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Best Business Books 2005: s+b’s Top Shelf

(originally published by Booz & Company)

The Future
The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
by Thomas L. Friedman

 

Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant
by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne

 

Globalization
The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
by Jeffrey D. Sachs

 

Management
Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story
by Kurt Eichenwald

 

Work and Life
Creating the Good Life: Applying Aristotle’s Wisdom to Find Meaning and Happiness
by James O’Toole

 

Marketing
ProfitBrand: How to Increase the Profitability, Accountability & Sustainability of Brands
by Nick Wreden

 

Media
Hard News: The Scandals at The New York Times and Their Meaning for American Media
by Seth Mnookin

 

Leadership
A Life in Leadership: From D-Day to Ground Zero: An Autobiography
by John C. Whitehead

 

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