Money Best Sellers

USA TODAY Money best sellers are shown by proportion of sales. Example: For every 10 copies of the What Got You Here Won’t Get You There sold, Jim Cramer’s Mad Money: Watch TV, Get Rich sold 9.1 copies. Key: (H) Hardcover; (P) Paperpack:

 
Title
Author(s)
Description
Publisher, price
Ratio
1 What Got You Here Won’t Get You There Marshall Goldsmith , Mark Reiter How Successful People Become Even More Successful Hyperion, $23.95
10
2 Jim Cramer’s Mad Money: Watch TV, Get Rich James J. Cramer, Cliff Mason Billed as a “nuts-and-bolts guide to investing” (H) Simon & Schuster, $25.00
9.1
3 Rich Dad, Poor Dad Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter Teaches the importance of financial literacy at a young age (P) Warner Business Books, $15.95
8.8
4 Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude Jeffrey Gitomer Subtitle: How to Find, Build and Keep a YES! Attitude for a Lifetime of Success (H) Prentice Hall, $19.99
7.5
5 Freakonomics, Revised edition Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner Revised edition; economist explores the ”hidden side of everything” (H) William Morrow, $27.95
6
6 Start Late, Finish Rich David Bach Subtitle: A No-Fail Plan for Achieving Financial Freedom at Any Age (P) Broadway, $14.95
5.4
7 Good to Great Jim Collins Why 11 companies turned from good to great (H) HarperBusiness, $27.50
5.3
8 J.K. Lasser’s Your Income Tax 2007: For Preparing Your 2006 Tax Return J.K. Lasser Tax guide, includes over 2,500 tax tips and strategies (P) Wiley, $17.95
5.2
9 Why We Want You To Be Rich Donald J. Trump, Meredith McIver; Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon Lechter Advocating “financial literacy” (H) Rich Press, $24.95
5
10 The Tipping Point Malcolm Gladwell Ideas spread “just like viruses do” (P) Back Bay Books, $14.95
4.9
11 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey How to get your life priorities straight for successes (P) Free Press, $15.00
4
12 Who Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson Dealing with change at work and in life (H) Putnam, $19.95
3.9
12 Now, Discover Your Strengths Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton Most of us fail to build our lives around our strengths and talents (H) Simon & Schuster, $26.00
3.9
13 The Carrot Principle Adrian Gostick, Chester Elton Subtitle: How the Best Managers Use Recognition to Engage Their People, Retain Talent, and Accelerate Performance (H) Free Press, $21.00
3.5
14 What Color Is Your Parachute? Richard Nelson Bolles Subtitle: “A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career Changes” (P) Ten Speed Press, $17.95
3.1
15 The Little Red Book of Selling Jeffrey Gitomer Subtitle: “12.5 Principles of Sales Greatness” (H) Bard Press, $19.95
3
16 The Total Money Makeover Dave Ramsey Subtitle: “A Proven Plan for Financial Success” (H) Thomas Nelson, $24.99
2.8
17 The Ernst & Young Tax Guide 2007 Peter Bernstein, editor Annual tax guide (P) CDS Books, $16.95
2.7
18 Jim Cramer’s Real Money James J. Cramer Subtitle: “Sane Investing in an Insane World” (H) Simon & Schuster, $26.00
2.4
18 Getting Things Done David Allen Subtitle: “The Art of Stress-Free Productivity” (P) Penguin, $15.00
2.4
19 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable Patrick M. Lencioni Fable aims to illuminate why even the best teams often struggle (H) Jossey-Bass, $22.95
2.3
20 The 48 Laws of Power Robert Greene Everything you ever needed to know about power (P) A Joost Elffers Book/Penguin, $15.00
2.2