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ISBN
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1497644895
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EAN
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9781497644892
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Date of Publication
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20140812
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N/A
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Paperback / softback
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Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wa…
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Artist
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Brooks, John
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Book Title
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Business Adventures : Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street
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Publisher
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Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
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Item Length
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8 in
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Publication Year
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2014
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Trade Paperback
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Language
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English
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Item Height
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1.1 in
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Genre
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Business & Economics
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Topic
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Commerce, General, Management, Investments & Securities / Stocks, Corporate & Business History
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18 Oz
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5.2 in
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Number of Pages
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400 Pages
Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Ta…, Brooks, John
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
ISBN-10
1497644895
ISBN-13
9781497644892
eBay Product ID (ePID)
202701041
Product Key Features
Book Title
Business Adventures : Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Commerce, General, Management, Investments & Securities / Stocks, Corporate & Business History
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Business & Economics
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
18 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
“[Brooks] provides the early version of what we think of as Malcolm Gladwell-style or Freakonomics -style lessons. . . . But Brooks features another trait that modern business writers, whether James Stewart, Malcolm Gladwell, or Michael Lewis, do not. Brooks is truly willing to give up his own views to get inside the mind of all his subjects.” — National Review “More than two decades after Warren [Buffett] lent it to me–and more than four decades after it was first published– Business Adventures remains the best business book I’ve ever read . . . Brooks’s deeper insights about business are just as relevant today as they were back then.” –Bill Gates, The Wall Street Journal “The prose is superb. Reading Brooks is a supreme pleasure. His writing turns potentially eye-glazing topics (e.g., price-fixing scandals in the industrial electronics market) into rollicking narratives. He’s also funny. . . . He tells entertaining stories replete with richly drawn characters, setting them during heightened moments within the world of commerce.” — Slate, ” Rare pro-business portraiture which will stand up among the best financial journalism.” — Kirkus ” Brooks’s great contribution is his synthesis of all the elements that made the 1960s the most volatile in Wall Street history . and making so much material easily digestible for the uninitiated.” — Publishers Weekly ” Brooks … is about the only writer around who combines a thorough knowledge of finance with the ability to perceive behind the dance of numbers ‘high, pure, moral melodrama on the themes of possession, domination, and belonging.” — Time
Dewey Decimal
650/.0973
Synopsis
” Business Adventures remains the best business book I’ve ever read.” –Bill Gates, The Wall Street Journal 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; these notable and fascinating accounts are as relevant today to understanding the intricacies of corporate life as they were when the events happened. 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. Five additional stories on equally fascinating subjects round out this wonderful collection that will both entertain and inform readers . . . Business Adventures is truly financial journalism at its liveliest and best.
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