The Best Books for Smarter Growth

We simplify the best books in Business, Technology, and Money so you can focus on applying insights, not searching for them.

Explore Books About BookWealthy

Explore by Category

Discover carefully curated books in three essential areas for professional growth.

Business

Essential reads for entrepreneurs, leaders, and business professionals.

14 curated books

Technology

Insights into the digital transformation and future of technology.

10 curated books

Money

Timeless wisdom and modern strategies for building wealth.

10 curated books

Our Picks

Our top recommendations across all categories. These books have shaped industries and careers.

Image for representation only

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Others Don't

by Jim Collins • 2001

Based on decades of corporate performance data, Collins identifies key traits that differentiate top-performing firms from the rest.

IntermediateMedium

4.7

Image for representation only

The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail

by Clayton M. Christensen • 1997

This classic introduced the idea of “disruptive innovation” — a fundamental concept for strategy, technology, and innovation management. Many leaders cite it as influential.

Intermediate to AdvancedMedium

4.4

Image for representation only

Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology

by Chris Miller • 2022

2022 Financial Times Business Book Award winner on the strategic importance of semiconductors and global competition over supply chains.

IntermediateLong

Image for representation only

The Soul of a New Machine

by Tracy Kidder • 1981

A celebrated nonfiction narrative about engineering and team dynamics; Pulitzer Prize winner for General Nonfiction in 1982.

IntermediateMedium

4.5

Image for representation only

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power

by Shoshana Zuboff • 2019

Influential critique of how tech firms exploit personal data and reshape society, widely cited in privacy and platform power debates.

AdvancedLong

Image for representation only

The Intelligent Investor

by Benjamin Graham • 1949

Called “by far the best book on investing ever written” by Warren Buffett.

AdvancedLong

4.5

Top Business Books

Essential reads for entrepreneurs and leaders

View All

Image for representation only

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Others Don't

by Jim Collins • 2001

Based on decades of corporate performance data, Collins identifies key traits that differentiate top-performing firms from the rest.

IntermediateMedium

4.7

Image for representation only

Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant

by W. Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne • 2005

This book popularized the concept of *creating new markets* rather than competing in saturated ones — a strategic shift many firms aim for. It's also on the HBR “Top 40 Essential Business Books” list.

IntermediateMedium

4.5

Image for representation only

The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster

by Michael D. Watkins • 2003

Many leaders face transitional challenges when taking new roles; Watkins offers structured tactics to succeed in early stages. It appears on HBR’s top business books list.

Beginner-IntermediateShort to Medium

4.4

Top Technology Books

Navigate the digital transformation

View All

Image for representation only

The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

by Walter Isaacson • 2014

A deeply researched history of computing and digital innovation, tracing contributions from Ada Lovelace through the PC and Internet era. Widely praised as a definitive overview of the digital age.

IntermediateLong

4.4