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800-CEO-READ Business Bestsellers for December 2018

January 02, 2019

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The bestselling business books at 800-CEO-READ for December 2018.

Each month we compile a list of our top selling business books. These books are featured on our site, within our Keen Thinker Newsletter, and syndicated through various publications. We hope the popularity of these titles offers guidance for those seeking an interesting and helpful new book. We report our business book bestsellers to The New York Times and Nielsen BookScan. Congratulations to authors and publishers of these bestselling business books for the last month of 2018! 

9781524762841  

1. Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World

By Scott Harrison
Published by Currency

 
9781503608016  

2. Leading Matters: Lessons from My Journey

By John L Hennessy
Published by Stanford Business Books

 
9781524761417  

3. Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies

By Reid Hoffman, Chris Yeh
Published by Currency

 
9780425287538  

4. Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World

By Reshma Saujani
Published by Viking Books for Young Readers

 
9781119209591  

5. The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three Essential Virtues

By Patrick M. Lencioni
Published by Jossey-Bass

 
9781101980521  

6. Scaling Lean: Mastering the Key Metrics for Startup Growth

By Ash Maurya
Published by Portfolio

 
9780451498298  

7. Imagine It Forward: Courage, Creativity, and the Power of Change

By Beth Comstock, Tahl Raz
Published by Currency

 
9781119484066  

8. AI for Marketing and Product Innovation: Powerful New Tools for Predicting Trends, Connecting with Customers, and Closing Sales

By A K Pradeep, Andrew Appel, Stan Sthanunathan
Published by Wiley

 
9781626345522  

9. Checking in: Hospitality-Driven Thinking, Business, and You

By Stephen J Cloobeck
Published by Greenleaf Book Group Press

 
9780399592522  

10. Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

By Brené Brown
Published by Random House

 
9781541773851  

11. The Empty Throne: America's Abdication of Global Leadership

By Ivo H Daalder, James M Lindsay
Published by PublicAffairs

 
9780307886064  

12. American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company

By Bryce G Hoffman
Published by Crown Business

 
9780307956392  

13. Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work

By Chip Heath, Dan Heath
Published by Currency

 
9781259860904  

14. Hiring for Attitude: A Revolutionary Approach to Recruiting and Selecting People Withboth Tremendous Skills and Superb Attitude

By Mark Murphy
Published by McGraw-Hill Education

 
9781260440607  

15. Mastering Your Inner Critic...and 7 Other High Hurdles to Advancement: How the Best Women Leaders Practice Self-Awareness to Change What Really Matter

By Susan Mackenty Brady
Published by McGraw-Hill Education

 
9780735218222  

16. Chief Joy Officer: How Great Leaders Elevate Human Energy and Eliminate Fear

By Richard Sheridan
Published by Portfolio

 
9781328546395  

17. AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order

By Kai Fu Lee
Published by Houghton Mifflin

 
9780804176989  

18. The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups

By Daniel Coyle
Published by Bantam

 
9781524731656  

19. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

By John Carreyrou
Published by Knopf Publishing Group

 
9780399564208  

20. The Spark and the Grind: Ignite the Power of Disciplined Creativity

By Erik Wahl
Published by Portfolio

 
9780999745441  

21. Saudi America: The Truth about Fracking and How It's Changing the World

By Bethany Mc Lean
Published by Columbia Global Reports

 
9780071813044  

22. Stop Talking, Start Communicating: Counterintuitive Secrets to Success in Business and in Life

By Geoffrey Tumlin
Published by McGraw-Hill Education

 
9781119430247  

23. The Power of a Positive Team: Proven Principles and Practices That Make Great Teams Great

By Jon Gordon
Published by Wiley

 
9780525534402  

24. Growth IQ: Get Smarter About the Choices That Will Make or Break Your Business

By Tiffani Bova
Published by Portfolio

 
9781260142952  

25. Get It Together: Ditch the Chaos, Do the Work, and Design Your Success

By Lauren Berger
Published by McGraw-Hill Education

 

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