Thousands of business books are published every year. Far too many for any reader to sift through single-handedly. Here are the best of the best.
After years of reading, evaluating, and selling business books, Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten are the most respected experts on the category. Now they have chosen the 100 best business titles of all time - the ones that deliver the biggest payoff for today's busy readers.
The 100 Best puts each book in context, so that readers can quickly find solutions to the problems they face, such as how best to spend The First 90 Days in a new job or how to take their company from Good to Great. Many of the choices are surprising - you’ll find reviews of Moneyball and Orbiting the Giant Hairball, but not Jack Welch’s memoir.
At the end of each review, Jack and Todd direct readers to other books both inside and outside The 100 Best. And sprinkled throughout are sidebars taking the reader beyond business books, suggesting movies, novels, and even children's books that offer equally relevant insights.
This book will appeal to anyone, from entry-level to CEO, who wants to cut through the clutter and discover the brilliant books that are truly worth their investment of time and money.
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Jack Covert is the Founder and Mentor of 800-CEO-READ, a division of the Milwaukee-based independent bookstore Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops. He started the business twenty-five years ago and the company has enjoyed double-digit growth each of the past six years. Covert strongly believes that books can change the world and because of that continues to work well past his “use by” date. This year (2009) he co-authored The 100 Best Business Books of All Time to help readers find the books worth their time. Previously In 2005, he wrote an article for Publishers’ Weekly, named No More Business as Usual, defending business books and reflecting on the changes in the genre.
Todd Sattersten is the President of 800-CEO-READ. He spent six years with GE after graduating from college, followed by three years working in his family’s sheet metal fabrication business. Todd joined 800-CEO-READ in 2004 to pursue his passion for business books. This year (2009) he co-authored The 100 Best Business Books of All Time to help readers find the books worth their time. He has a degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan Technological University and a MBA from Marquette University. In 2005, he edited and self-published More Space: Nine Antidotes To Complacency In Business a collection of essays by well-known bloggers on their view of business. |