1. Dissertation and Theses from Start to Finish by Judith Cone
2. The Compleat Academic: A Career Guide by John Darley
3. Ms. Mentor: Impeccable Advice for Women in Academia by Emily Toth
4. Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day by Joan Bolker
5. The Smart Way to Your PhD: 200 secrets from 100 graduates by Dora Farkas
6. The Chicago Guide to Your Academic Career: A Portable Mentor for Scholars from Graduate School Through Tenure by John Goldsmith
7. Surviving Graduate School in Psychology: A Pocket Mentor by Tara Kuthers
8. The Smart Way to Your Ph.D.: 200 secrets from 100 graduates by Dora Farkas,
9. 168 hours by Laura Vanderkam – yes I know that this has nothing to do with your PhD, but her time-management tips are awesome
10. Getting Things Done by David Allen
11. Succeeding in Graduate School: The Career Guide for Psychology Students by Steven Walfish
12. Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student’s Guide to Earning a Master’s or PhD by Robert L. Peters
13. Graduate Study for the Twenty-First Century: How to Build an Academic Career in the Humanities by Gregory Colon Semenza
14. Playing the Game: The Streetsmart Guide to Graduate School by Frederick Frank
15. A Ph.D. is Not Enough! A Guide to Survival in Science by Peter J. Feibelman
16. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
17. Grad School Rulz
18. The Idea Factory by Pepper White