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Business

Most business books are written by people who study business. The ones on this shelf were mostly written by people who run one: founders, owners, operators and advisors who spent years inside a company before they put what they learned on paper.

Expect specific playbooks more than grand theories. Many of these authors wrote for the customers and peers in their own industry, so you will find books on running a dental practice, a family firm, a restaurant group or a software company, not only general management.

This shelf holds 908 books. Publication years run from 2014 to 2026. 85 of them have an audiobook edition. The most-rated on Amazon are YouTube Secrets, Who Not How, Buy Then Build. The list below is sorted by how many ratings each book has on Amazon, so the most-read titles come first.

Books on this shelf

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YouTube Secrets

The Ultimate Guide to Growing Your Following and Making Money as a Video Influencer

Sean Cannell · 2018

YouTube has changed our world, from how we view video to how we connect and market, opening a new entrepreneurial landscape to ambitious individuals. Thousands of people generate six to seven figures annually from online video content. And, with the right…

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Who Not How

The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork

Dan Sullivan

The world's foremost entrepreneurial coach shows you how to make a mindset shift that opens the door to explosive growth and limitless possibility, in your business and your life. Have you ever had a new idea or a goal that excites you... but not enough time…

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Buy Then Build

How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game

Walker Deibel · 2018

Entrepreneurs have a problem: startups. Almost all startups either fail or never truly reach a sustainable size. Despite the popularity of entrepreneurship, we haven’t engineered a better way to start.…Until now. What if you could skip the startup phase and…

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Giftology

John Ruhlin (RIP) · 2016

Radical generosity is the against-the-grain secret weapon of real influencers, and it will allow you to boost referrals, retention rates, and ROI like few other strategies. But be warned, gifts with strings attached backfire. There is a right, and wrong, way…

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The End of Jobs

Taylor Pearson

The rapid development of technology and globalization has changed the leverage points in accumulating wealth: money, meaning and freedom. Those that don’t adapt are becoming trapped in the downward spiral of a dying middle class, working harder and earning…

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Elevate

How to Accelerate Growth and Scale Your Business Beyond You

Robert Glazer

Most business owners find themselves working harder, doing more and earning less. While every business owner starts out in pursuit of freedom, as the business grows, they experience everything but freedom. More customers, a growing team, and increased…

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The Perfect Day Formula

Craig Ballantyne · 2016

Get More Done Today! Most people feel stuck. They go through the motions every day, following the same routine, without ever stopping and thinking why. But sometimes we have that one day, that Perfect Day, when everything just clicks. We get more done. We…

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The Private Equity Playbook

Adam Coffey · 2019

Private equity firms are on the rise and rapidly changing the game. Today more than 5,500 P.E. firms own tens of thousands of companies, so it is essential for CEOs and senior management executives to understand exactly how private equity firms operate. This…

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The Leader Assistant

Four Pillars of a Confident, Game-Changing Assistant

Jeremy Burrows · 2020

Assistant, you are a leader. As an assistant, you constantly face obstacles that hold you back from accomplishing your career goals. Whether it’s a job change, shifting deadlines, a micromanaging executive, a toxic co-worker, a high-pressure project, or an…

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Vivid Vision

Cameron Herold · 2018

Many corporations have slick, flashy mission statements that ultimately do little to motivate employees and less to impress customers, investors, and partners. But there is a way to share your excitement for the future of your company in a clear, compelling…

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Dirt Rich

Mark Podolsky · Audiobook

Real estate investment is nothing new, but attaining financial freedom through property without ever having to deal with the headaches of renters, renovations, or rodents isn’t something you hear about every day. Yet with Mark Podolsky’s tried-and-true…

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The Nuclear Effect

Scott Oldford · 2020

A nuclear chain reaction is one of the most powerful forces known to mankind. Its energy feeds other reactions, creating endless possibilities for self-sustaining growth. Imagine harnessing this kind of energy in business, what if you could create your own…

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The Freelance Manifesto

Joey Korenman

Designing beautiful boards and making smooth animation come naturally to us Motion Designers. It’s what we’re good at. However, designing the career we want, with the freedom, flexibility, and pay we crave, that’s more difficult. All of the above is within…

