800-CEO-READ, a leading direct supplier of book-based resources compiles a monthly list of best-selling business books based on purchases by its corporate customers nationwide. Here are the best sellers for December 2017, plus descriptions of the Top 10.
1. "The Longevity Economy: Unlocking the World's Fastest-Growing, Most Misunderstood Market" by Joseph F. Coughlin, PublicAffairs
2. "Better Together: 8 Ways Working with Women Leads to Extraordinary Products and Profits" by Jonathan Sposato, Wiley
3. "Principles: Life and Work" by Ray Dalio, Simon & Schuster
4. "The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea (Expanded)" by Bob Burg and John David Mann, Portfolio
5. "Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future" by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson, W. W. Norton & Company
6. "Who Do You Think You Are?: Three Crucial Conversations for Coaching Teens to College and Career Success" by Stephen M. Smith and Shaun Fanning, Wiley
7. "The Art of the Good Life: 52 Surprising Shortcuts to Happiness, Wealth, and Success" by Rolf Dobelli, Hachette Books
8. "Simply Electrifying: The Technology That Transformed the World, from Benjamin Franklin to Elon Musk" by Craig Roach, Benbella Books
9. "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" by Angela Duckworth, Scribner Book Company
10. "Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst" by Robert M. Sapolsky, Penguin Press
11. "Generation Impact: How Next Gen Donors Are Revolutionizing Giving" by Sharna Goldseker and Michael Moody, Wiley
12. "Growth in the Age of Complexity: Steering Your Company to Innovation, Productivity, and Profits in the New Era of Competition" by Andrei Perumal and Stephen A. Wilson, McGraw-Hill Education
13."Training Camp: What the Best Do Better Than Everyone Else" by Jon Gordon, Wiley
14. "Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts _ Becoming the Person You Want to Be" by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter, Crown Business
15. "Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions" by John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber, Portfolio
16. "Attitude: Develop a Winning Mindset On and Off the Court" by Jay Wright, Michael Sheridan and Mark Dagostino, Ballantine Books
17. "Head Strong: The Bulletproof Plan to Activate Untapped Brain Energy to Work Smarter and Think Faster In Just Two Weeks" by Dave Asprey, Harper Wave
18. "Prescription for the Future: The Twelve Transformational Practices of Highly Effective Medical Organizations" by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, PublicAffairs
19. "Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces That Shape Behavior" by Jonah Berger, Simon & Schuster
20. "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable" by Patrick M. Lencioni, Jossey-Bass
21. "You Can Retire Sooner Than You Think: The 5 Money Secrets of the Happiest Retirees" by Wes Moss, McGraw-Hill Education
22. "Who: The A Method for Hiring" by Geoff Smart and Randy Street, Ballantine Books
23. "Mapping Innovation: A Playbook for Navigating a Disruptive Age" by Greg Satell, McGraw-Hill Education
24. "Becoming the Best: Build a World-Class Organization Through Values-Based Leadership" by Harry M. Jansen Kraemer Jr., Jossey-Bass
25. "Mom.B.A.: Essential Business Advice from One Generation to the Next" by Karyn Schoenbart, Motivational Press
Descriptions of the top 10
1. "The Longevity Economy: Unlocking the World's Fastest-Growing, Most Misunderstood Market" by Joseph F. Coughlin, PublicAffairs
Coughlin pinpoints the gap between myth and reality, and then shows businesses how to bridge it. As the demographics of global aging transform and accelerate, it is now critical to build a new understanding of the shifting physiological, cognitive, social, family, and psychological realities of the longevity economy
2. "Better Together: 8 Ways Working with Women Leads to Extraordinary Products and Profits" by Jonathan Sposato, Wiley
"Better Together" provides powerful and implementable solutions to fostering gender equality in your business. As a result, your business will be more successful, your customers will be happier with better products and services, and your employees will be much more fulfilled.
3. "Principles: Life and Work" by Ray Dalio, Simon & Schuster
Ray Dalio's personal success and advocacy for a corporate culture of "radical truth" are legendary. In a blend of memoir and manifesto, the founder of the world's largest hedge fund describes his leadership highs and occasional lows, and why focusing on failures more than successes can be a way to build a standout corporate organization.
4. "The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea (Expanded)" by Bob Burg and John David Mann, Portfolio
Nearly a decade since its original publication, the term go-giver has become shorthand for a defining set of values embraced by hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Today this timeless story continues to help its readers find fulfillment and greater success in business, in their personal lives and in their communities.
5. "Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future" by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson, W. W. Norton & Company
MIT's Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson explore the trifecta of disruption that technology is bringing to our lives _ artificial intelligence (machines), platforms and crowds. What is the impact on the workplace? On education? On leadership, from corporations to government? As in their highly praised "The Second Machine Age," McAfee and Brynjolfsson approach this complex topic with directness, insight and clarity.
6. "Who Do You Think You Are?: Three Crucial Conversations for Coaching Teens to College and Career Success" by Stephen M. Smith and Shaun Fanning, Wiley
Adults know that success in life comes from plenty of hard work and thorough preparation, but for kids in middle and high school, that lesson is just now beginning to hit home. "Who Do You Think You Are?" helps you guide them through the transition successfully, so they can come out the other side exactly where they want to be.
7. "The Art of the Good Life: 52 Surprising Shortcuts to Happiness, Wealth, and Success" by Rolf Dobelli, Hachette Books
"The Art of the Good Life" is a toolkit designed for practical living. Here you'll find 52 happiness hacks _ from guilt-free shunning of technology to gleefully paying your parking tickets _ that are certain to optimize your happiness. These tips may not guarantee you a good life, but they'll give you a better chance (and that's all any of us can ask for).
8. "Simply Electrifying: The Technology That Transformed the World, from Benjamin Franklin to Elon Musk" by Craig Roach, Benbella Books
Electricity is among humanity's most significant discoveries. Yet few of us understand how technology, economics, politics and culture, among other factors, shape its ongoing evolution. Industry expert Craig Roach delivers this story, providing a highly accessible narrative about electricity's inventors and innovators, along with its challenges and possibilities for the future.
9. "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" by Angela Duckworth, Scribner Book Company
In Angela Duckworth's view, the adage that only practice makes perfect is not only true, it is also inexorable. The secret to achievement is not talent or genius, Duckworth says, but pure persistence �� what she calls "grit." Through interviews with some of the world's highest achievers to historical anecdotes to insights gleaned from modern experiments in peak performance, Duckworth reveals that the ability to persevere is perhaps the greatest talent of all.
10. "Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst" by Robert M. Sapolsky, Penguin Press
Why do we do the things we do? While scholar, endocrinologist, MacArthur fellow and Stanford University professor Robert Sapolsky concedes that this is a "big, sprawling mess of a topic," he is up to the challenge. From neurobiological impulses that spur an act _ good or bad _ to the nature of free will, Sapolsky tackles the science of human behavior with formidable knowledge and a distinct sense of humor.
