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On the Bookshelf

20 Books for Small Business and Personal Growth

Special Bonus on #20!


Book Covers: Crossing the Chasm and Nudge.
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Recommended Books by Author

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  1. Adler, Mortimer J., and Charles Van Doren. How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1972. https://amzn.to/4jTY9ZR 

  1. Allen, David. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. New York: Viking, 2001. https://amzn.to/44PzwJv

  1. Broussard, Meredith. Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2018. https://amzn.to/4lPOkOB

  1. Cherek, Paul. Disciplined Entrepreneurship Start-Up Tactics: 15 Tactics to Turn Your Business Plan into a Business. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2024. https://amzn.to/4cZpl7p 

  1. Christensen, Clayton M. The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2024. https://amzn.to/42UCda8 

  1. Christensen, Clayton M., and Michael E. Raynor. The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2024. https://amzn.to/4iFXWZc 

  1. Clear, James. Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results. New York: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2018. https://amzn.to/4k0QZ6n 

  1. Davidson, Jeffrey P. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Things Done. New York: Alpha Books, 2005. https://amzn.to/3RExioL

  1. Duhigg, Charles. Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business. New York: Random House, 2016. https://amzn.to/4jvKSXz

  1. Fondrevay, Jennifer J. Now What?: A Survivor's Guide for Thriving Through Mergers & Acquisitions. [Place of publication not identified]: Daymark Press, 2019. https://amzn.to/4m90MsW

  1. Forte, Tiago. Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential. London: Profile Books, 2022. https://amzn.to/44RBPMf 

  1. Gerber, Michael E. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It. New York: Harper Business, 1995. https://amzn.to/4d0vlwG 

  1. Himmelfarb, Gertrude. The New History and the Old: Critical Essays and Reappraisals. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2004. https://amzn.to/44NcwuI

  1. Kaufman, Josh. The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business. New York: Portfolio, 2010. https://amzn.to/3GNhq0I 

  1. Kleon, Austin. Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered. New York: Workman Publishing Company, 2014. https://amzn.to/3YmjH9j 

  1. Moore, Geoffrey A. Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers. New York: Harper Business, 1991. https://amzn.to/4jt7l7K 

  1. O'Neil, Cathy. Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy. New York: Crown Publishing Group, 2016. https://amzn.to/4iDbcy1 

  1. Rogers, Everett M. Diffusion of Innovations. 5th ed. New York: Free Press, 2003. https://amzn.to/3RDpcwC 

  1. Shelton, Crystalynn. Mastering QuickBooks 2024. 5th ed. Birmingham–Mumbai: Packt Publishing, 2023. https://amzn.to/3Eypiml

Special Recommendation Book #20+

See the Scott Adams Collection for entertaining commentary: https://amzn.to/3ELdmOc

Notes and Commentary to follow!

Just noticed that most of these books are Pre-Pandemic and some titles are for creatives and some for the very practical.


Can you suggest new titles to add to the stack?


~ Xolo


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