Whats the best economics/business book you read?
 

Heya!

Just finished freakonomics and would like to read something more serious about economics or business, it can be an older one also.. looking for something which got you motivated or just gave you cool ideas..

Thanks :)

Wealth of Nations (classic, hard read due to old style English terminology though)
End the Fed (understand how the Federal Reserve works)
Rich Dad, Poor Dad (general principles of increasing wealth)

http://www.amazon.com/Beating-Street.../dp/0671891634
http://www.amazon.com/Capitalism-Fre.../dp/0226264017

thanks sofar

Commonsense Direct Marketing by Drayton Bird. Old but lots of it still relevant.

Getting To Yes
http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Yes-Ne.../dp/0143118757

The single best book on negotiation and dispute resolution ever written
It's a very short light read and it does an excellent job of highlighting the keys to negotiating the best possible outcome

Henry Hazlitt - Economics in One Lesson

Dale Carnegie wrote a classic work for any business persion with "How to Win Friends and Influence People". It would certainly worth reading even if it were only for the extra money you'd make. Beyond that it covers classic principles on ENJOYING your work and getting something out of it besides money as well.

"The E-Myth" is another one I reference.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0887303625

Brandonstills mentioned Rich dad, poor dad. It's a good presentation of true principles, told through a fictional story that the author claims to be autobiographical. The probable lack of integrity on the part of the author detracts from his credibility.

- "Lessons For The Young Economist" by Robert P Murphy. (written for "young people", so easy to read, yet covers a lot of different things.)
- "Economics In One Lesson" by henry Hazlitt
- "Man, Economy and State/Power and Market" by Murray Rothbard. (If you are really interested in economics, start with this one. The author does not expect you to be familiar with economics or the terminology. The book starts with the most basic concepts and covers everything from the Law of supply and demand to the Law of comparative advantage, from banking to trade cycle theory, from subsidies to inflation, from barter to monetary theory, from marginal pairs to price controls,... If you can read and are willing to learn, this is the one to buy)
- "Capital and Production" by Richard von Strigl

Forgot 2 others. Definitely have to recommend "Economics in One Lesson" as others have mentioned. I really like Thomas Sowell's "Basic Economics" as well.

The Art of War - Sun Tzu
The Power of Positive Thinking - Rev. Norman Vincent Peale
Rich Dad, Poor Dad - Rober Kiyosaki

These are 3 books I would recommend to ANYBODY who has the drive to succeed in business.

48 Laws Of Power
Ogilvy On Advertising
Acting: The Stanislavski Method by Lee Strasberg (good for client meetings, sales appointments, negotiations, etc.)

Kevin Troudor )))

Value.Able - Roger Montgomery:How to value companies for the long term
Wolf of Wall St - Jordan Belfort: light financial reading of what not do to

I work, study, live finance so hit me up if you want more, or give me specifics if you want a certain niche

Das Kapital by Karl Marx

1440 pages, wow :)

thanks to everyone for the input, it will be a hard choice lol

Cashvertising is pretty good and also funny and easy to read,

no pain, no gain :1orglaugh:thumbsup

Thats the book, you will never see the world in the same way again.

Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds

damn it's even good for a little exercise while taking a dump :D

One last bump before I create my list of 2-3 books I'll get to read first, thanks :)