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 November 2017, plus descriptions of the Top 10.
1. "Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul" by Shawn Askinosie and Lawren Askinosie, Tarcherperigee
2. "T Is for Transformation: A 7-Step Program for Digging Deeper, Feeling Stronger, and Living Smarter" by Shaun T, Rodale Books
3. "Get Better: 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships at Work" by Todd Davis, Simon & Schuster
4. "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
5. "The Mood Elevator: Take Charge of Your Feelings, Become a Better You" by Larry E. Senn, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
6. "Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter" by Dan Ariely and Jeff Kreisler, Harper
7. "Be Fierce: Stop Harassment and Take Your Power Back" by Gretchen Carlson, Center Street
8. "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" by Angela Duckworth, Scribner Book Company
9."Who Can You Trust?: How Technology Brought Us Together and Why It Might Drive Us Apart" by Rachel Botsman, PublicAffairs
10. "Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World" by Reshma Saujani, Viking Books for Young Readers
11. "Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World" by Steven Johnson, Riverhead Books
12. "Memory Rescue: Supercharge Your Brain, Reverse Memory Loss, and Remember What Matters Most" by Dr. Daniel Amen, Tyndale Momentum
13. "The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream" by Tyler Cowen, St. Martin's Press
14. "Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future" by Andrew Mc Afee and Erik Brynjolfsson, W. W. Norton & Company
15. "The Startup Way: How Modern Companies Use Entrepreneurial Management to Transform Culture and Drive Long-Term Growth" by Eric Ries, Currency
16. "How to Work with and Lead People Not Like You: Practical Solutions for Today's Diverse Workplace" by Kelly McDonald, Wiley
17. "Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family" by Bob Chapman and Raj Sisodia, Portfolio
18. "Principles: Life and Work" by Ray Dalio, Simon & Schuster
19. "The Longevity Economy: Unlocking the World's Fastest-Growing, Most Misunderstood Market" by Joseph F. Coughlin, PublicAffairs
20. "Becoming the Best: Build a World-Class Organization Through Values-Based Leadership" by Harry M. Jansen Kraemer Jr., Jossey-Bass
21. "The New Alpha: Join the Rising Movement of Influencers and Changemakers Who Are Redefining Leadership" by Danielle Harlan, McGraw-Hill Education
22. "Own Your Glow: A Soulful Guide to Luminous Living and Crowning the Queen Within" by Latham Thomas, Hay House
23. "The Social Organism: A Radical Understanding of Social Media to Transform Your Business and Life" by Oliver Luckett and Michael J. Casey, Hachette Books
24. "A Uterus Is a Feature, Not a Bug: The Working Woman's Guide to Overthrowing the Patriarchy" by Sarah Lacy, HarperBusiness
25. "The Fuzzy and the Techie: Why the Liberal Arts Will Rule the Digital World" by Scott Hartley, Houghton Mifflin
Descriptions of the top 10
1. "Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul" by Shawn Askinosie and Lawren Askinosie, Tarcherperigee
The founder and CEO of Askinosie Chocolate, an award-winning craft chocolate factory, shows readers how he discovered the secret to purposeful work and business _ and how we can too, no matter what work we do.
2. "T Is for Transformation: A 7-Step Program for Digging Deeper, Feeling Stronger, and Living Smarter" by Shaun T, Rodale Books
T is for Transformation is a motivational master class as Shaun shows you how to become more flexible and resourceful, give everything you've got, and, most importantly, trust and believe in your path to success.
3. "Get Better: 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships at Work" by Todd Davis, Simon & Schuster
A practical guide for anyone looking to create a competitive advantage in any size and type of organization by building effective relationships_from the performance improvement experts at FranklinCovey.
4. "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.
5. "The Mood Elevator: Take Charge of Your Feelings, Become a Better You" by Larry E. Senn, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
In this very practical guide, Larry Senn provides an operating manual to keep you out of the emotional basement. He shows how to interrupt negative thought patterns that keep you stuck on a lower floor_depressed, stressed, anxious, judgmental_and move higher by cultivating mental attitudes like curiosity and gratitude.
6. "Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter" by Dan Ariely and Jeff Kreisler, Harper
Fascinating, engaging, funny, and essential, Dollars and Sense provides the practical tools we need to understand and improve our financial choices, save and spend smarter, and ultimately live better.
7. "Be Fierce: Stop Harassment and Take Your Power Back" by Gretchen Carlson, Center Street
BE FIERCE is a cultural movement and a motivating testament to what we can accomplish if we collectively decide to become warriors in the path for a better future. The time is now. Take back your life, your career, and your dignity.
8. "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" by Angela Duckworth, Scribner Book Company
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.
9."Who Can You Trust?: How Technology Brought Us Together and Why It Might Drive Us Apart" by Rachel Botsman, PublicAffairs
In this revolutionary book, world-renowned trust expert Rachel Botsman reveals that we are at the tipping point of one of the biggest social transformations in human history_with fundamental consequences for everyone.
10. "Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World" by Reshma Saujani, Viking Books for Young Readers
Whether you're a girl who's never coded before, a girl who codes, or a parent raising one, this entertaining book, printed in bold two-color and featuring art on every page, will have you itching to create your own apps, games, and robots to make the world a better place.
