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Best Business Books 2016: s+b’s Top Shelf

Our picks for the best business books of 2016 in seven categories.

Technology 
Pinpoint: How GPS Is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds
by Greg Milner
(W.W. Norton, 2016)
Talent and Leadership
Learning Leadership: The Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Leader
by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
(Wiley, 2016)
Narratives
Famous Nathan: A Family Saga of Coney Island, the American Dream, and the Search for the Perfect Hot Dog 
by Lloyd Handwerker and Gil Reavill
(Flatiron Books, 2016)
Management 
Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade
by Robert Cialdini
(Simon & Schuster, 2016)
Marketing
Small Data: The Tiny Clues That Uncover Huge Trends 
by Martin Lindstrom
(St. Martin’s Press, 2016)
Strategy
The Power of Resilience: How the Best Companies Manage the Unexpected
by Yossi Sheffi
(MIT Press, 2015)
Economy
American Amnesia: How the War on Government Led Us to Forget What Made America Prosper
by Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson
(Simon & Schuster, 2016)
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