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Management Books Worth Reading

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Last refreshed 2026-02-27. We keep tuning this list as new titles land and reader interest shifts.

1. Money Secrets of the Amish
Lorilee Craker
Money Secrets of the Amish: Finding True Abundance in Simplicity, Sharing, and Saving
2. How to Invest
David M. Rubenstein
How to Invest: Masters on the Craft
3. The Jobs To Be Done Playbook
Jim Kalbach, Michael Schrage
The Jobs To Be Done Playbook: Align Your Markets, Organization, and Strategy Around Customer Needs
4. Never Split the Difference
Chris Voss, Tahl Raz
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
5. Good to Great
Jim Collins
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't
6. Drive
Daniel H. Pink
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
7. The Phoenix Project
Gene Kim, Kevin Behr
The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
8. No Rules Rules
Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer
No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
9. Building a StoryBrand
Donald Miller
Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
10. Built to Last
Jim Collins, Jerry I Porras
Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
11. Inspired
Marty Cagan
Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love
12. Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
Ray Dalio
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail
13. Profit First
Mike Michalowicz
Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine
14. The Art of Spending Money
Morgan Housel
The Art of Spending Money: Simple Choices for a Richer Life
15. The Latte Factor
David Bach, John David Mann
The Latte Factor: Why You Don't Have to Be Rich to Live Rich
16. The Challenger Sale
Matthew Dixon, Brent Adamson
The Challenger Sale: Taking Control of the Customer Conversation
17. Accelerate
Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble
Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations
18. What It Takes
Stephen A. Schwarzman
What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
19. Happier Hour
Cassie Holmes
Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most
20. Get Good with Money
Tiffany Aliche
Get Good with Money: Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole
21. Smart Women Finish Rich, Expanded and Updated
David Bach
A Finance pick for readers exploring Smart Women Finish Rich, Expanded and Updated.
22. Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?
Louis V. Gerstner Jr.
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?: Leading a Great Enterprise through Dramatic Change
23. The Essays of Warren Buffett
Lawrence A. Cunningham, Warren E. Buffett
The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America
24. An Elegant Puzzle
Will Larson
An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management

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