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ISBN 9780887307287 Published March 1995
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E Myth Revisited
By Michael E Gerber, Michael E Gerber 

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Jeff Hayzlett's Business Library
Posted April 27, 2010 8:35 a.m. by dylan
In - 800 CEO Read Blog

If you know who Jeff Hayzlett is, it is probably from his appearances on television or his Twitter footprint. But the chief marketing officer of Kodak is now venturing into the wonderful world of analog with his new book, The Mirror Test: Is Your Business Really Breathing?, being released by Business Plus in May. And he has done something in that book that I wish more authors would do. He has included an appendix in which he lists his "Business Library 'Must' List." It gives you an idea of what has influenced him most over the years (and, just maybe, an idea of what to expect from his book). It includes:

Not only does his book get extra points from me for including a list of his favorites, Hayzlett himself gets extra credit for using a Garrison Keillor quote to introduce the list: "A book is a gift you can open again and again."



Crowdsourced Entrepreneurial Reads
Posted Sept. 14, 2009 9:17 a.m. by todd-sattersten
In Lists - 800 CEO Read Blog

A few weeks ago, Fred Wilson from avc.com kicked up interest in books that entreprenuers should read. Fred, in particular, made the point that "there is way more insight to be gained from stories than from business books." He suggested Kavalier and Clay, Atlas Shrugged, The Prince, and anything by Shakespeare.

At the end of his post, he asked for more suggestions. The post generated 191 comments and prompted the creation of a wiki.

I pulled all the books from the wiki over into this post and linked to the books. The [FW] tag denotes that it was endorsed by Mr. Wilson himself directly or in the comments of the original post.



Twitter Quotes From May
Posted June 5, 2009 4:49 a.m. by todd-sattersten
In General Management - 800 CEO Read Blog

Here are some of the nuggets we have been retweeting over the past month:

@asimburney - Is it that hard to write business books without American sport metaphors?? what the hell is a yardline? come to think of it what's a yard???

"One of the BEST business books ever is "The Little Engine That Could." according to @successtool

@outdoor_girly - Theory: successful people read best selling business books, wildly successful read random books (philosophy), normal people just don't read

@kbarnesrtp Just finished Death by Meeting by Lencioni. Highly recommend esp. if you like biz books in story format (e.g., The Goal).

@mktgdouchebag Start With No is the greatest book written about successful negotiations. I read it twice; most biz books bore me.

@benjonjeffery Business books you disagree with are just as good as the inspirational ones because they reveal what you think. (Amen.)

@alanmwebber First Rule of Holes: when in one, stop digging. Second Rule of Holes: know where you should be digging. #rulesofthumb

@meganauman why must business books always be published in hardcover first? i hate hardcover

@AppointmentPlus There are certain books you should read at least once a year. On the top of the list: E-Myth Revisited.



Channel Insider's 21 to Read
Posted May 27, 2009 4:49 a.m. by dylan
In 100 Best - 800 CEO Read Blog

Channel Insider recently posted a slide show of 21 Must Read Books for Business Success. It was compiled by asking "successful solution providers what books have both inspired them and shaped their approach to making their businesses a success." You can get detailed descriptions of the books by viewing the slide show, but the list itself, with links, below. If you're interested in knowing which books are also in The 100 Best Business Books of All Time, they are starred.



Inc. Magazine's 30th Anniversary Book Recommendations
Posted April 8, 2009 10:03 a.m. by todd-sattersten
In Lists - 800 CEO Read Blog

Inc. Magazine is celebrating 30 years of publication this month and as a part of their coverage have put together "The Business Owner's Bookshelf" - 30 books people running small businesses should read.

Here is the list in its entirety:

  1. Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk, by Peter Bernstein (1996)

  2. The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything, by Guy Kawasaki (2004)

  3. The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger, by Marc Levinson (2006)

  4. Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumers' Trust from Wedgwood to Dell, by Nancy F. Koehn (2001)

  5. The Dilbert Principle: A Cubicle's-Eye View of Bosses, Meetings, Management Fads, and Other Workplace Afflictions, by Scott Adams (1996)

  6. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It, by Michael Gerber (1995)

  7. The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done, by Peter Drucker (1967)

  8. The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization, by Peter Senge (1990)

  9. First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently, by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman (1999)

  10. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don't, by Jim Collins (2001)

  11. The Great Game of Business: The Only Sensible Way to Run a Company, by Jack Stack (1992)

  12. Growing a Business, by Paul Hawken (1987)

  13. Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage, by Daniel Esty and Andrew Winston (2006)

  14. How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie (1936)

  15. The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail, by Clayton Christensen (1997)

  16. Intellectual Capital: The New Wealth of Organizations, by Thomas A. Stewart (1997)

  17. The Knack: How Street-Smart Entrepreneurs Learn to Handle Whatever Comes Up, by Norm Brodsky and Bo Burlingham (2008)

  18. Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman, by Yvon Chouinard (2005)

  19. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Don't, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath (2007)

  20. The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story, by Michael Lewis (1999)

  21. Nuts! Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success, by Kevin Freiberg and Jackie Freiberg (1996)

  22. Ogilvy on Advertising, by David Ogilvy (1983)

  23. On Competition, by Michael Porter (2008)

  24. Personal History, by Katharine Graham (1997)

  25. Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time, by Howard Schultz and Dori Jones Yang (1997)

  26. Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big, by Bo Burlingham (2005)

  27. Soul of a New Machine, by Tracy Kidder (1981)

  28. The Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith (1776)

  29. What Management Is: How It Works and Why It's Everyone's Business, by Joan Magretta and Nan Stone (2002)

  30. The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations, by James Surowiecki (2004)

Jack and I think it is a pretty good list. Eleven of their 30 books match with selections from The 100 Best. The editors provide some big challenges for readers recommending The Wealth of Nations, On Competition, and The Fifth Discipline. Nuts! and Let My People Go Surfing are great for business owners (also check out Raising The Bar). And their fun add of The Dilbert Principle is a great one, showing us what to do by showing us what not to do.






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