Business Adventures
Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street
by John Brooks
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Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
“Great book! Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street by John Brooks #FridayReads | Not long after I first met Warren Buffett back in 1991, I asked him to recommend his favorite book about business. He didn't miss a beat: "It's 'Business Adventures,' by John Brooks," he said. "I'll send you my copy." I was intrigued: I had never heard of "Business Adventures" or John Brooks. | The best business book I’ve ever read.”
Source →“Great book! Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street by John Brooks #FridayReads | Not long after I first met Warren Buffett back in 1991, I asked him to recommend his favorite book about business. He didn't miss a beat: "It's 'Business Adventures,' by John Brooks," he said. "I'll send you my copy." I was intrigued: I had never heard of "Business Adventures" or John Brooks. | The best business book I’ve ever read.”
Source →“Great book! Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street by John Brooks #FridayReads | Not long after I first met Warren Buffett back in 1991, I asked him to recommend his favorite book about business. He didn't miss a beat: "It's 'Business Adventures,' by John Brooks," he said. "I'll send you my copy." I was intrigued: I had never heard of "Business Adventures" or John Brooks. | The best business book I’ve ever read.”
Source →“Great book! Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street by John Brooks #FridayReads | Not long after I first met Warren Buffett back in 1991, I asked him to recommend his favorite book about business. He didn't miss a beat: "It's 'Business Adventures,' by John Brooks," he said. "I'll send you my copy." I was intrigued: I had never heard of "Business Adventures" or John Brooks. | The best business book I’ve ever read.”
Source →Recommended by 6 notable people, including Bill Gates and Patrick Collison
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Recommended by 10 sources and appears in Entrepreneur, Books Recommended by Warren Buffett, and Books Recommended by Bill Gates.
This business classic written by longtime New Yorker contributor John Brooks is an insightful and engaging look into 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...
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Recommended by 10 sources and appears in Entrepreneur, Books Recommended by Warren Buffett, and Books Recommended by Bill Gates.
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Patrick Collison
Co-founder and CEO of Stripe
“Great book! Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street by John Brooks #FridayReads | Not long after I first met Warren Buffett back in 1991, I asked him to recommend his favorite book about business. He didn't miss a beat: "It's 'Business Adventures,' by John Brooks," he said. "I'll send you my copy." I was intrigued: I had never heard of "Business Adventures" or John Brooks. | The best business book I’ve ever read.”
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