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16 Business Books of the Year Lists for 2016

One of my favorite activities of each holiday season is to round up and write about best business books of the year lists.


2016 has been a tumultuous year to say the least, but it’s been a great one for business and leadership books, as demonstrated by these lists:

Bloomberg: Best Books of 2016

CNBC: Richard Branson shares the 5 best leadership books he read in 2016

The Economist: Books of the Year

Fast Company: The 10 Best Business Books of 2016

Financial Times: The best thing I read all year — 2016

Financial Times/FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award
(The winner is The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan, by Sebastian Mallaby):

Forbes: Top Ten Business Books of 2016, by Shep Hyken

The Globe and Mail: Ten books to top your business reading list, by Harvey Schachter

The Huffington Post: 10 of the Best Business Books of 2016

Inc.: The Best Management Books of 2016, by Geoffrey James

Inc.: The 7 Best Personal Finance Books of 2016, by Geoffrey James

Inc.: The 10 Best Business Books of 2016 (So Far), by Sujan Patel

Inc.: The 10 Smartest Reads for Entrepreneurs From 2016, by Leigh Buchanan

Inc.: 2016’s Best Books on Sales and Marketing, by David Burkus

strategy + business: Best Business Books 2016

Time: Bill Gates Picked These Books as the Best of 2016

If your book made it to one or more of these lists, congratulations! And if you have a book ready to be published next year, fingers crossed for making the best of 2017 lists. A great holiday and a Happy New Year to all.

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