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Richard Pachter's choices for 2006's best business books
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January 01, 2007
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http://wordsonwords.com/bestof2006.html
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Regardless of consolidation and other challenges that threaten the publishing world — like most industries — authors still choose this venerable medium to share their thoughts. And people, with more choices than ever, still read books.
Business books, in particular, are an odd lot; those attempting to capture the latest trends are often dead on arrival. But others possess value beyond the time and place they first appear. Here are ten books from 2006 that might pass that test of time.
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By Cohen, Rich
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Sweet and Low is the amazing, bittersweet, hilarious story of an American family and its patriarch, a short-order cook named Ben Eisenstadt who, in the years after World War II, invented the...
Ranking at Amazon 737034
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Farrar Straus & Giroux
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April 2006 - Hardcover
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Food, Beverage & Tobacco Industries
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By Brafman, Ori
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If you cut off a spider’s leg, it’s crippled; if you cut off its head, it dies. But if you cut off a starfish’s leg it grows a new one, and the old leg can grow into an entirely new starfish. ...
Ranking at Amazon 25039
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Portfolio
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October 2006 - Hardcover
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Organization Design
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By Black, Edwin
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Internal Combustion is the compelling tale of corruption and manipulation that subjected the U.S. and the world to an oil addiction that could have been avoided, that was never necessary, and...
Ranking at Amazon 955392
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St. Martin's Press
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September 2006 - Hardcover
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Energy & Oil Industries
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By Godin, Seth
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As one of today’s most influential business thinkers, Seth Godin helps his army of fans stay focused, stay connected, and stay dissatisfied with the status quo, the ordinary, the boring. His books,...
Ranking at Amazon 60925
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Portfolio
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August 2006 - Hardcover
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General Management
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By Greenblatt, Joel
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Two years in MBA school won't teach you how to double the market's return. Two hours with The Little Book That Beats the Market will. In The Little Book, Joel Greenblatt, Founder and...
Ranking at Amazon 202029
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Wiley
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November 2005 - Hardcover
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Investing
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By Taylor, William
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Meet the innovators and upstarts who are inventing the future of business. Their unconventional ideas and groundbreaking strategies can become your business plan for the twenty-first century a better...
Ranking at Amazon 697158
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William Morrow
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September 2006 - Hardcover
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Innovation & Creativity
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By Weiss, Gary
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A shocking appraisal that shows how Wall Street is intrinsically corrupt—and what individual investors can do to protect themselves For several years high-profile corporate wrongdoers have...
Ranking at Amazon 1322517
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Portfolio
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April 2006 - Hardcover
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Scandals and Fraud
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By Smith, Jaynie L.
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Why should I do business with you… and not your competitor? Whether you are a retailer, manufacturer, distributor, or service provider – if you cannot answer this question, you are surely losing
Ranking at Amazon 31584
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Currency
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April 2006 - Hardcover
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Competition
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By Holland, R. William
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This book is for and about the millions of people who are between jobs (code for out of work), have been between jobs, or know of someone who has been. It is about how to navigate the transition from...
Ranking at Amazon 2507591
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Praeger Publishers
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July 2006 - Hardcover
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Career & Employment
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