Hardcover Business Books
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#1 STEVE JOBS
Walter Isaacson
A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur, based on 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years.
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#2 THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
Daniel Kahneman
The winner of the Nobel in economic science discusses how we make choices in business and personal life and when we can and cannot trust our intuitions.
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#3 THE START-UP OF YOU
Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha
Hoffman, of LinkedIn, and Casnocha suggest you manage your career as if it were a start-up business.
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#4 TAKE THE STAIRS
Rory Vaden
A program for taking the stairs — what Vaden describes as resisting temptations like shortcuts to success — in an “escalator world.”
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#5 GREAT BY CHOICE
Jim Collins and Morten T Hansen
The characteristics of companies that succeed in hard times.
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#6 LEAN STARTUP
Eric Ries
An approach to creating start-up companies inspired by lean manufacturing methods.
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#7 GREEDY BASTARDS
Dylan Ratigan
The host of MSNBC’s “Dylan Ratigan Show” proposes solutions to problems of banking, education, health care and dependence on foreign oil.
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#8 BOOMERANG
Michael Lewis
A look at some of the places — Greece, Ireland, Iceland — hardest hit by the financial collapse of 2008, and at how it happened.
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#9 THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER
Dave Ramsey
Debt reduction and fiscal fitness for families, by the radio talk-show host.
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#10 SWITCH
Chip Heath and Dan Heath
How everyday people can effect transformative change at work and in life.
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#11 YES! ENERGY
Loral Langemeier
The author shares her story and advice for achieving spiritual calm and financial freedom.
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#12 STRENGTHS-BASED LEADERSHIP
Tom Rath and Barry Conchie
Three keys to being a more effective leader.
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#13 TAKING PEOPLE WITH YOU
David Novak
How to make big things happen by getting people on your side.
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#14 4-HOUR WORKWEEK
Timothy Ferriss
Reconstructing your life so that it isn't all about work.
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#15 DELIVERING HAPPINESS
Tony Hsieh
Lessons from business (pizza place, worm farm, Zappos) and life.
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