The lists of the best business books of 2007 are coming thick and fast now. Here are some of the highlights:
Stanford Engineering professor Tom Kosnik has an updated, annotated list of business books, with his favorites highlighted in green. Kosnik’s list.
Amazon’s best business books 2007
Amazon’s best business narratives 2007
The Financial Times best business book of the year: Last Tycoons, the history of Lazard Freres
Kiplinger’s best investing books 2007
Strategy+Business magazine’s 2007 Top Shelf features expert choices in seven categories: Innovation (Michael Shrage), Strategy (David Newkirk), Biotech (Joe Flower), Capitalism (Diane Coyle), Entrepreneurs (Tom Ehrenfeld), Behavioral Theory (Howard Rheingold), Human Capital (R. Gopalakrishnan) and Biography (James O’Toole). (Registration required)
Business Week’s best business books and business bestsellers
MBA Bonus: Business Week’s B-School Reading List has dozens of b-school profs talking about their favorite books at
A few highlights:
Albert Madansky, an emeritus professor at the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business, offers a quick survey of some of history’s most influential management books (you should still read Drucker and even Veblen, but skip On Excellence).
Those who watch the stock market will like the list John Edmonds of Babson put together.
Those looking for inspiration from sources that aren’t necessarily business-focused will appreciate this list from University of Maryland’s Roland Rust.
In search of inspiration: Nancy Hauserman, University of Iowa.
