The BusinessWeek Best Seller List

BusinessWeek's Best Seller list is based on a survey of chain and independent booksellers that carry a broad selection of books on economics, management, sales and marketing, small business, investing, personal finance, and careers. Well over 1,000 retail outlets nationwide are represented. Current rankings are based on a weighted analysis of unit sales in May. Titles that have been on the List for more than two years appear as Long-Running Best Sellers.

Hardcover Businesss Books

1 OUTLIERS Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown $27.99) The unexpected factors that lie behind success. Last month: 1, Months on list: 7

2 WHO'S GOT YOUR BACK Keith Ferrazzi (Broadway $25) Don't try to go it alone. Build an inner circle of trusted individuals. Last month: --, Months on list: 1

3 THANK GOD IT'S MONDAY! Roxanne Emmerich (FT Press $19.99) This consultant's advice for changing organizations: passion and creativity. Last month: --, Months on list: 1

4 HOUSE OF CARDS William D. Cohan (Doubleday $27.95) A behind-the-scenes account of why Bear Stearns went bust so fast. Last month: 2, Months on list: 3

5 HOW THE MIGHTY FALL Jim Collins (Jim Collins $23.99) The seeds of decay can be sown--unnoticed--while a company rides high. Last month: --, Months on list: 1

6 FOOL'S GOLD Gillian Tett (Free Press $26) JPMorgan's role in creating innovative and destructive derivatives. Last month: --, Months on list: 1

7 STREET FIGHTERS Kate Kelly (Portfolio $24.95) The last three days in the life of investment bank Bear Stearns. Last month: --, Months on list: 1

8 HOW: WHY HOW WE DO ANYTHING MEANS EVERYTHING Dov Seidman (Wiley $27.95) Business is changing--and so must you. Last month: --, Months on list: 1

9 THE ULTIMATE DEPRESSION SURVIVAL GUIDE Martin D. Weiss (Wiley $27.95) How to create a crisis-proof personal financial plan. Last month: 3, Months on list: 2

10 STRENGTHS-BASED LEADERSHIP

Tom Rath, Barry Conchie (Gallup Press $24.95) The three keys to being a more effective leader. Last month: 10, Months on list: 5

11 ANIMAL SPIRITS George A. Akerlof and Robert J. Shiller (Princeton University Press $24.95) Of irrationality and systemic risk. Last month: 9, Months on list: 2

12 PEAKS AND VALLEYS

Spencer Johnson (Simon & Schuster $19.95) The Who Moved My Cheese? author on finding the upside at work. Last month: 5, Months on list: 3

13 THINK LIKE A CHAMPION Donald Trump with Meredith McIver (Vanguard Press $24.95) The Donald's philosophy of achieving success. Last month: 8, Months on list: 2

14 TALENT IS OVERRATED Geoff Colvin (Portfolio $25.95) Excellence is within everyone's reach, with the right kind of effort. Last month: --, Months on list: 8

15 MADE TO STICK Chip Heath and Dan Heath (Random House $25) Six reasons why some ideas catch on while others wither away. Last month: --, Months on list: 21

Paperback Business Books

1 SUZE ORMAN'S 2009 ACTION PLAN Suze Orman (Spiegel & Grau $9.99) Safeguards to put in place and mistakes to avoid. Last month: 1, Months on list: 6

2 NUDGE Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein (Penguin $16) Why we make flawed decisions and how we can start making better ones. Last month: 2, Months on list: 3

3 I WILL TEACH YOU TO BE RICH Ramit Sethi (Workman $13.95) A crash course that aims to put 20- to 35-year-olds on the right track. Last month: 5, Months on list: 3

4 WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? 2009 Richard Nelson Bolles (Ten Speed Press $18.95) The enduring job-search bible. Last month: 3, Months on list: 9

5 HOW TO WIN FRIENDS & INFLUENCE PEOPLE Dale Carnegie (Pocket Books $15) The classic networking guidebook. Last month: 4, Months on list: 24

6 THE SPEED OF TRUST

Stephen R. Covey (Free Press $15.95) Nurturing credibility in your personal and professional lives. Last month: 6, Months on list: 16

7 DEBT CURES "THEY" DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT Kevin Trudeau (Equity Press $14.95) How to turn bad debt into good credit. Last month: --, Months on list: 1

8 THE NEW RULES OF MARKETING AND P.R.

David Meerman Scott (Wiley $16.95) Harnessing the Web to reach the customer. Last month: 11, Months on list: 4

9 JIM CRAMER'S REAL MONEY James J. Cramer (Simon & Schuster $16) The "10 Commandments of Trading." Last month: 9, Months on list: 4

10 BRAIN RULES John Medina (Pear Press $15) How the brain works and a dozen ways to turn this knowledge into success. Last month: --, Months on list: 1

11 THE GOAL Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox (North River Press $24.95) Aligning company strategy with priority No. 1: making money. Last month: 10, Months on list: 14

12 THE WORLD IS FLAT Thomas L. Friedman (Picador $16) Globalization is great--sort of, says a columnist for The New York Times. Last month: --, Months on list: 20

13 THE MONEY BOOK Jan Budkowski (Zambezi Publishing $11.95) An ex-banker delivers straight-up advice on managing your money. Last month: --, Months on list: 1

14 THE SHOCK DOCTRINE Naomi Klein (Picador $16) When disasters strike, capitalists rush in to seize opportunities for profit and influence. Last month: --, Months on list: 5

15 CAN I WEAR MY NOSE RING TO THE INTERVIEW? Ellen Gordon Reeves (Workman Publishing $13.95) Job-hunting for first-timers. Last month: --, Months on list: 1

LONG-RUNNING BEST SELLERS

HARDCOVER BUSINESS BOOKS

StrengthsFinder 2.0 TOM RATH (GALLUP PRESS $21.95)

Good to Great JIM COLLINS (COLLINS $29.99)

Five Dysfunctions of a Team PATRICK LENCIONI (JOSSEY-BASS $24.95)

Who Moved My Cheese? SPENCER JOHNSON (PUTNAM $19.95)

The Total Money Makeover DAVE RAMSEY (THOMAS NELSON $24.99)

The 4-Hour Workweek TIMOTHY FERRISS (CROWN $19.95)

Now, Discover Your Strengths MARCUS BUCKINGHAM, DONALD O. CLIFTON (FREE PRESS $30)

Our Iceberg is Melting JOHN KOTTER, HOLGER RATHGEBER (ST. MARTIN'S $19.95)

PAPERBACK BUSINESS BOOKS

The Tipping Point MALCOLM GLADWELL (BACK BAY $14.99)

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People STEPHEN R. COVEY (FREE PRESS $15.95)

Getting Things Done DAVID ALLEN (PENGUIN $16)

Blink MALCOLM GLADWELL (BACK BAY $15)

Rich Dad, Poor Dad ROBERT T. KIYOSAKI, SHARON L. LECHTER (BUSINESS PLUS $16.95)

A Whole New Mind DANIEL H. PINK (RIVERHEAD $15)

Getting to Yes ROGER FISHER, WILLIAM URY, BRUCE PATTON (PENGUIN $16)

The Intelligent Investor BENJAMIN GRAHAM, WITH JASON ZWEIG (COLLINS $19.95)