Here is my subjective list of Best Business Books in order of preference:
1. Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not – Robert T. Kiyosaki (1997)
2. The Psychology of Money – Morgan Housel (2020)
3. Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad One – James Clear (2018)
4. The ONE Thing – Gary Keller, Jay Papasan (2013)
5. The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich – Tim Ferriss (2009)
6. Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose – Tony Hsieh, R.I.P. (2013)
7. Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck–Why Some Thrive Despite Them All – Jim Collins, Morten T. Hansen (2011)
8. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t – Jim Collins (2001)
9. The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon – Brad Stone (2014)
10. Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration – Ed Catmull (2014)
11. Leading: Learning from Life and My Years at Manchester United – Alex Ferguson (2016)
12. The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World – Brad Stone (2017)
13. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future – Peter Thiel, Blake Masters (2014)
14. Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life – Spencer Johnson (1998)
15. Pracuj na tak! Jak zbudowaliśmy firmę opartą na zaangażowaniu [Polish] – Przemyslaw Gacek, Pawel Kubisiak (2015)
16. First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently – Marcus Buckingham (1999)
17. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies – Jim Collins, Jerry I. Porras (2004)
18. How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In – Jim Collins (2009)
19. The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs – Carmine Gallo (2009)
20. Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time – Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz (2014)
18. Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company That Changed the World – Chris Lowney (2005)
19. Fear Your Strengths: What You Are Best at Could Be Your Biggest Problem – Robert Kaplan, Robert Kaiser (2013)
20. Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future – Martin Ford (2016)
And here is Jeff Bezos’s Reading List as per “The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon”.
“Books have nurtured Amazon since its creation and shaped its culture and strategy. Here are a dozen books widely read by executives and employees that are integral to understanding the company.”:
“The Remains of the Day” by Kazuo Ishiguro (1989)
“Sam Walton: Made in America” by Sam Walton with John Huey(1992)
“Memos from the Chairman” by Alan Greenberg (1996)
“The Mythical Man-Month” by Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. (1975)
“Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies” by Jim Collins (1994)
“Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Others Don’t” by Jim Collins (2001)
“Creation: Life and How to Make It” by Steve Grand (2001)
“The Innovator’s Dilemma” by Clayton Christensen (1997)
“The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvements” by Eliyahu Goldratt and Jeff Cox (1984)
“Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation” by James Womanck (1996)
“Data-Driven Marketing: The 15 Metrics Everyone in Marketing Should Know” by Mark Jeffery (2010)
“The Black Swan” by Nassim Taleb (2007)