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Over the years I have amassed (yes, that's probably a very good word for it) a collection of business, marketing, leadership, personal development, writing, speaking, and web development books. Starting a business book library for your home or small business can be a daunting task. Where should you start?
Each of these top five lists is comprised of books I actually own, have read, have studied, and have used. No random lists snatched from the Internet here! Create your own great business library by picking up a few of these books today.
Advice from CEO's
Well Done!: The Common Guy's Guide to Everyday Success
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009) 
Leadership
Amazon Price: $25.95 (as of 12/07/2009)
Iacocca: An Autobiography
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 12/07/2009)
Sales and Selling
Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt: Do What You Love, Love What You Do, and Deliver More Than You Promise
Amazon Price: $12.00 (as of 12/07/2009)
Pushing the Envelope All the Way to the Top
Amazon Price: $10.88 (as of 12/07/2009)
Zig Ziglar's Secrets of Closing the Sale
Amazon Price: $10.88 (as of 12/07/2009)
The Zen of Selling: The Way to Profit from Life's Everyday Lessons
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)
Leadership
REAL CHANGE LEADERS.
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)
Leadership
Amazon Price: $25.95 (as of 12/07/2009)
Principle Centered Leadership
Amazon Price: $11.21 (as of 12/07/2009)
Time-Out Leadership: Daily Reflections to Maximize Your Leadership Effectiveness
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)
Leadership A to Z: A Guide for the Appropriately Ambitious (Jossey Bass Business and Management Series)
Amazon Price: $14.96 (as of 12/07/2009)
Dealing with Change
Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life
Amazon Price: $9.50 (as of 12/07/2009)
Change is Like a Slinky
Amazon Price: $11.10 (as of 12/07/2009)
Do One Thing Different: Ten Simple Ways to Change Your Life
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)
Marketing, Branding, and Buzz
The Anatomy of Buzz: How to Create Word of Mouth Marketing
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)
The Personal Branding Phenomenon
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)
Testosterone-Free Marketing: The Yin and Yang of Marketing for Women
Amazon Price: $14.78 (as of 12/07/2009)
Service Marketing
Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing
Amazon Price: $15.61 (as of 12/07/2009)
The Invisible Touch: The Four Keys to Modern Marketing
Amazon Price: $17.12 (as of 12/07/2009)
What Clients Love: A Field Guide to Growing Your Business
Amazon Price: $15.80 (as of 12/07/2009)
Entrepreneurial Business Management
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It
Amazon Price: $12.91 (as of 12/07/2009)
Working from Home
Amazon Price: $14.96 (as of 12/07/2009)
Animals, Inc.: A Business Parable for the 21st Century
Amazon Price: $26.00 (as of 12/07/2009)
The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 12/07/2009)
All I Really Need to Know in Business I Learned at Microsoft
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)
Time Management
10 Natural Laws of Successful Time and Life Management
Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 12/07/2009)
Make Every Minute Count: 750 Tips and Strategies That Will Revolutionize How You Manage Your Time
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)
No-Nonsense Delegation
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Overwhelmed Person's Guide to Time Management
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)
Getting what you Want
Wishcraft: How to Get What You Really Want
Amazon Price: $10.20 (as of 12/07/2009)
Coach Yourself to Success : 101 Tips from a Personal Coach for Reaching Your Goals at Work and in Life
Amazon Price: $10.85 (as of 12/07/2009)
Awaken the Giant Within : How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!
