The 23 best business books to read before the end of summer

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Summer's winding down, and that probably means you're going to need something to read during your final days in the sun.

Might as well squeeze in something educational to accompany that magazine you picked up at the airport.

To help you out, we've selected our favorite business memoirs, career guides, and the most exciting research on the future of work.

You're sure to find something to like that will also leave you with some ideas to take back to the office.

'Sprint' by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, and Braden Kowitz

Amazon

Ever wonder how you could bring some of Google's magic into your office without installing a quirky slide between floors or investing in an on-site chef? "Sprint" can help you out.

It's a guide from Google's venture capital arm GV. Its design partners Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, and Braden Kowitz explain how to implement their signature five-day "sprint" session.

They'll show you how they've used this method to launch game-changing products with companies like Blue Bottle Coffee, Slack, and Nest.

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'Shoe Dog' by Phil Knight

Amazon

Nike is not only the world's biggest athletic company, with a market cap of about $88 billion. It's also, remarkably, been able to be a worldwide leader of "cool" since the 1970s.

It all started with a new college grad named Phil Knight who sold running shoes out of his parents' garage.

Knight is retiring as the chairman of Nike this month, and he's using his book "Shoe Dog" as the definitive story of how he built an empire. It's a well-written and emotionally engaging story about an entrepreneur growing as a human being alongside the company in which he completely invested himself.

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'Originals' by Adam Grant

Penguin Random House

Adam Grant is a star in his field. He's the highest-rated professor at Wharton and the youngest to ever reach "full professor." His success is built on some of the most exciting and practical work in behavioral science.

In his latest book, Grant takes a look at some of the most innovative and daring thinkers of the past 100 years, from Martin Luther King, Jr. to the founders of Google, breaking down what goes on inside the mind of an "original."

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