According to the New York Times, these five titles are the top selling business books in the United Sates:

Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kerns Goodwin – The Pulitzer Prize-winning author explores the highs and lows of four U.S. presidents who faced moments of horrific national crisis illustrating how leaders are made not born.

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The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin – Two former U.S. Navy SEAL officers dive into the unchartered and complex waters of finding balance between the opposing forces that pull every leader in different directions.

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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou – The inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup, by the Wall Street Journal prize-winning journalist who first broke the story.

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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth – The Wharton professor explores what really drives success: not genius, but a unique combination of passion and long-term perseverance.

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Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio – The argues argues that life, management, economics, and investing can all be systemized into rules and understood like machines.

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