Like a Virgin

Branson's 76 short chapters deliver genuine entrepreneurial wisdom in an extremely readable format — his employee-first philosophy and candid reflections on failure are refreshing in a genre full of self-congratulation. The bite-sized structure makes it easy to pick up and put down, and his track record at Virgin gives the advice real weight. Readers wanting depth will be frustrated, but as a readable entry point into entrepreneurial thinking from someone who has actually done it, it earns its place.