The Art of War by Sun Tzu (Paperback)

A 2,500-year-old military manual that CEOs, athletes and generals still study. Know your enemy, know yourself, win without fighting, and never take on a battle you haven't already won in planning. This edition adds a guide to applying Sun Tzu's strategy to management.

Read it if: you want strategy in its purest form, and how to use it at work.

First Shelf — short and gripping. Finish it this weekend.