Very recently, business books have evolved from the stuffy theoretical tomes they used to be in the past, and have taken on a format that is infinitely more readable and easy to understand, even for a novice. Most of these books are coached in story format, describing to the reader how the author was able to make a transition from a certain issue or conflict involving a business, and made a success of the commercial enterprise.

Other business books cite many examples of triumph in a particular business venture or niche that the reader could learn from. By detailing the many mistakes the authors, themselves seasoned entrepreneurs, have made, the reader could avoid these pitfalls and reap the benefit of the authors’ experiences.

This is a far cry from the business books of the past that only businessmen and women with technical know-how could digest. Woven through with business theories and complicated-sounding words, these business books turned off many novice entrepreneurs hoping to get some useful grain of knowledge about how to run their businesses.

With more and more people opening up small enterprises, the new tone of business books has made it more accessible to the public, whether the readers are students researching on a particular topic, new entrepreneurs wanting to put up a commercial venture, or experienced business people seeking to improve their methods and increase their bottom line. A book all investors should read is Financial Shenanigans: How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks and Fraud