I love this time of year for lots of reasons. One reason is that journalists and bloggers everywhere are making lists of "the best ofs" for the year.
Among my favorite lists are, not surprisingly, book lists!
While my credenza (and floor) are piled high with many books on my personal list, yet unread, and while I recommend a resource in my weekly newsletter,
Unleash Your Potential, I still love a great list of books.
The best list of business books I've seen so far comes from the good people at
800-CEO-READ. You can read their list of the top 6 (with all of the Honorable mention books, the total list is 22
here.
Here are some other places to find lists of business books:
Many recommendations from Strategy+Business (worth the free registration required).
Business Week's summary page.
A list of business and technology books.
You'll find more lists on the web and in your local newspaper between now and the year. Enjoy those lists and find at least one book that you feel drawn to read. Go ahead and use the gift certificate you got for Christmas - buy that book and get started.