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 inGolconda, 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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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 GE 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 readers . . . Business Adventures is truly financial journalism at its liveliest and best.
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书名:《商业冒险:华尔街的12个经典故事》 点评:1959-69年《纽约客》文章合集,现在读来更像中短篇商业小说集,都是“true story”。 以下按股市、公司、商业、税与货币、个人5类重新排序。 -波动:The Fluctuation 故事:1962年5-28~5-3的一次莫名其妙的股市崩盘,只持...
金融曆史?好無聊
评分商業寫作的另一條路,或教科書。
评分12個小故事,看清楚商業社會,不僅僅business,還有法律條款等等,文筆很清晰。one free bite很令人思考,尤其是法官釋法再到如果涉及國外公司又當如何呢?
评分讀起來纔發現是一本很古老的書,大概都是50,60年代金融有關的舊事,不過還是很有意思,尤其是英鎊保衛戰,很驚心動魄
评分2017.3.15-4.8 25 days
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