The Dow's losses over this year's first 12 days of trading erased nearly all of last year's gains; the pace of new home-building was, in January, reportedly at its lowest in 16 years; and recession rumblings, too, are making themselves heard. In 2007, though the economy was hardly soaring, readers would not have felt much was amiss. The year saw many big business biographies and was a particularly rich period for business histories, with authors closely examining venerable family concerns and global industries alike. The continuing impact of new technologies was easily seen in a number of titles about the growing complexities of national and world markets. In this article, a list of best business books for 2007 is presented.