Here are the 20 economics, self-help, and strategy books C-suite execs are reading right now to get their firms through COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced firms all around the world to shut down their offices and work from home – with many wondering what the future holds. Perlego – the "Spotify for textbooks" – analyzed data from more than 600 of its C-suite customers to find out what business leaders were reading in these strange times. Standouts include books by Nike cofounder Phil Knight, Nobel Prize winner Jean Tirole and tech investor Ben Horowitz. Perlego CEO Gauthier Van Malderen said senior execs were using their time in isolation to learn the "crucial skills" needed for businesses to survive. Click here for more BI Prime stories.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses all around the world to shut down their offices and tell employees to work from home. 

Amazon, Facebook, and Google are just a few of the biggest companies close down offices their offices all around the world, forcing senior executives to strategize the future of their firms while relying on video-calls and text messages. 

Perlego – an online library startup dubbed the "Spotify of textbooks"– has analyzed the most popular books ordered by more than 600 C-suite executives using its platform. 

Titles include bestsellers by the likes of Nike cofounder Phil Knight, Nobel Prize-winning economist Jean Tirole and Ben Horowitz, one of the best-known investors in Silicon Valley. 

"Many CEOs, executives and other managers are using our platform to access a great source of new information," said CEO Gauthier Van Malderen.

"They're reading books on leading in times of crisis, dealing with stress, engaging a remote workforce, preparing for a post-COVID world and many more topics."

We broke down the top 20 most popular books among C-suite execs stuck in isolation: 

Original author: Martin Coulter