100 Business Books Women Recommend

A few days ago, I posted a message on dozens of social networking sites to which I belong as well as asked for recommendations from the readers of eMonday News – the result is the following Business Books Women Recommend.

What I found interesting about the list is that it has a nice balance of tried-and-true books as well as the latest and greatest books written to help anyone in business today.

Many of these books were recommended over and over again and I have also taken the liberty of adding a few of my own favorites. In fact, we had more than 100 entries, so we have already started the next list of 100 more business books women recommend. By the way, this list is not in any order or rank of good to best. It has been submitted in the order in which I received the submissions. Feel free to comment on this list and if your favorite is not here, please include it!

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Swim With the Dolphins: How Women Can Succeed in Corporate America on Their Own Terms By Connie Glaser and Barbara Smalley

The Power of Nice; How to Conquer the Business World with Kindness By Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval

What Queen Esther Knew By Connie Glaser and Barbara Smalley

Get Clients Now!: A 28-day Marketing Program for Professionals, Consultants, And Coaches by C. J. Hayden

Money, Meaning and Beyond by Andrea Lee and Tina Forsyth.

Why Good Girls Don’t Get Ahead… But Gutsy Girls Do: Nine Secrets Every Working Woman Must Know by Kate White

The Law of Achievement by Kathleen Gage and Lori Giovannoni

Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success by Penelope Trunk

StreetWise Independent Consulting Your Comprehensive Guide to Building Your Own Consulting Business by David Kintler with Bob Adams

The Wizard of Ads: Turning Words Into magic and Dreamers Into Millionaires by Roy H Williams

Endless Referrals, Third Edition by Bob Burg

The Attractor Factor: 5 Easy Steps for Creating Wealth (or Anything Else) from the Inside Out by Joe Vitale

Marketing in The Public Sector by Philip Kotler, Nancy Lee

Make Money Not Excuses by Jean Chatzkey

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini

The Spyglass by Richard Paul Evans

Word of Mouth Marketing by Andy Servovitz

The One Minute Millionaire: The Enlightened Way to Wealth by Robert Allen & Mark Victor Hansen

The 4-Hour work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferris

Joy At Work: A Revolutionary Approach To Fun On The Job by Dennis W. Bakke

The Angel Inside: Michelangelo’s Secrets For Following Your Passion and Finding the Work You Love by Chris Widener

The Mormon Way of Doing Business by Jeff Benefict

Beyond Buzz: The Next Generation of Word of Mouth Marketing by Lois Kelly

Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life by Spencer Johnson

Six Thinking Hats by Edward De Bono

Dare to Win by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen

The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player by John C. Maxwell

The Aladdin Factor by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen

The Success Principles: How to Get From Where You are to Where You Want to Be by Jack Canfield

High Five! The Magic of Working Together by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles

Principle Centered Leadership by Stephen R. Covey

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale

Keys to Success 17 Principles of Personal Achievement by Napoleon Hill

The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason

The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino

21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell

Life the Life You Love in Ten Easy Step-by-Step Lessons by Barbara Scher

The eMyth by Michael E. Gerber

The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber

The One Minute Manager by Spencer Johnson, Kenneth H. Blanchard

The Law of Attraction for Business How to Create a Business or Attract a Job You Love! By Rebecca Hanson

Spiritual Marketing by Joe Vitale

Little Black Book of Connections by Jeffrey Gitomer

Unleashing the Idea Virus by Seth Godin

Purple Cow – Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin

Joy on the Job-0ver 365 Ways to Create the Joy and Fulfillment You Deserve by Dr. Doris Helge

Brain Tattoo by Karen Post, et al

The Complete English Tradesman by Daniel Defoe

Authentic Business: How to Create and Run Your Perfect Business by Neil Crofts

What Self-Made Millionaires Really Think, Know and Do: A Straight-Talking Guide to Business Success and Personal Riches by Richard Dobbins, Barrie Pettman

Business FAQs: Answers to the 100 Most Difficult Business Questions of All Time Ken Langdon and Andrew Bruce

100 Greatest Business Ideas of All Time by Ken Langdon

First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham

Small Is the New Big: and 183 Other Riffs, Rants, and Remarkable Business Ideas by Seth Godin

The Profit Zone: How Strategic Business Design will Lead You to Tomorrow’s Profits Adrian J. Slywotzky and David J. Morrison, with Bob Andelman

In Search of Excellence by Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman Jr.

Competitive Advantage by Michael E. Porter

The Art of Connecting – How to Overcome Differences, Build Rapport, and Communicate Effectively with Anyone by Claire Raines, Lara Ewing

The Emerging Markets Century: How A New Breed of World-Class Companies is Overtaking the World by Antoine van Agtmael

The Carrot Principle – How the Best Managers Use Recognition to Engage Their People, Retain Talent, and Accelerate Performance by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton

The Innovation Killer – How What We Know Limits What We Can Imagine…And What Smart Companies Are Doing About It by Cynthia Barton Rabe

Built to Last by Jim Collins

Making a Living Without a Job: Winning Ways For Creating Work That You Love by Barbara Winter

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Others Don’t by Jim Collins

Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan

Re-imagine! Business Excellence in a Disruptive Age by Tom Peters

Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story by Kurt Eichenwald

I Don’t Know How She Does It: The Life of Kate Reddy, Working Mother by Allison Pearson

Business: The Ultimate Resource By Perseus Publishing, Daniel Goleman

The Girl’s Guide To Starting Your Own Business: Candid Advice, Frank Talk, and True Stories for the Successful Entrepreneur By Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio

Ideas are Free: How the Idea Revolution is Liberating People and Transforming Organizations By Alan G. Robinson and Dean M. Schroeder

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful! By Marshall Goldsmith with Mark Reiter

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell

Hug Your Customers: The Proven Way to Personalize Sales and Achieve Astounding Results By Jack Mitchell

The Trusted Leader: Bringing Out the Best in Your People and Your Company By Robert Galford and Anne Siebold Drapeau

Creating Competitive Advantage by Jaynie L. Smith, William G. Flanagan

It’s Not Business, It’s Personal: The 9 Relationship Principles That Power Your Career By Ronna Lichtenberg

Leadership Presence: Dramatic Techniques to Reach Out, Motivate, and Inspire By Belle Linda Halpern and Kathy Lubar

Sell Yourself Without Selling Your Soul: A Woman’s Guide to Promoting Herself, Her Business, Her Product, or Her Cause with Integrity and Spirit By Susan Harrow

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations by James Surowiecki

The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything by Guy Kawasaki

How to Speak Like a CEO: Secrets for Commanding Attention and Getting Results by Suzanne Bates

MBA in a Box: Practical Ideas from the Best Brains in Business by Joel Kurtzman, Glenn Rifkin, and Victoria Griffith

Buzz Marketing: Get People to Talk About Your Stuff by Mark Hughes

Creating Competitive Advantage: Give Customers a Reason to Choose You Over Your Competitors by Jaynie L. Smith and William G. Flanagan

Juicing the Orange – How to turn Creativity into a Powerful Business Advantage by Pat Fallon and Fred Senn

Rose Marketing on a Daisy Budget – How to Grow Your Business Without Spending a Fortune by Heidi Richards

Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne

101 Ways to Promote Yourself by Raleigh Pinskey

Creating Customer Evangelists: How Loyal Customers Become a Volunteer Sales Force by Ben McConnell

Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results by Harry Paul, Stephen C. Lundin, John Christensen

The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More by Chris Anderson