1. StrengthsFinder 2.0
The Bestselling Business Books, From ‘Blink’ To ‘The Big Short’
We are all about growth and best practices at The Wellness Ladder – and that means connecting with great resources for inspiration and ideas. These books are proven tools. Which is your favorite?
SHIFTING A MILLION physical copies is a challenge in today’s publishing climate; doing so with a business book is even trickier. Yet 11 authors have managed it since 2004, when Nielsen began tracking book sales. Occupying the executive suite: Tom Rath’s StrengthsFinder 2.0, from 2007, which purports to help you discover hidden talents and put them to use.
Rath’s sales demolish even those of such well-known pop-econ-psych works as Blink and Freakonomics. The oldest title still being plucked off shelves: the find-a-career classic What Color Is Your Parachute?, first published in 1970 and now in its 47th edition.
Tom Rath
4.5 MIL
2007
2. Blink
Malcolm Gladwell
2.68 MIL
2005
3. Good to Great
Jim Collins
2.3 MIL
2001
4. Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Robert T. Kiyosaki
2.2 MIL
1997
5. Freakonomics
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen
J. Dubner
2 MIL
2005
6. Who Moved My Cheese?
Spencer Johnson
1.77 mil
1998
7. The Five Dysfunctions
of a Team
Patrick Lencioni
1.76 MIL
2002
8. The Total Money Makeover
Dave Ramsey
1.74 MIL
2003
9. Now, Discover Your Strengths
Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton
1.3 MIL
2001
10. Getting Things Done
David Allen
1.1 MIL
2001
11. What Color Is Your Parachute?
Richard N. Bolles and John E. Nelson
1 MIL
1970
12. The Big Short
Michael Lewis
916,000
2010
13. Lean In
Sheryl Sandberg
911,000
2013
14. Getting to Yes
Roger Fisher and William Ury
741,000
1981
15. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
John C. Maxwell
723,000
1998
All domestic book-sales data goes back to 2004 and is sourced from Nielsen BookScan, which tracks 85% of the U.S. print market.
If we can assist with the wellness and corporate health of your entity, reach out to us for a complimentary consultation. Info@TheWellnessLadder.com
