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Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street
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Hailed as a business classic by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet and widely acknowledged as a front runner to the writing of Michael Lewis, Business adventures is an entertaining, insightful look at corporate and financial life in America.
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What do the $350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at General Electric and Texas Gulf Sulphur have in common? Each is an example of how an iconic company was defined by a particular moment of fame or notoriety. And as this intelligent, funny and thought provoking book shows, the business lessons of each remain as fresh and as relevant as ever.
Stories about Wall Street are infused with drama and adventure and reveal the machinations and volatile nature of the world of finance. Longtime New Yorker contributor, John Brooks’s insightful reportage is so full of personality and critical detail that whether he is looking at the astounding market crash of 1962, the collapse of a well-known brokerage firm, or the bold attempt by American bankers to save the British pound, one gets the sense that history repeats itself.
Author: John Brooks
Paperback
459 pages