Best Selling Books, Business and Investing: Canada

The Supply Chain Almanac Book Club regularly reviews Best Selling Books in various categories, both in Canada and the USA.

Here are Canada’s Best Sellers in Business and Investing, as at June 7, 2012, according to Amazon.ca.

Additional detail about the The Top Ten follows immediately after the 25 Best Sellers Ranking.

I recommend that you check out the new book, All In: How The Best Managers Create a Culture of Belief and Drive Big Results, by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton. (Hardcover). Published on April 3, 2012, this book is rising at lightning speed on the Best Seller lists, and currently ranks 6th.

Based on their extensive consulting experience and in-depth interviews with leaders and employees at exceptional companies such as American Express, Cigna, Avis Budget, Pepsi Bottling, and Hard Rock, the authors present a simple seven-step road map for creating a culture of belief: define a burning platform; create a customer focus; develop agility; share everything; partner with your talent; root for each other; and establish clear accountability. Delving into specific how-tos for each step, they share eye-opening stories of exceptional leaders in action, vividly depicting just how these powerful methods can be implemented by any manager.

All In draws on cutting-edge psychology and all of the creative genius that have made Gostick and Elton a must-read for leaders worldwide. This vital resource will empower managers everywhere to inspire a new level of commitment and performance.

Canada’s 25 Best Sellers, Books, Business and Investing

Rank	Title	Author(s)	Rating (5 is Best)	Days in Top 100	List Price	Our Price	Save $	Save %
1	Thinking, Fast and Slow	Daniel Kahneman	4.5	248	$ 34.00	$ 17.00	$ 17.00	50%
2	Outliers: The Story of Success	Malcolm Gladwell	4.0	341	$ 19.99	$ 14.43	$   5.56	28%
3	The End of Growth	Jeff Rubin	4.5	39	$ 29.95	$ 14.98	$ 14.97	50%
4	The $100 Startup	Chris Guillebeau	4.5	50	$ 26.95	$ 16.89	$ 10.06	37%
5	The 7 Most Important Equations for Your Retirement	Moshe Milevsky	n/r	24	$ 29.95	$ 18.77	$ 11.18	37%
6	All In: How The Best Managers Create a Culture of Belief and Drive Big Results	Adrian Gostick	5.0	9	$ 28.99	$ 18.17	$ 10.82	37%
7	Strengthsfinder 2.0	Tom Rath	3.5	1,869	$ 30.50	$ 19.12	$ 11.38	37%
8	The Official Guide for GMAT Review	GMAC	n/r	78	$ 49.95	$ 31.31	$ 18.64	37%
9	A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge	Project Management Institute	4.0	1,237	$ 68.65	$ 42.40	$ 26.25	38%
10	Steve Jobs	Walter Isaacson	4.5	312	$ 36.99	$ 23.19	$ 13.80	37%
11	7 Habits of Highly Effective People	Stephen R. Covey	4.0	1,997	$ 18.95	$ 13.68	$   5.27	28%
12	End This Depression Now!	Paul Krugman	5.0	52	$ 26.50	$ 16.62	$   9.88	37%
13	The Real Crash:America’s Coming Bankruptcy	Peter Schiff	4.0	65	$ 29.99	$ 18.80	$ 11.19	37%
14	How to Win Friends and Influence People	Dale Carnegie	4.5	833	$ 17.50	$ 12.64	$   4.86	28%
15	The Wealthy Barber Returns	David Chilton	4.5	279	$ 19.95	$   9.45	$ 10.50	53%
16	Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action	Simon Sinek	5.0	157	$ 16.00	$ 11.55	$   4.45	28%
17	Out of the Blue: A Memoir of Workplace Depression	Jan Wong	5.0	42	$ 21.99	$ 15.87	$   6.12	28%
18	The Lean Startup	Eric Ries	4.5	283	$ 30.00	$ 18.81	$ 11.19	37%
19	Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion	Robert Cialdini	4.5	1,888	$ 19.99	$ 14.43	$   5.56	28%
20	Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when Stakes are High (2nd ed.)	Kerry Patterson	4.0	257	$ 19.95	$ 14.40	$   5.55	28%
21	Introducing NLP	Joseph O’Connor	5.0	1,505	$ 19.99	$ 14.43	$   5.56	28%
22	The Five Dysfunctions of a Team	Patrick M. Lencioni	4.5	1,790	$ 26.99	$ 16.92	$ 10.07	37%
23	Getting to Yes	Roger Fisher	4.5	340	$ 18.50	$ 13.36	$   5.14	28%
24	Winner Take All	Dambisa Moyo	n/r	5	$ 24.99	$ 15.67	$   9.32	37%
25	The Idea Hunter	Andy Boynton	5	5	$ 30.95	$ 19.40	$ 11.55	37%