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The Tao of Trading

How to Build Abundant Wealth in Any Market Condition

Simon Ree · 2020

Stop dreaming of great returns and start achieving them. Deep down, you know that sticking your money in a bank account or mutual fund won’t get you in the fast lane to prosperity, but you’re not sure where to turn. If you’re serious about growing your wealth…

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The Talent War

Michael Sarraille

Foreword written by New York Times bestselling author and retired Navy SEAL Jocko Willink. A must-read for any business leader looking to build elite teams and win on talent. Talent is the foundation of every success story from Silicon Valley to Wall Street…

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The Book of Elon

A Guide to Purpose and Success

Eric Jorgenson · 2026

Do you have a nagging fear that your work isn't truly important? Or that your potential greatness will wither, unrealized? Most people never feel purpose in their work. They never bring their full energy to a meaningful mission. Purpose and intensity are…

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Give

Nicholas Kusmich · 2017

Most marketers concentrate on what they’re trying to get. The best marketers concentrate on what they have to give. The way people consume media is changing, fast. Laptops, tablets, and smartphones keep us constantly connected to the web. This represents a…

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Niching Up

Chris Dreyer · 2022

Chris Dreyer didn’t begin his professional journey thinking he would establish one of the most successful SEO agencies in the country. In fact, he studied history in college and landed his first job as a detention room supervisor for a local high school (this…

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The Game Changing Attorney

Michael Mogill · 2018

The only resource you need to position your practice to draw in high-value clients and cases. These days, even if you’re an outstanding lawyer, you’re getting lost in the shuffle. America’s legal landscape is saturated with more than 1.3 million attorneys…

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Cover of 22 Talk SHIFTs by Krister Ungerböck

22 Talk SHIFTs

Krister Ungerböck

Tools to Build Better Bosses, and Become OneStrained and estranged relationships are everywhere in business. Salespeople are frustrated by the finance people, customer service and operations people are frustrated by salespeople, and everyone is frustrated by…

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Explosive Growth

Cliff Lerner · 2017

Explosive Growth is a Business Book like no other. This compelling and inspiring narrative gives entrepreneurs a step-by-step playbook to achieve explosive growth, combining lively and often hilarious storytelling, proven tactics, and numerous case studies to…

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The Rise of America

Marin Katusa · 2021

As a new president takes office in 2021, America is deeply divided politically and socially, while the economy seems precariously balanced on increasingly shaky legs. Doom and gloom is the predominant sentiment in America. It has become widely accepted within…

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The 30-Minute Stock Trader

Laurens Bensdorp · 2017

By automating your investment strategy, you can achieve financial freedom and work thirty minutes a day. In The 30-Minute Stock Trader, Laurens will take you through all of the steps to create your own automated stock trading strategy that’s proven and based…

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Culture Hacks

Deciphering Differences in American, Chinese, and Japanese Thinking

Richard Conrad · 2019

International business requires a deep level of industry insight but also a keen understanding of the cultural differences that impact how business is done. If you're an American working in China or Japan for the first time, you may not realize the way each…

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A CEO Only Does Three Things

Finding Your Focus in the C-Suite

Trey Taylor · 2020

Whether you’re a new CEO trying to navigate chaotic workdays or a veteran of the C-Suite trying to reignite your passion, focus is your most important asset. Many owners and CEOs think they have to be involved in every aspect of their business. They spend…

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Built to Fail

The Inside Story of Blockbuster's Inevitable Bust

Alan Payne · 2021

How does an iconic brand die? For more than two decades, Blockbuster was America’s favorite way to watch movies. Millions of customers visited more than eight thousand stores around the globe every week, providing more data about movie audiences than anyone…

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You Deserve It Second Edition

Brian Reese · 2023

YOU SERVED. YOU DESERVE.Brian Reese was good at masking his PTSD, bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety. He even told himself he did not “deserve” benefits, which he later discovered was complete bullshit. As an Air Force officer deployed to Afghanistan…

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True Wealth Formula

How to Master Money, Live Free & Build a Legacy

Hans Johnson · 2020

You’ve worked hard to get where you are, and you’re doing well by most people’s standards. But despite your outward success, the income you earn only feeds an endless cycle of consumption, debt, and despair. You need a simpler, more effective approach to…

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WTF?! (Willing to Fail)

How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success

Brian Scudamore · 2018

Entrepreneurship is a roller coaster of trial and error, laughter and tears, confusion and triumph. In WTF?! (Willing to Fail), serial entrepreneur Brian Scudamore takes you on an adventure that will convince you once and for all that you have exactly what it…

