Best Business Books

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Hardcover

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Paperback

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Steven D. Levitt

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

eBook

Outliers: The Story of Success

Malcolm Gladwell

Audio

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

Dan Ariely

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance

Steven D. Levitt

SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance

139

The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work

Shawn Anchor

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

Malcolm Gladwell

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home

Dan Ariely

The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

Category
Influence

Getting to Yes: Negotiating an Agreement Without Giving In

Roger Fisher

Getting to Yes: Negotiating an Agreement Without Giving In

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

Robert B. Cialdini

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

Keith Ferrazzi

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

Chip Heath

Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene

The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism

Olivia Fox Cabane

The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism

The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea

Bob Burg

The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea

Category
Communication

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High

Kerry Patterson

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High

Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most

Douglas Stone

Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

Marshall B. Rosenberg

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

Susan Cain

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

Category
Marketing

All Marketers Are Liars

Seth Godin

137

Hey, Whipple, Squeeze This: A Guide to Creating Great Advertising

Luke Sullivan

Hey, Whipple, Squeeze This: A Guide to Creating Great Advertising

142

Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products

Nir Eyal

Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

Chip Heath

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

Marketing Management

Philip Kotler

Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind: How to Be Seen and Heard in the Overcrowded Marketplace

Al Ries

Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind: How to Be Seen and Heard in the Overcrowded Marketplace

Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

Seth Godin

Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing

Al Ries & Jack Trout

118

The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth

Clayton M. Christensen

The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth

138

Traction: A Startup Guide to Getting Customers

Gabriel Weinberg

Traction: A Startup Guide to Getting Customers

Category
Sales

Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

Richard Fenton

Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling

Frank Bettger

How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling

129

Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal

Oren Klaff

Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal

The Greatest Salesman in the World

Og Mandino

Zig Ziglar's Secrets of Closing the Sale

Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar's Secrets of Closing the Sale

Category
Management

First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently

Marcus Buckingham

First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently

High Output Management

Andrew S. Grove

In Search of Excellence

Thomas Peters

Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams

Tom DeMarco

Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

Patrick Lencioni

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

107

The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive: The Four Disciplines at the Heart of Making Any Organization World Class

Patrick Lencioni

The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive: The Four Disciplines at the Heart of Making Any Organization World Class

The One Minute Manager

Kenneth H. Blanchard