The following is a list of the bestselling paperback business books as ranked by the New York Times on April 19.
1. The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
by Michael Lewis. The evolving business of football, viewed through the rise of the left tackle Michael Oher.
2. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell. How and why certain products and ideas become fads.
3. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (P.S.)
by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. A maverick scholar and a journalist apply economic theory to everything from cheating sumo wrestlers to the falling crime rate.
4. Liar’s Poker
by Michael Lewis. Wall Street’s tumultuous 1980s, as witnessed by a young bond trader.
5. Suze Orman’s Action Plan: New Rules for New Times
y Suze Orman. Personal financial security in the new economic landscape.
6. Bank On Yourself: The Life-Changing Secret to Protecting Your Financial Future
by Pamela Yellen. The secrets to using a whole life insurance policy to increase your wealth and protect your future.
7. How We Decide
by Jonah Lehrer. Learning more about how we think can help us make better decisions.
8. Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
by Liaquat Ahamed. How four central bankers pushed the global economy into the Great Depression.
9. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
by David Allen. Methods for reducing stress and increasing performance.
10. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen R. Covey. A new edition of the author’s principles for solving problems.
