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Books like The 4-Hour Workweek

Loved The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss? 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

    Moneyball

    Michael Lewis · 2003 · Business & Economics

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

  2. 2

    The Lean Startup

    Eric Ries · 2011 · Business & Economics

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

  3. 3

    Freakonomics

    Steven Levitt · 2005 · Business & Economics

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

  4. 4

    Drive

    Daniel Pink · 2009 · Business & Economics

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

  5. 5

    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

  6. 6

    The Big Short

    Michael Lewis · 2010 · Business & Economics

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

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    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

  8. 8

    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.

  9. 9

    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.

  10. 10

    The Innovator's Dilemma

    Clayton Christensen · 1997 · Business & Economics

    Why great companies fail by doing everything 'right'; the classic on disruptive innovation.

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