Competitive Advantage, Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance (Hardcover)
by Michael E. Porter

An awesome classic, a business must-read from one of the world's leading authorities on competitive strategy and international competitiveness.

Blue Ocean Strategy, How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant (Hardcover)
by W. Chan Kim, Renee Mauborgne

A useful framework of business strategy and a fine articulation of "Thinking and Doing Something New, Something Different."

Competitive Strategy, Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors, with a New Introduction (Hardcover)
by Michael E. Porter

Written more than 20 years ago, Porter's masterpiece is the most important work on competitive strategy to date.

The Innovator's Dilemma, When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (Paperback)
by Clayton M. Christensen

In-depth analysis, excellent examples, actionable recommendations, a great book about business strategies, must read for managers.

The Black Book of Outsourcing: How to Manage the Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities (Hardcover)
by Douglas Brown, Scott Wilson

A classic outsourcing resource.

The Art of War, Special Edition (Paperback)
by Sun Tzu , Lionel Giles (translator)

Out of the 10 available editions of this strategy classic is our recommendation of this special edition. With a detailed introduction & commentary on the history of Chinese warfare & military thought as well as the Chinese text for comparison, this edition easily stands out in value.

The Book of Five Rings, A Classic Text on the Japanese Way of the Sword (Paperback)
by amoto Musashi , Thomas Cleary (Translator)

The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth (Hardcover)
by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor

A critical tool to understand and succeed with disruptive innovation.

Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life (Paperback)
by Avinash K. Dixit and Barry J. Nalebuff

An excellent reference on Game Theory and competitive strategies with many case studies but little math.

Strategy: Second Revised Edition (Meridian) (Paperback)
by B. H. liddell Hart

Written in a lucid manner, thorough and full of life, this is an exceptional treatise on strategy.