Growing Pains: Transitioning from an Entrepreneurship to a Professionally Managed Firm
By: Eric G. Flamholtz
4.02
Format: 472 pages, Hardcover
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1. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
By: Michael Lewis
4.30
Format: 291 pages, Paperback
The #1 New York Times bestseller: "It is the work of our greatest financial journalist, at the top … read more
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"Time is a variable continuum."-Michael Lewis, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
"It is ludicrous to believe that asset bubbles can only be recognized in hindsight,"-Michael Lewis, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
"Long Beach Savings was the first existing bank to adopt what was called the “originate and sell"-Michael Lewis, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
"When you’re a conservative Republican, you never think people are making money by ripping other people off,"-Michael Lewis, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
2. Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
By: Adam M. Grant
3.96
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
In Originals the author addresses the challenge of improving the world from the perspective of beco… read more
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"Practice makes perfect, but it doesn’t make new."-Adam M. Grant, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
"Dissenting opinions are useful, even when they are wrong."-Adam M. Grant, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
"Born to Rebel: Birth Order, Family Dynamics, and Creative Lives"-Adam M. Grant, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
"The first follower is what transforms a lone nut into a leader." - Quoting Derek Sivers"-Adam M. Grant, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
3. Winners Never Cheat: Even in Difficult Times
By: Glenn Beck , Jon M. Huntsman Sr.
4.10
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Author royalties from this book go to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation "The way Jon conducts his busi… read more
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"Once dishonesty is introduced, distrust becomes the hallmark of future dealings or associations."-Glenn Beck, Winners Never Cheat: Even in Difficult Times
"Engaging in activities devoid of difficulty, lounging in risk-free zones, is life without great meaning."-Glenn Beck, Winners Never Cheat: Even in Difficult Times
"A crisis creates the opportunity to dip deep into the reservoirs of our very being, to rise to levels of confidence, strength, and resolve that otherwise we didn't think we possessed."-Glenn Beck, Winners Never Cheat: Even in Difficult Times
4. Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
4.10
Format: 426 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Black Swan and one of the foremost philosophers of our time, Nas… read more
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"Only the autodidacts are free."-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
"More data means more information, but it also means more false information."-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
"Convincing - and confident - disciplines, say, physics, tend to use little statistical backup, while political science and economics, which have never produced anything of note, are full of elaborate…"-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
"Further, in writing, I feel corrupt and unethical if I have to look up a subject in a library as part of the writing itself. This acts as a filter--it is the only filter. If the subject is not intere…"-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
5. Michael Jordan: The Life
By: Roland Lazenby
4.31
Format: 720 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of a legendary athleteThe Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. Michael Jordan is… read more
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- nonfiction
6. Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet
By: Jesse Itzler
4.29
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Entrepreneur Jesse Itzler chronicles his month of living and extreme fitness training with a Navy S… read more
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7. The Five Temptations of a CEO: A Leadership Fable
By: Patrick Lencioni , None
0.00
Format: 798 pages,
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8. Mastering the Rockefeller Habits: What You Must Do to Increase the Value of Your Growing Firm
By: Verne Harnish
3.97
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
What are the underlying handful of fundamentals that haven't changed for over a hundred years? From… read more
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9. Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times
By: Donald T. Phillips
2.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
You think you have it rough? Only ten days before Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office in 1861, … read more
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10. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It
By: Michael E. Gerber
3.98
Format: 269 pages, Paperback
E-Myth \ 'e-,'mith\ n 1: the entrepreneurial myth: the myth that most people who start small busine… read more
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11. A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness
By: S. Nassir Ghaemi
3.33
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An investigation into the surprisingly deep correlation between mental illness and successful leade… read more
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- nonfiction
12. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
By: Stephen R. Covey
3.87
Format: 144 pages,
In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,author Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated,… read more
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13. Moneyball
By: Michael Lewis
4.26
Format: 317 pages, Paperback
Billy Beane, general manager of MLB's Oakland A's and protagonist of Michael Lewis's Moneyball, had… read more
