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    Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street
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    Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street
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    Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street

    Written by john brooks

    Narrated by Johnny Heller

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    From Wall Street to Main Street, John Brooks, longtime contributor to the New Yorker, brings to life in vivid fashion twelve classic and timeless tales of corporate and financial life in America.

    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 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 listeners. . . Business Adventures is truly financial journalism at its liveliest and best.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateAug 19, 2014
    ISBN9781101913338
    Author

    john brooks

    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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    • 5/5
      Very nice interesting and educational book
      Definitely recommend to readers
    • 4/5
      Very good materials and lots of innovative ideas found in this book.
    • 5/5
      Stories about both the follies and failures in the business and financial economy, you'll come out with a better understanding at the monetary system and also, several lesson on business dealings as well. Entertaining and educational
    • 2/5
      This book was painfully detailed and long. Very disappointed. Would not recommend at all.
    • 3/5
      I didn't like how long it was. Last two chapters were thin of interesting topics. Great read for those Warren Buffet fans who saw his recommendation of this book. Great amount of knowledge to be absorbed by osmosis.
      Cheers! Beer needed!
    • 3/5
      cool not too bad I kinda enjoyed it good read
    • 2/5
      This is a book that I should have enjoyed. I like business books, I read business stories every day. I like stories about success and failure in the business world. This a book that the publisher says I should have enjoyed. The publisher tells me it is a great book by a great author whose books are described as great classics. I did not enjoy this book. I did not like it. The author, I am told is a frequent contributor to the the “New Yorker”. This may explain while I never liked the “New Yorker” Please realize that having discovered and declared my dislike for the book that I did not feel obliged to read the entire book. It does not take over 400 pages to know whether something is worth one’s time. It was not. The book consists of twelve chapters, each an individual business story, so far so good, that appear to be reprints from the above noted magazine. Unfortunately there is no preface to the book explaining whether or not this is so. After reading the first story, one has no idea whether or not the second story is intended to tie into the first or is completely independent. Secondly the articles or stories are not dated. It is immediately obvious that these are not recent events but they date back far enough that a date would have been useful in having one place the events with other world or local events of that time period. Next, a reviewer suggested this author was funny - certainly not funny ha-ha as near as I could tell. Why go on. Start reading this at your own risk. Sorry that I could not enjoy it since someone out there must be rolling in the aisles.

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