Business Books of 2021: 11 Picks From Our Reviewers

A selection of the year’s most relevant and revelatory business books, as discussed by The Wall Street Journal’s reviewers.

Invention: A Life

By

James Dyson

| Simon & Schuster

Building a better vacuum cleaner is just the start for an inventor who wants his ideas to become a reality. The next steps are funding, distribution and, most crucially, trained engineers.

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Ding Dong! Avon Calling!

By Katina Manko | Oxford

Avon’s impact on America went well beyond the home: The company’s national network of recruiters opened the door to a unique, female managerial class.

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Becoming Trader Joe

By Joe Coulombe with Patty Civalleri | Harper Leadership

To found a new kind of…

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