Business books

Friday, the Thirteenth, a classic 1907 novel by the muckraker and stock manipulator Thomas Lawson, reminds us that telling stories can weaponize resentment.

In his new book, John Hudson, a survival instructor for the British military, offers lessons on how to get through the most challenging ordeals.

In her new book, Boston College professor Juliet Schor reports on the ways that the sharing economy has — and has not — lived up to its initial promise.

In her new book, Can’t Even, Anne Helen Petersen lays out the immense challenges millennials face in gaining a foothold in the economy.

David Lodge’s comic novel explores what business can learn from literature, and vice versa.

In his new book, MIT Sloan School research fellow Michael Schrage explores the powerful effects of recommendation engines and where they might lead.

Managing in a pandemic year

In the 20th edition of strategy+business’s Best Business Books section, our writers identify the three most compelling reads in seven genres.

Strategy with a purpose

Writers at strategy+business pick the year’s best books in seven categories.

Our picks for the best business books of 2020 in seven categories.

Paying attention to humans

Failure and the root of invention

A master class in conflicts

Gunning for history

From the outside in

The iconic novel, which celebrates risk-taking and self-interest, has important lessons for current debates surrounding inequality and liberty.

The novel The Magnificent Ambersons reveals the dangers of complacency in the face of transformative new technologies.