These are the best business books of 2009, as ranked by Fast Company.
1.In CHEAP We Trust: The Story of a Misunderstood American Virtue by Lauren Weber. This history of frugality in America–why it’s been stigmatized and whether there’s a sustainable alternative to a purely consumption-based economy–is consistently surprising and clever. A very worthwhile indulgence.

The following is a list of the bestselling paperback business books as ranked by the New York Times on January 18.
1. The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis. The evolving business of football, viewed through the rise of the left tackle Michael Oher.
2. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of [...]

Here are the Amazon’s “Editors’ Picks” of the best business and investing books of 2009.
1. The Myth of the Rational Market: A History of Risk, Reward, and Delusion on Wall Street by Justin Fox. Time magazine’s editor-at-large leads readers on a chronological journey of modern economic theory, featuring the cast of scholars who constructed the [...]

The following is a list of the bestselling hardcover business books as ranked by the New York Times on January 4.
1. SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. A scholar and a journalist apply economic thinking to everything: the sequel.
2. Outliers: The [...]