Cover of The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman
Business · first published 2010

The Personal MBA

by Josh Kaufman

★ Top 5 book of 2010 · #4 on Best Books of 2010

Organised as a thematic encyclopedia, this book collects ideas relevant to succeeding in business. It serves as a reference you can dip into for key concepts, rather than a single narrative to read straight through.

Best for: Aspiring entrepreneurs and professionals wanting a broad reference on business concepts

The Personal MBA is #4 on BookWard's Best Books of 2010, out of 43 2010 books that cleared our data bar.

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#4on Best Books of 2010
85BookWard year score
1,270Open Library readers
4.1 ★28 ratings
83reading it now

The Personal MBA on the Best Books of 2010

The Personal MBA came out in 2010. Of the 43 books first published in 2010 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #4 on our Best Books of 2010 list.

Why it made the list: 1,270 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (28 ratings); 83 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.

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  • Readers: 1,154 want to read it, 83 are reading it now and 33 have read it, according to Open Library.
  • Ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 28 Open Library ratings.
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Reach9155%
Reader love6725%
Being read right now9320%

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When was The Personal MBA published?

The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman was first published in 2010.

Was The Personal MBA one of the best books of 2010?

The Personal MBA is #4 on BookWard's Best Books of 2010, out of 43 2010 books that cleared our data bar. 1,270 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (28 ratings); 83 are reading it right now.

Why is The Personal MBA on the Best Books of 2010 list?

1,270 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (28 ratings); 83 are reading it right now.

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