Top 5 AU Management Books for May 2009

Here they are: the second month of figures for the top-selling management books in Australia are in (based on sales data kindly provided by Dymocks Australia). The Top 5 come from the month of April, and there are a few new entries to the chart.

Despite the fact that, according to yesterday's announcement, Australia has escaped officially entering the "recession" category, the Number 1-seller is the descriptively titled How to Feed Your Family for $75 a Week. Heck, one person can easily spend that on a dinner in Sydney's CBD!

So here are the Top 5 for May, 2009:

1. How to Feed Your Family for $75 a Week By Cynthia Mayne
   I might be mistaken, but I believe this tome is also referred to as the Recession Diet. (Economists will perhaps be interested to know that an earlier edition of this book put the cost at $55/week.)

2. Fish! By Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, John Christensen
   Would you look at that: a book in the Top 5 that isn't based on coping with the recession! Fish! instead provides a look at management lessons learned from a fish market on how to motivate employees and increase productivity.

3. Rich Dad, Poor Dad By Robert Kiyosaki
   Not only has this book remained in the Top 5 --- it's moved up a notch from last month. Nice to see Dad still doing so well.

4. Business Stripped Bare By Richard Branson
   Ever felt like you've made some business decisions that really pushed the boat out? Prepare to be disappointed --- in an inspirational way, of course (it's Richard Branson, after all).

5. Teach Yourself About Shares By Roger Kinsky
   Hanging on again in position 5 is the book that purports to tell you all you need to know about the share markets. As soon as we've all read this, will everything be ok?