Strategy+Business publishes a great business book list every year. You can look back at the 2003 and 2004 lists to see what I am talking about.
I am going to give you rundown on categories and the books in each. The link on the category will take you to the s+b essay.
The Future by Howard Rheingold
- The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Friedman
- The Long Emergency: Surviving The Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century by James Howard Kunstler
- Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies–and What It Means To Be Human by Joel Garreau
- A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age by Dan Pink
- Everything Bad Is Good For You by Steven Johnson
- In The Bubble: Designing in a Complex World by John Thackara
- Massive Change by Bruce Mau and the Institute Without Boundaries
Strategy by Chuck Lucier and Jan Dyer
- Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make The Competition Irrelevant by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne
- MarketBusters: 40 Strategic Move The Drive Exceptional Growth by Rita Gunther McGrath and Ian MacMillan
- The Fortune At The Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profit by C.K. Prahalad
Globalization by Michael Moynihan
- End of Poverty: The Economic Possibilities of Our Time by Jeffery Sachs
- Capitalism at the Crossroads: The Unlimited Business Opportunities Solving the World’s Most Difficult Problems by Stuart Hart
- The Fortune At The Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profit by C.K. Prahalad
- Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins
Management by David Hurst
- Winning by Jack Welch with Suzy Welch
- Will Your Next Mistake Be Fatal? Avoiding the Chain of Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Organization by Robert Mittelstaedt
- Conspiracy of Fools by Kurt Eichenwald
- Blood on the Street: The Sensational Story How Wall Street Analysts Duped A Generation of Investors by Charles Gasparino
- Ponzi’s Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend by Mitchell Zuckoff
Work and Life by Ann Graham
- The Time Divide: Work, Family, and Gender Inequality by Jerry Jacobs and Kathleen Gerson
- In Praise of Slowness: How a Worldwide Movement is Challenging the Cult of Speed by Carl Honroe
- Time Off for Good Behavior: How Hardworking Women Can Take A Break Change Their Lives by Mary Lou Quinlan
- Creating the Good Life: Applying Aristotle’s Wisdom to Find Meaning and Happiness by James O’Toole
Marketing by Kenneth Roman
- All Marketers Are Liars: The Power of Telling Authentic Stories in a Low-Trust World by Seth Godin
- Brand Hijack: Marketing without Marketing by Alex Wipperfurth
- How Customers Think: Essential Insights into the Mind of the Market by Gerald Zaltman
- ProfitBrand: How to Increase the Profitability, Accountability, & Sustainability of Brands by Nick Wreden
Media by Everette Dennis
Leadership by James O’Toole
- Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life by Michael Lewis
- Lessons on Leadership by Terror: Finding Shaka Zulu in the Attic by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries
- Joy At Work: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job by Dennis Bakke
- A Life in Leadership: From D-Day to Ground Zero: An Autobiography by John Whitehead
