B&N Reads, The Best Books of 2025 (So Far)

The Best Business Books of 2025 (So Far)

Perhaps you already consider yourself a businessperson, perhaps not, but you’re already savvy enough to be on this list, so in our eyes, you’ve got what it takes to make it. Here we have a collection of invaluable insights into the wide world of wealth, the people who accumulate it and how you, too, can be one of those people. Whatever your aim, from career aspirations to mere curiosity, here are some excellent books to start with.

How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle

Hardcover $30.00 $35.00

How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle

How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle

By Ray Dalio

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Hardcover $30.00 $35.00

A comprehensive examination of the ripple effect debt has on a nation, how it can recover and who is affected. If Ray Dalio knows anything, it has all to do with wealth, both gains and losses, and how to cope with both.

A comprehensive examination of the ripple effect debt has on a nation, how it can recover and who is affected. If Ray Dalio knows anything, it has all to do with wealth, both gains and losses, and how to cope with both.

Rich Girl Nation: Taking Charge of Our Financial Futures

Hardcover $30.00

Rich Girl Nation: Taking Charge of Our Financial Futures

Rich Girl Nation: Taking Charge of Our Financial Futures

By Katie Gatti Tassin

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Hardcover $30.00

A refreshing, original approach to all things money, told in an authentic and human voice. It’s an interrogation of the modern financial system and an actionable guide at not just navigating it, but thriving in it.

A refreshing, original approach to all things money, told in an authentic and human voice. It’s an interrogation of the modern financial system and an actionable guide at not just navigating it, but thriving in it.

Abundance

Hardcover $25.00 $30.00

Abundance

Abundance

By Ezra Klein , Derek Thompson

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Hardcover $25.00 $30.00

A fascinating examination of the intersection of technology, economics, and policy, from history up to modern-day polarization. This is the perspective we all need to build a better future.

A fascinating examination of the intersection of technology, economics, and policy, from history up to modern-day polarization. This is the perspective we all need to build a better future.

Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference

Hardcover $27.00 $30.00

Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference

Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference

By Rutger Bregman
Translator Erica Moore

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Hardcover $27.00 $30.00

When success feels elusive, try reshaping the definition of success. That’s what Moral Ambition makes the case for, as well as giving you the blueprints to accomplish.

When success feels elusive, try reshaping the definition of success. That’s what Moral Ambition makes the case for, as well as giving you the blueprints to accomplish.

Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service

Hardcover $27.00 $30.00

Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service

Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service

Editor Michael Lewis

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Hardcover $27.00 $30.00

The United States government employs nearly three million people, but what do they all do? This exploration of government service is as fascinating as it is illuminating.

The United States government employs nearly three million people, but what do they all do? This exploration of government service is as fascinating as it is illuminating.

You Deserve to Be Rich: Master the Inner Game of Wealth and Claim Your Future

Hardcover $27.00 $30.00

You Deserve to Be Rich: Master the Inner Game of Wealth and Claim Your Future

You Deserve to Be Rich: Master the Inner Game of Wealth and Claim Your Future

By Rashad Bilal , Troy Millings

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Hardcover $27.00 $30.00

It’s true, you do. And thanks to this money-hack of a book, you can build a nest egg that will support you for more than just this week.

It’s true, you do. And thanks to this money-hack of a book, you can build a nest egg that will support you for more than just this week.

Source Code: My Beginnings

Hardcover $27.00 $30.00

Source Code: My Beginnings

Source Code: My Beginnings

By Bill Gates

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Hardcover $27.00 $30.00

You have heard a lot about Bill Gates, but what do you know about him as a person? In Source Code, he finally opens up, from being a misfit child to nearly getting kicked out of college. It’s an interesting — and surprising — portrait of the beginnings of the larger-than-life personality that quite literally changed the world.

You have heard a lot about Bill Gates, but what do you know about him as a person? In Source Code, he finally opens up, from being a misfit child to nearly getting kicked out of college. It’s an interesting — and surprising — portrait of the beginnings of the larger-than-life personality that quite literally changed the world.

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

Hardcover $27.99 $32.99

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

By Sarah Wynn-Williams

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Hardcover $27.99 $32.99

Mixing the personal angle of working at Facebook with the overarching stakes of what was happening behind the scenes, this is a sharp, scathing and surprisingly fun narrative that speaks to some of the most pressing issues at the heart of the world today.

Mixing the personal angle of working at Facebook with the overarching stakes of what was happening behind the scenes, this is a sharp, scathing and surprisingly fun narrative that speaks to some of the most pressing issues at the heart of the world today.

The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West

Hardcover $25.00 $30.00

The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West

The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West

By Alexander C. Karp , Nicholas W. Zamiska

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Hardcover $25.00 $30.00

Speaking to the state of America, as well as to the growing technological revolution as a whole, this ambitious work highlights how the West lost its way and how it can find it again.

Speaking to the state of America, as well as to the growing technological revolution as a whole, this ambitious work highlights how the West lost its way and how it can find it again.

Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk

Hardcover $30.00

Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk

Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk

By Faiz Siddiqui

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Hardcover $30.00

One of the most polarizing figures of modern times gets put under the microscope in this exhaustive and exhilarating examination of the fluctuations of wealth and power.

One of the most polarizing figures of modern times gets put under the microscope in this exhaustive and exhilarating examination of the fluctuations of wealth and power.