Comments on: 25 Best Business Books Ever

By: Irwin Gray

Irwin Gray — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:10:34 +0000

Please include in your list, the “father” book that, in 1916, laid out management (from the top down) as a process consisting of planning, organizing, coordination, commanding, and controlling. This process is exercised through people (the workforce of the firm) to get the work done. The exercise of the process is done according to the 14 points laid out by the author (including such items as, discipline, esprit de corps, and others) which are by now so familiar we completely forget from where they came. I am referring to: Henri Fayol, General and Industrial Management now in a revised edition that I produced for IEEE Press and others. This is your true origin of the process of management.

By: Jan Thomas

Jan Thomas — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:29:51 +0000

I would consider Wired for Thought (by Jeffrey Stibel and published by Harvard in September). It just came out but the central thesis is that technology evolves and business needs to follow suite. it is specific to the Internet but in many ways it is applicable to a broader spectrum of businesses.

By: Chad Turner

Chad Turner — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:22:08 +0000

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By: Fisher Outreach

Fisher Outreach — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:53:38 +0000

Interesting book review. As a Fisher Investments employee, I think another must-read investment book is by Philip Fisher’s son, Ken Fisher, called The Only Three Questions that Count. In it, Ken outlines the important questions investors should be asking themselves prior to investing in the market. It was well received by both independent investors and people in the financial services trade.

By: Caleb

Caleb — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:36:53 +0000

Some great books there. Thanks for that list. I’ve got a number of additional ones on my best business books list. http://blog.freedoma.com/2009/06/12/the-best-10-business-books-to-read/- enjoy

By: Arjun

Arjun — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:32:38 +0000

Very impressive and useful list. This list of course has to be edited constantly every 6 months atleast since the top list always changes as new books keep coming up in the market.

Some of the books like Age of Nations, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and How to Win Friends will remain timeless classics.

We would like to inform readers from India that a lot of these books are availble on http://www.bookadda.com.

By: Vic

Vic — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:14:33 +0000

Great list. I’ve been searching for this list for sometime in the web world. But I think business books that are more theoretical and inspirational should also be listed since they are the fundamentals, and they are the first application before we decide and act anything related in business.

By: Ndengo S.T

Ndengo S.T — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:02:12 +0000

have appreciated the list no 5 can tress it as most best book, also i will like to add yes you can by Jack Collis

By: Bruce Saxton

Bruce Saxton — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:49:09 +0000

Wisdom of the ages.
Best stuff ever!!!

I have benifited from many of these books.
Out of the Crisis revoultionized my world in the 80s……..really.

One minute manager in the 90s & Built to Last inthe new century. All a complete diruption to the current path.

I love them all!

The previous writer who said these books were boing and out of date is blind and should switch over to the Marvel or DC site.

This is a “Business” site

Thanks for the list

By: Anthony Spencer

Anthony Spencer — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:04:14 +0000

I always look for great business books as many are not really written in a “human friendly” language. Just recently I read “Digimarketing” which I enjoyed for its current examples and the fact that most of us need a little help keeping up with the digital world. Another book that I enjoyed recently was “A Journey with Mac: Rediscovering the Fundamentals of Business” that made me really think of my own business, I reconnected with the very basics that I forgot a long time ago. Reading it triggered some great ideas that I was able to implement in my two businesses. Unfortunately, many great business books do not even make it on fancy lists unless they are written by prominent authors.