New York Times Business Best Sellers for October 2013

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October 13, 2013

		Hardcover Business Books
1		LEAN IN, by Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell. (Knopf.) The chief operating officer of Facebook urges women to pursue their careers without ambivalence.[Also available as a downloadable eBook, and as a downloadable audiobook.]
2		DUCK COMMANDERS, by Willie and Korie Robertson with Mark Schlabach. (Howard Books.) Behind the scenes at the A&E show “Duck Dynasty.”
3		BEFORE HAPPINESS, by Shawn Achor. (Crown Business.) Five tips for achieving positivity.
4		LOOPTAIL, by Bruce Poon Tip. (Business Plus.) A vision for linking social responsibility and business practices, from the founder of the travel company G Adventures.[Currently not held by the Evanston Public Library.]
5		GREAT WORK, by David Sturt. (McGraw-Hill.) Five skills that help people innovate, make a difference and garner attention for their work. (†) [Currently not held by the Evanston Public Library.]
6		MISSION IN A BOTTLE, by Seth Goldman and Barry Nalebuff. (Crown Business.) The founders of Honest Tea tell the story of how they created their business, including lessons for those who would follow in their path. With illustrations by Sungyoon Choi.
7		SYSTEM, by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian. (Doubleday.) The corruption and abuse behind big-time N.C.A.A. college football. [Currently not held by the Evanston Public Library.]
8		YOU FIRST, by Liane Davey. (Wiley.) A plan for transforming your team into a happier, more productive group.
9		VALUE OF DEBT, by Thomas J. Anderson. (Wiley.) An argument that debt can provide long-term benefits in the management of individual and family wealth. [Currently not held by the Evanston Public Library.]
10		THE POWER OF HABIT, by Charles Duhigg. (Random House.) A Times reporter’s account of the science behind how we form, and break, habits. [Also available as a downloadable eBook, a downloadable Audiobook, and on CD.]
11		STRENGTHS-BASED LEADERSHIP, by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie. (Gallup.) Three keys to being a more effective leader. (†)[Currently not held by the Evanston Public Library.]
12		TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER, by Dave Ramsey. (Thomas Nelson.) Debt reduction and fiscal fitness for families, by the radio talk-show host. (†)
13		WINNING FROM WITHIN, by Erica Ariel Fox. (HarperBusiness.) How you get in your own way and what to do about it.
14		LEAN STARTUP, by Eric Ries. (Crown Business.) An approach to creating start-up companies inspired by lean manufacturing methods. (†)
15		4-HOUR WORKWEEK, by Timothy Ferriss. (Crown.) Reconstructing your life so that it isn't all about work. (†) [Also available as a downloadable eBook.]

About the Best Sellers

A version of this list appears in the October 13, 2013 Sunday Business section of The New York Times. Rankings reflect sales for September 2013.

An asterisk (*) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.