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. (†)
8. 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 and when we can and cannot trust our intuitions.  (Also available as a downloadable Audiobook.)
9. STRENGTHS-BASED LEADERSHIP, by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie. (Gallup) Three keys to being a more effective leader. (†)
10. STEVE JOBS, by Walter Isaacson. (Simon & Schuster) A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur, based on 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years.
11. SWITCH, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. (Broadway Business) How everyday people can effect transformative change at work and in life. (†) (Also available in Spanish, and as a downloadable eBook.)
12. LEAN STARTUP, by Eric Ries. (Crown Business) An approach to creating start-up companies inspired by lean manufacturing methods. (†)
13. *4-HOUR WORKWEEK, by Timothy Ferriss. (Crown) Reconstructing your life so that it isn't all about work. (†) (Also available as a downloadable eBook.)
14. HOW WILL YOU MEASURE YOUR LIFE?, by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth and Karen Dillon. (Harper Business/HarperCollins) Tools for finding meaning and happiness. (†)  (Also available as a downloadable AudioBook.)
15. TAP DANCING TO WORK, by Carol J. Loomis. (Portfolio) A collection of updated Fortune magazine articles on Warren Buffett, published between 1966 and 2012.

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.

List published 2/10/2013.