiyosaki
Source: Book Foreword
Read by Robert Kiyosaki
The ABCs of Real Estate Investing
The Secrets of Finding Hidden Profits Most Investors Miss
byKen McElroy
2012220 Pages“A great property manager is a key to success in real estate investing.”
— Robert Kiyosaki
Source: Rich Dad Advisor Series
Read by Naval Ravikant, Mark Manson, Tobias Lütke and 8 others
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
New and Expanded
byRobert Cialdini
2021592 Pages“I can't recommend these two books more highly, Influence and Pre-Suasion by Dr. Robert Cialdini.”
— Robert Kiyosaki
Source: Rich Dad Radio Show
Read by Naval Ravikant, Alex Hormozi, Robert Kiyosaki and 1 others
Pre-Suasion
A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade
byRobert Cialdini
2016432 Pages“I read the book and went 'Holy mackerel'... it completely changed the way I make presentations.”
— Robert Kiyosaki
Source: Rich Dad Radio Show
Read by Peter Thiel, Naval Ravikant, Marc Andreessen and 5 others
The Sovereign Individual
Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
byJames Dale Davidson, William Rees-Mogg
1999448 PagesSource: Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant (Book)
Read by Robert Kiyosaki
Unlimited Wealth
The Theory and Practice of Economic Alchemy
byPaul Zane Pilzer
1990226 PagesSource: Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant (Book)
Read by Robert Kiyosaki
The Only Game in Town
Central Banks, Instability, and Avoiding the Next Collapse
byMohamed El-Erian
2016296 Pages“I think [Mohamed A. El-Erian] is one of the smartest guys in the world.”
— Robert Kiyosaki
Source: Rich Dad Radio Show
Read by Robert Kiyosaki
Makers and Takers
The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business
byRana Foroohar
2016400 PagesSource: Rich Dad Radio Show
Read by Robert Kiyosaki
The Great Depression Ahead
How to Prosper in the Crash Following the Greatest Boom in History
byHarry S. Dent Jr.
2009416 PagesSource: Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant (Book)
The Warren Buffett Way
Investment Strategies of the World's Greatest Investor
byRobert G. Hagstrom
2014320 PagesSource: Rich Dad's Guide to Investing (Book)
Read by Robert Kiyosaki
byJoseph Schumpeter
1942431 Pages“The main idea on the book that Robert points out is that capitalism is creative destruction.”
— Robert Kiyosaki
Source: Rich Dad's Guide to Investing (Book)
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Frequently asked questions
What books does Robert Kiyosaki recommend?
His 16 recommendations include The Dollar Crisis by Richard Duncan, G. Edward Griffin's The Creature from Jekyll Island, Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich, Benjamin Graham's The Intelligent Investor, and Robert Cialdini's Influence.
What is Robert Kiyosaki's most recommended book?
Kiyosaki urges every one of his subscribers to buy Richard Duncan's The Dollar Crisis, saying the book costs around twenty bucks and is worth ten times that amount for understanding how the money supply and economy work.
Where do Robert Kiyosaki's book recommendations come from?
They come from the Rich Dad Radio Show, citations within his own books such as Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant and Guide to Investing, a VladTV interview, and forewords he has written.
Has Robert Kiyosaki written any books?
Yes. Eight of his own titles appear here, including Rich Dad Poor Dad, Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant, Rich Dad's Guide to Investing, FAKE, and Second Chance.
What genres does Robert Kiyosaki read most?
His list is dominated by economics and finance and by business and strategy, with additional threads of society and politics, history, and psychology aimed at understanding money and markets.
All 16 Books Robert Kiyosaki Has Recommended
- The Dollar Crisis · Richard Duncan
- The Creature from Jekyll Island · G. Edward Griffin
- Think and Grow Rich · Napoleon Hill
- The Intelligent Investor · Benjamin Graham
- The Worldly Philosophers · Robert L. Heilbroner
- Start Your Own Corporation · Garrett Sutton
- The ABCs of Real Estate Investing · Ken McElroy
- Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion · Robert Cialdini
- Pre-Suasion · Robert Cialdini
- The Sovereign Individual · James Dale Davidson
- Unlimited Wealth · Paul Zane Pilzer
- The Only Game in Town · Mohamed El-Erian
- Makers and Takers · Rana Foroohar
- The Great Depression Ahead · Harry S. Dent Jr.
- The Warren Buffett Way · Robert G. Hagstrom
- Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy · Joseph Schumpeter