All prices are quoted in Canadian dollars, before applicable taxes and shipping, at June 7, 2012. Prices are subject to change without notice.

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 Canada’s Top 10 Best Sellers, Books, Business and Investing, June 7, 2012

1. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, 2011, Hardcover

List price: $34.00 CDN

Price: $ 17.00

Save: $ 17.00 (50%)

Product Description

The guru to the gurus at last shares his knowledge with the rest of us. Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman’s seminal studies in behavioral psychology, behavioral economics, and happiness studies have influenced numerous other authors, including Steven Pinker and Malcolm Gladwell. In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman at last offers his own, first book for the general public. It is a lucid and enlightening summary of his life’s work. It will change the way you think about thinking.

Two systems drive the way we think and make choices, Kahneman explains: System One is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System Two is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. Examining how both systems function within the mind, Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities as well as the biases of fast thinking and the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and our choices. Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, he shows where we can trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking, contrasting the two-system view of the mind with the standard model of the rational economic agent.

Kahneman’s singularly influential work has transformed cognitive psychology and launched the new fields of behavioral economics and happiness studies. In this path-breaking book, Kahneman shows how the mind works, and offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and personal lives–and how we can guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. (Read more…)

Review:

“Profound . . . As Copernicus removed the Earth from the centre of the universe and Darwin knocked humans off their biological perch, Mr. Kahneman has shown that we are not the paragons of reason we assume ourselves to be.”
—The Economist

2. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell, 2011, Paperback

List price: $19.99 CDN

Price: $ 14.43

Save: $ 5.56 (28%)

Product Description

In this stunning investigation of success, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on a journey through the world of “outliers”-the best, brightest, and most famous-asking the question: what makes high-achievers different?

Gladwell argues that in order to solve this riddle we must focus on the contributing elements around the successful-their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way, he explains what the Beatles and Bill Gates share in common, the reason you’ve never heard of the smartest man in the world, why almost no star hockey players are born in the fall, and why Columbian and South Korean airplane pilots are more likely to crash.

Brilliant and entertaining, Outliers is a landmark work that will transform the way we understand success. (Read more…)

Review:

“In the vast world of nonfiction writing, Malcolm Gladwell is as close to a singular talent as exists today…Outliers is a pleasure to read and leaves you mulling over its inventive theories for days afterward.” (New York Times Book Review David Leonhardt )

3. The End of Growth, by Jeff Rubin, 2012, Hardcover

List price: $29.95 CDN

Price: $ 14.98

Save: $ 14.97 (50%)

Product Description

In an urgent follow-up to his best-selling Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller, Jeff Rubin argues that the end of cheap oil means the end of growth. What it will be like to live in a world where growth is over?

Economist and resource analyst Jeff Rubin is certain that the world’s governments are getting it wrong. Instead of moving us toward economic recovery, measures being taken around the globe right now are digging us into a deeper hole. Both politicians and economists are missing the fact that the real engine of economic growth has always been cheap, abundant fuel and resources. But that era is over. The end of cheap oil, Rubin argues, signals the end of growth–and the end of easy answers to renewing prosperity.

