Who's The Boss?

What are business owners reading these days? The top 10 business books at press time (based on net sales) were:

1. Ernst & Young Tax Guide 1997, by Editors, $14.95 (John Wiley & Sons)

2. Wall Street Money Machine, by Wade Cook, $24.95 (Midpoint Books)

3. J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax Guide 1997, by J.K. Lasser, $14.95 (Macmillan Publishing)

4. Milionaire Next Door: The Surprising Truth About Wealth in America, by Thomas J. Stanley and William Danko, $22 (Longstreet Press)

5. The Dilbert Principle, by Scott Adams, $20 (Harper Collins)

6. Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook, by Scott Adams, $16 (Harper Collins)

7. What Color Is Your Parachute 1996, by Richard Nelson Bolles, $14.95 (Ten Speed Press)

8. Personal Finance for Dummies, by Eric Tyson, $19.99 (IDG Books Worldwide)

9. Investing for Dummies, by Eric Tyson, $19.99 (IDG Books Worldwide)

10. Financial Peace, by David Ramsey, $21.95 (Penguin USA)

This article was originally published in the April 1997 print edition of Entrepreneur with the headline: Who's The Boss?.