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Best Business Books for Summer Reading
Leadership

Best Business Books for Summer Reading

July 22, 2019

One of the hardest things for small business owners to practice is work-life balance.  Being the boss means being on call 24-7. Needing a fast answer for every question.  Part of work-life balance is being able to tune-out that noise and take some time to do things you love.  For many, that means picking up a good book!

While it may not be completely disengaging from “work”, reading a self-help or a business-related book can kill two birds with one stone.

Spend a few minutes creating a summer reading list.  It will give you the me-time you need, while feeling like you’re multi-tasking at the same time!

To get you started, we’ve extracted the business minded books from JPMorgan’s 20th annual summer reading list.  Featuring a wide variety of non-fiction books, the list includes everything from cookbooks to memoirs.

What’s going to be on your list?

Summer Reading – Business Books

1)      “Out of the Gobi: My Story of China and America” by Weijian Shan – A powerful and poignant memoir that could potentially reshape the American view of China, and conversely, how the Chinese imagine life in America.

2)      “The Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution” by Susan Hockfield – Written by former MIT president and neuroscientist, Susan Hockfield, The Age of Living Machines builds a story around new scientific and technological developments that will come together for a 21st century technology revolution.

3)      “The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World” by Melinda Gates – A debut from Melinda Gates, this book shares eye-opening data along with personal stories about women’s empowerment and the benefit of lifting women for society and the global community.

4)      “The Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty” by Clayton Christensen, Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon – Global poverty remains a serious issue and no one has been successful creating a mass-produced solution. This book tackles the problem from an innovation and market development standpoint rather than economic development.

5)      “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World” by David Epstein – An examination of the world’s top performers in several fields reveals that specialization may not be the best practice for success. It’s the generalists that succeed – the people who think broadly, embrace diversity and cultivate their inefficiency.

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