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John Brooks

Business Adventures

Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street: The New York Times bestseller Bill Gates calls 'the best business book I've ever read'

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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.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. John Brooks's insightful reportage is so full of personality an… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-4736-1152-8
  • EAN: 9781473611528
  • Produktnummer: 17444225
  • Verlag: John Murray Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
  • Seitenangabe: 464 S.
  • Masse: H19.7 cm x B13.0 cm x D2.9 cm 320 g
  • Gewicht: 320
  • Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)

Über den Autor


John Brooks (1920-1993) was an award-winning writer best known for his contributions to the New Yorker as a financial journalist. He was also the author of ten nonfiction books on business and finance, a number of which were critically acclaimed works examining Wall Street and the corporate world. His books Once in Golconda, The Go-Go Years, and Business Adventures have endured as classics. Although he is remembered primarily for his writings on financial topics, Brooks published three novels and wrote book reviews for Harper's Magazine and the New York Times Book Review.

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