The Personal MBA Complete Business Library

The 77 Best Business Books

2008 Edition: Revised and Updated

by Josh Kaufman

Top MBA programs don't have a monopoly on advanced business knowledge: you can teach yourself everything you need to know to succeed in life and at work. The Personal MBA Recommended Reading List features only the very best business books available, based on thousands of hours of research. So skip b-school and the $100,000 loan: you can get a world-class business education simply by reading these books.

All 77 Books from the Personal MBA Recommended Reading List

By request, there's now an easy way to purchase all of the books from the Personal MBA Recommended Reading List through Amazon.com at the same time. I'm calling it the Personal MBA Complete Business Library:

All of the Books, Better Price

The biggest benefit of ordering all of these books at the same time is Amazon's "Better Together" promotions. Amazon has learned that PMBA books tend to sell together, so they give price cuts if related books are sold at the same time. When you buy the PMBA Complete Business Library, you'll automatically get every single "Better Together" discount that Amazon is offering on these books, saving you quite a bit of money.

The current price of the Complete Business Library is ~$1,400, or about 1.4% of the cost of a $100,000 business school education. Not bad for a ready-made library of the best business books currently available! (Please note that Amazon's prices and discounts change over time, and are at their sole discretion.)

I'm the proud owner of every single one of these books, and I refer to them every day, both for work and for the Personal MBA. They take up approximately 72" of shelf space, so plan your bookshelf accordingly.

If you're an Amazon Prime member, you can have all 77 of these books on your doorstep within the next two business days. (If you're going to buy this many books, Prime is an absolute bargain.)

Buy the Books, Get Free Coaching

If you send me your receipt via e-mail after purchasing the Complete Business Library, I'll be happy to help you hand-craft a learning plan with 1 free hour of PMBA Coaching to ensure you get maximum benefit from your new business library.

Purchase the Personal MBA Complete Business Library

Option #1: Purchase The 77 "Core" Recommended Books

If you would like to purchase the 77 "core" PMBA book recommendations, without automatically including the books in the supplemental Business History and Business Reference sections, use the link below:

Option #2: Purchase All Recommended Books (Core + Supplemental)

If you would like to purchase all PMBA-recommended books, including the books in the Business History and Business Reference sections, use the link below:

(Note: these links works in Firefox and Mozilla, but not IE due to technical limitations in IE - if you're an IE user, use the new Batch Book Buyer tool to add each category to your cart. You can still submit a single order, and you'll still get all discounts available through Amazon.)

How to Purchase Selected Titles or Categories from the PMBA Recommended Reading List

You may not want (or be able) to purchase the Complete Business Library at one time. Don't worry - we have you covered as well!

Simply use the new Batch Book Buying Tool to select which books you want to purchase from the recommended reading list. You'll still get any Amazon "Better Together" savings available - it just won't be as much as if you purchased the entire library at once. Using the Batch Book Buyer is a great way to purchase the Complete Business Library over time, without purchasing books you already own.

Enjoy your new personal business library!