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THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis. (Norton.) The people who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions from their foresight.
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EXTREME OWNERSHIP, by
Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. (St. Martin's.) Applying the principles of
Navy SEALs leadership training to any organization. (†) |
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ELON MUSK, by Ashlee
Vance. (Ecco/HarperCollins.) A technology writer follows Musk’s life
from his difficult South African childhood to his involvement in
Internet start-ups like the rocket company SpaceX, the electric-car
company Tesla and the solar power installation company Solar City.
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THINKING, FAST AND SLOW, by
Daniel Kahneman. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux.) A winner of the Nobel
in economic science discusses how we make choices in business and
personal life. |
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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. |
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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. Originally published
in 2008. |
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ABOVE THE LINE, by Urban
Meyer with Wayne Coffey. (Penguin Press.) A championship-winning college
football coach shares his insights on team building and leadership.
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WHEN TO ROB A BANK, by
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. (Morrow.) Celebrating ten years
of “Freakonomics” with a collection of curated economic blog posts from
its companion website. |
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#GIRLBOSS, by Sophia Amoruso. (Portfolio/Penguin/Putnam.) An online fashion retailer traces her path to success. |
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EMPIRE OF COTTON, by Sven Beckert. (Vintage.) The history of the fabric and its dominance as a global commodity that drives modern capitalism.
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Rankings reflect sales for December 2015.
