Book List for enterpreneurs

A Dutch magazine for enterpreneurs published a list of books-every-enterpreneur-even-the-ones-who-never-take-time-to-read-must-read. Here is the top 10:


1) Small Giants-Bo Burlingham
Why? Be great by staying small shares many stories on how to build a sound business.
2) Mastering the Rockefeller Habits- Verne Harnish
Why? Based on a small set of simple rules all enterpreneurs should remember.
3)Ze zullen weten wie ze voor zich hebben (Dutch)- Marcel Metze
Why? The story of Philips, an icon in Dutch history
4) The long tail-Chris Anderson
Why? Go and do business on the Internet says Anderson.
5) Purple cow-Seth Godin
Why? Marketing guru Seth Godin tells how to stand out in a competitive market place.
6) The Google story-David Vise
Why? Google is a legendary company already, read the story.
7)Pour your heart into it- Howard Schultz
Why? A story how Starbucks became great
8) Losing my virginity-Richard Branson
Why? Well,it is Branson...
9) Good to great-Jim Collins
Why? Book on how to excell
10) A stake in the otucome-Jack Stack
Why? How to build a culture of ownership within a company: motivating your staff