16 must read business classics

I read an article recently about the best business books, and they were all recent publications. Nothing wrong with that, although some of the best books on the subject were written years ago.

The following books, written at least 10 years ago, the oldest written in 1926, have stood the test of time. They have been read my millions of people and are still among some of the current best selling books in the world. They range from academic to practical. They use a variety of styles. But each is worthy of a place within all our bookshelves and should be read by anyone serious about business – regardless of your age. If you've read them in the past, maybe it’s time to blow the dust off and read them again.

Richest Man in Babylon	George Samuel Clason	1926
How To Win Friends and Influence People	Dale Carnegie	1936
Think and Grow Rich	Napoleon Hill	1937
The Practice of Management	Peter F Drucker	1955
The Greatest Salesman in the World	Og Mandino	1968
See You At The Top	Zig Zigler	1975
How to Read a Financial Report	John A Tracey	1980
Competitive Strategy	Michael E Porter	1980
Getting to YES	Roger Fisher, William Ury	1981
The Fifth Discipline	Peter Senge	1990
Lean Thinking	Jame P Womack, Daniel T Jones	1993
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing	Al Ries, Jack Trout	1994
The 80/20 Principle: The Secret of Achieving More with Less	Richard Koch	1998
Getting Everything You Can Out of All You've Got	Jay Abraham	2000
Getting Things Done	David Allen	2001
Good to Great	James C Collins	2001

There are hundreds more, many by some of the same business and thoughts leaders above, but many, many more from authors you may not be familiar. We live in a wonderful time, we can learn from so many sources - both past and present - and many of those resources are just a click away.