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Dave Ramsey, the radio host and author of The Total Money Makeover, turns the story of the multimillion-dollar company he started on a living-room card table into step-by-step guidance for growing a business. His starting point is that a company is only as strong as its leaders and that a team will never outgrow the person leading it. Ramsey covers getting staff to take ownership and enjoy their work, uniting a team and stamping out gossip, handling money, setting and reaching goals, managing time and running a business without debt. The advice is pitched at every level, from the chief executive's desk and the middle manager's cubicle to a start-up run from home.

eCommerceFuel founder Andrew Youderian read it while managing his first full-time employee and said it helped him work out a compensation package, and Live Nation marketing manager James Murphy said it showed him what building a strong team takes.