Enneagram Books
Suggested Reading
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An internet search on "The Enneagram" brings up over 3,000 books and websites, making it hard to discern which are dependable, valid, and trustworthy. Here, as an initial guide, we present some personal preferences. We make no claim to this being an exhaustive list and have no commercial interest in promoting these or any other resources mentioned on this site.
The Essential Enneagram: The Definitive Personality Test & Self-Discovery Guide
David Daniels & Virginia Price (2009)
A slim paperback and one of the best places to start if you're keen to discover your type. Also contains very helpful development practices for each type.
The same material and approach is used in the Enneagram Studies in the Narrative Tradition: online test
The Enneagram Made Easy - Discover the 9 Types of People
Renee Baron & Elizabeth Wagele (2007)
A fun, entertaining, illustrated and easy read. Great for newcomers to the Enneagram.
The Enneagram in Love and Work
Helen Palmer (1995)
Further reading by Helen Palmer where she expands on the role the Enneagram plays in relationships - both personal and professional.
The ABC of the Enneagram: Identifying the Different Forces That Energise Us
Eric Salmon (2003)
Available in French as well as English, this book is accessible, humorous and compassionate, an ideal introduction to the Enneagram. As well as written descriptions of each type, cartoons are also used to great effect.
Principles of The Enneagram
Second Edition
Karen Webb (2013)
A slim, concise, yet comprehensive volume. Karen’s profound insight combines with succinct explanation of all the core concepts. Her many years of Enneagram teaching experience and spiritual searching shine through.
A great resource and often first recommended to clients and colleagues in the UK
The Enneagram: Understanding Yourself and the Others in Your Life
Helen Palmer (1988)
We recommend any and all of Helen Palmer’s books, as a founding and inspirational teacher in the Narrative Tradition.
You can return to them time and again to be struck by new insight and clarity.
The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to Greater Self-Knowledge
Beatrice Chestnut (2013)
A clear, comprehensive and thoughtful work which in particular describes and expands on the roles of the 27 subtypes in Enneagram typology
Subtypes: The Key to the Enneagram
Eric Salmon (2016)
This specialist book on Enneagram Subtypes explains the three subdivisions of each of the nine Enneagram types. In this book the potentially complex subject is accessible to all and thus offers the reader increased awareness of what is driving everyday automatic behaviours and habits.