290 || Books for Every Enneagram Type

Annie is joined by Jordan Jones, her husband who also happens to be an attorney and personality typing expert. Today, they’re chatting about the Enneagram and making book recommendations for each type.

• Enneagram 1: East of Eden by John Steinbeck or Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski

• Enneagram 2: Musical Chairs by Amy Poeppel or A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

• Enneagram 3: The Best of Me by David Sedaris or Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

• Enneagram 4: The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon or The Harpy by Megan Hunter

• Enneagram 5: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi and Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

• Enneagram 6: Sea Wife by Amity Gaige and Text Me When You Get Home by Kayleen Schaefer

• Enneagram 7: City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert and Here for It by R. Eric Thomas

• Enneagram 8: Untamed by Glennon Doyle and A Knock at Midnight by Brittany K. Barnett

• Enneagram 9: What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons and Hey Ladies! by Michelle Markowitz and Caroline Moss

A full transcript for today’s episode is available here.

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This week, Annie is reading Boy-Crazy Stacey by Ann M. Martin and Jordan is reading The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova.

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