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1) Lean in: women, work, and the will to lead

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Sandberg, Sheryl

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#1 on the Hardcover Business Books list for 2013-10-13.

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The Facebook CEO and "Fortune" top-ranked businesswoman shares provocative, anecdotal advice for women that urges them to take risks and seek new challenges in order to find work that they can love and engage in passionately.

2) Before Happiness: The 5 Hidden Keys to Achieving Success, Spreading Happiness, and Sustaining Positive Change

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Achor, Shawn

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#3 on the Hardcover Business Books list for 2013-10-13.

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This fresh, uplifting book is filled with ideas for improving our organizations and our lives.”—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the podcast WorkLife

“With his characteristic blend of academic rigor and twinkle in the eye, Shawn Achor will change your view of happiness, of reality—and of yourself.”—Susan...

3) The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football

Author

Benedict, Jeff

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#7 on the Hardcover Business Books list for 2013-10-13.

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A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year
NCAA football is big business. Every Saturday millions of people file into massive stadiums or tune in on television as "athlete-students" give everything they've got to make their team a success. Billions of dollars now flow into the game. But what is the true cost? The players have no share in the oceans of money. And once the lights go down, the glitter doesn't shine so brightly. Filled with mind-blowing...

4) The power of habit: why we do what we do in life and business

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Duhigg, Charles

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#10 on the Hardcover Business Books list for 2013-10-13.

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Identifies the neurological processes behind behaviors, explains how self-control and success are largely driven by habits, and shares scientifically-based guidelines for achieving personal goals and overall well-being by adjusting specific habits.

5) The total money makeover: a proven plan for financial fitness

Author

Ramsey, Dave

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#12 on the Hardcover Business Books list for 2013-10-13.

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A strategy for changing attitudes about personal finances covers such topics as getting out of debt, the dangers of cash advances and keeping spending within income limits.

6) The lean startup: how today's entrepreneurs use continuous innovation to create radically successful businesses

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Ries, Eric

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#14 on the Hardcover Business Books list for 2013-10-13.

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"Most startups are built to fail. But those failures, according to entrepreneur Eric Ries, are preventable. Startups don't fail because of bad execution, or missed deadlines, or blown budgets. They fail because they are building something nobody wants. Whether they arise from someone's garage or are created within a mature Fortune 500 organization, new ventures, by definition, are designed to create new products or services under conditions of extreme...