Nonfiction
How the Economy Actually Works
Business and economics for people who want the real picture.
14 books · ranked
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The Lean Startup
Build, measure, learn: the method that reshaped how new ventures are run; essential for founders.
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Moneyball
How a cash-strapped baseball team used data to beat richer rivals; a gripping story about questioning everything.
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The Big Short
The handful of outsiders who saw the 2008 crash coming; complex finance made thrilling and clear.
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Shoe Dog
The candid, often precarious story of building Nike; an unusually honest founder's memoir.
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Drive
What truly motivates people at work, beyond carrots and sticks; clear and practical.
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The Innovator's Dilemma
Why great companies fail by doing everything 'right'; the classic on disruptive innovation.
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Freakonomics
An economist applies his tools to crime, cheating and parenting; counter-intuitive and fun.
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Brutally honest advice on running a company when things go wrong; from a veteran founder and investor.
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Angel Pavement
'Angel Pavement' provides readers with a vivid picture of London life before the war and the Blitz changed everything dramatically. Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, the story centres
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As the Crow Files
Growing up in the slums of East End London, Charlie Trumper dreams of someday running his grandfather's fruit and vegetable barrow. That day comes suddenly when his grandfather dies leaving him the fl
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Collins Robert French English Dictionary
"The richest resource for lovers of the French language everywhere. Key features: it's comprehensive and authoritative, with all the words and phrases you need, including specialist vocabulary from ev
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David Harum
The book, "David Harum," introduces a very interesting country banker with crackerbarrel philosophy which became a wonderful character for Will Rogers in the movie of the same name. --Tom Bruce at Ama
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Effective Executive
The measure of the executive, Peter Drucker reminds us, is the ability to "get the right things done." This usually involves doing what other people have overlooked as well as avoiding what is unprodu
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Etiquette in society, in business, in politics and at home
First published in 1922 under title: Etiquette in society, in business, in politics, and at home. The standard reference book on etiquette for all occasions.