s+b Exclusive: The Best Business Books of 2005

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THE BEST BUSINESS BOOKS OF 2005

New York, N.Y., November 30, 2005 -- Of the shelfloads of business books produced this year, strategy+business has selected the eight titles you don't want to miss. We asked some of the world's most distinguished business thinkers to help us choose our winners from among 32 notable books published in the last 12 months.

The top books in each category are:

THE FUTURE
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/05409b
The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
by Thomas L. Friedman

STRATEGY
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/05409c
Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant
by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne

GLOBALIZATION
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/05409d
The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
by Jeffrey D. Sachs

WORK AND LIFE
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/05409f
Creating the Good Life: Applying Aristotle's Wisdom to Find Meaning and Happiness
by James O'Toole

MANAGEMENT
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/05409e
Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story
by Kurt Eichenwald

MARKETING
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/05409g
ProfitBrand: How to Increase the Profitability, Accountability & Sustainability of Brands
by Nick Wreden

MEDIA
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/05409h
Hard News: The Scandals at The New York Times and Their Meaning for American Media
by Seth Mnookin

LEADERSHIP
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/05409i
A Life in Leadership: From D-Day to Ground Zero: An Autobiography
by John C. Whitehead

To read the complete essay in each category, use the links in the list above.

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