Title: 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, The

Author: Timothy Ferriss

Published: 2007

Intro: Who are the New Rich? They are people who make their money (quite a lot of money) by doing the minimum amount necessary to obtain the maximum effect. They do not work for others-others work for them. Their concern for money is not so much to have a great deal of it, but to have enough to achieve their objectives-objectives that are clearly defined. A blind pursuit of money is not their goal. Being financially rich and having the ability to live like a millionaire are fundamentally two different things. Creating choices is the objective of the New Rich. This book reveals how the New Rich create choices with the least effort and cost.

Title: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The

Author: Stephen Covey

Published: 1989

Intro: ''The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People'' presents an inside-out approach to effectiveness that is centered on principles and character. Inside-out means that the change starts within oneself. For many people, this approach represents a paradigm shift away from the ''Personality Ethic'' and toward the ''Character Ethic.''

Title: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

Author: Malcolm Gladwell

Published: 2005

Intro: Being an expert in your field and keeping your judgment unclouded by subconscious desires, will allow you to make better decisions. Making a good decision doesn't require massive amounts of deliberation. Malcolm Gladwell's Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking is all about rapid decision making and how to avoid 'Hamlet-style paralysis' when making difficult choices about your business.

Title: Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

Author: Jim Collins,Jerry Porras

Published: 1994

Intro: Built to Last is a compilation of the results of a six year study of eighteen of America’s most enduring companies and their relationships with their own ”market” competitor.

Title: Flip: How to Turn Everything You Know on Its Head--and Succeed Beyond Your Wildest Imaginings

Author: Peter Sheahan

Published: 2007

Intro: In Flip the author uncovers what the superstars of modern business have in common: an ability to flip—to think counterintuitively and then act boldly, with no regard for business as usual conventions. Sheahan teaches today's decision makers how to embrace change and successfully operate in an economy that runs on new ideas. Those who take on these lessons will be in position to join other flipstars such as Richard Branson, Google, Toyota, Rupert Murdoch, and Apple.

Title: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Author: Steven Levitt,Stephen Dubner

Published: 2005

Intro: Freakonomics is a 2005 non-fiction book by University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and New York Times journalist Stephen J. Dubner that has been described as melding pop culture with economics. The book is a collection of economic articles written by Levitt, translated into prose meant for a wide audience. Levitt, who in the book is ascribed the epithet "rogue economist", had already gained a reputation in academia for applying economic theory to diverse subjects not usually covered by "traditional" economists.

Title: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't

Author: Jim Collins

Published: 2001

Intro: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't is a management book by Jim Collins that aims to describe how companies transition from being average companies to great companies and how companies can fail to make the transition. "Greatness" is defined as financial performance several multiples better than the market average over a sustained period of time. Collins finds the main factor for achieving the transition to be a narrow focusing of the company’s resources on their field of competence.

Title: How to Win Friends and Influence People

Author: Dale Carnegie

Published: 1936

Intro: Providing tips and strategies for communicating with people, How to Win Friends and Influence People is one of the bestselling self-help books ever published. In contrast with some modern theories of psychology, which emphasize autonomy, self-expression, and assertiveness, How to Win Friends echoes Lord Chesterfield's view that pleasing others is both a duty and a paradoxical route to personal success.

Title: Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business, The

Author: Clayton Christensen

Published: 0000

Intro: Focusing on 'disruptive technology'--the Honda Super Cub, Intel's 8088 processor, or the hydraulic excavator, for example--Clayton M. Christensen shows why most companies miss 'the next great wave.' Whether in electronics, retailing, or pretty much any industry, a successful company with established products will get pushed aside unless managers know when to abandon traditional business practices. Using the lessons of successes and failures from leading companies, ''The Innovator's Dilemma'' presents a set of rules for capitalizing on the phenomenon of disruptive innovation.

Title: Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends

Author: Tim Sanders

Published: 2002

Intro: Success in business isn’t crushing the weak, disdaining others, and using our time and talents to further our agenda. In fact, success is just the opposite. We have to truly care about others. The primary objective of this book is to help others achieve success by sharing your knowledge, your network, and your compassion. It offers new tips and techniques related to life long learning, networking and relationship building.