The following is a list of the bestselling hardcover business books as ranked by the New York Times on November 30.
1. Outliers: The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell. hy some people succeed — it has to do with luck and opportunities as well as talent — from the author of Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
and The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
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2. SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. A scholar and a journalist apply economic thinking to everything: the sequel.
3. Jim Cramer’s Getting Back to Even
by James J. Cramer with Cliff Mason. The “Mad Money” host offers advice for investing in a changed market.
4. Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System—and Themselves
by Andrew Ross Sorkin. The 2008 financial implosion on Wall Street and in Washington, by a New York Times reporter and columnist.
5. Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion
by Gary Vaynerchuk. How the Web can help turn your passion into a business.
6. What Americans Really Want…Really: The Truth About Our Hopes, Dreams, and Fears
by Frank I. Luntz. Better business decisions can be made when customers’ demands are known and understood.
7. The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness
by Dave Ramsey. Debt reduction and fiscal fitness for families, by the radio talk-show host.
8. The 50th Law
by 50 Cent and Robert Greene.Conquering fear to attain power: a philosophy of life.
9. The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life
by Ivanka Trump. Business lessons from the daughter of Donald Trump.
10. The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care
by T.R. Reid. How other industrialized democracies provide health care for all at a reasonable cost.
11. Strengths-Based Leadership
by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie. Three keys to being a more effective leader.
12. How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In
by Jim Collins. Companies fail in stages, and their decline can be detected and reversed.
13. Crash Proof 2.0: How to Profit From the Economic Collapse
by Peter D. Schiff with John Downes. This updated edition tells how to remedy the current economic crisis that the first volume predicted would occur.
14. The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
by Timothy Ferriss. Because life isn’t all about work.
15. This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly
by Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff. Analyses of centuries of financial blunders.
