The New York Times-Best Seller-Paperback Business Books

THIS MONTH AUGUST		LAST MONTH July	PAPERBACK BUSINESS BOOKS
1		1	OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $16.99.) Why some people succeed — it has to do with luck and opportunities as well as talent.
2		2	DRIVE, by Daniel H. Pink. (Riverhead, $16.) A look at what truly motivates us, and how we can use that knowledge to work smarter and live better.
3		5	TIPPING POINT, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little Brown, $15.99.) How and why certain products and ideas become fads. (†)
4		3	TOO BIG TO FAIL, by Andrew Ross Sorkin. (Penguin, $18.) The 2008 financial implosion on Wall Street and in Washington, by a New York Times business columnist.
5		9	FREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. (Harper Perennial, $15.99.) A maverick scholar and a journalist apply economic theory to everything from cheating sumo wrestlers to the falling crime rate.
6		6	BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis. (Norton, $15.95.) The people who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions from their foresight (†)
7		7	CHECKLIST MANIFESTO, by Atul Gawande. (Picador, $15.) A simple way to manage complexity.
8		8	SUPERFREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. (Harper Perennial, $15.99.) How to apply economic theory to everything: the sequel.
9			UNFAIR ADVANTAGE, by Robert T. Kiyosaki. (Plata, $16.95.) Author of “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” talks about the five unfair advantages of a real financial education. (†)
10			LIAR'S POKER, by Michael Lewis. (Norton, $15.95.) Wall Street’s tumultuous 1980s, as witnessed by a young bond trader.