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10 Great 2013 Business Books of the Year Lists

As we start 2014, take a few moments to consider some of the best business/management/leadership books of 2013. These ten lists will guide you to many of the top titles of the year, including ones that placed on a variety of lists, such as Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead; Brad Stone’s The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon; Daniel Pink’s To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others; Doris Kearns Goodwin’s The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism ; and two books from Wharton professors,  Adam Grant’s Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success; and Jonah Berger’s Contagious: Why Things Catch On.

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Matthew Bishop/LinkedIn: The Best Business Books of the Year
CNNMoney: Five Must-Read Business Books
The Economist: Books of the Year
Globe and Mail/Harvey Schachter: Top Business Books of 2013
Inc.: Best 2013 Books for Entrepreneurs
InformationWeek: 10 Best Business Books of 2013
Matthew E. May/Edit Innovation: 2013 Holiday Book List
Strategy + Business: Best Business Books 2013
The Washington Post: 2013 Books Every Leader Should Read
World Economic Forum: Top 10 Business Books of 2013

As a bonus, check out Todd Sattersten’s The 50 Best Business Books of the Past Five Years. Todd is the co-author of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time: What They Say, Why They Matter, and How They Can Help You, with Jack Covert, founder of 800ceoread, which has published its own Bestsellers of 2013 list. Happy reading, and happy new year!

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