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The Leader Who Had No Title, by Robin Sharma
£9.99 SIMON & SCHUSTER
Leaderhip guru Sharma has written almost a shelf full of bestsellers, including The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, and here comes his latest. (If you're allergic to business books written as ‘fables', stop reading now.) It tells the story of Blake Davis and his mentor Tommy Flinn and the four teachers who transform Blake's life. If you can make it through the cheesy writing style, you'll find much of use here on the art of leading, no matter what your current position is. Sharma really knows his stuff. 7/10
BUY IT HERE: The Leader Who Had No Title: A Modern Fable on Real Success in Business and in Life

The Match King, by Frank Partnoy
£8.99 PROFILE BOOKS
A true story of the way greed can bring the financial system crashing down — but a story that happened nearly a century ago. Former derivatives trader Frank Partnoy tells the remarkable story of Swedish émigré Ivar Kreuger, who made his fortune loaning American money to Europe during the Great Depression in exchange for monopolies on the production and sale of matches. The parallels with the more recent financial crisis are writ large in this highly readable and entertaining book. 8/10
BUY IT HERE:The Match King: Ivar Kreuger and the Financial Scandal of the Century: Ivan Kreuger and the Financial Scandal of the Century

The Economist Guide to the European Union, by Dick Leonard
£20 PROFILE BOOKS
Here it is — everything you've always wanted to know about the European Union but were afraid to ask. Yes, if you've been worrying about the harmonisation of indirect tax rates across the member states, this is the book for you. On a more serious note, this comprehensive guide manages to put the lie to a fair amount of received wisdom (the EU is by no means the massive bureaucracy some claim) and is essential reading for Europhiles and Europhobes alike.
7/10
BUY IT HERE: Guide To The European Union (Economist Guide to the European Union)

The top five books
business:life's favourite books by entrepreneurs

1 Against the Odds
James Dyson
BUY IT HERE: Against the Odds: An Autobiography (Business Icons)

2 Common Sense Rules
Deborah Meaden
BUY IT HERE: Common Sense Rules: What You Really Need to Know About Business

3 Anyone Can Do It
Duncan Bannatyne
BUY IT HERE: Anyone Can Do It: My Story

4 Business Nightmares
Rachel Elnaugh
BUY IT HERE: Business Nightmares: Hitting rock bottom and coming out on top

5 Business as Unusual
Anita Roddick
BUY IT HERE:Business as Unusual: My Entrepreneurial Journey - Profits with Principles