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The Nordstrom Way
by Robert Spector • 1995
How a Seattle shoe store became a retail empire by making employees think like owners.
3.90
794
The Nordstrom Way Summary
The Nordstrom Way 90%
How a Seattle shoe store became a retail empire by making employees think like owners.
by Robert Spector 1995
3.90
794 ratings
The New Rules of Retail
by Robin Lewis • 2010
Only three retail models will survive the next decade. Half of all brands will vanish.
3.80
314
The New Rules of Retail Summary
The New Rules of Retail 89%
Only three retail models will survive the next decade. Half of all brands will vanish.
by Robin Lewis 2010
3.80
314 ratings
Sam Walton, Made in America
by Sam Walton • 1992
One store, one plane, and a man who hated waste. The Walmart story by its founder.
4.16
28k+
Sam Walton, Made in America Summary
Sam Walton, Made in America 89%
One store, one plane, and a man who hated waste. The Walmart story by its founder.
by Sam Walton 1992
4.16
28k+ ratings
Hug Your Customers
by Jack Mitchell • 2003
A family retailer's playbook for replacing sales scripts with genuine human connection.
4.03
986
Hug Your Customers Summary
Hug Your Customers 89%
A family retailer's playbook for replacing sales scripts with genuine human connection.
by Jack Mitchell 2003
4.03
986 ratings
Selling Luxury
by Robin Lent • 2009
Win luxury clients who return for life: the five-star service skills no sales training teaches.
3.54
233
Selling Luxury Summary
Selling Luxury 89%
Win luxury clients who return for life: the five-star service skills no sales training teaches.
by Robin Lent 2009
3.54
233 ratings
Becoming Trader Joe
by Joe Coulombe • 2021
A cult grocery chain built on high wages, tiny selection, and an allergy to advertising.
3.45
5k+
Becoming Trader Joe Summary
Becoming Trader Joe 89%
A cult grocery chain built on high wages, tiny selection, and an allergy to advertising.
by Joe Coulombe 2021
3.45
5k+ ratings
Hotel Babylon
by Anonymous • 2004
Luxury hotels: everything's for sale, everyone steals, and the concierge has a guy for that.
3.62
3k+
Hotel Babylon Summary
Hotel Babylon 89%
Luxury hotels: everything's for sale, everyone steals, and the concierge has a guy for that.
by Anonymous 2004
3.62
3k+ ratings
Reengineering Retail
by Doug Stephens • 2017
E-commerce ate the store. Here's how to rebuild retail into something worth leaving the couch for.
4.14
442
Reengineering Retail Summary
Reengineering Retail 88%
E-commerce ate the store. Here's how to rebuild retail into something worth leaving the couch for.
by Doug Stephens 2017
4.14
442 ratings
Call of the Mall
by Paco Underhill • 2004
Your local mall was engineered to keep you spending. A retail anthropologist maps exactly how.
3.63
1k+
Call of the Mall Summary
Call of the Mall 88%
Your local mall was engineered to keep you spending. A retail anthropologist maps exactly how.
by Paco Underhill 2004
3.63
1k+ ratings
Heads in Beds
by Jacob Tomsky • 2012
Twenty dollars at check-in buys what a loyalty card cannot. A hotel veteran spills the rest.
3.58
23k+
Heads in Beds Summary
Heads in Beds 88%
Twenty dollars at check-in buys what a loyalty card cannot. A hotel veteran spills the rest.
by Jacob Tomsky 2012
3.58
23k+ ratings
Why We Buy
by Paco Underhill • 1999
The hidden choreography of shoppers, decoded from thousands of hours of store video.
3.88
14k+
Why We Buy Summary
Why We Buy 88%
The hidden choreography of shoppers, decoded from thousands of hours of store video.
by Paco Underhill 1999
3.88
14k+ ratings
Callings
by Dave Isay • 2016
A sanitation worker, neurosurgeon, and beekeeper reveal how they found purpose in unexpected work.
3.92
2k+
Callings Summary
Callings 88%
A sanitation worker, neurosurgeon, and beekeeper reveal how they found purpose in unexpected work.
by Dave Isay 2016
3.92
2k+ ratings
Creating Superfans
by Brittany Hodak • 2023
You can't buy devotion, only earn it: a system for turning indifference into lifelong advocacy.
