Books October 22, 2009, 5:00PM EST

The BusinessWeek Best Seller List

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8. HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN STOCKS By William J. O'Neil (McGraw-Hill $16.95) A seven-step system for balancing gains against risk. Last month: 6, Months on list: 14

9. SHUT UP, STOP WHINING, AND GET A LIFE By Larry Winget (Wiley $17.95) Boot camp for those who want to improve their lives. Last month: —, Months on list: 3

10. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? By 2009 Richard Nelson Bolles (Ten Speed Press $18.95) The enduring job-search bible. Last month: 3, Months on list: 13

11. THE SPEED OF TRUST By Stephen M.R. Covey (Free Press $15.95) Nurturing credibility in your personal and professional lives. Last month: 7, Months on list: 20

12. MICROTRENDS By Mark J. Penn with E. Kinney Zalesne (Twelve $14.99) Small changes that are having an outsize impact. Last month: 9, Months on list: 3

13. JIM CRAMER'S REAL MONEY By James J. Cramer (Simon & Schuster $16)The "10 Commandments of Trading." Last month: 8, Months on list: 8

14. YOU'RE BROKE BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE By Larry Winget (Penguin $14) Straight talk about fixing your financial woes. Last month: —, Months on list: 2

15. FREAKONOMICS By Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner (HarperPerennial $19.99) Crack gangs, the Ku Klux Klan, etc. examined. Last month: —, Months on list: 1

LONG-RUNNING BEST SELLERS

Hardcover Business Books

STRENGTHSFINDER 2.0 By Tom Rath (Gallup Press $21.95)

THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER By Dave Ramsey (Thomas Nelson $24.99)

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

THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK By Timothy Ferriss (Crown $19.95) • Good to Great Jim Collins (Collins $29.99)

FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM By Patrick Lencioni (Jossey-Bass $24.95)

MADE TO STICK By Chip Heath, Dan Heath (Random House $26)

THE ONE MINUTE MANAGER By Kenneth Blanchard, Spencer Johnson (Morrow $22.99)

NOW, DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTHS By Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton (Free Press $30)

THE BLACK SWAN NASSIM By Nicholas Taleb (Random House $28)

Paperback Business Books

THE TIPPING POINT By Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay $14.99)

RICH DAD, POOR DAD By Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter (Business Plus $16.95)

THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE By Stephen R. Covey (Free Press $15.95)

THE 48 LAWS OF POWER By Robert Greene, Joost Elffers (Penguin $18)

CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS By Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenney, Al Switzler, Ron McMillan (McGraw-Hill $16.95)

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 September. Titles that have been on the List for more than two years appear as Long-Running Best Sellers.

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