Alumni-Authored Books
Building our collections with the work of HBS graduates
Overview
1979
Chirls, Cliff: Teams That Work: The Six Characteristics of High Performing Teams.
Dent, Harry: The great boom ahead : your comprehensive guide to personal and business profit in the new era of prosperity, The roaring 2000s : building the wealth and lifestyle you desire in the greatest boom in history.
Lowry, Philip (Phil): Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of All 271 Major League and Negro League Ballparks Past and Present, Baseball's longest games : a comprehensive worldwide record book, Green cathedrals : the ultimate celebration of Major League and Negro League ballparks.
McGee, Henry: HBS Faculty Member Faculty and Research Publications.
Speller, Jeffrey (Jeff): Executives in Crisis: Recognizing and Managing the Alcoholic, Drug-Addicted or Mentally Ill Executive.
1984
Bilmes, Linda: The Ghost Budget: Paying for America’s Endless Wars (forthcoming 2025), Valuing U.S. National Parks and Programs: America’s Best Investment, The People Factor: Strengthening America by Investing in Public Service, The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict.
Dennis, Steve: Remarkable Retail: Winning in the Age of Digital Disruption.
Draper, Timothy (Tim). How to Be the Startup Hero: A Guide and Textbook for Entrepreneurs and Aspiring Entrepreneurs.
VanAuken, Brad: The brand management checklist : proven tools and techniques for creating winning brands, Brand aid : a quick reference guide to solving your branding problems and strengthening your marketing position.
Wileman, Andrew: Retail power plays : from trading to brand leadership : strategies for building retail brand value.
1989
Allen, Jimmy. The Founder's Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth.
Carter, Sandy: Get Bold: Using Social Media to Create a New Type of Social Business, The New Language of Business: SOA & Web 2.
Fiske, Neil: Trading Up: The New American Luxury.
Kuenne, Chris: Built for Growth: How Builder Personality Shapes Your Business, Your Team, and Your Ability to Win.
Lucas, Stuart: Wealth: Grow It, Protect It, Spend It, and Share It, The taxable investor's manifesto : wealth management strategies to last a lifetime.
1994
Chugh, Dolly: The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias, A More Just Future: Psychological Tools for Reckoning with Our Past and Driving Social Change, Conflicts of Interest: Challenges and Solutions in Business, Law, Medicine, and Public Policy, Negotiation Theory and Research.
Hall, Taddy: Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice.
Kaufman, Michael: Redefining Success in America : A New Theory of Happiness and Human Development.
Knoop, Carin: Compassionate Management of Mental Health in the Modern Workplace.
Whitehurst, Jim: The open organization : igniting passion and performance.
1999
Bines, Joel: The Metail Economy: Six Strategies for Transforming Your Business to Thrive in the Me-Centric Consumer Revolution.
Nava Correa, Arturo: Logra Tu Dream: How 50 Successful Latinos & Latinas Turned Their Dreams Into Reality.
Nwuneli, Ndidi: Food Entrepreneurs in Africa: Scaling Resilient Agriculture Businesses.
Spielman, Matthew: Inflection Points: How to Work and Live with Purpose.
Wray, Bea: What an MBA Taught Me...But My Kids Made Me Learn.