Top 10 Trending Books For The Business Mind

Whether you want to learn about highly successful businesspeople or gain some practical career advice, there are a bunch of great new books to add to your summer reading list. Check these 10 inspiring books for the business conscious individual:

"Supersurvivors: The Surprising Link Between Suffering and Success"

 

David B. Feldman and Lee Daniel Kravetz combine the latest research on post traumatic growth with stories of people overcoming trauma to achieve great success, such as a blind man who rowed across the Atlantic and a woman who survived the Rwandan genocide and became a President Obama appointee. 

"Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation"

 

Linda A. Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove, and Kent Lineback highlight executives at companies like Volkswagen, Google, eBay, and Pfizer to show how leaders of innovative companies don't carry the burden of being creative.

Rather, they build cultures that foster innovation through "collective genius."

"Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration"

 

Ed Catmull, the president of Pixar Animation and Disney Animation, with the help of Amy Wallace, offers insight into the team dynamics that has made Pixar synonymous with revolutionary animated films.

Not only will you learn how to inspire your team to work more efficiently, but also learn some cool trivia, like how "Toy Story" was originally supposed to be a musical.

Think Like A Freak"

 

Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, the authors of the hit "Freakonomics," return with a book that explains how to "think like a Freak" by approaching problems from angles nobody else has, and following these ideas through to their absurd ends.

As you pick up some useful problem-solving skills, you'll learn how Takeru Kobayashi became a hot dog eating champion, why Nigerian email scammers are smarter than you may think, and what exactly Biblical King Solomon and Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth have in common.

Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt"

 

"Moneyball" author Michael Lewis drew lots of attention from the financial community earlier this year when he proclaimed that "the market is rigged."

He was referring to the practice of high frequency trading (HFT), an approach to making money on Wall Street through computers and advanced coding to get around human opponents.

"Flash Boys" tells the story of IEX, an alternative trading system that found a way to block HFT.

"Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less"

 

Greg McKeown doesn't propose to offer any nifty productivity hacks in "Essentialism," but instead details an all-encompassing approach to your day that maximizes your efficiency by allowing you to focus on only the things that matter most. 

"#GIRLBOSS"

 

Sophia Amoruso turned her online fashion retailer Nasty Gal into a $100 million business.
In "#GIRLBOSS," she tells her story and offers career advice along the way, all in a hilariously blunt and engaging style.

"Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder"

 

In 2007, Arianna Huffington collapsed from exhaustion, cutting her eye and breaking her cheekbone. This moment taught her that even though she had achieved great success with her site The Huffington Post, none of it mattered if she couldn't take care of herself.

"Thrive" is an exploration of why true success comes not only from money and power, but from well-being. She cites the latest research in psychology, sports, sleep, and physiology to explain how leading a happier, healthier lifestyle can make you more successful.

The Obstacle Is the Way"

 

Ryan Holiday explains how a range of successful people, from Marcus Aurelius to Steve Jobs, practiced the ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism when they turned obstacles into opportunities.

You'll learn things like why Thomas Edison's reaction to his factory burning down shows how there's only one logical response to tragedy, and how Alabama coach Nick Saban's "The Way" is a tactic you can use to confront overwhelming adversity.

A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas"

 

Warren Berger takes a look at how innovative companies like Google, Netflix, and Airbnb foster cultures of inquiry, and why asking the right questions is essential for growth.

Wharton professor and author Adam Grant gave it a high recommendation in his summer reading list: "This is a book everyone ought to read — without question."


Culled from Business Insider