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Must-read book ideas for small-business owners

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The $10 Trillion Prize cover

If you’re still searching for the perfect holiday gift for that special small-business owner, look no further. Here’s a list of best-selling business books for December from 800-CEO-READ, a leading direct supplier of book-based resources. Here are December’s best sellers.

1. “$10 Trillion Prize: Captivating the Newly Affluent in China and India” by Michael J. Silverstein, Abheek Singhi, Carol Liao, David Michael and Simon Targett; Harvard Business Review Press, 336 pages ($30)

2. “Own Your Success: The Power to Choose Greatness and Make Every Day Victorious” by Ben Newman; John Wiley & Sons, 130 pages ($22.95)

3. “The Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money” by Carl Richards; Portfolio, 240 pages ($29.95)

4. “Influence Game: 50 Insider Tactics from the Washington, D.C., Lobbying World that Will Get You to Yes” by Stephanie Vance; John Wiley & Sons, 196 pages ($24.95)

5. “How to Read a Client from Across the Room: Win More Business with the Proven Character Code System to Decode Verbal and Nonverbal Communication” by Brandy Mychals; McGraw-Hill, 256 pages ($20)

6. “How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything … in Business (and in Life)” by Dov Seidman; John Wiley & Sons, 352 pages ($27.95)

7. “Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business” by Patrick Lencioni; Jossey-Bass, 240 pages ($27.95)

8. “From Values to Action: The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership” by Harry M. Jansen Kraemer; Jossey-Bass, 224 pages ($27.95)

9. “Bull by the Horns: Fighting to Save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street from Itself” by Sheila Bair; Free Press, 434 pages ($26.99)

10. “Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time” by Keith Ferrazzi and Tahl Raz; Crown Business, 309 pages ($26)

11. “Clients First: The Two Word Miracle” by Joseph Callaway and Joann Callaway; John Wiley & Sons, 240 pages ($21.95)

12. “Service Failure: The Real Reasons Employees Struggle with Customer Service and What You Can Do about It” by Jeff Toister; AMACOM, 208 pages ($17.95)

13. “It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership” by Colin Powell and Tony Koltz; Harper, 304 pages ($27.99)

14. “Loudest Duck: Moving Beyond Diversity While Embracing Differences to Achieve Success at Work” by Laura A. Liswood; John Wiley & Sons, 192 pages ($21.95)

15. “Laws of Subtraction: Six Simple Rules for Winning in the Age of Excess Everything” by Matthew E. May; McGraw-Hill, 240 pages ($24)

16. “Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, eBooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business” by Ann Handley and C. C. Chapman; John Wiley & Sons, 282 pages ($24.95)

17. “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful” by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter; Hyperion Books, 236 pages ($24.99)

18. “Mastery” by Robert Greene; Viking, 352 pages ($28.95)

19. “Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy” by Jon Gordon; John Wiley & Sons, 192 pages ($21.95)

20. “Likeable Business: Why Today’s Consumers Demand More and How Leaders Can Deliver” by Dave Kerpen; McGraw-Hill, 256 pages ($22)

21. “The Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us about Innovation” by Frans Johansson; Harvard Business Press, 207 pages ($16)

22. “The Go-Giver: A Little Story about a Powerful Business Idea” by Bob Burg and John David Mann; Portfolio, 144 pages ($21.95)

23. “What If? Short Stories to Spark Diversity Dialogue” by Steve L. Robbins; Davies-Black, 148 pages ($18.95)

24. “What Technology Wants” by Kevin Kelly; Penguin, 416 pages ($18)

25. “Howard’s Gift: Uncommon Wisdom to Inspire Your Life’s Work” by Eric Sinoway; St. Martins Press, 288 pages ($24.95)

McClatchy-Tribune News Service


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