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OCTOBER 4, 2004
The BusinessWeek Best-Seller List 1 THE AUTOMATIC MILLIONAIRE By David Bach (Broadway -- $19.95) Putting your investment program on autopilot. Last month: 1, Months on list: 8 2 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: 3, Months on list: 7 3 THE PRESENT By Spencer Johnson (Doubleday -- $19.95) The pursuit of happiness and success, as described in a fable. Last month: 5, Months on list: 11 4 THE (MIS)BEHAVIOR OF MARKETS By Benoit Mandelbrot, Richard L. Hudson (Basic Books -- $27.50) A mathematician says markets are riskier than we might think. Last month: --, Months on list: 1 5 HOW FULL IS YOUR BUCKET? By Tom Rath, Donald O. Clifton, PhD (Gallup Press -- $19.95) Accentuate the positive at work. Last month: --, Months on list: 1 6 CREATIVE MEMORIES By Cheryl Lightle with Heidi L. Everett (McGraw-Hill -- $21.95) The story behind the scrapbook company. Last month: --, Months on list: 1 7 THE ONE MINUTE MANAGER By Kenneth Blanchard, PhD, Spencer Johnson, M.D. (Morrow -- $19.95) Three manage- ment techniques, conveyed in brief story form. Last month: 6, Months on list: 5 8 MENTORED BY A MILLIONAIRE By Steven K. Scott (Wiley -- $24.95) Techniques to boost creativity and find success. Last month: --, Months on list: 1 9 TRUMP: HOW TO GET RICH By Donald J. Trump with Meredith McIver (Random House -- $21.95) Impress the boss. Last month: 4, Months on list: 6 10 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: 3 11 THE FRED FACTOR By Mark Sanborn (Doubleday -- $14.95) The mailman's philosophy of work and life. Last month: 9, Months on list: 5 12 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: 10, Months on list: 10 13 THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER By Dave Ramsey (Thomas Nelson -- $24.99) Building up your rainy-day reserves. Last month: 15, Months on list: 7 14 LIFE 2.0 By Rich Karlgaard (Crown Business -- $24.95) Tales of those who have reshaped their lives, escaping the city and the rat race. Last month: --, Months on list: 1 15 THE FIRST 90 DAYS By Michael Watkins (Harvard Business School -- $24.95) How best to cope with career transitions. Last month: 14, Months on list: 7 1 SMART COUPLES FINISH RICH By David Bach (Broadway -- $14.95) Managing your money after you've tied the knot. Last month: 12, Months on list: 7 2 NICKEL AND DIMED By Barbara Ehrenreich (Owl Books -- $13) How the working poor have to struggle to make ends meet. Last month: 1, Months on list: 11 3 WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? By Richard Nelson Bolles (Ten Speed -- $17.95) The 2004 edition of the enduring job-search bible. Last month: 2, Months on list: 20 4 SMART WOMEN FINISH RICH By David Bach (Broadway -- $14.95) A nine-step program for spending wisely and preparing for the future. Last month: 4, Months on list: 10 5 GETTING THINGS DONE By David Allen (Penguin -- $14) Organizing your office and managing your time. Last month: 3, Months on list: 9 6 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: 6, Months on list: 6 7 LOVE IT, DON'T LEAVE IT By Beverly Kaye, Sharon Jordan- Evans (Berrett-Koehler -- $17.95) Reforming your job to make it palatable. Last month: 5, Months on list: 4 8 HOW TO BE A QUICK TURN REAL ESTATE MILLIONAIRE By Ron LeGrand (Dearborn -- $21.95) Sell houses fast, fast, fast. Last month: --, Months on list: 1 9 TRUMP: THE ART OF THE DEAL By Donald J. Trump with Tony Schwartz (Warner -- $6.99) Tax abatements, etc. Last month: --, Months on list: 1 10 EFFECTIVE PHRASES FOR PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS By James E. Neal Jr. (Neal Publications -- $10.95) How about "attaboy"? Last month: 7, Months on list: 7 11 THE 48 LAWS OF POWER By Robert Greene (Penguin -- $17) Rules for strivers, drawn from the likes of Machiavelli. Last month: 14, Months on list: 16 12 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: 13, Months on list: 10 13 START YOUR OWN BUSINESS By Rieva Lesonsky (Entrepreneur Press -- $24.95) From soup to nuts. Last month: 10, Months on list: 4 14 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: 9, Months on list: 6 15 THE POWER OF FOCUS By Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Les Hewitt (Health Communications -- $12.95) Success without burnout. Last month: --, Months on list: 7 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 August. 
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