New York Times Business Bestsellers April 2013

1		LEAN IN, by Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell. (Knopf) The chief operating officer of Facebook urges women to pursue their careers without ambivalence.  (Downloadable eBook or AudioBook)
2		SALT SUGAR FAT, by Michael Moss. (Random House) A New York Times reporter reveals how food companies use science to encourage us to consume more of their products.  (Downloadable eBook)
3		SOUNDTRACK OF MY LIFE, by Clive Davis with Anthony DeCurtis. (Simon & Schuster) A memoir by the powerful music company executive.
4		EARN THE RIGHT TO WIN, by Tom Coughlin with David Fisher. (Portfolio/Penguin, $25.95.) The N.F.L. veteran’s views on preparation and toughness in the face of adversity. (†)
5		THE DUCK COMMANDER FAMILY, by Willie & Korie Robertson with Mark Schlabach. (Howard Books, $23.99.) Behind the scenes at the A&E show “Duck Dynasty.”  (Not available at EPL, but a Hold can be placed to obtain this from another library.)
6		DECISIVE, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. (Crown Business, $26.) Strategies for making better choices in life and work. (†)
7	*	DETROIT, by Charlie LeDuff. (Penguin Press, $27.95.) A television journalist (once a staff writer for The Times) investigates the reasons for the decline of his hometown.
8		FRANCONA, by Terry Francona and Dan Shaughnessy. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28.) The manager’s Red Sox years. (Not available at EPL, but a Hold can be placed to obtain this from another library.)
9		THE POWER OF HABIT, by Charles Duhigg. (Random House, $28.) A Times reporter’s account of the science behind how we form, and break, habits.  (Downloadable eBook or AudioBook; AudioBook on CD)
10	*	LEAN ENTREPRENEUR, by Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits. (Wiley, $37.95.) Steps for becoming an entrepreneurial visionary. (†)
11		POWER OF CONSISTENCY, by Weldon Long. (Wiley, $24.95.) Prosperity mindset training for sales and business professionals. (†)  (Not available at EPL, but a Hold can be placed to obtain this from another library.)
12		TO SELL IS HUMAN, by Daniel H. Pink. (Riverhead, $26.95.) Insights from social science about how to move others.
13		PATIENTS COME SECOND, by Paul Spiegelman and Britt Berrett. (Greenleaf, $24.95.) An argument that a hospital’s success depends on how it treats it employees. (†) (Not available at EPL, but a Hold can be placed to obtain this from another library.)
14		BIG DATA, by Viktor Mayer-Schonberger and Kenneth Cukier. (Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27.) The science of making sense of vast collections of information to change the way we think about business, health, politics and more.
15	*	TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER, by Dave Ramsey. (Thomas Nelson, $24.99.) Debt reduction and fiscal fitness for families, by the radio talk-show host. (†)

New York Times Business Best Sellers February 2013

New York Times Business Best Sellers

1. TO SELL IS HUMAN, by Daniel H. Pink. (Riverhead) Insights from social science about how to move others.  
2. FRANCONA, by Terry Francona and Dan Shaughnessy. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) The manager’s Red Sox years.
3. NINJA INNOVATION, by Gary Shapiro. (Morrow/HarperCollins) Ten strategies observed at the world’s most successful businesses. (†)
4. 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, and as a downloadable AudioBook.)
5. ANTIFRAGILE, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. (Random House) The philosophical essayist and author of “The Black Swan” identifies things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourish.  (Also available as a downloadable eBook, and as a downloadable AudioBook.)
6. TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER, by Dave Ramsey. (Thomas Nelson) Debt reduction and fiscal fitness for families, by the radio talk-show host. (†)
7. *GREAT BY CHOICE, by Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen. (Harper Business/HarperCollins) The characteristics of companies that succeed in hard times. (†)

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