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Behind The Cloud
Marc Benioff
Behind The Cloud by Marc Benioff tells how Salesforce grew from a rented apartment into the first billion-dollar cloud company, and hands over the playbook any builder can steal.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen Covey
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey teaches that real, lasting effectiveness grows from the inside out, through character, principles, and habits anyone can build.
Your Next Five Moves
Patrick Bet-David
Your Next Five Moves by Patrick Bet-David teaches you to think strategically in business, planning several moves ahead so you can build, scale, and win with intention instead of just reacting blindly to whatever comes at you.
Radical Candor
Kim Scott
Radical Candor by Kim Scott shows managers how to care deeply about people while challenging them honestly enough to help everyone actually grow.
How To Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie is a timeless guide to handling people, building real connections, and gently changing minds.
The Art of War
Sun Tzu
The Art of War by Sun Tzu is a 2,500-year-old Chinese military classic about winning conflicts through planning, deception, and knowing yourself and your opponent.
The Diary of a CEO
Steven Bartlett
In "The Diary of a CEO," Steven Bartlett distills hundreds of interviews with world-class performers into a set of universal laws for personal and professional greatness.
Shoe Dog: The Story of Nike
Phil Knight
"Shoe Dog" by Phil Knight is the raw, honest memoir of how Nike went from one man's crazy idea to a global empire worth billions.
Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's
Ray Kroc
Grinding It Out by Ray Kroc is the story of a stubborn salesman who scaled one brilliant restaurant system into McDonald’s—and the hard lessons you can use.
Sam Walton: Made in America
Sam Walton
Sam Walton’s Made in America explains how he grew Wal-Mart from one small-town experiment into a national powerhouse, using simple, repeatable habits that anyone can practice.
Good to Great
Jim Collins
Good to Great, Jim Collins’s bestselling management study, explains how ordinary organizations make the leap to exceptional performance—and how they keep it going for years.
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