The Best Business Books
The Personal MBA posted a list with their recommended business books. In each review you can buy the book via Amazon.com.
For more information about the book selection criteria, read The Personal MBA Manifesto.
The List:
Productivity & Effectiveness
- StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath
- mba.com/review/power-of-less/” target=”_blank”>The Power of Less by Leo Babauta
- Getting Things Done by David Allen
- The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch
- 10 Days to Faster Reading by Abby Marks-Beale
- Bit Literacy by Mark Hurst
- The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz
The Human Mind
- Brain Rules by John Medina
- Driven by Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria
- Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions by Gary Klein
- Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
- Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales
Communication
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson et al
- On Writing Well by William Zinsser
- Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds
- Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath
Decision-Making
- Smart Choices by John S. Hammond et al
- The Path of Least Resistance by Robert Fritz
- Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows
- Learning from the Future by Liam Fahey & Robert Randall
- Ethics for the Real World by Ronald Howard & Clinton Korver
Creativity & Innovation
- The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp
- Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkun
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Peter F. Drucker
Project Management
- Making Things Happen by Scott Berkun
- Results Without Authority by Tom Kendrick
Opportunity Identification
- The New Business Road Test by John Mullins
- How to Make Millions with Your Ideas by Dan Kennedy
Entrepreneurship
- Bankable Business Plans by Edward Rogoff
- The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki
- Ready, Fire, Aim by Michael Masterson
- The Knack by Norm Brodsky & Bo Burlingham
Value-Creation & Design
- Getting Real by 37signals
- Product Design and Development by Karl Ulrich and Steven Eppinger
- The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman
- Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler
Marketing
- All Marketers Are Liars by Seth Godin
- Permission Marketing by Seth Godin
- Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Gotby Jay Abraham
- Citizen Marketers by Ben McConnell & Jackie Huba
- The Copywriter’s Handbook by Robert Bly
Sales
- The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes
- SPIN Selling by Neil Rackham
- The Sales Bible by Jeffrey Gitomer
Negotiation
- Bargaining For Advantage by G. Richard Shell
- 3-D Negotiation by David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius
- The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
- I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi
Value-Delivery
- Indispensable by Joe Calloway
- The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt
- Lean Thinking by James Womack and Daniel Jones
Management
- The Unwritten Laws of Business by W.J. King
- First, Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman
- 12: The Elements of Great Managing by Rodd Wagner & James Harter
- Growing Great Employees by Erika Andersen
- Hiring Smart by Pierre Mornell
- The Essential Drucker by Peter F. Drucker
Leadership
- Total Leadership by Stewart Friedman
- Tribes by Seth Godin
- What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
- The New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan by George Bradt et al
- The Halo Effect by Phil Rosenzweig
- Judgment by Noel Tichy & Warren Bennis
Finance & Accounting
- Accounting Made Simple by Mike Piper
- Essentials of Accounting (9th Edition) by Robert N. Anthony and Leslie K. Breitner
- The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Finance by Robert A. Cooke
- How to Read a Financial Report by John A. Tracy
Analysis
- Turning Numbers Into Knowledge by Jonathan Koomey
- Marketing Metrics by Paul W. Farris et al
- Web Analytics: An Hour a Day by Avinash Kaushik
- Show Me The Numbers by Stephen Few
Statistics
- How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff
- Principles of Statistics by M.G. Bulmer
Corporate Skills
- The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker
- The Simplicity Survival Handbook by Bill Jensen
- Cut to the Chase by Stuart Levine
Corporate Strategy
- Purpose: The Starting Point of Great Companies by Nikos Mourkogiannis
- Competitive Strategy by Michael Porter
- Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne
- Green to Gold by Daniel Esty & Andrew Winston
- Seeing What’s Next by Clayton M. Christensen, Erik A. Roth, Scott D. Anthony
Consulting
- Getting Started in Consulting by Alan Weiss
- Secrets of Consulting by Gerald M. Weinberg
Personal Finance
- Your Money or Your Life by Joel Dominguez & Vicki Robin
- The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley & William Danko
- The Boglehead’s Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore et al
- Fail-Safe Investing by Harry Browne
- Work Less, Live More by Bob Clyatt
- It’s Not About The Money by Brent Kessel
Personal Development
- Personal Development for Smart People by Steve Pavlina
- Re-Create Your Life by Morty Lefkoe
- Changing for Good by James O. Prochaska et al
- Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale
- The Art of Exceptional Living by Jim Rohn
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