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The 100 Best Business Books -- how many have you read?

The 100 Best Business Books of All Time: What They Say, Why They Matter, and How They Can Help You This a neat little compendium of some of the best of the best business books -- I've read about a third of 'em so I've got a ways to go. However, my personal all time favorite, Think and Grow Rich, was NOT included -- I definitely let the authors know about THAT!

Get Trumped ...

Think Like A Champion  Donald Trump shares more of his straight talk about what it takes to win and keep on winning. In one chapter he states, "You've got to work on being positive every day because, believe me, no one else will help you with this." Amen -- he coulda taken a page right out of my coaching playbook.

Attention sales professionals ...

The Sandler Rules: 49 Timeless Selling Principles and How to Apply Them  Dave Mattson, the CEO of Sandler Training, channels the late, great David Sandler's superior sales ideas.  Rule #50:  If you liked You Can't Teach A Kid To Ride A Bike At A Seminar and Close The Deal, you've GOT to get this book!

For all you Jim Rohn fans ...

Check out this great Jim Rohn tribute video -- great stuff!

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Be Googlely or be gone ...

 

What Would Google Do?  It's not about Google so much as how most any company can retool for success in the 'net age, especially the parts about building profitable relationships with customers via social networking.  Seth Godin says, "Five years from now, many people are going to regret the fact that they didn't read this book today."

Starting a business?

Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition Guy Kawasaki, former Apple evangelist, hits the trials and tribulations of a fledgeling enterprise squarely on the nose -- grab it if you've started, or are even thinking about starting a business. The hilarious preface by "Fake Steve Jobs" is worth picking up this book alone.

Mac Story ...

Inside Steve's Brain While Bill Gates may have been better at business while at the helm of MicroSoft, this book lets you know why Apple's Steve Jobs remains the better visionary. (And I gotta tell ya: I use an iMac -- it's much easier to use than a clunky PC.)

Like a Virgin ...

Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur Think you can learn anything about entrepreneurship from a Virgin? You bet, if he happens to be billionaire Richard Branson!

We all need a hug ...

Hug Your People  Jack Mitchell, CEO of one of the country's top clothing retailers and author of Hug Your Customers, explains why creating a "niceness culture" is great for business.  Try it on -- you'll like it!

You Built to Last?

Success Built to Last: Creating a Life that Matters  If you liked the book Built to Last about how great companies attain and then maintain long-term success, here's one that profiles individuals with the same kind of scientific rigor.  Among the dozens of subjects interviewed for this book are Herb Kelleher, Michael Dell, Richard Branson and a host of fascinating others -- all were concerned from the get-go about making a difference, not fitting in.