Book Reviews
Tips and FAQ for a Home Business

One of the most important things you can have when starting or running your own business is knowledge. You want to know up front what works, what doesn't work, what is well worth your time, what is a waste of your time. There are many, many books out there that can help you with these issues. Sometimes devoting an hour to reading a book can save you weeks of effort.

Keep a business book in your bathroom. Get business books on audio tape for your commutes. A lot of these books have 10 pages of generic information and then 1 really valuable tip. They are perfect for skimming a chapter at a time, and then focussing on the one gem you have learned as a result.

Organization and Planning
First Things First - Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill
Take Time for Your Life - Cheryl Richardson

Finances
50 Simple Steps you can take to improve your Personal Finances - Ilyce R. Glink
Self-Employed Tax Solutions - June Walker

Business Relationships
How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
Motivation and Goal-Setting - Jim Cairo
The Art of War for Women - Chin-Ning Chu

Motivation and Inspiration
100 Ways to Motivate Others - Steve Chandler and Scott Richardson
1001 Ways to Energize Employees - Bob Nelson
1001 Ways to Reward Employees - Bob Nelson
Fired Up or Burned Out - Michael Lee Stallard

Leadership and Management
13 Fatal Errors Managers Make and How You Can Avoid Them - W. Steven Brown
Everything I Know About Business I Learned from my Mama - Tim Knox
The Girl's Guide to Being a Boss - Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio
Managing Difficult People - Marilyn Pincus
Smarter, Faster, Better - Karlin Sloan
Why Employees Don't Do What They're Supposed To Do and What To Do About It - Ferdinand F. Fournies
Why should anyone be led by you? - Rob Goffee

Networking
Blink - Malcolm Gladwell
I Can See You Naked - Ron Hoff
Mental_Floss - The Magazine
Sell the Feeling - Larry Pinci
The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell

Self Evaluation
Help is Not a Four-Letter Word - Peggy Collins
Positive Thinking Every Day - Norman Vincent Peale
Pout or Purpose - Harold Kerr
The Story of You - Steve Chandler
The 100 Simple Secrets of Successful People - David Niven

Writing
The Writer's Journey - Christopher Vogler

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