1 WHY WE WANT YOU TO BE RICH Donald J. Trump, Robert T. Kiyosaki, Meredith McIver, Sharon Lechter (Rich Press -- $24.95) Help for the shrinking middle class. Last month : 1, Months on list: 2
2 THE WORLD IS FLAT Thomas L. Friedman (Farrar, Straus & Giroux -- $30) Globalization is great--sort of, says a columnist for The New York Times. Last month : 2, Months on list: 19
3 FREAKONOMICS Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner (Morrow -- $27.95) Crack gangs, the Ku Klux Klan, and more, examined by a University of Chicago economist. Last month : 3, Months on list: 20
4 BLINK Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown -- $25.95) Snap judgments deserve careful consideration. Last month : 4, Months on list: 23
5 JIM CRAMER'S REAL MONEY James J. Cramer (Simon & Schuster -- $26) The "10 Commandments of Trading," from CNBC's wild man. Last month : 8, Months on list: 20
6 THE LONG TAIL Chris Anderson (Hyperion -- $24.95) The mass market featuring the blockbuster product is giving way to a "mass of niches." Last month : 6, Months on list: 5
7 THE STARBUCKS EXPERIENCE Joseph A. Michelli (McGraw-Hill -- $21.95) How the coffee retailer did it. Last month: --, Months on list: 1
8 THE SMARTEST INVESTMENT BOOK YOU'LL EVER READ Daniel R. Solin (Perigee -- $19.95) A four-step plan. Last month: --, Months on list: 1
9 BEYOND BASKETBALL Mike Krzyzewski with Jamie K. Spatola (Warner Business -- $17.99) Duke's roundball coach on winning, losing, sportsmanship, etc. Last month: 12, Months on list: 2
10 THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER Dave Ramsey (Thomas Nelson -- $24.99) Getting rid of debt and building up your rainy-day reserves. Last month: --, Months on list: 22
11 TOUGH CHOICES Carly Fiorina (Portfolio -- $24.95) The former Hewlett-Packard CEO on her life and career. Last month : 5, Months on list: 2
12 LITTLE BLACK BOOK OF CONNECTIONS Jeffrey Gitomer (Bard Press -- $19.95) Building relationships with customers, co-workers, vendors, etc. Last month: 11, Months on list: 4
13 THE FRED FACTOR Mark Sanborn (Currency/Doubleday -- $14.95) Bring creativity to your work and life, just like this mailman does. Last month : --, Months on list: 21
14 THE TAO OF WARREN BUFFETT Mary Buffett, David Clark (Scribner -- $19.95) Wisdom from the Sage of Omaha. Last month: --, Months on list: 1
15 THE LITTLE BOOK OF VALUE INVESTING Christopher H. Browne (Wiley -- $19.95) How Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett did it. Last month : 7, Months on list: 2
Paperback Business Books
1 GOOD TO GREAT AND THE SOCIAL SECTORS Jim Collins (Collins -- $11.95) A primer on how noncorporate organizations can excel. Last month: 1, Months on list: 12
2 WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? 2007 Richard Nelson Bolles (Ten Speed Press -- $17.95) The enduring job-search bible. Last month: 2, Months on list: 4
3 LEADERSHIP AND SELF-DECEPTION The Arbinger Institute (Berrett-Koehler -- $14.95) A leader's motivation is what matters, says this business fable. Last month: 3, Months on list: 8
4 COLLAPSE JARED DIAMOND (Penguin -- $17) From Easter Island to Central America, why civilizations fall apart. Last month: 5, Months on list: 10
5 THE INTELLIGENT INVESTOR, REVISED EDITION Benjamin Graham, with Jason Zweig (HarperBusiness -- $19.95) The classic treatise on "value investing." Last month : 6, Months on list: 19
6 THINK AND GROW RICH Napoleon Hill (Ballantine -- $7.99) Willpower and a positive attitude are the keys to achieving wealth. Last month: 11, Months on list: 19
7 FIND IT, FIX IT, FLIP IT! Michael Corbett (Penguin -- $15) You can profit from real estate, by a TV show host. Last month : 9, Months on list: 10
8 RICH WOMAN Kim Kiyosaki (Rich Press -- $18.95) How women can take control of their finances. Last month: 8, Months on list: 7
9 THE AUTOMATIC MILLIONAIRE David Bach (Broadway -- $12.95) It's time to put your investment program on autopilot. Last month: 10, Months on list: 11
10 THE ESSAYS OF WARREN BUFFETT Warren E. Buffett, Lawrence A. Cunningham (Cunningham Group -- $25) A selection of epistles to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. Last month: --, Months on list: 1
11 THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER WORKBOOK Dave Ramsey (Thomas Nelson -- $17.99) Shape up your finances. Last month: --, Months on list: 8
12 BANKER TO THE POOR Muhammad Yunus (PublicAffairs -- $15) The autobiography of the founder of microlender Grameen Bank. Last month: --, Months on list: 1
13 A GUIDE TO THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE Project Management Institute (PMI Publications -- $49.95) Delivering results. Last month: 4, Months on list: 11
14 THE SEARCH John Battelle (Portfolio -- $14.95) The history of Internet search technology, and especially of Google. Last month : 7, Months on list: 2
15 PERFECT PHRASES FOR PERFORMANCE REVIEWS Douglas Max, Robert Bacal (McGraw-Hill -- $9.95) Plays well with others. Last month: --, Months on list: 1
LONG-RUNNING BEST-SELLERS
Hardcover Business Books
GOOD TO GREAT Jim Collins (HarperBusiness -- $27.50)
NOW, DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTHS Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton (Free Press -- $30)
WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? Spencer Johnson (Putnam -- $19.95)
THE FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM Patrick Lencioni (Jossey-Bass -- $22.95)
THE LITTLE RED BOOK OF SELLING Jeffrey Gitomer (Bard Press -- $19.95)
FISH Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, John Christensen (Hyperion -- $19.95)
Paperback Business Books
RICH DAD, POOR DAD Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter (Warner -- $16.95)
THE TIPPING POINT Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay -- $14.95)
the 7 habits of highly effective people Stephen R. Covey (Free Press -- $15)
GETTING THINGS DONE David Allen (Penguin -- $15)
THE E-MYTH REVISITED Michael E. Gerber (HarperBusiness -- $16)
THE 48 LAWS OF POWER Robert Greene (Penguin -- $18)
RICH DAD'S CASHFLOW QUADRANT Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter (Warner -- $17.95)
GETTING TO YES Roger Fisher, William Ury, Bruce Patton (Penguin -- $15)
RICH DAD'S GUIDE TO INVESTING Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter (Warner -- $19.95)
THE MILLIONAIRE NEXT DOOR Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko (Pocket Books -- $15)
SMART WOMEN FINISH RICH David Bach (Broadway -- $14.95)
RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON George S. Clason (Signet -- $6.99)
BUILT TO LAST James C. Collins, Jerry I. Porras (HarperBusiness -- $17.95)
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 November. Titles that have been on the Best-Seller list for more than two years appear as Long-Running Best-Sellers.
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