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SEPTEMBER 6, 2004
BOOKS

The BusinessWeek Best-Seller List

Hardcover Business Books

1 THE AUTOMATIC MILLIONAIRE By David Bach (Broadway -- $19.95) Putting your investment program on autopilot. Last Month: 1, Months on list: 7


2 THE WISDOM OF CROWDS By James Surowiecki (Doubleday -- $24.95) Group decisions can be better than those of the smartest individual. Last Month: 2, Months on list: 2

3 NICE GIRLS DON'T GET THE CORNER OFFICE By Lois P. Frankel, PhD (Warner Business -- $19.95) Avoid the lifelong habits that may block promotion. Last Month: 6, Months on list: 6

4 TRUMP: HOW TO GET RICH By Donald J. Trump with Meredith McIver (Random House -- $21.95) Don't forget to impress the boss. Last Month: 3, Months on list: 5

5 THE PRESENT By Spencer Johnson (Doubleday -- $19.95) The pursuit of happiness and success, as described in a fable. Last Month: 10, Months on list: 10

6 THE ONE MINUTE MANAGER By Kenneth Blanchard, PhD, Spencer Johnson, M.D. (Morrow -- $19.95) Three management techniques, conveyed in brief story form. Last Month: 12, Months on list: 4

7 TRUMP: THE WAY TO THE TOP By Donald J. Trump (Crown Business -- $18.95) Business advice from a range of CEOs. Last Month: 7, Months on list: 3

8 MILLIONAIRE WOMEN NEXT DOOR By Thomas J. Stanley, PhD (Andrews McMeel -- $28.95) Lifestyles of successful females. Last Month: 5, Months on list: 2

9 THE FRED FACTOR By Mark Sanborn (Doubleday -- $14.95) The mailman's philosophy of work and life. Last Month: 8, Months on list: 4

10 THE 21 INDISPENSABLE QUALITIES OF A LEADER By John C. Maxwell (Thomas Nelson -- $17.99) The personal traits necessary to inspire the rank and file. Last Month: --, Months on list: 9

11 LEADERSHIP 101 By John C. Maxwell (Thomas Nelson -- $9.99) "Trust is the foundation of leadership" and other wisdom. Last Month: --, Months on list: 2

12 TODAY MATTERS By John C. Maxwell (Warner -- $24.95) Daily habits to take stock of your life and find success in the future. Last Month: 15, Months on list: 3

13 PURPLE COW By Seth Godin (Portfolio -- $19.95) Emulate Krispy Kreme and Dutch Boy paints, and astonish your customers. Last Month: 14, Months on list: 13

14 THE FIRST 90 DAYS By Michael Watkins (Harvard Business School -- $24.95) How to cope with career transitions. Last Month: 13, Months on list: 6

15 THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER By Dave Ramsey (Thomas Nelson -- $24.99) Getting out of debt and building up your rainy-day reserves. Last Month: --, Months on list: 6

Paperback Business Books

1 SMART COUPLES FINISH RICH By David Bach (Broadway -- $14.95) Managing your money after you've tied the knot. Last Month: 1, Months on list: 10

2 NICKEL AND DIMED By Barbara Ehrenreich (Owl Books -- $13) How the working poor have to struggle to make ends meet. Last Month: 2, Months on list: 19

3 SMART WOMEN FINISH RICH By David Bach (Broadway -- $14.95) A nine-step program for spending wisely and preparing for the future. Last Month: 3, Months on list: 8

4 WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? By Richard Nelson Bolles (Ten Speed -- $17.95) The 2004 edition of the enduring job-search bible. Last Month: 4, Months on list: 9

5 RICH DAD'S WHO TOOK MY MONEY? By Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter, C.P.A. (Warner Business -- $16.95) How to score "ultra-high" investment returns. Last Month: 5, Months on list: 3

6 GETTING THINGS DONE By David Allen (Penguin -- $14) Organizing your office, managing your time -- and lowering your stress level. Last Month: 7, Months on list: 5

7 TRUMP: THE ART OF THE DEAL By Donald J. Trump with Tony Schwartz (Warner -- $6.99) Tax abatements, etc. Last Month: 6, Months on list: 6

8 THE FINISH RICH WORKBOOK By David Bach (Broadway -- $14.95) Track what you spend and repair your credit. Last Month: 8, Months on list: 7

9 START YOUR OWN BUSINESS By Rieva Lesonsky (Entrepreneur Press -- $24.95) From soup to nuts. Last Month: 14, Months on list: 5

10 THE MILLIONAIRE REAL ESTATE AGENT By Gary Keller with Dave Jenks and Jay Papasan (McGraw-Hill -- $19.95) Models that can make a real estate career soar. Last Month: 12, Months on list: 3

11 INVESTING FOR DUMMIES By Eric Tyson, MBA (Wiley -- $21.99) Stocks, bonds, real estate, small business -- you name it. Last Month: --, Months on list: 3

12 RICH DAD'S GUIDE TO BECOMING RICH WITHOUT CUTTING UP YOUR CREDIT CARDS By Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter, C.P.A. (Warner -- $10) Understanding debt. Last Month: 13, Months on list: 6

13 THE 48 LAWS OF POWER By Robert Greene (Penguin -- $17) Rules for strivers, drawn from the likes of Machiavelli and P.T. Barnum. Last Month: 15, Months on list: 9

14 EFFECTIVE PHRASES FOR PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS By James E. Neal Jr. (Neal Publications -- $10.95) Attaboy. Last Month: 11, Months on list: 15

15 THINK AND GROW RICH By Napoleon Hill (Ballantine -- $7.99) Willpower is the key to achieving wealth, says this student of Andrew Carnegie. Last Month: --, Months on list: 3

LONG-RUNNING BEST-SELLERS


Hardcover Business Books

GOOD TO GREAT By Jim Collins (HarperBusiness -- $27.50)

WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? By Spencer Johnson (Putnam -- $19.95)

FISH! By Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, John Christensen (Hyperion -- $19.95)

NOW, DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTHS By Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton (Free Press -- $27)

EXECUTION By Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan (Crown Business -- $27.50)

RAVING FANS By Ken Blanchard, Sheldon Bowles (Morrow -- $20)

THE FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM By Patrick Lencioni (Jossey-Bass -- $22.95)

THE 21 IRREFUTABLE LAWS OF LEADERSHIP By John C. Maxwell (Thomas Nelson -- $22.99)

FIRST, BREAK ALL THE RULES By Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman (Simon & Schuster -- $27)

Paperback Business Books

RICH DAD, POOR DAD By Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter (Warner -- $15.95)

FAST FOOD NATION By Eric Schlosser (HarperCollins -- $14.95)

THE TIPPING POINT By Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay -- $14.95)

THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE By Stephen R. Covey (Fireside -- $15)

RICH DAD'S CASHFLOW QUADRANT By Robert T. Kiyosaki, with Sharon L. Lechter (Warner -- $17.95)

THE E-MYTH REVISITED By Michael E. Gerber (HarperBusiness -- $16)

REAL ESTATE RICHES By Dolf de Roos (Warner -- $17.95)

RICH DAD'S GUIDE TO INVESTING By Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter, C.P.A. (Warner -- $19.95)

BusinessWeek's Best-Seller List is based on a survey of chain and independent booksellers that carry a broad selection of books on economics, management, sales and marketing, small business, investing, personal finance, and careers. Well over 1,000 retail outlets nationwide are represented. Current rankings are based on a weighted analysis of unit sales in July. Titles that have been on the Best-Seller List for more than two years appear as Long-Running Best-Sellers.



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