My Top 10 Business Books to Avoid Like the Plague

And some books I'm excited about reading in 2023

Here’s a list of the Top 10 Books I chose not to read in 2022 and suggest you don’t read in 2023. Books are from Amazon’s current Business & Money bestseller list:

1. The Myth of American Inequality

2. I Will Teach You to Be Rich: No Guilt, No Excuses, No B.S.

3. Think and Grow Rich (TIE)

3. Stop Overthinking (TIE)

5. Extreme Ownership: How US Navy Seals Lead and Win

6. The 12-Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months (TIE)

6. The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (TIE)

8. Never Split the Difference: Negotiate as if Your Life Depended on It

9. The 48 Laws of Power

10. Discipline Is Destiny — The Power of Self-Control

Reviewing the Amazon list, I’m reminded of what a bunch of wealthy bad-asses business-book authors are, and what a bunch of broke, flawed slackers we readers must be.

Some books I'm excited about reading in 2023, in some cases because I know the author to be someone who has something valuable to say and has authentic experience in business:

• A Work In Progress: Unlocking Wellbeing to Create More Sustainable and Resilient Organisations by Gethin Nadin

• Fortitude: The Myth of Resilience, and the Secrets of Inner Strength by Bruce Daisley

• Talent Tectonics: Navigating Global Workforce Shifts, Building Resilient Organizations and Reimagining the Employee Experience by Steve Hunt

• Poetry at the Heart of Business: Spoken Word Poetry Exploring the Concept of Company Culture & Belonging by Arend Boersema

Books I've previously recommended include:

• Personalization at Work by Rob Baker

• Triangle: The Fire That Changed America by David Von Drehle

• The End of Burnout: Why Work Drains Us and How to Build Better Lives by Jonathan Malesic

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