Friday, July 16, 2010

Top 25 Business Books

From Bookletters: "Our independent bookseller friends passed along this list of the top 25 business books based on national sales for the past six weeks. "





The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine



The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
By Lewis, Michael
2010-03 - W. W. Norton & Company
9780393072235

Why Michael Lewis, according to Malcolm Gladwell, "is the finest storyteller of our generation": Liar's Poker "So memorable and alive. . . . It's one of those rare works that encapsulate and define an era. . . . Remember the 1980s? When you want to recall this roaring decade, pick up a copy of Liar's Poker." -Fortune "Devastatingly funny." -New York Moneyball "The best business book Lewis has written. It may be the best business book anyone has written." -Mark Gerson, The Weekly Standard "A brilliantly told tale. . . . Michael Lewis's beautiful obsession with the idea of value has once again yielded gold." -Garry Trudeau …More

Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work



Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work
By Crawford, Matthew B.
2010-04 - Penguin Books
9780143117469

In this wise and often funny book, a philosopher/mechanic systematically destroys the pretensions of the high-prestige workplace and makes an irresistible case for working with one's hands. …More

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking



Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
By Gladwell, Malcolm
2007-04 - Back Bay Books
9780316010665

Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology, the author shows how the difference between good and bad decision-making has nothing to do with how much information can be processed quickly, but on the few particular details on which people focus. …More

The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly  Improbable: With a New Section:






The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a New Section: "On Robustness and Fragility"
By Taleb, Nassim Nicholas
2010-05 - Random House Trade
9780812973815

A black swan is an event, positive or negative, that is deemed improbable yetcauses massive consequences. In this groundbreaking and prophetic book, Talebshows in a playful way that black swan events explain almost everything aboutour world. …More

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



The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
By Gladwell, Malcolm
2002-01 - Back Bay Books
9780316346627

This celebrated bestseller, now in paperback, is a book that is changing the way Americans think about selling products and disseminating ideas. The new Afterword by the author describes how readers can constructively apply the tipping point principle in their own lives and work. …More

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of  Everything


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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
By Levitt, Steven D.
Author Dubner, Stephen J.
2009-08 - Harper Perennial
9780060731335

The long-awaited paperback edition of "Freakonomics" features a new Preface, additional material, and an exclusive Question-and-Answer section with authors Levitt and Dubner. …More

The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents



The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents
By Hayek, Friedrich A. Von
Editor Caldwell, Bruce
2007-03 - University of Chicago Press
9780226320557

An unimpeachable classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, The Road to Serfdom has inspired and infuriated politicians, scholars, and general readers for half a century. Originally published in 1944—when Eleanor Roosevelt supported the efforts of Stalin, and Albert Einstein subscribed lock, stock, and barrel to the socialist program—The Road to Serfdom was seen as heretical for its passionate warning against the dangers of state control over the means of production. For F. A. Hayek, the collectivist idea of empowering government with increasing economic control would lead not to a utopia but to the horrors of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. …More

Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World



Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
By Ahamed, Liaquat
2009-12 - Penguin Books
9780143116806

As another financial crisis makes headlines today, the year 1929 remains the benchmark for true economic mayhem. Ahamed lays the blame for the 1929 meltdown on a small number of central bankers--men as prominent in their time as Alan Greenspan is today. …More

How We Decide



How We Decide
By Lehrer, Jonah
2010-01 - Mariner Books
9780547247991

Lehrer shows how people are taking advantage of the latest advances in neuroscience to make better television shows, win more football games, improve military intelligence and discover how and why people make the decisions they do. …More

Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle  City



Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City
By Grandin, Greg
2010-04 - Picador USA
9780312429621

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The stunning, never-before-told story of the quixotic attempt to recreate small-town America in the heart of the Amazon, "Fordlandia" depicts a desperate quest to salvage the bygone America that the Ford factory system did much to dispatch. …More

13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial  Meltdown






13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown
By Johnson, Simon
Author Kwak, James
2010-03 - Pantheon Books
9780307379054

Johnson and Kwak examine not only how Wall Street's ideology, wealth, and political power among policy makers in Washington led to the financial debacle of 2008, but also what the lessons learned portend for the future. …More

Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance



Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance
By Roubini, Nouriel
Author Mihm, Stephen
2010-05 - Penguin Press
9781594202506

This myth-shattering book reveals the methods Roubini used to foretell the current crisis before other economists saw it coming and shows how those methods can help to make sense of the present and prepare for the future. …More

Liar's Poker



Liar's Poker
By Lewis, Michael
2010-03 - W. W. Norton & Company
9780393338690

The time was the 1980s. The place was Wall Street. The game was called Liar's Poker. …More

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions


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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
By Ariely, Dan
2010-05 - Harper Perennial
9780061353246

In the tradition of "Freakonomics" and "Blink," a behavioral economist argues that human behavior is often anything but rational--that thoughts are not random, but instead are systematic and predictable. …More

Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why  Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance


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Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
By Levitt, Steven D.
Author Dubner, Stephen J.
2009-10 - William Morrow & Company
9780060889579

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The highly anticipated, explosive follow-up to the blockbuster "Freakonomics" offers another groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. …More

Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard






Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
By Heath, Chip
Author Heath, Dan
2010-02 - Broadway Business
9780385528757

Combining psychology, sociology, management, and case studies, the authors of "Made to Stick" tell stories of people and organizations who have successfully implemented significant changes--even when change is hard. …More

Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us



Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us
By Pink, Daniel H.
2009-12 - Riverhead Hardcover
9781594488849

The author of the groundbreaking bestseller "A Whole New Mind" is back with a paradigm-changing examination of how to harness motivation to find greater satisfaction in life. This book of big ideas discusses the surest pathway to high performance, creativity, and well-being. …More

Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and  Why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey--And Even Iraq--Are Destined



Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey--And Even Iraq--Are Destined
By Kuper, Simon
Author Szymanski, Stefan
2009-10 - Nation Books
9781568584256

Just in time for the world's most anticipated and watched sporting event--the World Cup--two award-winning journalists reveal the secrets, mysteries, and oddities of the beautiful game …More

Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington  Fought to Save the Financial System -- And Themselves



Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System -- And Themselves
By Sorkin, Andrew Ross
2009-10 - Viking Books
9780670021253

Acclaimed "New York Times" reporter Sorkin delivers the first true, behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed into a global tsunami. …More

Be Thrifty: How to Live Better with Less



Be Thrifty: How to Live Better with Less
By Catton, Pia
Editor Suntree, Califia
2010-05 - Workman Publishing
9780761156093

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This indispensable guide starts with a penny and shows how to thrive-which is what the word "thrifty" in fact means. Thrift is not simply about saving money. Thrift is practical, and thrift is smart. It's about good sense, about being independent and self-reliant. And "Be Thrifty" is exactly what's needed to get there, bringing together expert advice, shared wisdom, hundreds of innovative ideas, step-by-step directions, and more.
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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World



The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
By Ferguson, Niall
2009-10 - Penguin Books
9780143116172

Ferguson tells the human story behind the evolution of money, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest Wall Street upheavals. The author shows that finance is, in fact, the foundation of human progress. …More

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


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The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home
By Ariely, Dan
2010-06 - Harper
9780061995033

Behavioral economist and "New York Times"-bestselling author Ariely ("Predictably Irrational") returns to offer a much-needed take on the irrational decisions that influence our dating lives, our workplace experiences, and our temptation to cheat in any and all areas. …More

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New  Rich






The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
By Ferriss, Timothy
2009-12 - Crown Publishing Group (NY)
9780307465351

Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life plan--there is no need to wait, especially in unpredictable economic times. Ferriss offers more than 50 practical tips, real-world templates, and tools for living like a millionaire. …More

The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves


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The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
By Ridley, Matt
2010-06 - Harper
9780061452055

The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Genome" and "The Red Queen" offers a provocative case for an economics of hope, arguing that the benefits of commerce, technology, innovation, and change--cultural evolution--will inevitably increase human prosperity. …More

Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose



Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose
By Hsieh, Tony
2010-06 - Business Plus
9780446563048

Using anecdotes and stories from his own life experiences, and from other companies, Hsieh--CEO of Zappos, the online shoe retailer--provides concrete ways that companies can achieve unprecedented success. …More

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