Amazon Price: $11.53 (as of 12/07/2009)
The Aladdin Factor
Amazon Price: $10.20 (as of 12/07/2009)
The Contented Achiever : How to Get What You Want and Love What You Get
Amazon Price: $24.95 (as of 12/07/2009)
Goals, Focus, and Productivity
Create Your Own Future: How to Master the 12 Critical Factors of Unlimited Success
Amazon Price: $12.89 (as of 12/07/2009)
The Power of Focus: What the Worlds Greatest Achievers Know about The Secret of Financial Freedom and Success
Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 12/07/2009)
Focal Point: A Proven System to Simplify Your Life, Double Your Productivity, and Achieve All Your Goals
Amazon Price: $10.20 (as of 12/07/2009)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Amazon Price: $9.32 (as of 12/07/2009)
Life Makeovers: 52 Practical & Inspiring Ways to Improve Your Life One Week at a Time
Amazon Price: $11.19 (as of 12/07/2009)
The Seth Godin Collection
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
Amazon Price: $13.62 (as of 12/07/2009)
Small Is the New Big: and 183 Other Riffs, Rants, and Remarkable Business Ideas
Amazon Price: $17.13 (as of 12/07/2009)
Permission Marketing : Turning Strangers Into Friends And Friends Into Customers
Amazon Price: $17.15 (as of 12/07/2009)
Unleashing the Ideavirus
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)
Free Prize Inside: The Next Big Marketing Idea
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)
Wealth Creation
The One Minute Millionaire: The Enlightened Way to Wealth
Amazon Price: $15.64 (as of 12/07/2009)
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth: The 8 Secrets of How 5,000 Ordinary Americans Became Successful Investors--and How You Can Too
Amazon Price: $11.70 (as of 12/07/2009)
The Millionaire's Path: Passion, Optimism, and Wealth
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Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Excellence: A Relentless Pursuit
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The Laws of Money : 5 Timeless Secrets to Get Out and Stay Out of Financial Trouble
Amazon Price: $11.48 (as of 12/07/2009)
Dealing with Difficult People, and Emotional Intelligence
Never Be Lied to Again: How to Get the Truth In 5 Minutes Or Less In Any Conversation Or Situation
Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 12/07/2009)
Dealing with People You Can't Stand: How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst
Amazon Price: $9.50 (as of 12/07/2009)
Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence
Amazon Price: $21.12 (as of 12/07/2009)
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)
What books are your favorite?
Recommend other books that you've read, or just say hi!
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- NathanLee NathanLee Jun 12, 2009 @ 4:07 pm
- Wow...nice selection of books.. I really think that your Goals, Focus, and Productivity section can have some exceptional impact on people.. Especially the Power of Focus....this is a powerful book. Thanks for the lens and I'll be looking forward to more.
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- Practice_Builder Practice_Builder Mar 23, 2009 @ 9:34 pm
- This is a wonderful lens! You have an amazing collection of great business books in this lens. When you get the chance, please feel free to stop by my lens and say hello.
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- bumblebeemoi bumblebeemoi Feb 1, 2009 @ 8:16 am
- Beautifully done.Here's my contributions:
"The Power Of Now" by Eckert Tolle" - It will bring your thinking to be focused and clear, yet develop your spiritual discernment.
"The Master Key System" by Charles F Haanel - It is the foundational and seminal book on the Law of Attraction. Written in 1912 and studied by all the current LOA "Masters." It's about learning to develop a new life by utilizing the creative power of thought. I have read the first 6 chapters dozens of times; this book transformed my life.
"Try Giving Yourself Away" by David Dunn - You can still find this, written over 60 years ago with wonderful examples of becoming a "Collector of Glows and After-Glows" by giving away good will, caring, attention - YOURSELF!
Philip Bourdon
Your Bumblebee in Pittsburgh
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- expert_edge expert_edge Dec 23, 2008 @ 11:06 pm
- This is a great collection of business books. You've done an outstanding job at putting this together. I'd love it if you drop by my lens on The Expert's Edge when you have the chance.
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- eink21 eink21 Mar 31, 2008 @ 5:16 am
- Great list. I also found the following very useful:
-The Innovator's Dilemma
-Good to Great (someone else mentioned this)
-Built to Last
-The Intelligent Investor
-The Goal (someone else mentioned this too - smart people)
-The Profit Zone
-In Search of Excellence
-Competitive Advantage (Michael Porter)
-Crossing the Chasm
-Positioning: The Battle for your Mind
-Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
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