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Hot List: New York Times Bestselling Business Books

The following is a list of the bestselling hardcover business books as ranked by the New York Times on December 17.

1. The World Is Flat, by Thomas L. Friedman. (Picador, $16.) A columnist for the New York Times analyzes 21st-century economics and foreign policy and presents an overview of globalization trends.

2. The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $14.95.) How and why certain products and ideas become fads.)

3. Your Best Life Now, by Joel Osteen. (Faith Words, $13.99.) A faith-based approach to living with enthusiasm.
4. Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert Kiyosaki with Sharon Lechter. (Warner, $16.95) What the wealthy teach their children about money that others do not.

5. Getting Things Done, by David Allen. (Penguin, $15.) Methods for reducing stress and increasing performance.

6. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey. (Free Press, $15.) A new edition of the author’s principles for solving problems.

7. A Whole New Mind, by Daniel H. Pink. (Riverhead, $15.) Why right-brainers will rule the future.

8. The Money Book For the Young, Fabulous & Broke, by Suze Orman. (Riverhead, $16.) Financial tips for Generation Debt.

9. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, by Robert B. Cialdini. (HarperCollins, $17.95.) What moves people to say “yes.”

10. The Blind Side, by Michael Lewis. (Norton, $13.95.) The evolving business of football, viewed through the rise of the left tackle Michael Oher.

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