There are countless Business School courses, tutorials, articles available online, but for some, having a book is still a necessity to learn. This is an up-to-date list of recommended books.
- Ten-Day MBA 4th Ed., The (2012)
- The Best Business Schools’ Admissions Secrets: A Former Harvard Business School Admissions Board Member Reveals the Insider Keys to Getting In (2014)
- 65 Successful Harvard Business School Application Essays, Second Edition: With Analysis by the Staff of The Harbus, the Harvard Business School Newspaper (2009)
- Best Business Schools 2019 (2018)
- The Business School for People Who Like Helping People (2001)
- Your MBA Game Plan, Third Edition: Proven Strategies for Getting Into the Top Business Schools (2011)
- Career Trek: The Journey Begins (2007)
- American Law and the Legal System:: Equal Justice under the Law (1999)
- What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes from a Street-smart Executive (1986)
- Teaching Cues for Basic Sport Skills for Elementary and Middle School Students (2001)
- The Art and Science of Leadership (6th Edition) (2011)
- Great Applications for Business School, Second Edition (Great Application for Business School) (2010)
- Pop Perspectives: Readings to Critique Contemporary Culture (2007)
Ten-Day MBA 4th Ed., The (2012)
Revised and updated to answer the challenges of a rapidly changing business world, the 4th edition of The Ten-Day MBA includes the latest topics taught at America’s top business schools, from corporate ethics and compliance to financial planning and real estate to leadership and negotiation.
The Best Business Schools’ Admissions Secrets: A Former Harvard Business School Admissions Board Member Reveals the Insider Keys to Getting In (2014)
The top secrets to getting into the best MBA programs, from a leading industry expert Top MBA programs reject more than 80 percent of their applicants, but author Chioma Isiadinso’s admissions consulting firm has successfully guided 90 percent of her students into the best business schools around the world.
65 Successful Harvard Business School Application Essays, Second Edition: With Analysis by the Staff of The Harbus, the Harvard Business School Newspaper (2009)
YOUR LIFE . . . IN 300 WORDS OR LESSIt’s a daunting task. Even the most seasoned professionals find business school application essays to be among the hardest pieces they ever write. With a diverse pool of talented people applying to the nation’s top schools from the most successful companies and prestigious undergraduate programs in the world, a simple biography detailing accomplishments and goals isn’t enough.
Best Business Schools 2019 (2018)
From the publisher that invented data-driven college rankings comes U.S. News’ Best Business Schools 2019 guidebook, a comprehensive guide to undergraduate, graduate, and online business education. In addition to U.S. News’ exclusive rankings, the guidebook features advice, trends, and analyses to help prospective students find the best business program for their professional and educational development.
The Business School for People Who Like Helping People (2001)
In this second edition of his bestselling book, Robert T. Kiyosaki updates and expands his original eight “hidden values” of a network marketing business (other than making money. Special Bonus – three additional “hidden values” from Kim Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter. Robert explains that building a network marketing businessis a revolutionary way to achieve wealth.
Your MBA Game Plan, Third Edition: Proven Strategies for Getting Into the Top Business Schools (2011)
The MBA has rapidly become the world’s most desired degree, with graduates of top business schools landing six-figure pay packages in private equity, high-tech, investment banking, and management consulting.
Career Trek: The Journey Begins (2007)
Using an engaging adventurer theme, Career Trek emphasizes ways to transform one’s education investment into career success. This book covers essential career management topics such as self-awareness, networking, and resume writing, and goes beyond to discuss the importance of person-job fit and long-term career management strategies.
American Law and the Legal System:: Equal Justice under the Law (1999)
This overview of the system of law and government in the United States is a revision of the successful “Equal Justice Under the Law”, that provides the conceptual tools needed to prepare individuals for their roles as citizens, paralegals, lawyers, teachers, law enforcement agents, government employees, and judges.
What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes from a Street-smart Executive (1986)
Mark H. McCormack, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in American business, is widely credited as the founder of the modern-day sports marketing industry.
Teaching Cues for Basic Sport Skills for Elementary and Middle School Students (2001)
This book provides prospective and in-service physical education teachers with important tools for teaching young people various sport activities using valuable cues that promote student success and enjoyment.
The Art and Science of Leadership (6th Edition) (2011)
Nahavandi’s text has an application emphasis with a cross cultural perspective on leadership. #146,642 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2266 in Business & Finance #2496 in Business Leadership (Books) #4709 in Personal Transformation Self-Help Would you like to ?If you are a seller for this product, would you like to ?
Great Applications for Business School, Second Edition (Great Application for Business School) (2010)
‘Great Applications for Business School’ provides a flexible, practical system for enabling business school applicants to find their applications’ central theme, brainstorm their essays’ raw material using personal ‘data-mining’ techniques, craft an outline using theme and evidence sentences, and write, revise, and edit effective essay drafts.
Pop Perspectives: Readings to Critique Contemporary Culture (2007)
Pop Perspectives provides students with a solid intellectual foundation in critical thinking, reading, writing, and classical argument through up-to-date, popular culture models, exercises, and assignments that are immediately relatable to the student’s world.
Best Business School Books that Should be on Your Bookshelf
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Learning R and Python for Business School Students
Author(s): Yuxing Yan
ID: 3557061, Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Year: 2023, Size: 13 Mb, Format: pdf
Debating Business School Legitimacy: Attacking, Rocking, and Defending the Status Quo
Author(s): Anders Örtenblad, Riina Koris
ID: 3634279, Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, Year: 2023, Size: 7 Mb, Format: pdf
What I Learned About Investing from Darwin
Author(s): Pulak Prasad
ID: 3709460, Publisher: Columbia Business School Publishing, Year: 2023, Size: 7 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not definite. Some books are absolutely hot items according to Washington Post, others are drafted by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.