707 ratings | 219 reviews | avg rating:4.21

Andy’s Year In Books

Andy’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Andy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Andy’s 2025 Year in Books

Andy Lopata’s Followers (28)

Andy’s Bookshelves

to-read (11)
currently-reading (3)
read (728)
abandoned (27)

Andy’s Friends (453)

Dustin Altschul

480 books | 47 friends

Tom Savage

1,300 books | 153 friends

Ellie Waring-Stevens

127 books | 16 friends

Susan Wright

557 books | 94 friends

Geert

134 books | 298 friends

Nick Heap

11 books | 149 friends

Maria del Pilar

293 books | 374 friends

Christiane Link

1,497 books | 131 friends

More friends…

2026 Reading Challenge

2026

READING

CHALLENGE

Andy Lopata has read 7 of 64 books.

11%

Andy Lopata

Goodreads Author

Born

in London , The United Kingdom

Website

http://www.lopata.co.uk

Twitter

andylopata

Genre

Business, Nonfiction, Self Help

Member Since

December 2009

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/andylopata

edit data

Andy Lopata is an acclaimed professional relationships strategist, with global clients including Paypal, GlaxoSmithKline and Brother.

He has written five books on networking and professional relationships and often been quoted in the media, including Forbes, Inc, Psychology Today, The Sunday Times and The Financial Times. In fact, the FT called Andy ‘one of Europe’s leading business networking strategists’ and both Forbes.com and The Independent called him ‘a true master of networking’.

Andy holds the PSAE award – that’s the UK’s top award designed to recognise excellence in professional speaking. He is President of the Fellow’s Community of the Professional Speaking Association (PSA) UK and Ireland and a member of the Global Speakers Federat ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Andy Lopata questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Andy Lopata’s books

Average rating: 3.92 · 93 ratings · 16 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	. . . and Death Came Third!: The Definitive Guide to Networking and Speaking in Public by Andy Lopata (Goodreads Author), Peter Roper 3.69 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Recommended: How to sell through networking and referrals (Financial Times Series) 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Ask: Why Seeking Support is Your Greatest Strength 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Connected Leadership - How Professional Relationships Underpin Executive Success 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Financial Times Guide to Mentoring: A Complete Guide to Effective Mentoring (Financial Times Series) by Ruth Gotian, Andy Lopata (Goodreads Author) (contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Building a Business on Bacon and Eggs by Stephen Davis, Andy Lopata (Goodreads Author), Terry P. O'Halloran it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Andy Lopata…

57 posts
Andy Lopata's Blog

A Question of Trust : A Conversation with Vanessa Hall Part Two

This article originally appeared in The National Networker

Last month I introduced you to Vanessa Hall, the award-winning speaker and author of Trust in Business. Vanessa outlined her model for understanding the foundations of trust and what you need to do to maintain trust in business relationships and ensure it doesn't erode and destroy relationships.

In the second part of the interview I aske Read more of this blog post »

View more on Andy Lopata's website »

1 like · Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on June 07, 2010 04:07

View all 57 posts »

Andy is Currently Reading

Andy Lopata is currently reading

The Brethren

by John Grisham (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

2 hours, 15 min ago

Andy Lopata is currently reading

Dishoom: The first ever cookbook from the much-loved Indian restaurant

by Shamil Thakrar

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jun 07, 2025 09:18AM

Andy Lopata is currently reading

The Science of Living: 219 reasons to rethink your daily routine

by Stuart Farrimond

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Dec 17, 2021 07:11AM

rss
Andy’s Recent Updates

Andy Lopata is currently reading The Brethren by John Grisham (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2 hours, 15 min ago · like
Andy Lopata rated a book it was amazing The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham by Lucy Hughes-Hallett (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5 hours, 26 min ago · like
Andy Lopata rated a book really liked it The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 16, 2026 03:49AM · like
Andy Lopata made a comment on Ellie Waring-Stevens’s status in A Different Kind of Power " I’m interested in what you think "
Jan 13, 2026 09:44AM
Andy Lopata liked Ellie’s status update Ellie Waring-Stevens is currently reading A Different Kind of Power
Jan 13, 2026 09:43AM
Andy Lopata is currently reading The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 13, 2026 09:43AM · like
Andy Lopata rated a book really liked it And Then What? Despatches from the Heart of 21st-Century Diplomacy, From Kosovo to Kiev by Catherine Ashton	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 12, 2026 03:13PM · like
Andy Lopata rated a book really liked it Cretin Family: A History of the Ramones Through Their Tribute Bands Worldwide by Mark Leadon	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I will admit that I didn’t read this in full. It’s a novel and creative way to write a band biography, through the lens of 74 tribute bands, but one for the very committed! There are a couple of bugbears - the repetition that results partly from the ...more
Jan 10, 2026 07:30AM · like · see review