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  • Business Bestsellers
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September 2016 Business Bestsellers

1

How to Make a Spaceship: A Band of Renegades, an Epic Race, and the Birth of Private Spaceflight

Julian Guthrie

Products / Penguin Press

2

The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear to Faith

Gabrielle Bernstein

Products / Hay House

3

Simply Brilliant: How Great Organizations Do Ordinary Things in Extraordinary Ways

William C Taylor

Products / Portfolio

4

Together Is Better: A Little Book of Inspiration

Simon Sinek

Products / Portfolio

5

What Made Me Who I Am

Bernie Swain

Products / Savio Republic.

6

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

Mark Manson

Products / Harper

7

O Great One!: A Little Story about the Awesome Power of Recognition

David Novak, Christa Bourg

Products / Portfolio

8

The Long View: Career Strategies to Start Strong, Reach High, and Go Far

Brian Fetherstonhaugh

Products / Diversion Books.

9

The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future

Kevin Kelly

Products / Penguin Books

10

Good Profit: How Creating Value for Others Built One of the World's Most Successful Companies

Charles G Koch

Products / Crown Currency

11

Connectography Mapping the Future of Global Civilization

12

The Pie Life: A Guilt-Free Recipe for Success and Satisfaction

Samantha Ettus

Products / Ghost Mountain Books

13

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Angela Duckworth

Products / Scribner Book Company.

14

The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage

Daymond John, Daniel Paisner

Products / Crown Currency

15

Well-Tempered City What Modern Science, Ancient Civilizations, and Human Nature Teach Us about the F

16

Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

Margot Lee Shetterly

Products / William Morrow & Company

17

Design a Better Business: New Tools, Skills, and Mindset for Strategy and Innovation

Patrick Van Der Pijl, Justin Lokitz, Lisa Kay Solomon

Products / Wiley

18

Thirst for Power: Energy, Water, and Human Survival

Michael E Webber

Products / Yale University Press

19

Zone to Win: Organizing to Compete in an Age of Disruption

Geoffrey A Moore

Products / Diversion Books.

20

Power Your Happy: Work Hard, Play Nice & Build Your Dream Life

Lisa Sugar

Products / Dutton Books

21

Why Are There Snowblowers in Miami?: Transform Your Business Using the Five Principles of Engagement

Steven D Goldstein

Products / Greenleaf Book Group Press

22

Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution

Janette Sadik-Khan, Seth Solomonow

Products / Penguin Books

23

Becoming the Best: Build a World-Class Organization Through Values-Based Leadership

Harry M Jansen Kraemer

Products / Jossey-Bass

24

The Agile Pocket Guide

Peter Saddington

Products / Wiley

25

The Cheat Code: Going Off Script to Get More, Go Faster, and Shortcut Your Way to Success

Brian Wong

Products / Currency

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