The co-op bookstore for avid readers

Stanford Graduate School of Business Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

Stanford Graduate School of Business on X
User avatar

The official account of Stanford Graduate School of Business. Business research, insights, & ideas from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

10 books
Book Cover for: Chemical Excellence: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1980-1989, Bren Monteiro

Chemical Excellence: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1980-1989

Bren Monteiro
Stanford Graduate School of BusinessStanford Graduate School of Business

Congratulations to @Stanford Professor @CarolynBertozzi on winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Read more about how Professor Bertozzi teamed up with @mattrwilsey , MBA ’08, on a quest to cure his daughter's ultra-rare disease. https://t.co/SVu0i8diTY

Out of stock

Book Cover for: Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (and How Anyone Can Harness It. Even You.), Jennifer Aaker

Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (and How Anyone Can Harness It. Even You.)

Jennifer Aaker
Stanford Graduate School of BusinessStanford Graduate School of Business

Are you all work and no play? Professor Jennifer @aaker says it’s time to take humor seriously. In the course, Humor: Serious Business, she shows how to bring humor to work and to life. https://t.co/mGFbK0DRAu

Hardcover, 2021

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Girls Who Run the World: 31 Ceos Who Mean Business, Diana Kapp

Girls Who Run the World: 31 Ceos Who Mean Business

Diana Kapp
Stanford Graduate School of BusinessStanford Graduate School of Business

“You can’t be what you can’t see.” @dianakapp, MBA ’96, author of Girls Who Run the World: 31 CEOs Who Mean Business, aims to inspire young women with business insights. Read excerpts from other GSB alumnae featured in her book. https://t.co/ijcPbNT6dI #InternationalWomensDay https://t.co/ca0tiJKkq3

Hardcover, 2019

$22.99Member price:$21.84 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America--And How to Undo His Legacy, David Gelles

The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America--And How to Undo His Legacy

David Gelles
Stanford Graduate School of BusinessStanford Graduate School of Business

Modern corporate greed has an origin story, says @nytimes reporter @dgelles. He recently came to the GSB to discuss his new book with professor @JeffreyPfeffer, ‘The Man Who Broke Capitalism.’ #businessandsociety https://t.co/8IUN3IpQ3Y

Paperback, 2023

$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Power: Why Some People Have It--And Others Don't, Jeffrey Pfeffer

Power: Why Some People Have It--And Others Don't

Jeffrey Pfeffer
Stanford Graduate School of BusinessStanford Graduate School of Business

“It struck me that power was something that existed in organizations and affected people’s careers,” recalls Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer. So why was no one teaching business students about it? #gsblife https://t.co/RMGW5FH0Aq

Hardcover, 2010

$32.50Member price:$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Damsel in Distressed: My Life in the Golden Age of Hedge Funds, Dominique Mielle

Damsel in Distressed: My Life in the Golden Age of Hedge Funds

Dominique Mielle
Stanford Graduate School of BusinessStanford Graduate School of Business

“[Women] spend our lives saying sorry,” says @DominiqueMielle, MBA ’98. In this excerpt from her memoir, ‘Damsel in Distressed,’ she explains how she used an apology to her advantage. https://t.co/XdwSWhqeDu

Hardcover, 2021

$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Girls Who Green the World: Thirty-Four Rebel Women Out to Save Our Planet, Diana Kapp

Girls Who Green the World: Thirty-Four Rebel Women Out to Save Our Planet

Diana Kapp
Stanford Graduate School of BusinessStanford Graduate School of Business

Lynn Jurich, MBA '07, has had a roller coaster ride to success with her solar company powerhouse @Sunrun. @dianakapp, MBA '96, shares Jurich's story in her latest book, Girls Who Green The World: 34 Women Out to Save the Planet. #worldenvironmentday https://t.co/v8rVn49SSa

Hardcover, 2022

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Acting with Power: Why We Are More Powerful Than We Believe, Deborah Gruenfeld

Acting with Power: Why We Are More Powerful Than We Believe

Deborah Gruenfeld
Stanford Graduate School of BusinessStanford Graduate School of Business

How can you step into your own power? Professor @debgruenfeld shares tips from her class and book, “Acting with Power: Why We Are More Powerful Than We Believe.” https://t.co/W4uMGiILI7

Paperback, 2021

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides, Geoffrey L. Cohen

Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides

Geoffrey L. Cohen
Stanford Graduate School of BusinessStanford Graduate School of Business

“We’re all so attuned to our own anxieties about belonging, but we’re really bad at imagining how that same insecurity affects other people.” Professor Geoffrey Cohen explains why America’s division is a “crisis of belonging.” https://t.co/VCgiauM0qb

Hardcover, 2022

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Artificial Intelligence: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review

Artificial Intelligence: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review
Stanford Graduate School of BusinessStanford Graduate School of Business

You might not need to worry about artificial intelligence. According to Professor Erik Brynjolfsson, it’s time to view #AI as a collaborator, not a competitor. https://t.co/QR8egKsOTn

Paperback, 2019

$22.95Member price:$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book