If you like to keep up with your business reading, but only have time for a few top choices, this list from USA Today might be of interest. However, if you’re looking for leading edge ideas for running your business, you’ll likely be disappointed. You’ll note that this year’s list is heavily weighted to personal finance rather than business (7 titles), two of them are from the same author (Suze Orman), and one is the annual re-release of an ageless classic on job hunting, indicating business professionals’ continued high interest in mobility. Thus the "10 Best" list boils down to the "3 Best," shown in bold for easy reference:

1. The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas H. Stanley & William D. Danko, Pocket

2. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, Fireside/S&S

3. Who Moved My Cheese? By Spencer Johnson, foreword by Kenneth Blanchard, Putnam

4. The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom by Suze Orman, Crown

5. The Courage to Be Rich by Suze Orman, Riverhead

6. Business @ the Speed of Thought by Bill Gates with Collins Hemingway, Warner Books

7. The Motley Fool Investment Guide by David and Tom Gardner, Fireside/S&S

8. The Ernst & Young Tax Guide 1999, John Wiley & Sons

9. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter, TechPress

10. The 1999 What Color is Your Parachute? By Richard Nelson Bolles, Ten Speed Press