 | The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization (Collins Business Essentials) by Jon R. Katzenbach
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $2.88 A gem for anyone looking to build/maintain a high performance team. Full of case studies from real-world companies. I recommend all my managers read this one.
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 | Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt
Buy used from: $2.00 One pitfall of managers is failing to understand links between events. This is a fascinating read into the unexpected results of various events in recent history.,
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 | The Little Stuff Matters Most: 50 Rules from 50 Years of Trying to Make a Living by Bernie Brillstein
Buy used from: $0.11 Short, simple, and often hilarious. Full of real-world anecdotes from someone who worked his way to the top.
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 | Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $1.99 Don't worry, it's not some new-age self help book. Good insights into the flawed decision making process of humans, and enough supporting data to help avoid some of the pitfalls, or at least understand why they happen in yourself and others.
Easy, fun read.
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 | Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $2.94 This book reminded me of Freakonomics. The basic premise of the book is that many deciisions are best made in the blink of an eye. Full of supporting anecdotes.
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 | Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life by Steven Johnson
Buy new: $10.44 / Used from: $2.42 Plenty of books talk about the behaviors of people. But this one explains how and why many of these behaviors occur. I found it fascinating.
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 | The Halo Effect: ... and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers by Phil Rosenzweig
Buy new: $18.46 / Used from: $4.66 Read this before you read all my other recommended business books. Although I think the other books still contain valuable leadership and business guidance, Phil does a great job here of pointing out flaws in the reasearch behind the most popular business books.
After you've read this, I still recommend reading the others. But you'll think about them in a new light.
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 | Fiasco: The Inside Story of a Wall Street Trader by Frank Partnoy
Buy new: $10.31 / Used from: $3.25 This would have been a worthwhile bit of fiction. It's downright disturbing when you realize its non-fiction. Full of reasons to manage your own investments, and examples of how not to do business.
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 | On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $5.94 |
 | The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $2.50 Based on a series of New Yorker articles. Full of examples of viral marketing and similar cases of small changes having big consequences.
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 | Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street by Michael Lewis
Buy new: $9.69 / Used from: $7.43 |
![The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/410FGAGYGPL._SL75_.jpg) | The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman
Buy new: $12.00 / Used from: $3.18 If you're involved in the globalization aspect of the industry, you may say "yeah, of course". But if you haven't thought about the flattening effects of modern society and industries, it's a sobering look at where the world is headed and what it might mean for you and your descendants.
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 | What Works on Wall Street by James P. O'Shaughnessy
Buy new: $24.39 / Used from: $16.81 OK, It's not quite like most books on my list. But it is an interesting overview of the historical performance of the stock market. I use 2 of the portfolios as my primary investment model, consistently beating the market (15+% avg return over last 8 years).
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 | The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business (Collins Business Essentials) by Clayton M. Christensen
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $4.25 |
 | The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $1.51 Partly a guide to how to become a millionaire yourself. Partly a warning about the effect of advertising on society. Altogether, a good guide to a succesful life.
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 | Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter by Steven Johnson
Buy used from: $0.16 |
 | The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $7.99 |
 | What is Lean Six Sigma by Michael L. George
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.25 |
 | Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life by Avinash K. Dixit
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $6.00 |
 | Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't by Jim Collins
Buy new: $18.87 / Used from: $8.74 |
 | The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $4.14 |
 | The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron by Bethany McLean
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $0.79 Dang, I need to finish reading this thing. The biographical look at the Enron leadership team is admittedly interesting. But about 1/2 way through, I ceased to be shocked or surprised. Definitely provides insight into greed run amok.
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 | Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Harper Business Essentials) by James C. Collins
Buy new: $13.11 / Used from: $0.33 |
 | Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany by Bill Buford
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $0.50 |
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