4.37
260
Creating Superfans Summary
Creating Superfans 88%
You can't buy devotion, only earn it: a system for turning indifference into lifelong advocacy.
by Brittany Hodak 2023
4.37
260 ratings
Leading the Starbucks Way
by Joseph A. Michelli • 2008
How Starbucks turned a commodity into community: the five principles any business can adopt.
3.78
562
Leading the Starbucks Way Summary
Leading the Starbucks Way 88%
How Starbucks turned a commodity into community: the five principles any business can adopt.
by Joseph A. Michelli 2008
3.78
562 ratings
The Wal-Mart Effect
by Charles Fishman • 2006
200,000 gallons of pickles a week: the hidden cost behind the lowest sticker price.
3.84
4k+
The Wal-Mart Effect Summary
The Wal-Mart Effect 88%
200,000 gallons of pickles a week: the hidden cost behind the lowest sticker price.
by Charles Fishman 2006
3.84
4k+ ratings
Winner Sells All
by Jason Del Rey • 2023
In 1999, Walmart bet e-commerce didn't matter. The bill for that mistake is still unpaid.
3.94
364
Winner Sells All Summary
Winner Sells All 88%
In 1999, Walmart bet e-commerce didn't matter. The bill for that mistake is still unpaid.
by Jason Del Rey 2023
3.94
364 ratings
Amaze Every Customer Every Time
by Shep Hyken • 2013
How a hardware chain beats the giants on service: 52 tactics your business can steal.
3.94
192
Amaze Every Customer Every Time Summary
Amaze Every Customer Every Time 87%
How a hardware chain beats the giants on service: 52 tactics your business can steal.
by Shep Hyken 2013
3.94
192 ratings
The Customer Service Survival Kit
by Richard S. Gallagher • 2013
The exact words that defuse an angry customer: a frontline survival guide for the worst moments.
3.94
142
The Customer Service Survival Kit Summary
The Customer Service Survival Kit 87%
The exact words that defuse an angry customer: a frontline survival guide for the worst moments.
by Richard S. Gallagher 2013
3.94
142 ratings
United Breaks Guitars
by Dave Carroll • 2012
United broke his Taylor guitar. He didn't sue. He wrote a song that eleven million people watched.
3.58
140
United Breaks Guitars Summary
United Breaks Guitars 87%
United broke his Taylor guitar. He didn't sue. He wrote a song that eleven million people watched.
by Dave Carroll 2012
3.58
140 ratings
Putting Stories to Work
by Shawn Callahan • 2016
Sixty-five percent of office talk is already story. A system to make your stories stick.
3.96
186
Putting Stories to Work Summary
Putting Stories to Work 87%
Sixty-five percent of office talk is already story. A system to make your stories stick.
by Shawn Callahan 2016
3.96
186 ratings
The Retail Revival
by Doug Stephens • 2013
Retail's middle ground is gone. Winners pick a side: extreme convenience or premium experience.
3.87
110
The Retail Revival Summary
The Retail Revival 87%
Retail's middle ground is gone. Winners pick a side: extreme convenience or premium experience.
by Doug Stephens 2013
3.87
110 ratings
The Effortless Experience
by Matthew Dixon • 2013
Delight doesn't build loyalty. Ease does. And the ratio is four to one.
3.94
1k+
The Effortless Experience Summary
The Effortless Experience 87%
Delight doesn't build loyalty. Ease does. And the ratio is four to one.
by Matthew Dixon 2013
3.94
1k+ ratings
One Click
by Richard L. Brandt • 2011
Sell at a loss, think in decades, ignore Wall Street: the unorthodox playbook that built Amazon.
3.74
8k+
One Click Summary
One Click 87%
Sell at a loss, think in decades, ignore Wall Street: the unorthodox playbook that built Amazon.
by Richard L. Brandt 2011
3.74
8k+ ratings
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
by Alain de Botton • 2008
From cargo ships to rocket launches, a philosopher finds why work delights and disappoints us.
3.62
6k+
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work Summary
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work 87%
From cargo ships to rocket launches, a philosopher finds why work delights and disappoints us.
by Alain de Botton 2008
3.62
6k+ ratings
The Bookshop
by Evan Friss • 2024
From Franklin's print shop to Amazon's bookstores: how the American bookstore keeps refusing to die.
3.90
11k+
The Bookshop Summary
The Bookshop 87%
From Franklin's print shop to Amazon's bookstores: how the American bookstore keeps refusing to die.
by Evan Friss 2024
3.90
11k+ ratings
The Springboard
by Stephen Denning • 2000
The 29-word story that outperformed the corporate deck: how oral storytelling drives change.
3.29
72
The Springboard Summary
The Springboard 87%
The 29-word story that outperformed the corporate deck: how oral storytelling drives change.
by Stephen Denning 2000
3.29
72 ratings
The Customer Service Revolution
by John R. DiJulius • 2015
A systematic playbook for customer experiences so good your customers stop asking about price.
4.04
279
The Customer Service Revolution Summary
The Customer Service Revolution 87%
A systematic playbook for customer experiences so good your customers stop asking about price.
by John R. DiJulius 2015
4.04
279 ratings
Stories That Stick
by Kindra Hall • 2019
The story framework that turns prospects into believers, and the neuroscience that explains why.
4.22
4k+
Stories That Stick Summary
Stories That Stick 87%
The story framework that turns prospects into believers, and the neuroscience that explains why.
by Kindra Hall 2019
4.22
4k+ ratings
Hug Your Haters
by Jay Baer • 2016
Two playbooks for turning whiners into loyal advocates: one for private calls, one for public posts.
3.85
788
Hug Your Haters Summary
Hug Your Haters 87%
Two playbooks for turning whiners into loyal advocates: one for private calls, one for public posts.
by Jay Baer 2016
3.85
788 ratings
Brand Now
by Nick Westergaard • 2018
Brands are DNA, not pyramids. Here is how to re-sequence yours.
3.99
138
Brand Now Summary
Brand Now 87%
Brands are DNA, not pyramids. Here is how to re-sequence yours.
by Nick Westergaard 2018
3.99
138 ratings
Isn't It Obvious? Revised
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt • 2009
Reducing inventory to sell more sounds absurd, until you see where the forecast belongs.
4.23
1k+
Isn't It Obvious? Revised Summary
Isn't It Obvious? Revised 87%
Reducing inventory to sell more sounds absurd, until you see where the forecast belongs.
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt 2009
4.23
1k+ ratings
High-Tech, High-Touch Customer Service
by Micah Solomon • 2012
The personal-service secret of beloved brands, and the technology that scales it.
3.77
113
High-Tech, High-Touch Customer Service Summary
High-Tech, High-Touch Customer Service 87%
The personal-service secret of beloved brands, and the technology that scales it.
by Micah Solomon 2012
3.77
113 ratings
The Case for Good Jobs
by Zeynep Ton • 2023
Low wages hide costs that cripple a business. Paying workers well is the most profitable choice.
4.12
165
The Case for Good Jobs Summary
The Case for Good Jobs 87%
Low wages hide costs that cripple a business. Paying workers well is the most profitable choice.
by Zeynep Ton 2023
4.12
165 ratings
Discovering the Soul of Service
by Leonard L. Berry • 1999
The sustainable success playbook from 14 companies that chose values over shortcuts.
4.05
375
Discovering the Soul of Service Summary
Discovering the Soul of Service 87%
The sustainable success playbook from 14 companies that chose values over shortcuts.
by Leonard L. Berry 1999
4.05
375 ratings
How Starbucks Saved My Life
by Michael Gates Gill • 2007
He lost everything at 63. A Starbucks job taught him what privilege never could.
3.48
11k+
How Starbucks Saved My Life Summary
How Starbucks Saved My Life 87%
He lost everything at 63. A Starbucks job taught him what privilege never could.
by Michael Gates Gill 2007
3.48
11k+ ratings
Amazon
by Natalie Berg • 2019
The company that started with books now controls the infrastructure for how America buys everything.
3.77
196
Amazon Summary
Amazon 87%
The company that started with books now controls the infrastructure for how America buys everything.
by Natalie Berg 2019
3.77
196 ratings
No Shame in My Game
by Katherine S. Newman • 1999
The job everyone ridicules might be the best shot at dignity for America's working poor.
3.75
466
No Shame in My Game Summary
No Shame in My Game 87%
The job everyone ridicules might be the best shot at dignity for America's working poor.
by Katherine S. Newman 1999
3.75
466 ratings
Customer Behaviour in eCommerce
by Šárka Zapletalová • 2023
Czech e-grocery reveals five hidden customer types, each demanding its own loyalty strategy.
Customer Behaviour in eCommerce Summary
Customer Behaviour in eCommerce 87%
Czech e-grocery reveals five hidden customer types, each demanding its own loyalty strategy.
by Šárka Zapletalová 2023
Work Won't Love You Back
by Sarah Jaffe • 2021
From unpaid interns to burned-out coders, one ideology fuels it all: devotion to the job.
