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11,000 business books are published in the United States every year. Stacked on top of one another, they would stand as tall as a nine-story building. The millions of words in that pile would take six and a half years to read. And locked somewhere in those books is the solution to your current business problem.
Sitting at the educational crossroads between "I know nothing about this" and "Let's hire a consultant," a good business book offers a ton of value for less than thirty dollars and a few hours of attention. And a great business book can change your life. Orbiting the Giant Hairball will change how you think about creativity. Now, Discover Your Strengths will get you to stop worrying about your weaknesses. And Moneyball will inspire you to turn your whole industry upside down.
It's not easy to find those gems, though, in the endless stream of new books. For the last twenty-five years, Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten have made it their job to be that filter. They read and recommend business books to their customers at 800-CEO-READ. And now they've taken on the ultimate challenge—to reread the classics, the bestsellers, and the sleepers and choose the 100 most relevant, most revealing, most useful books in business history.
But this collection is much more than just a list. Covert and Sattersten highlight important takeaways and put each book in context so you can quickly find solutions to your current situation. At the end of each review, they recommend other books (both inside and outside their top 100) that you should read next. Sprinkled throughout are sidebars that take you beyond business books to movies, novels, and children's books that offer equally relevant insights.
You'll find a fresh look at classics such as Good to Great, The Essential Drucker, and The Tipping Point, as well as recommendations that might surprise you. For instance:
- Oh, the Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss isn't just for kids. It can inspire even the most disheartened CEO to make a potentially life-changing decision.
- For a great turnaround story, skip Jack Welch's memoir. Instead, pick up Who Says Elephants Can't Dance by Lou Gerstner, the CEO who reinvigorated IBM.
- For insight on how to have a successful career without compromising your happiness, check out The Monk and the Riddle, Randy Komisar's fictionalized memoir of his entrepreneurial adventures.
- All the world is truly a stage. So why not read The Creative Habit to learn how Twyla Tharp, the brilliant choreographer, uses a cardboard box and a process she calls "scratching" to cultivate new ideas.
- Need some motivation in tough times? Let the words of Winston Churchill in Never Give In help you inspire your team.
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