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Posted By Jim On 12/01/2005 @ 3:43 pm In Personal Finance | No Comments

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strategy+business is a quarterly magazine that seeks to “bridge the gap between theroy and practice in contemporary global business.” I personally have never read the magazine but a good friend of mine and reader of this site, Tony, pointed out a great article of the Best Business Books of 2005 ^[3] which is a must read for those of you who have ever considered getting an MBA. It’s really a series of articles pointing out the best in the following categories: The Future, Strategy, Globalization, Management, Work and Life, Marketing, Media, and Leadership. The commentary that accompanies each pick, and its alternatives, is especially thorough and thought-provoking (read it!). This isn’t your typical list.

I’ve listed all the books mentioned in each of the articles as a quick reference (with an affiliate link to Amazon.com):
The Future –

The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century ^[4] by Thomas L. Friedman
The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century ^[5] by Howard Kunstler
Joel Garreau’s Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies — and What It Means To Be Human ^[6]
Daniel H. Pink’s A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age ^[7]
Steven Johnson’s Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter ^[8]
In the Bubble: Designing in a Complex World ^[9] by John Thackara
Massive Change ^[10] from Bruce Mau

Strategy -

Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant ^[11], by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne (Harvard Business School Press, 2005)
MarketBusters: 40 Strategic Moves That Drive Exceptional Business Growth ^[12], by Rita Gunther McGrath and Ian C. MacMillan (Harvard Business School Press, 2005)
University of Michigan professor C.K. Prahalad’s The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits ^[13](Wharton School Publishing, 2005)

Globalization -

The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time ^[14] by Jeffrey D. Sachs
Capitalism at the Crossroads: The Unlimited Business Opportunities in Solving the World’s Most Difficult Problems ^[15], by Cornell University Johnson School of Management professor Stuart L. Hart (Wharton School Publishing, 2005)
The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits ^[13] by C.K. Prahalad (again)
John Perkins’s Confessions of an Economic Hit Man ^[16] (Berrett-Koehler, 2004)
Pietra Rivoli’s The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade ^[17] (John Wiley & Sons, 2005)

Management -

Winning ^[18] (HarperBusiness, 2005), by Jack Welch with Suzy Welch
Will Your Next Mistake Be Fatal? Avoiding the Chain of Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Organization ^[19] (Wharton School Publishing, 2005), by Robert E. Mittelstaedt Jr.
Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story ^[20] (Broadway Books, 2005), by Kurt Eichenwald
Blood on the Street: The Sensational Inside Story of How Wall Street Analysts Duped a Generation of Investors ^[21] (Free Press, 2005), by Charles Gasparino
Ponzi’s Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend ^[22] (Random House, 2005), by Mitchell Zuckoff

Work and Life -

Time Divide: Work, Family, and Gender Inequality ^[23] (Harvard University Press, 2004), by sociologists Jerry A. Jacobs and Kathleen Gerson
Journalist Carl Honoré’s In Praise of Slowness: How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed ^[24] (Harper San Francisco, 2004)
Mary Lou Quinlan’s Time Off for Good Behavior: How Hardworking Women Can Take a Break and Change Their Lives ^[25](Broadway Books, 2005)
Creating the Good Life: Applying Aristotle’s Wisdom to Find Meaning and Happiness ^[26] (Rodale, 2005), by organizational behavior expert James O’Toole

Marketing -

All Marketers Are Liars: The Power of Telling Authentic Stories in a Low-Trust World ^[27], by Seth Godin (Portfolio, 2005)
Brand Hijack: Marketing without Marketing ^[28], by Alex Wipperfürth (Portfolio, 2005)
How Customers Think: Essential Insights into the Mind of the Market ^[29], by Gerald Zaltman (Harvard Business School Press, 2003)
ProfitBrand: How to Increase the Profitability, Accountability & Sustainability of Brands ^[30], by Nick Wreden (Kogan Page, 2005)

I skipped Media.

Leadership -

Michael Lewis’s Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life ^[31] (W.W. Norton, 2005)
Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries’s Lessons on Leadership by Terror: Finding Shaka Zulu in the Attic ^[32] (Edward Elgar, 2004)
Dennis W. Bakke’s Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job ^[33] (PVG, 2005)
John C. Whitehead’s A Life in Leadership: From D-Day to Ground Zero: An Autobiography ^[34] (Basic Books, 2005)

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[3] Best Business Books of 2005: http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/05409

[4] The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0312425074

[5] The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0871138883

[6] Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies — and What It Means To Be Human: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0385509650

[7] A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=1573223085

[8] Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=1573223077

[9] In the Bubble: Designing in a Complex World: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0262701154

[10] Massive Change: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0714844012

[11] Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=1591396190

[12] MarketBusters: 40 Strategic Moves That Drive Exceptional Business Growth: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=1591391237

[13] The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits : http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0131467506

[14] The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=1594200459

[15] Capitalism at the Crossroads: The Unlimited Business Opportunities in Solving the World’s Most Difficult Problems: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0131439871

[16] Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=1576753018

[17] The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0471648493

[18] Winning: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0060753943

[19] Will Your Next Mistake Be Fatal? Avoiding the Chain of Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Organization: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0131913646

[20] Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0767911784

[21] Blood on the Street: The Sensational Inside Story of How Wall Street Analysts Duped a Generation of Investors: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0743250230

[22] Ponzi’s Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=1400060397

[23] Time Divide: Work, Family, and Gender Inequality: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0674018397

[24] In Praise of Slowness: How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=006054578X

[25] Time Off for Good Behavior: How Hardworking Women Can Take a Break and Change Their Lives : http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0767918312

[26] Creating the Good Life: Applying Aristotle’s Wisdom to Find Meaning and Happiness: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=1594861250

[27] All Marketers Are Liars: The Power of Telling Authentic Stories in a Low-Trust World: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=1591841003

[28] Brand Hijack: Marketing without Marketing: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=1591840783

[29] How Customers Think: Essential Insights into the Mind of the Market: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=1578518261

[30] ProfitBrand: How to Increase the Profitability, Accountability & Sustainability of Brands: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0749444657

[31] Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0393060918

[32] Lessons on Leadership by Terror: Finding Shaka Zulu in the Attic: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=1843769336

[33] Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0976268604

[34] A Life in Leadership: From D-Day to Ground Zero: An Autobiography: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0465050549

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