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- nonfiction
- business
"Every form of strength is also a form of weakness,"-Michael Lewis, Moneyball
"If you’ve got a dozen pitchers, you need to speak 12 different languages."-Michael Lewis, Moneyball
"Baseball is a soap opera that lends itself to probabilistic thinking. [Dick Cramer]"-Michael Lewis, Moneyball
"That's what happens when you're thirty-seven years old: you do the things you always did but the result is somehow different."-Michael Lewis, Moneyball
14. Atlas Shrugged
By: Ayn Rand , Leonard Peikoff
4.14
Format: 152 pages, Paperback
This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world and did. Was he a des… read more
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15. Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
By: Douglas Stone , Bruce Patton , Sheila Heen
3.93
Format: 592 pages,
Whether you're dealing with an under performing employee, disagreeing with your spouse about money … read more
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16. Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You
By: John Warrillow
3.53
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
According to John Warrillow, the number one mistake entrepreneurs make is to build a business that … read more
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17. Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind: How to Be Seen and Heard in the Overcrowded Marketplace
By: Al Ries , Jack Trout
3.77
Format: None pages, Paperback
The first book to deal with the problems of communicating to a skeptical, media-blitzed public, Pos… read more
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18. Up the Organization: How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits
By: Warren Bennis , Robert C. Townsend
3.78
Format: 472 pages, Hardcover
Although it was first published more than thirty-five years ago, Up the Organizationcontinues to to… read more
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19. Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization
By: Dave Logan , John King , Halee Fischer-Wright
3.83
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
"Tribal Leadershipgives amazingly insightful perspective on how people interact and succeed. I lear… read more
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20. Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
By: Greg McKeown , Liz Wiseman
4.50
Format: None pages,
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21. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
By: Patrick Lencioni
4.33
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
In The Five Dysfunctions of a TeamPatrick Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as … read more
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22. Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't
By: Verne Harnish
4.21
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2015 International Book Awards for General Business Winner of the 2015 National Indie… read more
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23. Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business
By: Gino Wickman
3.00
Format: None pages,
Do you have a grip on your business, or does your business have a grip on you? Don't let common pro… read more
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24. Business Model Generation
By: Alexander Osterwalder , Yves Pigneur
3.88
Format: None pages,
Business Model Generation is a practical, inspiring handbook for anyone striving to improve a busin… read more
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25. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
By: Jim Collins , Jerry I. Porras
3.00
Format: 220 pages, Hardcover
"This is not a book about charismatic visionary leaders. It is not about visionary product concepts… read more
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26. Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy
By: Patrick Bet-David
4.12
Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition
From the creator of Valuetainment, the #1 YouTube channel for entrepreneurs, and “one of the most e… read more
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"You're going to use experiences to become either bitter or better. To get better you must reflect on your mistakes."-Patrick Bet-David, Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy
"A talented entrepreneur with bad habits eventually becomes an employee. An average employee with great habits can eventually become a great entrepreneur."-Patrick Bet-David, Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy
"You want to choose a path that puts the odds of winning in your favor; in poker, it’s called game selection. What determines if you win in any game (or business) isn’t how good you are; it’s how good…"-Patrick Bet-David, Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy
27. Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility
By: Patty McCord
4.08
Format: 228 pages, Hardcover
When it comes to recruiting, motivating, and creating great teams, Patty McCord says most companies… read more
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28. Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell
By: Eric Schmidt
3.99
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The team behind How Google Works returns with management lessons from legendary coach and business … read more
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29. I Love Capitalism!: An American Story
By: Ken Langone
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller Iconoclastic entrepreneur and New York legend Ken Langone tells the comp… read more
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30. What Would the Rockefellers Do?
By: Garrett B Gunderson
4.07
Format: 157 pages, Paperback
Would you rather earn interest than pay it, and eliminate the necessity of paying fees to banks and… read more
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31. Growing Pains: Transitioning from an Entrepreneurship to a Professionally Managed Firm
By: Eric G. Flamholtz
4.02
Format: 472 pages, Hardcover
Since it was first published in 1986, Growing Pains has become a classic resource for understanding… read more
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