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BusinessWeeks Best Seller list is based on a survey of chain and independent booksellers that carry a broad selection of books on economics, management, sales and marketing, small business, investing, personal finance, and careers. Well over 1,000 retail outlets nationwide are represented. Current rankings are based on a weighted analysis of unit sales in October. Titles that have been on the List for more than two years appear as Long-Running Best Sellers.
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The age of TurBulence Alan Greenspan The 4-hour workweek
(Penguin Press $35) A memoir combined with economic analysis from the Feds ex-chief. Timothy Ferriss (Crown $19.95) Defining your dreams and cutting loose from work.
sTrengThsfinder 2.0 Tom Rath (Gallup
Press $19.95) Assess your talents and put them into practice.
The Black swan Nassim Nicholas Taleb
(Random House $26.95) Improbable and earthshaking events are in fact inevitable.
Basic Black Cathie Black (Crown $24.95)
A memoir and career advice from the CEO of Hearst Magazines.
launching a leadership revoluTion microTrends Mark J. Penn with E. Kinney
Chris Brady, Orrin Woodward (Business Plus $23.99) Developing the skills a leader needs.
Zalesne (Twelve $25.99) Breezy profiles of niche groups, from Pro-Semites to Pet Parents.
Think Big and kick ass in Business and life Donald Trump, Bill Zanker (Collins
$26.95) More preening from the Donald.
women & money Suze Orman (Spiegel &
Grau $24.95) Inspirational prose and practical tools to help females with their finances.
how life imiTaTes chess Garry Kasparov
(Bloomsbury $25.95) The onetime chess champs primer on success.
influencer Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny,
David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler (McGraw-Hill $24.95) Motivating others.
iTs your ship D. Michael Abrashoff (Warner our iceBerg is melTing John Kotter, made To sTick Chip Heath, Dan Heath The lies aBouT money Ric Edelman
Business $24.95) The crew will be productive if they feel empowered, says this Navy officer.
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Holger Rathgeber (St. Martins $19.95) A globalwarming fable on coping with change.
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(Random House $24.95) Why some ideas gain traction while others fade from view.
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(Free Press $28) Overcoming mutual funds deceptions.
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The world is flaT Thomas L. Friedman
(Picador $16) Globalization is greatsort of, says a columnist for The New York Times.
good To greaT and The social secTors
Jim Collins (Collins $11.95) How noncorporate organizations can excel.
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Blink
Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay Books $15.99) Snap judgments deserve careful consideration, says a writer for The New Yorker.
a guide To The projecT managemenT Body of knowledge Project Management
Institute (PMI $49.95) Delivering results.
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crucial conversaTions Kerry Patterson,
Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler (McGraw-Hill $16.95) Those all-important talks.
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rule #1 Phil Town (Three Rivers Press $14.95)
Think like a business owner and target your investments accordingly.
whaT color is your parachuTe? 2008
Richard Nelson Bolles (Ten Speed Press $18.95) The enduring job-search bible.
fooled By randomness Nassim Nicholas
Taleb (Random House $14.95) Uncertainty and luck in daily life and in the financial markets.
The money Book for The young, faBulous & Broke Suze Orman (Riverhead
$16) From career plans to credit cards.
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The inTelligenT invesTor, revised ediTion Benjamin Graham, with Jason Zweig
(HarperBusiness $19.95) The classic.
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a whole new mind Daniel H. Pink
(Riverhead $15) The future belongs to creative right-brain thinkers.
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how To win friends & influence people Dale Carnegie (Pocket Books $14)
The classic networking guidebook.
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leadership and self-decepTion The sTarT laTe, finish rich David Bach
(Broadway $14.95) Strategies for baby boomers nearing the age of retirement.
Arbinger Institute (Berrett-Koehler $14.95) Its a leaders motivation that matters, says this fable.
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masTers of sales Ivan R. Misner, PhD,
Don Morgan, M.A. (Entrepreneur Press $19.95) Vignettes from real-life Willy Lomans.
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HARDCOVER BUSINESS BOOKS Good to Great Jim Collins (Collins $27.50) Now, Discover Your Strengths Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton (Free Press $30) The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni (Jossey-Bass $24.95) Who Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson (Putnam
$19.95) Freakonomics Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner (Morrow $27.95) The Total Money Makeover Dave Ramsey (Thomas Nelson $24.99) PAPERBACK BUSINESS BOOKS Getting Things Done David Allen (Penguin $15) Rich Dad, Poor Dad Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter (Warner $16.95) The Tipping Point Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay $14.95) The 7 Habits of
Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey (Free Press $15) Getting To Yes Roger Fisher, William Ury, Bruce Patton (Penguin $15) The E-Myth Revisited Michael E. Gerber (HarperBusiness $16) The 48 Laws of Power Robert Greene (Penguin $18) The Millionaire Next Door Thomas J. Stanley, PhD, William D. Danko, PhD (Pocket Books $15)
DECE M B E R 3, 2007 I BUSINESSWEEK
