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Daily Archives: October 27, 2010
McDonald’s – Behind the Arches
There have been so many bad books and movies about McDonald’s – they are presented so often in a negative light that you might wonder how they ever became the phenomenally successful company they are today. This is the best … Continue reading
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Conspiracy of Fools
There are many (too many) books about Enron, but I think this is likely the best of them. It rings truer to me, by far, than much of what is out there. Enron was nine parts folly, and one part … Continue reading
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Predator’s Ball
I was once sitting in the audience at a financial conference in California, and half way through a rather dull powerpoint presentation, a man in the row in front of me turned his head slowly to the left, presenting a … Continue reading
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Barbarians at the Gate
A definitive classic in the genre of business journalism – even if the world has moved on, the story is gripping and still broadly relevant. And Henry Kravis still roams the earth…
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When Genius Failed
Of course this is now a bona fide classic, even if the framework of the financial markets as described is a bit out of date – because the markets have continued to evolve. Nevertheless, it is a good story, and … Continue reading
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The Wal-Mart Effect
This is the very best book I have read on Wal-Mart, and highly recommended for B&T students especially. It is sort of the demand-side counterpart to the supply-side story presented in The China Price.
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Factory Girls
This is a terrific book, combining economics and a sociological/historical perspective on the transformation of the Chinese labor markets. It is a nice companion piece to The China Price. Also a easy read. Leslie Chang is a Wall Street Journal … Continue reading
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The Big Short
Michael Lewis’ story of the sub-prime crisis, and how it was played successfully by a few contrarians, is an Instant Classic — and a great read. Do not miss this one!
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The China Price
I am doing a fair amount of reading now on China – for obvious reasons. I will post here only those books that I am convinced are worth your while. The China Price was written by Alexandra Harney, a former … Continue reading
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The Greatest Trade Ever
This book – by Gregory Zuckerman, a WSJ writer – also tells the story of the subprime crisis, or at least the Wall Street side of it. It is just as good as The Big Short. If you read both books, they reinforce … Continue reading
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