{"id":421,"date":"2015-11-03T12:31:56","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T17:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/workcited\/?p=421"},"modified":"2015-11-04T12:02:21","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T17:02:21","slug":"the-12-best-business-books-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/workcited\/2015\/11\/the-12-best-business-books-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The 12 best business books of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/505\/2015\/11\/books-924780_640.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-422\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/505\/2015\/11\/books-924780_640.jpg\" alt=\"books-924780_640\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2026as determined by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/business\/2014\/11\/08\/the-12-best-business-books-of-all-time\/18659453\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Motley Fool writing for<\/a> <em>USA Today<\/em>.\u00a0 How many of these have you read? Here are the top 2 under \u201cself-improvement.\u201d Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/business\/2014\/11\/08\/the-12-best-business-books-of-all-time\/18659453\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">rest of the list<\/a>!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1.<a title=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People\/dp\/0671027034\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People\/dp\/0671027034\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">How to Win Friends &amp; Influence People<\/a><\/p>\n<p>by Dale Carnegie<\/p>\n<p>Carnegie\u2019s classic book was first published in 1936 and remains a best-seller today . The crux is Carnegie\u2019s idea that \u201cthe person who has technical knowledge plus the ability to express ideas, to assume leadership, and to arouse enthusiasm among people \u2014 that person is headed for higher earning power.\u201d Buffett took a course on the book when he was 20 and said the experience \u201cchanged my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2.<a title=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Choose-Yourself-James-Altucher\/dp\/1490313370\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Choose-Yourself-James-Altucher\/dp\/1490313370\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Choose Yourself!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>by James Altucher<\/p>\n<p>In this book, Altucher demonstrates that it\u2019s up to you, and easier than ever, to take charge of your life and create both inward and outward success. He offers lessons learned through accounts of the trials, tribulations, and heartbreaks of his own life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026as determined by The Motley Fool writing for USA Today.\u00a0 How many of these have you read? Here are the top 2 under \u201cself-improvement.\u201d Check out the rest of the list! 1.How to Win Friends &amp; Influence People by Dale Carnegie Carnegie\u2019s classic book was first published in 1936 and remains a best-seller today . 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