Here is the New York Times Hardcover Business Books Best Sellers List for August, 2011. The surprise is Tomatoland arriving at #5. I have read the sample download on iBooks, and it is terrific. It is: the story of tomatoes and the story of the tomato business. It is s a business book, and a social justice book. I like is (though it is something of a sad tale).
As I have often pointed out, at the First Friday Book Synopsis we generally do not present books on finance, though I am eyeing Reckless Endangerment for a possible future choice.
We have presented #3, #6, #7, # 9, #13, #14, and #15 from the list. And I will present Knowing Your Value, #11, in September.
Karl Krayer and I (Randy Mayeux) present all of the synopses at the First Friday Book Synopsis. Many of these presentations, with audio + handout, are available for purchase on our companion web site, 15minutebusinessbooks.com. Most of these are approximately 15-17 minutes in length. It is truly a fast way to get the key content of these books, thus helping you deiced whether or not to purchase the book and take a deeper dive.
Here’s the August, 2011 New York Times list.
Rank |
Book Title and Author |
1 |
RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT, by Gretchen Morgenson. |
2 |
CAR GUYS VS. BEAN COUNTERS, by Bob Lutz. |
3 |
4-HOUR WORKWEEK, by Timothy Ferriss. |
4 |
TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER, by Dave Ramsey. |
5 |
TOMATOLAND, by Barry Estabrook. |
6 |
SWITCH, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. |
7 |
STRENGTHS-BASED LEADERSHIP, by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie. |
8 |
MOST IMPORTANT THING, by Howard Marks. |
9 |
DELIVERING HAPPINESS, by Tony Hsieh. |
10 |
GET RICH CLICK!, by Marc Ostrofsky. |
11 |
KNOWING YOUR VALUE, by Mika Brzezinski. |
12 |
MONEY CLASS, by Suze Orman. |
13 |
ENCHANTMENT, by Guy Kawasaki. |
14 |
REWORK, by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. |
15 |
THANK YOU ECONOMY, by Gary Vaynerchuk. |