It was a busy year of reading – here are the top books we read in 2014 – organized in rank order

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Biography/History

• Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business
• The King of Cash: The Inside Story of Laurence Tisch
• Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System–and Themselves
• Flash Boys by Michael Lewis
• The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters
• The Wolf of Wall Street
• The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History
• Hedge Hunters: After the Credit Crisis, How Hedge Fund Masters Survived
• The Warren Buffett CEO: Secrets from the Berkshire Hathaway Managers
• The Vulture Investors, Revised and Updated
• The Towering World of Jimmy Choo: A Glamorous Story of Power, Profits, and the Pursuit of the Perfect Shoe
• The Barry Diller Story: The Life and Times of America’s Greatest Entertainment Mogul
• Winner Takes All: Steve Wynn, Kirk Kerkorian, Gary Loveman, and the Race to Own Las Vegas
• Masters of the Universe: Winning Strategies Of America’s Greatest Deal Makers

Business Management

The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
Double Your Profits: In Six Months or Less
Boards That Deliver: Advancing Corporate Governance From Compliance to Competitive Advantage
The Board Book: An Insider’s Guide for Directors and Trustees
What the CEO Wants You to Know : How Your Company Really Works

Other

No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama Bin Laden
Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead