New York Times – Hardcover Business Best Sellers – June 2009
The big story from the June 2009 New York Times Hardcover Business Best Sellers list has to be that Gladwell’s Outliers continues to dominate the rankings month-in, month-out. As we wrote in January, Outliers could be one of the best books released in 2008, and seven months at the Number 1 spot confirms it. (Damn, we like it when we’re right.)
We, of course, can also admit when we’re wrong; and it seems we were wrong about the cleverly titled 10-10-10, by Suzy Welch. Last month the AskTheManager.com editors bet that this tome and The Ultimate Depression Survival Guide, by Martin Weiss were headed straight for the bargain bin. The simplicity of the premise and the strength of a famous husband not only kept 10-10-10 in the Top 5, but also propelled it to Number 3. Oh well, perhaps we’ll stick to reviewing leadership books.
The best of the books not making the Top 5 this month has to be Peaks and Valleys, by Spencer Johnson. Number 4 last month, this easy-to-read selection from the co-author of the easy-to-read One Minute Manager and author of the easy-to-read Who Moved My Cheese helps readers cope with tough times by understanding how to make good and bad times work for you personally and professionally.
The Top Five – NY Times Business Hardcover Best Sellers June 2009 (to view the entire list, follow this link):
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OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Why some people succeed — it has to do with luck and opportunities as well as talent — from the author of “Blink” and “The Tipping Point.” |
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WHO’S GOT YOUR BACK, by Keith Ferrazzi. (Broadway, $25.) Achieving goals by building close relationships with a small circle of trusted individuals. |
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10-10-10, by Suzy Welch. (Scribner, $24.) Evaluating decisions based on how they will affect your life in 10 minutes, 10 months and 10 years. |
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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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HOUSE OF CARDS, by William D. Cohan. (Doubleday, $27.95.) The fall of Bear Stearns and the beginning of the Wall Street collapse. |
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