The following is a list of the bestselling hardcover business books as ranked by the New York Times on February 8.
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. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
by Daniel H. Pink. What really motivates people is the quest for autonomy, mastery and purpose, not external rewards.
4. The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
by Timothy Ferriss. Because life isn’t all about work.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy
by Joseph Stiglitz. A Nobel Prize-winning economist criticizes the Obama administration’s economic policy from the left.
8. Strengths-Based Leadership
by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie. Three keys to being a more effective leader.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle
by Dan Senor and Saul Singe. Amid the turmoil in the Middle East, Israel’s economy continues to thrive.
12. This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly
by Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff. Analyses of centuries of financial blunders.
13. 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.
14. Googled: The End of the World As We Know It
by Ken Auletta. A comprehensive study on how Google became media’s premier digital company.
15. 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.
