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Holiday Gift Guide: Top 10 Business Books Investors Will Love

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    Holiday Gift Guide: Top 10 Business Books Investors Will Love

    The holidays are rolling around and you're probably looking for the perfect ChristmaHannuKwanzaakah gift for that special investor friend, boss or family member. It's moments like these when you're grateful that on the 13th Day of Christmas, your true love gave you Bisnow. Here are 10 books/audiobooks any business person will be glad to have over the holiday.

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    Outliers (2008)

    Holiday Gift Guide: Top 10 Business Books Investors Will Love

    Author: Malcolm Gladwell

    Length: 336 pages

    This pop culture favorite examines successful people like Bill Gates and Mozart to find out what was different about them that made them stand out from their peers. Gladwell takes a look at how factors like culture and opportunity shape a person's chances of success.

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    Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (2015)

    Holiday Gift Guide: Top 10 Business Books Investors Will Love

    Author: Ashlee Vance

    Length: 400 pages

    In this New York Times best-seller, award-winning Bloomberg writer Ashlee Vance gives us an exclusive look inside the life of bold Silicon Valley entrepreneur Elon Musk. Vance interviewed nearly 300 people, including family and friends. Plus, he had a 30-hour session with Musk. So yeah, this is as up close and personal as it gets.

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    The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (2012)

    Holiday Gift Guide: Top 10 Business Books Investors Will Love

    Author: Charles Duhigg

    Length: 371 pages

    This book has been on the New York Times best-seller list for over 60 weeks. It's a fascinating look into the habits we form, and how we can change them. Duhigg believes that channeling the power of our habits in the right way can make a huge difference in our lives, our businesses, even our communities.

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    Unfinished Business (2015)

    Holiday Gift Guide: Top 10 Business Books Investors Will Love

    Author: Anne-Marie Slaughter

    Length: 352 pages

    A follow-up to her controversial 2012 article "Why Women Still Can't Have It All," Slaughter revisits the topic with a fresh perspective. She talks about the future of the feminist movement as being a men's movement as well, leading to a family-friendly workplace.

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    Losing the Signal (2015)

    Holiday Gift Guide: Top 10 Business Books Investors Will Love

    Authors: Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff

    Length: 288 pages

    It wasn't that long ago that BlackBerry was the go-to phone for business people. But then iPhone and Android caught up, and it's been downhill ever since. McNish and Silcoff chronicle the rise of the BlackBerry to the addictive CrackBerry, and the missteps that led to its downfall.

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    Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller-Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century (2005)

    Holiday Gift Guide: Top 10 Business Books Investors Will Love

    Author: Napoleon Hill

    Length: 320 pages

    The original book was published in 1937, and is known as "the granddaddy of all motivational literature." This updated version weaves in anecdotes about Bill Gates, Dave Thomas and other modern-day giants to appeal to a new generation. The terminology is also updated, thankfully.

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    The Intelligent Investor (2005)

    Holiday Gift Guide: Top 10 Business Books Investors Will Love

    Authors: Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig and Warren E. Buffett

    Length: 640 pages

    This is the updated version of the 1949 stock market bible. Benjamin Graham's "value investing" philosophy is brought into the 21st Century thanks to commentary by financial journalist Jason Zweig, who uses current headlines to go with Graham's original text.

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    A Random Walk Down Wall Street (1973)

    Holiday Gift Guide: Top 10 Business Books Investors Will Love

    Author: Burton Malkiel

    Length: 447 pages

    Considered one of the best investing books ever, this book is jampacked with time-tested and researched wisdom for your financial future.

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    Irrational Exuberance (2000)

    Holiday Gift Guide: Top 10 Business Books Investors Will Love

    Author: Robert Shiller

    Length: 392 pages

    The Nobel Prize-winning economist warned of the stock and housing crashes in his previous editions of this book named after a famous Alan Greenspan quote. This new edition tells you how to prepare for the next bubble burst. It covers bonds as well, along with updated data.

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    We-Commerce (2015)

    Holiday Gift Guide: Top 10 Business Books Investors Will Love

    Author: Billee Howard

    Length: 208 pages

    With sharing economy companies like Uber and Airbnb taking over, Billee Howard lays out some new strategies for success that are more "we" focused than "me" focused. Nuggets of wisdom include "embrace disruption" and "stay small but include all."