Posted by Finally we come to the end of our recent Top 15 Recommended Books! Please feel free to offer your interests in books as well, and I may put them on my reading list. Also for your viewing pleasure take a look at the two previous installments of our series. Part 1, where I cover the first five books. THEN Part 2, where I reveal the subsequent five books. Happy reading!
11. Getting Past NO by William Ury, Bantam Books (1993)
Getting Past No is the state-of-the-art book on negotiation for the twenty-first century. Used by US President, heads of corporations, and heads of state. If you cannot resolve conflict in your favor because your negotiating partner is unreasonable, you cannot ultimately achieve success. Don’t forget its predecessor!
12. Lincoln: Speeches and Writings by Don Edward Fehrenbacher
If you have problems writing your thoughts then you have problems communicating which is fatal to any entrepreneur. Here is an individual who was a Senator and two (2) term President of the United States through the American Civil War, and writer of the Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address, and accomplished writer and speaker.
Buy Lincoln Speeches and Writings
13. The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
Remember what you learned as a child from The Little Blue Engine …I think I can, I think I can! There are times that we may need the simplicity of a child likeness and trudge onward. Share a moment with your kids and read through this classic. You’ll be amazed at how you may be able to apply it to your own personal business endeavors.
Buy The Little Engine That Could
14. What Clients Love by Harry Beckwith
Harry Beckwith works with 23 Fortune 500 companies and is the branding consultant to the world’s premier brand consultancy. He has appeared on CNN, given keynote addresses to Microsoft, Disney and ABC, and authored the critically acclaimed international business bestseller, What Clients Love.
15. Art of War by Sun Tzu
A Chinese military treatise that was written by Sun Tzu in the 6th century BC. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it is said to be the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time, and still one of the basic texts. It is one of the oldest and most successful books on military strategy. It has had an influence on Eastern military thinking, business tactics, and beyond.
