There are three hardcover business books that debuted on today’s Wall Street Journal best-selling list (May 28-29, p. C 16). They are: # 4 – NEVER SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE by Christopher Voss (Harper Business) # 5 – YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A SHARK by Robert Herjavec (St. Martin’s Press) #10 – MAKERS AND TAKERS… Read More Three New Debut Best-Sellers
It always interests me how best-selling books make an initial splash on the best-seller list, then just dry up, and disappear in a week. These books debuted on the Wall Street Journal hardcover best-seller list on Saturday-Sunday, May 14-15. None of them still appeared on the list published on Saturday-Sunday, May 21-22. We do not… Read More Short-Lived Best-Seller Splashes
We’re less than a month away from the release of Jack and Suzy Welch‘s newest work, The Real Life MBA: Your No-BS Guide to Winning the Game, Building a Team, and Growing Your Career (Harper Business, 2015). It is a certain best-seller, and pre-orders for the book are rocking the online outlets. Considering their… Read More Another Duo Welch Book Hits the Charts on April 15 – But Ethics?
I am frequently asked what has been the best book, the most influential book, and the most enjoyable book that I have read for the First Friday Book Synopsis over the 17 years we have been conducting the program. I entertained that question as recently as last night, as I distributed fliers for our August… Read More Onward by Schultz Takes the Prize as Most Enjoyable Book
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