Hot List: Bestselling “Business Life” Books on Amazon.com

Amazon.com updates its list of the bestselling books every hour. Here is a snapshot of what is hot right now, this Monday morning, March 16, in the “Business Life” section of the “Business and Investing”category.

1. How I Made My First Million on the Internet and How You Can Too!: The Complete Insider’s Guide to Making Millions with Your Internet Business by Ewen Chia. Chia demystifies marketing jargon and shares the tips and techniques that continue to net his online businesses a fortune.

2.  StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup’s Now, Discover Your Strengths
by Tom Rath. Are you unsure where your true talents lie? Do you feel
that you are both a person who gets things done and someone who offers
penetrating analysis? Well, you can discover whether you are truly an
“achiever” or an “analytical” by completing the online quiz. Then, the
book will give you “ideas for action” and tips for how best you can
work with others. More of a patiencetester than Strengthsfinder, the
quiz/book is probably best for those who have lots of time on their
hands.

3. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen. Methods for reducing stress and increasing performance.

4. A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
by Daniel H. Pink. Just as information workers surpassed physical
laborers in economic importance, Pink claims, the workplace terrain is
changing yet again, and power will inevitably shift to people who
possess strong right brain qualities. His advocacy of “R-directed
thinking” begins with a bit of neuroscience tourism to a brain lab that
will be extremely familiar to those who read Steven Johnson’s Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life
last year, but while Johnson was fascinated by the brain’s internal
processes, Pink is more concerned with how certain skill sets can be
harnessed effectively in the dawning “Conceptual Age.” The second half
of the book details the six “senses” Pink identifies as crucial to
success in the new economy-design, story, symphony, empathy, play and
meaning-while “portfolio” sections offer practical (and sometimes
whimsical) advice on how to cultivate these skills within oneself.

5. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen R. Covey. A groundbreaker when it was first published in
1990, this book continues to be a business bestseller with more than 10
million copies sold. Covey, an internationally respected leadership
authority, realizes that true success encompasses a balance of personal
and professional effectiveness, so this book is a manual for performing
better in both arenas. His anecdotes are as frequently from family
situations as from business challenges. This isn’t a
quick-tips-start-tomorrow kind of book. The concepts are sometimes
intricate, and you’ll want to study this book, not skim it.

6. The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss.  Ferriss isn’t shy about tooting his own horn: He says he “speaks six languages, runs a multinational firm from wireless locations worldwide, and has been a world-record holder in tango, a national champion in kickboxing, and an actor in a hit television series in Hong Kong.” Is this the sort of person you really want to be taking advice from? Anyway, Ferris offers recommendations and resources for everything from eliminating wasted time to oursourcing your job and getting cheap airfare.

7. Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money–That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! by Robert Kiyosaki with Sharon Lechter. Robert Kiyosaki reveals how he developed his unique economic perspective from his two fathers: his real father, who was highly educated but fiscally poor; and the father of his best friend – an eighth-grade drop-out who became a self-made multi-millionaire. The lifelong monetary problems experienced by his “poor dad” pounded home the counterpoint communicated by his “rich dad”. Taking that message to heart, Kiyosaki was able to retire at the age of 47. This book lays out his philosophy and aims to open readers eyes by: exploding the myth that you need to earn a high income to be rich; challenging the belief that your house is an asset; showing parents why they can’t rely on schools to teach their children about money; defining once and for all an asset versus a liability; and explaining what to teach your children about money for their future financial success.

8. Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life
by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard . This story is about
adjusting attitudes toward change in life, especially at work. Change
occurs whether a person is ready or not, but the author affirms that it
can be positive. His principles are to anticipate change, let go of the
old, and do what you would do if you were not afraid.

9. What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful
by Marshall Goldsmith with Mark Reiter. Are there things you do that
have helped you succeed so far, but that how have your career idling in
neutral? Executive coach Goldsmith identifies 20 such ways of behaving,
from an obsessive need to show how smart you are to a habit of
withholding information. The authors also provide a program to help you
change your irritating ways. But will this stuff really help you get
ahead? Let’s put it this way: Don’t pass up any chances to marry the
boss’s daughter.

10. Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else
by Geoff Colvin. Greatness doesn’t come from DNA but from practice and
perseverance honed over decades. The key is how you practice, how you
analyze the results of your progress and learn from your mistakes, that
enables you to achieve greatness. The skills of business—negotiating
deals, evaluating financial statements, and all the rest—obey the
principles that lead to greatness, so that anyone can get better at
them with the right kind of effort.