Introducing the Candidates: Personal Development

Over the course of this week, we will be introducing, by category, the candidates for the 2011 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards. Even though only one of the candidates can win the big prize, good business books deserve an audience, and perhaps one on this list will be the winning book..to you. First, we take a look at the Personal Development category:

• Better by Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong by Alina Tugend | Riverhead Books
• Black Woman Redefined: Dispelling Myths and Discovering Fulfillment in the Age of Michelle Obama by Sophia A. Nelson | BenBella Books
• Break Your Own Rules: How to Change the Patterns of Thinking That Block Women's Paths to Power by Jill Flynn, et al | Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley
• Briefcase Essentials: Discover Your 12 Natural Talents for Achieving Success in a Male-Dominated Workplace by Susan T. Spencer | Greenleaf Book Group
• Discover Your CEO Brand: Secrets to Embracing and Maximizing Your Unique Value as a Leader by Suzanne Bates | McGraw-Hill Professional
• Discovering the Leader in You, 2E: How to Realize your Leadership Potential by Sara N. King, et al Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley
• Drinking from the Fire Hose: Making Smarter Decisions Without Drowning in Information by Christopher Frank and Paul Magnone | Portfolio/Penguin US
• Flipping Burgers to Flipping Millions: A Gude to Financial Freedom by Bernard Kelly | Hyperion
• Flying Without a Net: Turn Fear of Change into Fuel for Success by Thomas DeLong | Harvard Business Review Press
• Great on the Job: What to Say, How to Say It The Secrets of Getting Ahead by Jodi Glickman | St. Martin's Press
• Harper's Rules: A Recruiter's Guide to Finding a Dream Job and the Right Relationship by Danny Cahill | Greenleaf Book Group
• It's Not About You: A Little Story About What Matters Most in Business by Bob Burg and John David Mann | Portfolio/Penguin US
• Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly by John Kay | The Penguin Press
• Off Balance: Getting Beyond the Work-Life Balance Myth by Matthew Kelly | Hudson Street Press
• Prosper: Create the Life You Really Want by Ethan Willis and Randy Garn | Berrett-Koehler
• Shake the World: It's Not About Finding a Job, It's About Creating a Life by James Marshall Reilly | Portfolio/Penguin US
• Surviving Your Serengeti: 7 Skills to Master in Business and in Life by Stefan Swanepoel | Jossey-Bass
• Tell to Win: Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story by Peter Guber | Crown Publishing Group, Crown Business
• The Education of Millionaires: It's Not What You Think and It's Not Too Late by Michael Ellsberg Portfolio/Penguin US
• The Way Up: How to Keep Your Career Moving in the Right Direction by Donald J. Hurzeler | Greenleaf Book Group
• The Working Woman's GPS: When the Plan to Have it All Leads You Astray by JJ DiGeronimo | Halo Publishing International
• Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance by Jonathan Fields | Portfolio/Penguin US
• What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potent by Robert Steven Kaplan | Harvard Business Review Press
• Why People Fail: The 16 Obstacles to Success and How You Can Overcome Them by Siimon Reynolds | Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley

So which book is going to win the Personal Development category and be in the running for the 800-CEO-READ Best Business Book of 2011? We'll announce the shortlist and winner in January! Stay tuned!