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Business & Leadership book summaries
The best business and leadership book summaries — strategy, management, startups, and negotiation, distilled.

The 48 Laws of Power

How to Win Friends and Influence People

The Art of War

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Surrounded by Idiots

Steve Jobs

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

The Lean Startup

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

Outliers: The Story of Success

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High

The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

Rework

Leaders Eat Last

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done

High Output Management

Radical Candor

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking

Blue Ocean Strategy

The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time
