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OUTLIERS, by Malcolm
Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown.) Why some people succeed — it has to
do with luck and opportunities as well as talent. Also available as a downloadable AudioBook, a downloadable eBook, on AudioBook CDs, and in Large Print. |
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LAUNCH, by Jeff Walker.
(Morgan James.) A manual for creating a product or building a business,
from an innovator of online marketing. (†) |
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BUSINESS ADVENTURES, by
John Brooks. (Open Road.) Accounts of 12 Wall Street episodes that
illuminate corporate and financial life in America. |
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THINK LIKE A FREAK, by
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. (Morrow/HarperCollins.) How to
solve problems creatively, from the authors of “Freakonomics.” Also available as a downloadable AudioBook, and as a downloadable eBook. |
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CAPITAL IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, by
Thomas Piketty. (Belknap/Harvard University.) A French economist’s
analysis of centuries of economic history predicts worsening inequality
and proposes solutions. |
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#GIRLBOSS, by Sophia Amoruso. (Portfolio/Penguin.) An online fashion retailer traces her path to success. |
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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 AudioBook, a downloadable eBook, and on AudioBook CDs. |
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THINKING, FAST AND SLOW, by
Daniel Kahneman. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux.) The winner of the Nobel
in economic science discusses how we make choices in business and
personal life. Also available as a downloadable AudioBook, a downloadable eBook, and on AudioBook CDs. |
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HOW THE WORLD SEES YOU, by
Sally Hogshead. (Harper/HarperCollins.) A method of assessing yourself
in order to build
better relationships. (†) |
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FLASH BOYS, by Michael Lewis. (Norton.) The world of high-frequency computer-driven trading, from the author of “Liar’s Poker.” Also available in Large Type and on AudioBook CDs. |
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Rankings reflect sales for July 2014.
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.