Rubin’s own equation is clear: with China and India sucking up the lion’s share of the world’s ever more limited resources, the rest of us will have to make do with less. But is this all bad? Can less actually be more? Rubin points out that there is no research to show that people living in countries with hard-charging economies are happier, and plenty of research to show that some of the most contented people on the planet live in places with no-growth or slow-growth GDPs. But it doesn’t matter whether it’s bad or good, it’s the new reality: our world is not only about to get smaller, our day-to-day lives are about to be a whole lot different. (Read more…)

Review:

“I greatly enjoyed The End of Growth. It conveys a multidimensional description of the current situation from the point of view of various global players…. The economic concepts, no matter how complex, are expressed through connections and analogies, bound to entice the readers with and without economics background alike.”
—Canadian Insider Business 

4. The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future, by Chris Guillebeau, 2012, Hardcover

List price: $26.95 CDN

Price: $ 16.89

Save: $ 10.06 (37%)

Product Description

In The $100 Startup, Chris Guillebeau shows you how to lead of life of adventure, meaning and purpose – and earn a good living.

Still in his early thirties, Chris is on the verge of completing a tour of every country on earth – he’s already visited more than 175 nations – and yet he’s never held a “real job” or earned a regular paycheck. Rather, he has a special genius for turning ideas into income, and he uses what he earns both to support his life of adventure and to give back.

There are many others like Chris – those who’ve found ways to opt out of traditional employment and create the time and income to pursue what they find meaningful. Sometimes, achieving that perfect blend of passion and income doesn’t depend on shelving what you currently do. You can start small with your venture, committing little time or money, and wait to take the real plunge when you’re sure it’s successful. (Read more…)

Review:

“In this valuable guide Chris Guillebeau shows that transforming an idea into a successful business can be easier than you think…You are in charge of which ideas deserve your time, and this book can help you wake up every morning eager to progress to the next step.”
–Tony Hsieh, New York Times bestselling author of Delivering Happiness and CEO of Zappos.com

5. The 7 Most Important Equations for Your Retirement, by Moshe Milevsky, 2012, Hardcover

List price: $29.95 CDN

Price: $ 18.77

Save: $ 11.18 (37%)

Product Description

The 800 years of scientific breakthroughs that will help salvage your retirement plans

Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Biology; every field has its intellectual giants who made breakthrough discoveries that changed the course of history. What about the topic of retirement planning? Is it a science? Or is retirement income planning just a collection of rules-of-thumb, financial products and sales pitches? In The 7 Most Important Equations for Your Retirement…And the Stories Behind Them Moshe Milevsky argues that twenty first century retirement income planning is indeed a science and has its foundations in the work of great sages who made conceptual and controversial breakthroughs over the last eight centuries.

In the book Milevsky highlights the work of seven scholars—summarized by seven equations—who shaped all modern retirement calculations. He tells the stories of Leonardo Fibonnaci the Italian businessman; Benjamin Gompertz the gentleman actuary; Edmund Halley the astronomer; Irving Fisher the stock jock; Paul Samuelson the economic guru; Solomon Heubner the insurance and marketing visionary, and Andrey Kolmogorov the Russian mathematical genius—all giants in their respective fields who collectively laid the foundations for modern retirement income planning. (Read more…)

6. All In: How The Best Managers Create a Culture of Belief and Drive Big Results, by Adrian Gostick, 2012, Hardcover

List price: $28.99 CDN

Price: $ 18.17

Save: $ 10.82 (37%)

Product Description

To have any hope of succeeding as a manager, you need to get your people all in.

Whether you manage the smallest of teams or a multi-continent organization, you are the owner of a work culture—congratulations—and few things will have a bigger impact on your performance than getting your people to buy into your ideas and your cause and to believe what they do matters.

Bestselling authors of The Carrot Principle and The Orange Revolution, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton return to answer the most overlooked leadership questions of our day: Why are some managers able to get their employees to commit wholeheartedly to their culture and give that extra push that leads to outstanding results? And how can managers at any level build and sustain a profitable, vibrant work-group culture of their own?

