The 100 Best Business Books of All Time (199 Books)

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The 100 Best Business Books of All Time

The list from the 2009 book that I co-authored with Jack Covert.
For further details, see http://marketplace.publicradio.org/di... ("Marketplace" interview with the list
creators) and http://100bestbiz.com/more-on-the-100... (full listing of all 100 books).
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1 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Want to Read
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2 How to Win Friends and Influence People Want to Read
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3 Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't Want to Read
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4 Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity Want to Read
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5 The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference Want to Read
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6 Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Want to Read
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7 First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Want to Read
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8 Mentor Me: GA=T+E—A Formula to Fulfill Your Greatest Achievement Want to Read
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9 Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
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10 Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Want to Read
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14 The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Want to Read
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16 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable Want to Read
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17 The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business Want to Read
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18 Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done Want to Read
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19 In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies Want to Read
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20 A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future Want to Read
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21 Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Want to Read

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22 Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Want to Read
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23 Now, Discover Your Strengths Want to Read
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24 Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Want to Read
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25 Leading Change Want to Read
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26 Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose Want to Read

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27 Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box Want to Read
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28 The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization Want to Read
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29 Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. Want to Read
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30 Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive: Outsell, Outmanage, Want to Read
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31 Zig Ziglar's Secrets of Closing the Sale Want to Read

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32 Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck--Why Some Thrive Want to Read
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33 The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Want to Read
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34 The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Want to Read
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35 Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing Want to Read

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36 The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action Want to Read
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36 The Essential Drucker: The Best of Sixty Years of Peter Drucker's Essential Want to Read
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38 Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies Want to Read
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39 Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable Want to Read

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40 The One Minute Manager Want to Read
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43 Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind: How to Be Seen and Heard in the Want to Read
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44 Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High Want to Read
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45 Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies Want to Read
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46 (7L) The Seven Levels of Communication Want to Read
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47 The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Want to Read
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48 The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation Want to Read
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49 The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What Want to Read
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50 The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Want to Read
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51 The Power of Intuition: How to Use Your Gut Feelings to Make Better Want to Read
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52 Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?: Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround Want to Read
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53 Discovering the Soul of Service: The Nine Drivers of Sustainable Business Want to Read
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55 The Story Factor: Inspiration, Influence, and Persuasion through the Art of Want to Read
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56 Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science Want to Read
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57 Financial Intelligence: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Want to Read
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57 Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions Want to Read
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60 The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement Want to Read
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62 The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything Want to Read
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63 Taking Charge with Value Investing: How to Choose the Best Investments Want to Read
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64 Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Want to Read
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64 A Leader's Gift: How to Earn the Right to Be Followed Want to Read
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66 The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America Want to Read
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67 Outsell Your Competition: Consultative Selling Strategies For The 21st Want to Read
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69 Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth Want to Read
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71 The Success Principles(TM): How to Get from Where You Are to Where Want to Read
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71 The Greatest Salesman In The World Want to Read
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73 The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business Want to Read
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74 Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Want to Read
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75 Winning with People: Discover the People Principles That Work for You Want to Read
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76 Go-Givers Sell More Want to Read
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79 Getting Naked: A Business Fable about Shedding the Three Fears That Want to Read
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80 Never Give In!: The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches Want to Read
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81 Only the Paranoid Survive Want to Read
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82 Fish!: A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results Want to Read
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83 Questions of Character: Illuminating the Heart of Leadership Through Want to Read

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85 Leadership Is an Art Want to Read
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86 My Years with General Motors Want to Read
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87 The Great Game of Business: Unlocking the Power and Profitability of Want to Read
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88 Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Want to Read
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89 The Knowing-Doing Gap: How Smart Companies Turn Knowledge into Want to Read
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90 Targeting Success, Develop the Right Business Attitude to be Successful in Want to Read
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90 The Extremely Successful Salesman's Club Want to Read

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92 Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd Want to Read
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92 The Stock Market Outsider: Becoming a Billionaire: Valuable, Practical Want to Read
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94 What Should I Do with My Life?: The True Story of People Who Want to Read
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95 Winners Never Cheat: Even in Difficult Times Want to Read

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199 books · 258 voters · list created May 17th, 2011 by Todd Sattersten (votes) .
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message 1: by Themis-Athena (Does not and never will own a Kindle) (new)
May 17, 2011 09:47AM
Hi Todd, I hope you don't mind that I edited the list description to include the two links above -- if a
list is entitled "The xyz Best Books on [topic]/published in [year]" etc., folks here on GR tend to ask for a
source where the original list is published and for a bit of background info on how the list was compiled,
etc.
Knowing the composition of the original list is also a helpful tool for GR librarians, in the instance that
subsequently books get added by other people here on GR that are NOT actually on the original list, and
which the list creator may ultimately decide they want to see removed again. (E.g., I notice "The Wealth
of Nations" isn't on the list compiled by you and Jack Covert ... but I'd be willing to wager that it will only
be a matter of time until it shows up here on the GR edition of the list regardless.)
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May 18, 2011 10:08AM
The creator, I think, can also "lock" a list if he doesn't want any further additions to it.
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May 18, 2011 12:17PM
I've heard that before, Susanna, but so far I haven't found out how exactly that's supposed to work ...
you wouldn't happen to know, do you?
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May 19, 2011 09:30AM
I'm not sure; I haven't created a list, I think, after they added the capacity.
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May 19, 2011 12:42PM
I've created several recently and never noticed any new link, button or other application fulfilling that
function ... even though I specifically looked for it! (Then again, that all may quite possibly say more
about my powers of perception than about the availability of the option as such ... :) )
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message 6: by Cathy (new)

Mar 17, 2013 02:09PM
Todd - I don't know if you will ever see this, but I'd like for you to know that you have a grateful fan
in Ohio. I've been making my way through the 100 Best for a couple of years now and find your choices
to be an excellent guide. Is there any way I can be added to your friends list so that I can see what you
have been reading lately? Cathy
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