Recognizing and Promoting the World's Best Business Titles

1. Business Theory

GOLD

Culture Built My Brand

by Mark Miller and Ted Vaughn

(Amplify Publishing)

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

The Economics of Belonging: A Radical Plan to Win Back the Left Behind and Achieve Prosperity for All

by Martin Sandbu

(Princeton University Press)

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE (tie) 

Making BIG Happen: Applying The Make Big Happen System to Grow Big

by Mark Moses, Don Schiavone, Craig Coleman, and Chris Larkins

(KemperLesnik)

 

 

 

 

 

The Art of Selling Your Business: Winning Strategies & Secret Hacks for Exiting on Top

by John Warrillow

(Greenleaf Book Group)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2. Business Commentary

GOLD

Cogs and Monsters: What Economics Is, and What It Should Be

by Diane Coyle

(Princeton University Press)

 

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER (tie) 

Activate Brand Purpose: How to Harness the Power of Movements to Transform Your Company

by Scott Goodson and Chip Walker

(Kogan Page)

 

 

 

 

 

The Profit Paradox: How Thriving Firms Threaten the Future of Work 

by Jan Eeckhout

(Princeton University Press)

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Launching Right in Real Estate: What They Won't Teach You in Pre-License School

by Carla Cross, CRB, MA

(Noteworthy Publishing Co.)

 

 

 

 

 

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3. Economics

GOLD

Jackpot: How the Super-Rich Really Live—and How Their Wealth Harms Us All

by Michael Mechanic

(Simon & Schuster)

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER: Outgrowing Capitalism: Rethinking Money to Reshape Society and Pursue Purpose

by Marco Dondi

(Greenleaf Book Group)

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism

by Anne Case and Angus Deaton

(Princeton University Press)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Decarbonization Imperative: Transforming the Global Economy by 2050

by Michael Lenox & Rebecca Duff

(Stanford Business Books)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4. Career (job search, career advancement)

GOLD

The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You

by Mark A. Herschberg

(Cognosco Media)

 

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

ROAR Into the Second Half of Your Life (Before It's Too Late)

by Michael Clinton

(Atria Books/Beyond Words Publishing)

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Red Cape Rescue: Save Your Career Without Leaving Your Job

by Darcy Eikenberg

(Page Two) 

 

 

 

 

 

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5. Sales (sales skills, negotiating, closing)

GOLD

Ask for More: 10 Questions to Negotiate Anything

by Alexandra Carter

(Simon & Schuster)

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

What Is It Costing You Not To Listen: The Power of Understanding to Connect, Influence, Solve & Sell

by Christine Miles

(Strategic Vision PR Group)

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE (tie)

Billion Dollar Sales Secrets

by Joe Paranteau

(Celebration Holdings)

 

 

 

 

 

Succeed Without Selling

by Diane Helbig

(Morgan James Publishing) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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6. Leadership

GOLD

Lead With We

by Simon Mainwaring

(BenBella Books)

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Leading with Empathy: Understanding The Needs of Today's Workforce

by Gautham Pallapa (Wiley)

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

The Frontline CEO

by Eric Strafel (McGraw Hill)

 

 

 

 

 

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7. Networking (social media, communication skills, etc.)

GOLD

Being Present: Commanding Attention at Work (and at Home) by Managing Your Social Presence

by Jeanine W. Turner (Georgetown University Press)

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Human-Centered Communication: A Business Case Against Digital Pollution

by Ethan Beute and Stephen Pacinelli  (Fast Company Press)

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Hacking Digital: Best Practices to Implement and Accelerate Your Business Transformation

by Michael Wade, Didier Bonnet, Tomoko Yokoi and Nikolaus Obwegeser (McGraw Hill)

 

 

 

 

 

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8. Business Ethics

GOLD

The Power of Ethics

by Susan Liautaud (Simon & Schuster)

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Changemaker Playbook

by Henry F. De Sio, Jr. (Hachette Book Group)

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Ethics in Finance: Case Studies from a Woman's Life on Wall Street

by Dr. Kara Tan Bhala (Palgrave Macmillan)

 

 

 

 

 

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9. Business Intelligence / Innovation

GOLD (tie) 

One Up: Creativity, Competition, and the Global Business of Video Games

by Joost van Dreunen (Columbia Business School Publishing) 

