Top 5 Business Books

 

Here are the current top five best-selling books for business. The list is compiled based on information received from retail bookstores throughout the U.S.A

 

1.“Now, Discover Your Strengths: How to Develop Your Talents and Those of the People You Manage,” by Marcus Buckingham (The Free Press…$27.00) (1)* Finding out how you and your staff can grow even stronger.

 

2.“Financial Reckoning Day: Surviving the Soft Depression of the 21st Century,” by Bill Bonner (John Wiley & Sons…$27.95) (4) How to survive the U.S. economy looking like Japan’s economy.

 

3.“Good to Great,” by Jim Collins (HarperCollins…$27.50) (6) Climbing the steps from being good to being great.

 

4.“Execution:  The Discipline of Getting Things Done,” by Larry Bossidy & Ran Charan (Crown Publishing…$27.50) (2) Why executing a plan well is the true core of every business.

 

5.“Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game,” by Michael Lewis (W.W. Norton & Co…$24.95) (3) The Oakland A’s profitable new approach to hiring and managing people.

 

*(1) — Indicates a book’s previous position on the list.

** — Indicates a book’s first appearance on the list.

*** — Indicates a book previously on the list is back on it.