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Connect

How You Plug into the Power of Yourself, Others, and the World

Josh Turner · 2015 · Audiobook

How many times have you heard someone say, "it’s not what you know, it’s who you know"? We all know the importance of relationships in creating and growing a business, and yet most of us don’t know exactly what to do about it. We go to networking events…

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Meetings Suck

Cameron Herold · 2016 · Audiobook

First Published May 2, 2016We all know that meetings suck, right? This book shows you and your employees how to run better meetings. It's not true. meetings don't suck; we suck at running meetings. When you learn how to run productive meetings, your company…

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Fireproof

Mike Morse · 2020

Skilled lawyers who open their own firms can quickly find their dream career turning into a nightmare. When the firm doesn’t grow as fast as you expected, the money doesn’t come like you’d hoped despite working long hours, and your less-capable peers are…

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Begin With WE

Kyle McDowell · 2022

WE do the right thing. WE own our mistakes. WE pick each other up. WE challenge each other. WE obsess over details. Apathetic. Disengaged. Insecure. Afraid. These are words appropriately associated with many aspects of Corporate America. In Begin With…

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Burn Zones

Jorge P. Newbery · 2015

Life was good for Jorge Newbery. A high school dropout and serial entrepreneur, he built a real estate empire of over 4,000 apartments across the USA. Taking risks and working tirelessly were the ingredients to his rise. But, he took one risk too many. An ice…

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One to Many

Jason Fladlien

It’s no secret that the right type of webinar can easily double or triple your business profits. In fact, many companies today would be bankrupt if it wasn’t for having a single, solid webinar. A strong webinar allows you to get more new customers into your…

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Learning to Lead

The Journey to LEADING YOURSELF, LEADING OTHERS, AND LEADING AN ORGANIZATION

Ron Williams · Audiobook

Wall Street Journal Bestseller This master class on leadership, written by one of America's most prominent and successful executives, will help you develop the professional leadership qualities that deliver personal, interpersonal, and organizational success.…

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The San Francisco Fallacy

Jonathan Siegel · 2017

THE SAN FRANCISCO FALLACY IS NOT ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO.Rather, it's about the herd instincts that drive tech companies to set up shop there, and the mistakes these herd instincts lead to. Most importantly, it's about how to avoid making these same mistakes…

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Be the Better Broker

Dustan Woodhouse

Are you still trying to figure out what to do with your life? Are you considering a career in real estate, finance or insurance? What about becoming a Mortgage Broker? Be the Better Broker is a series of books that teaches the core principles of successful…

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The Scribe Method

Tucker Max · 2019

You're ready to write your book. You've accumulated hardwon knowledge and mastered the solution to a difficult problem. Now you want to put it out into the world and be recognized for your expertise, like those you've watched reap the benefits of a published…

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Mentor to Millions

Kevin Harrington

Kevin Harrington, one of the original "sharks" of the TV hit Shark Tank, and serial entrepreneur Mark Timm take you on a journey that radically redefines what it means to truly succeed--at work, at home, and in every area of life. On one of the best days of…

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Recruit Rockstars

Jeff Hyman

"Would you trust your company's most important decision to a coin toss? Well, that's what most hiring managers do every day. 50% of new hires are gone within 18 months. What if you could improve those odds dramatically... enough to fill every seat with a…

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The Smartest Person in the Room

Christian Espinosa

Cyberattack, an ominous word that strikes fear in the hearts of nearly everyone, especially business owners, CEOs, and executives. With cyberattacks resulting in often devastating results, it’s no wonder executives hire the best and brightest of the IT world…

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Product-Led SEO

Eli Schwartz · 2021

Nothing can take your business to the next level like great search engine optimization (SEO). Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to know what will successfully drive traffic, leads, and sales. If you want to stand out from your competition, your SEO needs a…

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Livin' the Drone Life

Tim Ray · 2016

Everyone today seems to have a drone: Amazon, touting a new high-tech delivery method; YouTubers, with countless aerial videos; your neighbor, who keeps crashing into your tree. But drones are more than a gadget craze. They’re a booming business with the…

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Statistical Consequences of Fat Tails

