Which books does Jim Rohn recommend reading? Here's his answer in this episode of #FavoriteBooks. #MotivationalStories #JimRohn. 1. Think and Grow Rich 2. Richest Man in Babylon 3. How to Read a Book 4.Lessons of History 5.The story of philosophy 6.Atlas Shrugged 7.Holy Bible 8.Acconting made simple 9.The words of Gandhi 10. A book on Law. ►About Jim Rohn : Emanuel James Jim Rohn (September 17, 1930 – December 5, 2009) was an American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker. Jim Rohn's rags to riches story played a large part in Jim Rohn's work, which influenced others in the personal development industry. Emanuel James Jim Rohn was born in Yakima, Washington, to Emanuel and Clara Rohn. Jim Rohn's owned and worked a farm in Caldwell, Idaho, where Jim Rohn grew up as an only child. ►Jim Rohn started Jim Rohn's professional life by working as a stock clerk for department store Sears. Around this time, a friend invited Jim Rohn's to a lecture given by entrepreneur John Earl Shoaff. In 1955, Jim Rohn joined Shoaff's direct selling business AbundaVita as a distributor.