| 1. | ![]() | Good To Great: Why Some Companies Make The Leap...and Others Don't
from Harperbusiness
Customer Review:
Book came on time and very clean. Few writings here and there which was already mentioned. Book is in excellent condition. Thank you. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $9.69
Customer Review:
Michael Lewis does an excellent job describing the internal history of Salomon Brothers in the 1980s. He writes an easy-to-read narrative that is not only a pleasure to read, but is also a sarcastic and detailed examination of how business is done on Wall Street. While Lewis writes specifically... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch
from Broadway
Price: $19.77
Customer Review:
I recently finished a book about Hunter S. Thompson and submitted a review here on amazon:
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How fortunate I was to find as a X-Mas present, this... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Fast Food Nation
from Harper Perennial
Price: $10.17
Customer Review:
I was at a school-related conference (I work for a school district) and one part of it was led by a dietician. Her part lasted less than 30 minutes but during her discussion, she told the group to read this book if we wanted the real picture of how bad fast food is for children and the general... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
from Collins Business
Price: $18.15
Customer Review:
Are you interested to know how WalMart, IBM & HP became superior organizations? Jim & Jerry present their findings about these successful companies and many more. Some of the key take aways from this book are "Preserve the Core Ideology & Stimulate Progress", "Try a lot of stuff and keep... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
from Tantor Media
Price: $55.47
Customer Review:
I ordered a new copy of this book and the book I received looks used. The cover is dirty, the spine is loose, and there is a black permanent ink slash mark on the bottom of the book across the pages). I was going to give this book as a gift but decided against it because of the poor condition. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | The Partnership: The Making of Goldman Sachs
from Penguin Press HC, The
Price: $23.64
Customer Review:
As a person outside of the financial industry, I found the book to reveal an interesting glimpse into the history of the most venerated firm in Wall Street, from its humble inception to the present days. Along the way, you find glimpses of strong personalities that shine through the anonymity of... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army [Revised and Updated]
from Nation Books
Price: $11.53
Customer Review:
Macbeth could have been talking about this book when he said:
It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
For a book about the largest private military contractor and the man who leads it, you would think the author would give a little more than... more info | 3.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | The Secret History of the American Empire: The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the World
from Plume
Price: $9.75
Customer Review:
Read this book if you are not afraid of knowing what the Corporations are up to in the world. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause
from Viking Adult
Price: $18.45
Customer Review:
In 1862 a businessman in Cuba with little experience in rum opened a small distillery hoping to make a working man's drink - and invented a formula that made his rum famous. Bacardi's company brought worldwide fame to Cuba and in decades to follow it would become integral with Cuban politics,... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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