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Loved Shoe Dog by Phil Knight? Here are 10 books with a similar appeal — drawn mostly from business & economics, ranked by how confidently we'd recommend them next.

10 books · ranked

  1. 1

    The Lean Startup

    Eric Ries · 2011 · Business & Economics

    Build, measure, learn: the method that reshaped how new ventures are run; essential for founders.

  2. 2

    Moneyball

    Michael Lewis · 2003 · Business & Economics

    How a cash-strapped baseball team used data to beat richer rivals; a gripping story about questioning everything.

  3. 3

    The Hard Thing About Hard Things

    Ben Horowitz · 2014 · Business & Economics

    Brutally honest advice on running a company when things go wrong; from a veteran founder and investor.

  4. 4

    The Big Short

    Michael Lewis · 2010 · Business & Economics

    The handful of outsiders who saw the 2008 crash coming; complex finance made thrilling and clear.

  5. 5

    Full Dark, No Stars

    Stephen King · 2010 · Business & Economics

    Full Dark, No Stars, published in November 2010, is a collection of four novellas by American author Stephen King, all dealing with the theme of retribution. One of the novellas, 1922, is set in Hemin

  6. 6

    Drive

    Daniel Pink · 2009 · Business & Economics

    What truly motivates people at work, beyond carrots and sticks; clear and practical.

  7. 7

    The 4-Hour Workweek

    Timothy Ferriss · 2006 · Business & Economics

    The New York Times bestselling how-to and why-to guide to throwing out the old tools and methods for success and replacing them with a whole new way of living Tim Ferriss has trouble defining what he

  8. 8

    Freakonomics

    Steven Levitt · 2005 · Business & Economics

    An economist applies his tools to crime, cheating and parenting; counter-intuitive and fun.

  9. 9

    The Media Handbook

    Helen Katz · 2003 · Business & Economics

    Provides a practical introduction to the media planning and buying process. Emphasizing basic media planning and buying calculations along with the practical realities of offering plan alternatives an

  10. 10

    No Logo

    Naomi Klein · 1999 · Business & Economics

    "What corporations fear most are consumers who ask questions. Naomi Klein offers us the arguments with which to take on the superbrands." Billy Bragg from the bookjacket.

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