12 VERY important books on every aspect of launching and running a business

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January 20, 2016 9:16 AM

Overall, books offer valuable life guidance, contemporary approaches to work and unconventional world views that will motivate you to approach things in a new exhilarating way.

World Economic Forum (WEF) Executive Chairman and founder Klaus Schwab presents his book, 'The Fourth Industrial Revolution', during a news conference in Cologny, near Geneva, January 13, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

To expand your skill and knowledge, you read. To source inspiration for innovative ideas and develop a better understanding of this constantly changing world, you absorb information from books.

Overall, books offer valuable life guidance, contemporary approaches to work and unconventional world views that will motivate you to approach things in a new exhilarating way.

Here are 12 leadership, marketing and technology book that expert Firas Kittaneh recommends for all entrepreneurs:

Smartcuts: How Hackers, Innovators, and Icons Accelerate Success by Shane Snow
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal

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Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Trust Me, I’m Lying by Ryan Holiday
The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
Freakanomics by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by Jim Collins & Jerry I. Porras
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr
How Google Works by Eric Schmidt & Jonathan Rosenberg
The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story by Michael Lewis