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I would say recommend three to four books that you feel would help others.

I would recommend:

1. Purple Cow
2. Who Moved My Cheese
3. Good to Great
4. Rich Dad, Poor Dad




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Here`s a great one to read with us at the SUN Book Club! "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill

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"The Millionaire Next Door" - Great way to change your thinking!

"The One Minute Manager" - Great way to learn how to delegate!

Oh, gosh, I like:
"Purple Cow, Brown Nose."
"The Suckup Next Door"
"Ingratiate and Grow Rich"
and, of course, StartUp Nation`s Open for Business.
(Can I cut an affiliate deal with the Sloan Brothers?)

Stella

Well. BP hit my favorite - Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. However, I always preface this by saying I think you should first read the 2-volume set that was the basis for TAGR, The Law of Success by Napoleon Hill. Just keep TAGR handy at all times - a nice reference guide.

Same era: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. A must to read. Give it to every young person you know (as well as TAGR). Keep a copy handy at all times. Read it at least twice a year.

Some will think this is "corporate" crap - it ain`t. Taking lessons (mistakes) learned from the corporate world and putting them into place in a small business is a great way to ensure your small business does not make the same mistakes. Patrick Lencioni has written several excellent books I highly recommend. You can visit his website at www.tablegroup.com to learn more and signup for his very good newsletter. I recommend all of his books:

• The Five Temptations of a CEO
• The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive (Excellent - R@)
• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
• Death by Meeting
• Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars

All of Lencioni books are told through a fable format and are easy reads - 2-4 hours at best. The messages are clear and they sink in.

Also recommend:

Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions by John Kotter, Holger Rathgeber, Peter Mueller, and Spenser Johnson The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman Be forewarned, the last one is bigger than War and Peace. R@

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Six Pillars of Self Esteem by Nanthiel Branden

Great go-to for those self-doubt days!

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"The Virtue of Selfishness," and "Atlas Shrugged," by Ayn Rand.

Ellay - great suggestion - Nathaniel Branden is good to read anytime. The two suggestions by RaiseCapital - I second that motion.

Great suggestions folks!

R@

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Richard Arnold · Key Concept Writers · Business Communication: The "Key" To Success· Law of Attraction Blog · Life Ain`t Brain Surgery Blog

Y`know, Nathaniel Branden was Rand`s protégé until they got into a huge fight and she disowned him. Still, he`s a good psychologist with a philosophic  basis. 

The E-Myth..... everyone should read this one.

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