 

 

 

 

 

Innovation Accounting: A Practical Guide For Measuring Your Innovation Ecosystem’s Performance

by Dan Toma and Esther Gons (BIS Publishers)

 

 

 

SILVER

Electrify: An Optimist's Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future

by Saul Griffith (The MIT Press)

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE (tie) 

Experiencing Design: The Innovator's Journey

by Jeanne Liedtka, Karen Hold, and Jessica Eldridge (Columbia Business School Publishing) 

 

 

 

Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success

by Ron Friedman (Simon & Schuster)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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10. Business Disruption / Reinvention

GOLD

The Transformation Myth: Leading Your Organization through Uncertain Times

by Gerald C. Kane, Rich Nanda, Anh Nguyen Phillips and Jonathan R. Copulsky (The MIT Press)

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Turnaround: How to Change Course When Things Are Going South

by Lisa Gable (IdeaPress Publishing)

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Open Strategy: Mastering Disruption from Outside the C-Suite

by Christian Stadler, Julia Hautz, Kurt Matzler and Stephan Friedrich von den (The MIT Press)

 

 

 

 

 

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11. Human Resources / Employee Training

GOLD

The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias: How To Reframe Bias, Cultivate Connection, and Create High-Performing Teams

by Pamela Fuller (Simon & Schuster)

 

 

 

 

SILVER (tie) 

Bringing Up The Boss

by Rachel Pacheco (BenBella Books)

 

 

 

 

 

WORK BETTER TOGETHER: How to Cultivate Strong Relationships to Maximize and Boost Bottom Lines

by Jen Fisher and Anh Phillips (McGraw Hill)

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Can I Bring my Pet Monkey to Work? Answers to 45 of the Wildest Workplace Law Questions

by Charles T. Passaglia (Employment Law Solutions, Inc.)

 

 

 

 

 

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12. Entrepreneurship / Small Business

GOLD

The Flight to Excellence: Soaring to New Heights in Business and Life

by Captain William ''T'' Thompson Esq. (Greenleaf Book Group)

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Founded: The No B.S. Guide for Student Entrepreneurs

by Melissa Kaufman and Mike Raab (An Inc. Original)

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Redefining Rich

by Shannon Hayes (BenBella Books)

 

 

 

 

 

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13. Philanthropy / Nonprofit / Sustainability

GOLD 

Wallet Activism

by Tanja Hester (BenBella Books)

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

The Spirit of Green: The Economics of Collisions and Contagions in a Crowded World

by William D. Nordhaus (Princeton University Press)

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Just Money: Mission-Driven Banks and the Future of Finance

by Katrin Kaufer and Lillian Steponaitis (The MIT Press)

 

 

 

 

 

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14. International Business / Globalization

GOLD

Outside the Box: How Globalization Changed from Moving Stuff to Spreading Ideas

by Marc Levinson (Princeton University Press)

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Iceland's Secret

by Jared Bibler (Harriman House)

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE (tie)

The Art of Getting More Back in Diplomacy: Negotiation Lessons from North Korea, China, Libya, and the United Nations

by Eric N. Richardson (University of Michigan Press)

 

 

 

 

How to Communicate Effectively with Anyone, Anywhere

by Rául Sánchez & Dan Bullock, illustrated by Rod Sánchez (Career Press)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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15. Personal Finance / Retirement Planning / Investing

GOLD 

Stacked: Your Super-Serious Guide to Modern Money Management

by Joe Saul-Sehy and Emily Guy Birken (Penguin Random House)

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio: The Stories, Voices, and Key Insights of the Pioneers Who Shaped the Way We Invest

by Andrew W. Lo and Stephen R. Foerster (Princeton University Press)

 

 

 

 

BRONZE 

Four Thousand Weeks

by Oliver Burkeman (Penguin Random House Canada)

 

 

 

 

 

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16. Business Technology

GOLD

Present Future: Business, Science, and the Deep Tech Revolution 

by Guy Perelmuter (Fast Company Press)

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Winning in the Digital Age

by Nitin Seth (Penguin Enterprise)

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Trading at the Speed of Light: How Ultrafast Algorithms Are Transforming Financial Markets

by Donald MacKenzie (Princeton University Press)