3.94
5k+
Work Won't Love You Back Summary
Work Won't Love You Back 87%
From unpaid interns to burned-out coders, one ideology fuels it all: devotion to the job.
by Sarah Jaffe 2021
3.94
5k+ ratings
Stories Sell
by Matthew Dicks • 2024
Stop pitching with slides. The storytelling method that builds trust and wins deals.
4.33
215
Stories Sell Summary
Stories Sell 87%
Stop pitching with slides. The storytelling method that builds trust and wins deals.
by Matthew Dicks 2024
4.33
215 ratings
The Numero Uno Salesman
by Karan Sondhi • 2018
Daily improvements and honest conversations turn salespeople into their customers' only choice.
3.00
7
The Numero Uno Salesman Summary
The Numero Uno Salesman 87%
Daily improvements and honest conversations turn salespeople into their customers' only choice.
by Karan Sondhi 2018
3.00
7 ratings
Not Everyone Gets a Trophy
by Bruce Tulgan • 2009
Clear rules, constant feedback, real rewards: the formula that turns young hires into top talent.
3.54
399
Not Everyone Gets a Trophy Summary
Not Everyone Gets a Trophy 87%
Clear rules, constant feedback, real rewards: the formula that turns young hires into top talent.
by Bruce Tulgan 2009
3.54
399 ratings
Never Lose a Customer Again
by Joey Coleman • 2018
After the sale, keep the customer: a hundred-day playbook to turn one-time buyers into advocates.
4.18
1k+
Never Lose a Customer Again Summary
Never Lose a Customer Again 87%
After the sale, keep the customer: a hundred-day playbook to turn one-time buyers into advocates.
by Joey Coleman 2018
4.18
1k+ ratings
Fans First
by Jesse Cole • 2022
Forget advertising. How to build fans devoted enough to drive across the country for you.
4.36
983
Fans First Summary
Fans First 87%
Forget advertising. How to build fans devoted enough to drive across the country for you.
by Jesse Cole 2022
4.36
983 ratings
All New Third Edition Be Our Guest (Completely Revised and Updated Third Edition)
by The Disney Institute • 2060
How a theme park operator turns customer service into theater, and the blueprint you can steal.
3.33
3
All New Third Edition Be Our Guest (Completely Revised and Updated Third Edition) Summary
All New Third Edition Be Our Guest (Completely Revised and Updated Third Edition) 87%
How a theme park operator turns customer service into theater, and the blueprint you can steal.
by The Disney Institute 2060
3.33
3 ratings
Storytelling in Business
by Janis Forman • 2013
Strategy is a story. How the best organizations build storytelling into a systematic capability.
3.53
17
Storytelling in Business Summary
Storytelling in Business 87%
Strategy is a story. How the best organizations build storytelling into a systematic capability.
by Janis Forman 2013
3.53
17 ratings
The Starbucks Experience
by Joseph A. Michelli • 2006
How Starbucks turns baristas into experience designers and every cup into a loyalty engine.
3.75
5k+
The Starbucks Experience Summary
The Starbucks Experience 87%
How Starbucks turns baristas into experience designers and every cup into a loyalty engine.
by Joseph A. Michelli 2006
3.75
5k+ ratings
The Sweaty Startup
by Nick Huber • 2025
The roadmap for getting rich in the boring businesses your town actually needs.
4.09
499
The Sweaty Startup Summary
The Sweaty Startup 87%
The roadmap for getting rich in the boring businesses your town actually needs.
by Nick Huber 2025
4.09
499 ratings
The StorySelling Method
by Philipp Humm • 2023
End the pitch. Start the story. A repeatable framework for selling with narrative, not features.
4.11
520
The StorySelling Method Summary
The StorySelling Method 87%
End the pitch. Start the story. A repeatable framework for selling with narrative, not features.
by Philipp Humm 2023
4.11
520 ratings
Shut Up and Listen!
by Tilman Fertitta • 2019
A billionaire's blunt playbook: why niceness, tiny details, and bad timing create empires.
3.89
1k+
Shut Up and Listen! Summary
Shut Up and Listen! 87%
A billionaire's blunt playbook: why niceness, tiny details, and bad timing create empires.
by Tilman Fertitta 2019
3.89
1k+ ratings
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