Are you trying to improve your business skills? Here you’ll find my list of the best business books that are worth the read. This list is constantly growing and if you’re only looking for my top recommendations, start here.
All of the business books on this page are highly recommended. Since this is a large niche, I’ve carefully broken down this genre into separate categories. You can use the links below to jump to a specific book category or scroll down to see them all.
- Top 5 Business Books
- Best Marketing Books
- Best Copywriting Books
- Best Social Media Books
- Best “Business Startup” Books
- Best Business Strategy Books
- Best Business Biography Books
- Best Productivity Books
- Best Mindset Books
- Best International Business Books
If you work just for money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.
Ray Kroc
Top 5 Business Books
Not sure where to read? These top business books offer a great starting point.
How to Win Friends & Influence People
The only book you need to lead you to success
by Dale Carnegie
Book | eBook | Audio
The Ten Day MBA
A step-by-step guide to mastering the skills taught in America’s top business schools
by Steven Silbiger
Book | Ebook | Audio
30-Second Book Review:Why waste four years or more in school when you can get a crash course MBA “degree” in just ten days? All the knowledge you’ll find from America’s top business schools condensed into this book and provide practical knowledge to apply to any business situation. From financial planning to real estate to small business owners, here’s a book that ‘s going to give you the basics of business and so much more.
Work the System
The simple mechanics of making more and working less
by Sam Carpenter
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30-Second Book Review: From the human body to corporate enterprises, there a systems in place that operate all vital roles in life. To set up and assemble systems, that is the pathway to a fully functional and profitable operation. Ultimately, turning your day-to-day world into a system might allow you to make more while working less.
The Brain Audit
Why customers buy (and why they don’t)
by Sean D’Souza
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30-Seconds Book Review: Selling is an art, the art of getting inside your customers head. And, getting inside the head of a customer is nothing new. In fact, the psychology of buying has been around for thousands of years. There are those who master it, those who understand it, and those who read this book to figure it all out. Which one are you?
Think and Grow Rich
by Napoleon Hill
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Best Marketing Books
This is Marketing
You can’t be seen until you learn to see
by Seth Godin
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My Life in Advertising & Scientific Advertising
by Claude Hopkins
Book | eBook
Advertising on Advertising
by David Ogilvy
Book | eBook
Growth Hacker Marketing
A primer on the future of PR, marketing and advertising
by Ryan Holiday
Book | eBook | Audio
Best Copywriting Books
The Copywriter’s Handbook
A step-by-step guide to writing copy that sells
by Robert W. Bly
Book | eBook | Audio
30-Second Book Review: If you’re considering a career in copywriting, get this book. I personally would not be as effective as I am today without reading the Copywriter’s Handbook and having it on hand to refer to ideas again and again. This will lay down the foundation to become a copywriter along with the lingo that helps you sell your services to new clients.
The Boron Letters
by Gary Halbert
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Best “Business Startup” Books
Turn Your Passion into Profit
The NEW AND IMPROVED step-by-step guide for transforming ANY hobby, talent, or product idea into a viable, money-making venture!
by Walt F. J. Goodridge
Book | eBook
Best Social Media Books
Social Media Made Me Rich
Here’s how it can do it for you
by Matthew Loop
Book | eBook
Best Business Strategy Books
Blue Ocen Strategy
How to create uncontested market space and make the competition irrelevant
by Renée Mauborgne and W. Chan Kim
Book | eBook | Audio
Strategic Relationships at Work
Creating your circle of mentors, sponsors, and peers for success in business and life
by Wendy Murphy
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Best Business Biography Books
Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson
Book | eBook
Best Productivity Books
Atomic Habits
An easy and proven way to build good habits and break bad ones
by James Clear
Book | eBook | Audio
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Powerful lessons in personal change
by Stephen R. Coney
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Best Business Mindset Books
Crush It!
by Gary Vaynerchuk
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Thinking Fast & Slow
by Daniel Kahneman
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Rich Dad Poor Dad
by Robert Kiyosaki
Book | eBook | Audio
Outliers: The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell
Book | eBook | Audio
Best International Business Books
Tame the Tiger (Book 1)
Negotiating from a position of power
by Leonie McKeon
eBook
The Art of War
by Sun Tzu
Book | eBook | Audio
Are you looking for something else?
There’s more to life than just business. Here are a few other reading lists to give you a well-balanced mixed of reading.