 

 

 

 

 

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17. Emerging Trends/AI 

GOLD

The Future Is Faster Than You Think: How Converging Technologies Are Transforming Business, Industries, and Our Lives

by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler (Simon & Schuster)

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Evil Robots, Killer Computers, and Other Myths: The Truth About AI and the Future of Humanity

by Steven Shwartz (Fast Company Press)

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE (tie)

The AI Marketing Canvas: A Five-Stage Road Map to Implementing Artificial Intelligence in Marketing

by Raj Venkatesan & Jim Lecinski (Stanford Business Books)

 

 

 

 

 

Delivering the Digital Restaurant: Your Roadmap to the Future of Food

by Meredith Sandland and Carl Orsbourn (Amplify Publishing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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18. Women / BIPOC in Business

GOLD

Beyond Diversity

by Rohit Bhargava and Jennifer Brown (IdeaPress Publishing) 

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER (tie)

Black Magic: What Black Leaders Learned from Trauma and Triumph

by Chad Sanders (Simon & Schuster)

 

 

 

 

 

Work Matters: How Parents’ Jobs Shape Children’s Well-Being

by Maureen Perry-Jenkins (Princeton University Press)

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Rethink: Smashing the Myths of Women in Business

by Andi Simon, PhD (Greenleaf Book Group)

 

 

 

 

 

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19. Success/Motivation/Coaching 

GOLD

Don’t Pick Up All the Dog Hairs: Lessons for Life and Leadership

by Ronald Dwinnells (Greenleaf Book Group)

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Successful Aging

by Daniel Levitin (Penguin Random House Canada)

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Mindfulness without the Bells and Beads

by Clif Smith (Wiley)

 

 

 

 

 

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20. Advertising / Marketing / PR

GOLD

Everyone Is An "Influencer"

by Kelly Keenan (IdeaPress Publishing)

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

The Conscious Marketer: Inspiring a Deeper and More Conscious Brand Experience

by Jim Joseph (Mascot Books)

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE (tie)

Asking For Trouble

by Jon Cohen (The Kindling Consultancy LLP)

 

 

 

 

 

The Non-Obvious Guide to Marketing & Branding (Without a Big Budget)

by Rohit Bhargava (IdeaPress Publishing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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21. Corporate History / Milestone

GOLD

A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools that Changed America

by Andrew Feiler (University of Georgia Press)

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram

by Sarah Frier (Simon & Schuster)

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Made From Scratch: The Legendary Success Story of Texas Roadhouse

by Kent Taylor (Simon & Schuster)

 

 

 

 

 

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22. Real Estate

Category Canceled

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23. Business Reference 

GOLD

Rebellion, Rascals, and Revenue: Tax Follies and Wisdom through the Ages

by Michael Keen and Joel Slemrod (Princeton University Press)

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER (tie)

Seven Words That Change Everything: What Smart Companies Know About Taglines

by Louise Karch (Brandfluence)

 

 

 

 

 

STANDOUT OR DIE: How to Make Your DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY More Visible, Desirable and Valuable

by Gareth Healey (Goldcrest International)

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE (tie) 

Introduction to Health Care Facilities Management

by Skip Smith, Tim Adams, Chad Beebe (American Society for Health Care Engineering)

 

 

 

 

 

Pricing and Revenue Optimization Second Edition

by Robert L. Phillips (Stanford Business Books)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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24. Memoir / Biography

GOLD (tie)

Invention: A Life by James Dyson (Simon & Schuster)

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Man in His Time

by Michael Audain (Douglas & McIntyre)

 

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Where You Are Is Not Who You Are

by Ursula Burns (HarperCollins Publishers)

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE 

I Guarantee It: The Untold Story Behind the Founder of Men's Wearhouse

by George Zimmer (Beyond Words Publishing)

 

 

 

 

 

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25. Business Fable

GOLD

The Authenticity Code: The Art and Science of Success and Why You Can’t Fake It to Make It

by Dr. Sharon Lamm-Hartmann (Greenleaf Book Group)

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Beyond Leaning In: Gender Equity and What Organizations are Up Against

by Melanie Ho (Strategic Imagination)

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Pitfalls and Possibilities: A Leadership Fable

by Karen Main (Innovations in Training)