Here are the Top 5 on the NY Times Business Hardcover Best Sellers list for August 2008. To see the complete list (and to see a great choice at Number 7 this month) follow this link.

 

At number 7 this month is a terrific read on the most perplexing problem in business today: execution. Specifically, Six Disciplines® Execution Revolution: Solving the One Business Problem That Makes Solving All Other Problems Easier by Gary Harpst deals with businesses’ inability to execute strategy. A real bargain at $7.12 on Amazon.com this week. To learn more about this book, follow this link.




 

Interested in reading a business book that the editors of AskTheManager.com feel should be included in the list of the Top Ten Leadership Books of All Time? To see our list, follow this link.

 

Freakonomics. is still on this list this month, though it’s dropped to Number 8 (from Number 3). Although it’s not a leadership development or management training book, Freakonomics is both a fun read and an eye-opener into real world economics. More social commentary than leadership, Freakonomics is the now being made into what will surely be a must-see documentary by independent producer, Chad Troutwine. To read more about the documentary, which is currently filming, follow this link.

 

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WHEN MARKETS COLLIDE, by Mohamed El-Erian. (McGraw-Hill, $27.95.) Investing advice for a time of global economic change.

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THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK, by Timothy Ferris. (Crown, $19.95.) Because life isn’t all about work. (†)

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WOMEN & MONEY, by Suze Orman (Spiegel & Grau, $24.95.) How women can achieve financial security. (†)

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THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER, by Dave Ramsey (Thomas Nelson, $24.99.) Debt reduction and fiscal fitness for families, by the radio talk-show host. (†)

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DEBT CURES “THEY” DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT, by Kevin Trudeau. (Equity, $25.95.) How the credit industry is rigged against you, and how to fight back by changing your financial habits. (†)

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