On Twitter this Thursday, I started a meme asking for suggestions to build a MASSIVE list of “Best Business Books”.
The response was great – and threw up some titles that I hope will make it on to your reading list and book shelf shortly. Here’s a compilation. You can see who recommended what, and maybe get more recent updates, by searching on Twitter for the hashtag, #BestBizBk
Best Business Books List
Seth Godin’s TRIBES
Jim Collins’ GOOD TO GREAT
Michael Gerber’s E-MYTH MASTERY
Jay Abraham’s GETTING EVERYTHING YOU CAN FROM ALL THAT YOU’VE GOT
Stephen Covey’s 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE
Robert Cialdini’s INFLUENCE: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSUASION
Roger Dawson’s SECRETS OF POWER NEGOTIATING
Guy Kawasaki’s ART OF THE START
Donald Trump’s ART OF THE DEAL
Chris Anderson’s THE LONG TAIL
Chet Holmes’ THE ULTIMATE SALES MACHINE
Al Ries and Jack Trout’s POSITIONING
Charlene Li’s GROUNDSWELL
Rohit Bhargava’s PERSONALITY NOT INCLUDED
Jeff Howe’s CROWDSOURCING: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business
Malcolm Gladwell’s OUTLIERS
Leo Babauta’s POWER OF LESS
Timothy Ferriss’ THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK
Chip & Dan Heath’s MADE TO STICK
Tom Bay’s LOOK WITHIN OR DO WTHOUT
Malcolm Gladwell’s TIPPING POINT
Denise Waitely’s EMPIRES OF THE MIND
Dale Carnegie’s HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING
John c. Maxwell’s FAILING FORWARD
Walter Germaine’s THE MAGIC POWER OF YOUR MIND
Alan Cohen’s RELAX INTO WEALTH
DEVELOPING THE LEADER WITHIN YOU
THINKERTOYS
THE BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY
Yvon Chouinard’s LET MY PEOPLE GO SURFING
Stephen MR Covey’s THE SPEED OF TRUST
Bill Gates’ BUSINESS @ THE SPEED OF THOUGHT
Robert Kiyosaki’s CASHFLOW QUADRANT
Eliyahu Goldratt’s THE GOAL
Guy Kawasaki’s REALITY CHECK
Stuart Wilde’s THE TRICK TO MONEY IS HAVING SOME
Bob Burg’s GO-GIVER
Michael J. Losier’s LAW OF CONNECTION
Peter Drucker’s THE ESSENTIAL DRUCKER
JUMP START YOUR BUSINESS BRAIN
Michael Gerber’s THE E-MYTH REVISITED
BE A SHORTCUT: The Secret Fast Track to Business Success
Bruce Wilkinson’s THE 7 LAWS OF THE LEARNER
Barbara Corcoran’s USE WHAT YOU’VE GOT
Andy Andrews’ THE NOTICER
Mark Silver’s UNVEILING THE HEART OF YOUR BUSINESS
Napoleon Hill’s THINK AND GROW RICH
J. Liker’s THE TOYOTA WAY
Seth Godin’s PURPLE COW
Michael Gerber’s E-MYTH – all of them
Ken Blanchard’s WHO MOVED MY CHEESE?
THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON
Jeffrey Gitomer’s THE SALES BIBLE
Dave Evans’ SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING – AN HOUR A DAY
Sun Tsu’s THE ART OF WAR
THE WORLD IS FLAT
THE TAO OF POOH
Jack Canfield THE SUCCESS PRINCIPLES
WILL WORK FROM HOME
Doug Hall’s JUMP START YOUR BUSINESS BRAIN
James Connor’s THE PERFECTION OF MARKETING
Seth Godin’s THE DIP
Malcom Gladwell’s THE TIPPING POINT
THE ANSWER
Kouzes & Posner’s THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE
Dale Carnegie’s HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE
THE POWER OF FULL ENGAGEMENT
Elsom Eldridge Jr and Mark Eldridge’s THE OBVIOUS EXPERT
Jim Camp’s NO
LITTLE RED BOOK OF SALES ANSWERS
11+10=1
WOMENONMICS
PERMISSION MARKETING
THE CLUETRAIN MANIFESTO
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Got your own favorite? Why not add it in a comment?
