This is a list of business books that will, according to this Kaufman guy, effectively replace the MBA (which he believes in worthless). I’m posting it here so I have it somewhere. I thought some of you might find this edifying as well.
Here’s a selected portion of Kaufman’s 99 best business books by category.
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
Accounting Made Easy by Mike Piper
Essentials of Accounting by Robert N. Anthony and Leslie K. Breitner
The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Finance by Robert A. Cooke
How to Read a Financial Report by John Tracy
STATISTICS
How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff
Principles of Statistics by M.G. Bulmer
CORPORATE STRATEGY
Purpose: The Starting Point of Great Companies by Nikos Mourkogiannis
Competitive Strategy by Michael Porter
Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chain Kim and Renee Mauborgne
Green to Gold by David Esty and Andrew Winston
Seeing What’s Next by Clayton M. Christensen, Erik A. Roth, and Scott D. Anthony
MANAGEMENT
First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman
12: The Elements of Great Managing by Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter
Growing Great Employees by Erika Andersen
Hiring Smart by Pierre Mornell
The Essential Drucker by Peter Drucker
MARKETING
All Marketers Are Liars by Seth Godin
Permission Marketing by Seth Godin
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries & Jack Trout
Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got by Jay Abraham
CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp
Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkun
Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Peter Drucker
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Ready, Fire, Aim by Michael Masterson
The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki
The Knack by Norm Brodsky and Bo Burlingham
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
Escape from Cubicle Nation by Pamela Slim
Bankable Business Plan by Edward Rogoff
LEADERSHIP
Tribes by Seth Godin
Total Leadership by Stewart Friedman
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
The New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan by Jayme A. Check et al
The Halo Effect by Phil Rosenzweig
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Marty Andrade 