As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des Moines Public Library’s six locations and online at dmpl.org. And find information on how to get a FREE library card and all its benefits at dmpl.org/get-carded.

Des Moines Public Library business book pick: “Choose Your Enemies Wisely: Business Planning for the Audacious Few,” by Patrick Bet-David.

Why you should read it: The latest book from bestselling author and popular business podcaster Patrick Bet-David shows readers how to harness the strong emotions you feel toward your business competitors to ramp up and grow your own business. The key, he says, is to blend emotion and logic in your business planning.