Top Business books recommended by experts

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Fundamentals of Business

Understanding the concepts of Business starts with understanding the fundamentals. On your way to mastery, it's crucial for you to understand how certain concepts were derived, and why things work like they do. Starting with these resources is the best way to do so.

Blue Ocean Strategy

Blue Ocean Strategy

BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY is the simultaneous pursuit of differentiation and low cost to open up a new market space and create new demand. It is about creating and capturing uncontested market space, thereby making the competition irrelevant.

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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

Never Split the Difference takes you inside the world of high-stakes negotiations and into Voss's head, revealing the skills that helped him and his colleagues succeed where it mattered most: saving lives.

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The $100 Startup

The $100 Startup

The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau is a guide for aspiring entrepreneurs. It offers practical insights and case studies on starting and growing a business on a shoestring budget. The book emphasizes creativity, simplicity, and resourcefulness as key ingredients for success.

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Built to Last : Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

Built to Last : Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

"Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies" is a business book written by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras. The book outlines the key characteristics and habits of successful companies that have managed to stand the test of time and remain competitive in their respective industries.

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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness (with Bonus Interview "Post-Traumatic Growth and Building Resilience" with Martin Seligman) (HBR's 10 Must Reads)

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness (with Bonus Interview "Post-Traumatic Growth and Building Resilience" with Martin Seligman) (HBR's 10 Must Reads)

If you read nothing else on mental toughness, read these ten articles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you build your emotional strength and resilience--and to achieve high performance.

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Good Charts: The HBR Guide to Making Smarter, More Persuasive Data Visualizations

Good Charts: The HBR Guide to Making Smarter, More Persuasive Data Visualizations

A good visualization can communicate the nature and potential impact of information and ideas more powerfully than any other form of communication. For a long time

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