Holiday Reading – Classic Business Books
Widely read and often quoted, these classic business books are among the most influential of all time. A decade ago, some of them were listed as NYT Best Sellers for months. In 2010, these books are still among the library’s most heavily requested.
As you head out for the holidays, browse our display of classic business books. Pick up a volume to read in the airport, or select an audiobook to listen to in the car.
Click on the title for the print book, or the audiobook link, to request material for pick-up at the Ford Library.
Happy Holidays!
- Ariely, Dan. Predictably irrational : the hidden forces that shape our decisions.
Request Audiobook - Bennis,Warren G.. On becoming a leader.
View E-book - Buckingham, Marcus. First, break all the rules : what the world’s greatest managers do differently.
Request Audiobook - Christensen, Clayton M. The innovator’s dilemma : when new technologies cause great firms to fail.
View E-book | Request Audiobook - Cialdini,Robert B. Influence : the psychology of persuasion.
View E-book - Collins,James Charles. Good to great : why some companies make the leap–and others don’t.
Request Audiobook - Collins,James Charles. Built to last : successful habits of visionary companies.
Request Audiobook - Covey,Stephen R. The seven habits of highly effective people.
Request Audiobook - Deming, W E. Out of the crisis.
- Drucker, Peter F. The essential Drucker : selections from the management works of Peter F. Drucker.
View E-book - Fisher, Roger. Getting to yes : negotiating agreement without giving in.
Request Audiobook - Friedman, Thomas L. The Lexus and the olive tree: understanding globalization.
Request Audiobook - Gerstner,Louis V. Who says elephants can’t dance? : leading a great enterprise through dramatic change.
View E-book - Gladwell, Malcolm. The tipping point : how little things can make a big difference.
Request Audiobook - Goleman,Daniel. Emotional intelligence: why it can matter more than IQ.
Request Audiobook - Hamel,Gary. Competing for the future.
View E-book - Hammer,Michael. Reengineering the corporation : a manifesto for business revolution.
View E-book - Kaplan,Robert S. The balanced scorecard : translating strategy into action.
View E-book - Klein,Gary A. The power of intuition : how to use your gut feelings to make better decisions at work.
- Levitt,Steven D. Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything.
View E-book | Request Audiobook - Lowenstein,Roger. When genius failed : the rise and fall of Long-Term Capital Management.
- McLean,Bethany. The smartest guys in the room : the amazing rise and scandalous fall of Enron.
- Peters,Thomas J. In search of excellence : lessons from America’s best-run companies.
- Pfeffer,Jeffrey. The knowing-doing gap : how smart companies turn knowledge into action.
View E-book - Pine,B.J.. The experience economy : work is theatre & every business a stage.
View E-book - Surowiecki,James. The wisdom of crowds : why the many are smarter than the few.
- Underhill,Paco. Why we buy : the science of shopping.
Request Audiobook - Useem,Michael. The leadership moment : nine true stories of triumph and disaster and their lessons for us all.
- Welch,Jack. Jack : straight from the gut.
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