It’s that time of year again! Various business publications, organizations, companies, and content providers release their annual lists of best business books. It’s interesting to see the books that consistently make many of the lists and one can consider these titles truly “the best of the best.” Here is a compilation of the titles most frequently chosen as “best business book of 2013,” along with the corresponding organizations designating the honor.
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, by Sheryl Sandberg – Bookish, The Economist, Financial Times/Goldman Sachs short list, Goodreads finalist (nonfiction), Library Journal, The New York Times (notable nonfiction), Omnivoracious, The Washington Post (notable nonfiction), WealthManagement.com
Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal, by Nick Bilton – Bookish, The Economist, Forbes, Mashable, The Wall Street Journal reader’s choice
The Billionaire’s Apprentice: The Rise of the Indian-American Elite and the Fall of the Galleon Hedge Fund, by Anita Raghavan – Bookish, Financial Times/Goldman Sachs short list, The New York Times (notable nonfiction), The Washington Post (notable nonfiction)
The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, by Brad Stone – The Economist, Financial Times/Goldman Sachs, The Washington Post (notable nonfiction), WealthManagement.com
The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire, by Neil Irwin – Bookish, Financial Times/Goldman Sachs short list, The Washington Post (notable nonfiction)
Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think, by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth Cukier – InformationWeek, Omnivoracious, strategy+business (Booz) top shelf
Contagious: Why Things Catch On, by Jonah Berger – Goodreads finalist (nonfiction), Library Journal, Omnivoracious
Decisive: How To Make Better Choices in Life and Work, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath – Goodreads finalist (nonfiction), The Globe and Mail, InformationWeek,
An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything, by Chris Hadfield – Bookish, Inc (most inspirational
