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Book Recommendations

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The Webmaster has compiled some recommendations for business-related books.  Education is not limited to  the classroom and the workplace.  With a little time, a business book can provide great innovation and ideas.  And if time is a factor, then give audio books a try.  Many of the books listed below are in both print and audio form.  Face it, we spend a lot of time in our vehicles, and an audio book can be a portal to your own "Auto University."  Some audio books are abridged, perfect for a "Reader's Guide condensed version."  Others are available in an unabridged form, perfect for those concepts you want to explore further. 


The following is a list of books that may be worth some time and investment:

BOOK TITLE AUTHOR(S) SUBJECT TYPE
Aspire Higher Brother Joe Mayne (Theta Tau) Self Improvement
Balanced Scorecard Step-by-Step: Maximizing Performance ... Paul Niven Management
The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy Into Action Robert Kaplan and David Norton Management
Breathing: The Master Key To Self-Healing Andrew Weil Health
Built To Last Jim Collins and Jerry Porras Strategy
Competitive Advantage Michael Porter Strategy
Competitive Strategy Michael Porter Strategy
Developing the Leader Within You John C. Maxwell Leadership
The Effective Executive Peter Drucker Leadership
Emotional Intelligence Daniel Goleman Management
The Everything Resume Book  Nancy Schuman Jobs/Career 
Fast Food Nation Eric Schlosser Profiles
First, Break All The Rules Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman Management
Freakonomics Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner Finance/Economics
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In Roger Fisher, Bruce Patton, and William Ury Marketing & Sales
Good To Great Jim Collins Strategy
Guerrilla Marketing (4th ed.) Jay Conrad Levinson Marketing & Sales
How to Pick Stocks Like Warren Buffett Timothy Vick Finance/Economics
How To Win Friends And Influence People Dale Carnegie Self Improvement
In Search Of Excellence Tom Peters and Robert Waterman Strategy
Intelligent Investor, The (Revised Edition) Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig, & Warren Buffett  Finance/Economics
Invisible Touch, The Harry Beckwith Marketing & Sales
Leadership Rudolph Giuliani  Leadership
Management Challenges for the 21st Century Peter Drucker Management
Marketing Imagination, The  Theodore M. Levitt Marketing & Sales
Millionaire Mind, The Thomas Stanley Finance/Economics
Millionaire Next Door, The Thomas Stanley and William Danko Finance/Economics
Monkey Business: Swinging Through the Wall Street Jungle John Rolfe and Peter Troob Entertainment
Now, Discover Your Strengths Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton Management
On Target: How the World's Hottest Retailer Hit a Bullseye Laura Rowley Profiles
One Minute Manager, The Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson Management
Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind Al Ries and Jack Trout Marketing & Sales
Primal Leadership Daniel Goleman Leadership
Principle-Centered Leadership Stephen Covey Leadership
Random Walk Down Wall Street, A (Ninth Edition) Burton Malkiel Finance/Economics
Rich Dad, Poor Dad [as a thinking book] Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter Finance/Economics
Selling The Invisible Harry Beckwith Marketing & Sales
The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People Stephen Covey Self Improvement
Six Sigma Way, The Peter Pande, Robert Neuman & Roland Cavanagh Finance/Economics
Small Giants  Bo Burlingham Profiles 
Southwest Airlines Way, The Jody Hoffer Gittell Profiles
Spin Selling Neil Rackham Marketing & Sales
Straight From The Gut Jack Welch Profiles
Strategy-Focused Organization, The Robert Kaplan and David Norton Strategy
Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive Harvey Mackay Marketing & Sales
21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader, The John C. Maxwell Leadership
21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, The John C. Maxwell Leadership
What Color Is Your Parachute? (2009 Version)  Richard Nelson Bolles  Job/Career 
What The Best CEOs Know Jeffery Krames Profiles
Who Moved My Cheese Spencer Johnson Self Improvement
Winning Jack Welch and Suzy Welch Management
World Is Flat, The Thomas Friedman Finance/Economics
You: The Owner's Manual (Updated) Mehmet Oz and Michael Roizen  Health


To purchase or research hardcover and audio books, check out the following sites:

Amazon.com   Audible.com   Barnes & Noble