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The book investigates the misapplication of conventional statistical techniques to fat tailed distributions and looks for remedies, when possible. Switching from thin tailed to fat tailed distributions requires more than changing the color of the dress.…

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The Second in Command

Cameron Herold · 2023

As founder and CEO, you know you need to hire a COO. You need a COO who can help you build the company you don’t know how to build on your own. The Second in Command is your go-to guidebook when you’re ready to scale up. Cameron Herold details every aspect of…

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Debt Cleanse

Jorge P. Newbery · 2016

Jorge Newbery erased his debts without filing bankruptcy. Now you can, too. Like many Americans, Newbery struggled with debt. But unlike most people, he owed more than $26 million. Creditors swarmed after a natural disaster devastated his multi-million dollar…

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Viva the Entrepreneur

Brian Requarth

The entrepreneurial journey is lonely, especially if you’re looking to start a business in Latin America, where opportunities are ripe but resources are scarce. Brian Requarth is well acquainted with the challenges unique to this part of the world, having…

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The Seven Pillars of Customer Success

Wayne McCulloch · 2021 · Audiobook

As a customer success leader, whose insight do you rely on for success? Your field is still maturing, yet your profession is one of the fastest growing in the world. There are tons of books and blogs written by success professionals sharing their experiences…

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Automated Stock Trading Systems

Laurens Bensdorp · 2020

Consistent, benchmark-beating growth, combined with reduced risk, are the Holy Grail of traders everywhere. Laurens Bensdorp has been achieving both for more than a decade. By combining multiple quantitative trading systems that perform well in different…

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Growth Hacking

Raymond Fong · 2017

In Growth Hacking: Silicon Valley’s Best Kept Secret, growth consultants Raymond Fong and Chad Riddersen deconstruct the phenomenon used by Silicon Valley’s fast growing tech elite, growth hacking. Raymond and Chad’s framework, the ASP™, is an easy to…

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The Anthology of Balaji

Eric Jorgenson · 2023

How do you thrive in an unknown future? When you can’t see past the world we have now, look to visionaries like Balaji Srinivasan. His ideas show us how to build a healthier, brighter, and more technologically-advanced humanity. In The Anthology of Balaji: A…

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Demand-Side Sales 101

Stop Selling and Help Your Customers Make Progress

Bob Moesta · 2020

For a lot of us, selling feels icky. Our stomachs tighten at the thought of reciting features and benefits, or pressuring customers into purchasing. It's really not our fault. We weren't taught how to sell, plus we've been sold before, leaving us with a…

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Founder Brand

Dave Gerhardt · 2022

You’re part of an elite group of builders, creators, and innovators who have accomplished something few can claim: you’ve founded a company. Now the challenge of standing out in the crowd begins, and how you differentiate yourself counts. Building a brand and…

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Fearless Beauty

Mikey Moran · 2021

Mikey Moran had only a single advantage when he started his hair and beauty business: his idea was different from anything he’d seen in the industry. Seven years later, Mikey has expanded his original idea into ten different brands, five retail locations, and…

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The Business Playbook

Chris Ronzio · 2021 · Audiobook

Entrepreneur, CEO, or business leader: no matter your title, the success of your company is a responsibility, and weight, that lies squarely on your shoulders. In the beginning, increased control was an asset that bought you peace of mind. But now, without…

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The Startup Playbook

Rajat Bhargava · 2018

The new second edition of this book is now available, published by Wiley. Get the real guidance you need to create and build your first startup company from founders who have been there many times before. The Startup Playbook is our personal, how-to guide for…

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Agile People

Pia-Maria Thoren

Corporate cultures, global mindsets, and employee priorities are changing, which means management and human resources departments must also evolve. To ensure teams are well crafted, motivated, and successful, managers and HR professionals must step outside…

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Be Amazing or Go Home

Shep Hyken · 2017

Want to amaze your customers, impress the people you work with, and outshine your competition? Going from average to amazing isn't an out-of-reach goal. In fact, amazement is a habit that anyone can master, and Shep Hyken knows the tricks to making it your…

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The Exit-Strategy Playbook

Adam Coffey · 2021 · Audiobook

From the bestselling author of The Private Equity Playbook comes Adam Coffey’s second offering, The Exit-Strategy Playbook. Explore the universe of potential buyers. Learn how to assemble a team of expert advisors to prepare your business for sale. Walk step…

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