These leading workplace experts teamed up with research giant Towers Watson to analyze an unprecedented 300,000-person study, and they made a groundbreaking finding: managers of the highest-performing work groups create a “culture of belief.” In these distinctive workplaces, people believe in their leaders and in the company’s vision, values, and goals. Employees are not only engaged but also enabled and energized (termed the three Es), which leads to astonishing results—average annual revenues three times higher than for organizations lacking such a positive culture. And this was true during a period that included this most recent recession. (Read more…)

Review:

“At Cigna … our success is dependent on our employees being passionate about the opportunity and responsibility to make a difference. In All In, Gostick and Elton provide a roadmap for every manager to help build a culture of possibility that drives bottom-line results for customers and companies.”

—David Cordani, President and CEO, Cigna Corporation

7. Strengthsfinder 2.0, by Tom Rath, 2007, Hardcover

List price: $30.50 CDN

Price: $ 19.12

Save: $ 11.38 (37%)

Product Description and Review:

“Mirror, mirror on the wall….”
By Robert Morris
You will probably find no head-snapping revelations in this book if you have already read Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman’s First, Break All the Rules and/or Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton’s Now, Discover Your Strengths (especially the latter). Nor does Tom Rath claim to offer any. Rather, this is a new and upgraded edition of the Gallup organization’s previous online test (StrengthsFinder 1.0) that enables those who take it to identify and measure their talents relative to “more than 5,000 new personalized Strengths Insights that we have discovered in recent years.”

In Rath’s two previously published books, How Full Is Your Bucket? co-authored with Donald O. Clifton and Vital Friends, he shares his own reactions to an abundance of research data which reveals the importance of two separate but related forces which have profound impact on the workplace: getting strengths in alignment with work to be done and then developing them even more with strategic delegation and close supervision.

What we have in this book, Strengths Finder 2.0, is a wealth of new research material that Rath examines with exceptional precision and uncommon eloquence. I strongly encourage each reader to take full advantage of the self-diagnostic opportunities that both Rath and the Gallup organization generously offer. Of course, once various exercises are completed, a significant challenge remains: to take effective and productive action to apply what has been learned. It is helpful to be aware of what Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert I. Sutton so aptly characterize as the “knowing-doing” and “doing-knowing” gaps. It is also helpful to recall Peter Drucker’s observation more than 40 years ago: “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.”

Presumably Rath agrees that, more often than not, the Yoda is right: “Do or do not. There is no try.” (Read more…)

8. The Official Guide for GMAT Review, by GMAC, 2012, Paperback

List price: $49.95 CDN

Price: $ 31.31

Save: $ 18.64 (37%)

Product Description

The NEW edition of the best-selling guide to the GMAT Test.

The Official Guide to the GMAT, 13th Edition will be the first guide on the market that contains official sample questions from the new Integrated Reasoning component being fully integrated into the GMAT test in June 2012. Because this component is more interactive than other core components in the GMAT exam (Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical Writing), the Integrated Reasoning practice questions will be housed on a companion website that readers will be able to access after purchasing the book*.

In addition, 20% of the current questions will be replaced – all with official questions used on actual GMAT exams – more than 800 questions are included!. No other GMAT study guide can provide this.

The book will publish three months before the new test is integrated and will be the only guide on the market to include study information and practice questions written by the writers of the test.

*To use the Integrated Reasoning companion website, you must have one of the following browsers: Safari, Google Chrome, Firefox, or Internet Explorer version 7 or higher. (Read more…)

9. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge 4th edition (updated), by Project Management Institute, 2009, Paperback

List price: $68.65 CDN

Price: $ 42.40

Save: $ 26.25 (38%)

 

 

10. Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson, 2011, Hardcover

List price: $36.99 CDN

Price: $ 23.19

Save: $ 13.80 (37%)

Product Description

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHIES OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND ALBERT EINSTEIN, THIS IS THE EXCLUSIVE BIOGRAPHY OF STEVE JOBS.

Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.

At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, and when societies around the world are trying to build digital-age economies, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in the twenty-first century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering.

Although Jobs cooperated with this book, he asked for no control over what was written nor even the right to read it before it was published. He put nothing off-limits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. (Read more…)

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