Others:
CENTURY'S BEST: 20TH CENTURY'S BEST BUSINESS HISTORY BOOKS
 

1. Economics - John Maynard Keynes (1936). The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money. (New York, NY: Harcourt , Brace & World, 403 p.). Economics-Monetary Policy, Interest. Classic.  

2. Work - William H. Whyte (1956). The Organization Man. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 429 p.). Individuality, Loyalty. Classic book on American work culture at mid-century.

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3. Corporate Governance - Adolf A. Berle and Gardiner C. Means with a new introduction by Murray L. Weidenbaum and Mark Jensen (1991). The Modern Corporation and Private Property. (New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 380 p. [orig. pub. 1932]). Corporations--United States; Corporation law--United States; Corporate governance--United States.

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4. Capitalism - Daniel Bell (1996). The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism. (New York, NY: Basic Books, 363 p.[20th anniversary ed.]). Henry Ford II Professor of Social Sciences Emeritus (Harvard University). Technology and civilization; Capitalism; United States --Civilization --1945-; United States --Social conditions --1945-. Classic analysis of Western liberal capitalist society - harbors seeds of its own downfall: 1) creates need among successful people for personal gratification, 2) corrodes work ethic that led to success in first place.

5. Strategy - Michael E. Porter with a new introduction by the author (1998). Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance. (New York, NY: Free Press, 557 p. [orig. pub. 1985]). Professor (Harvard Business School). Competition, Industrial Management.

6. Innovation - Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman Jr. (1988). In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies. (New York, NY: Warner, 360 p. [orig. pub. 1982]). Management Consultants (McKinsey & Co.). Industrial management--United States. 

7. Wall Street: Scandal - James B. Stewart (1991). Den of Thieves. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 493 p.). Insider trading in securities--United States; Investment banking--Corrupt practices--United States.

8. Mergers & Acquisitions - (RJR Nabisco) Bryan Burrough and John Helyar (1990). Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco. (New York, NY: Harper & Row, 528 p.). Reporters (Wall Street Journal). RJR Nabisco (Firm); Leveraged buyouts--United States--Case studies; Consolidation and merger of corporations--United States--Case studies; Conglomerate corporations--United States--Case studies.

9Banking - (J. P. Morgan) Ron Chernow (1991). The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 812 p.). Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York--History; Banks and banking--United States--History.

10. Management History - Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. (1977). The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business. (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 608 p.). Industrial management--United States--History; Industrial organization--United States--History; Industries--United States.

11. Management History - Peter Drucker (1986). Managing for Results. (New York, NY: Perennial Library, 240 p.). Professor of Management (Claremont). Industrial management; Decision making. "Results are obtained by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems; "Any leadership position is likely to be transitory and short-lived...What exists is getting old". Pertinent question for managers: "is not how to do things right but how to find the right things to do." Effectiveness trumps efficiency: "The only truly way to cut costs is to cut an activity altogether. There is little point in trying to do cheaply what should not be done at all."

12. Computers - (Data General) Tracy Kidder (1981). The Soul of a New Machine. (Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 293 p.). Data General Corporation; Computer engineering--Popular works.

13. Oil - Daniel Yergin (1991). The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 877 p.). Chairman, Cambridge Energy Research Associates. Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects--History--20th century; Petroleum industry and trade--Military aspects--History--20th century; World War, 1914-1918--Causes; World War, 1939-1945--Causes; World politics--20th century.

14. Wall Street: Fundamental Analysis - Benjamin Graham and David L. Dodd (2004). Security Analysis. (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 770 p. [3rd ed.; orig. pub. 1934]). Professor of Finance (Columbia University); born Benjamin Grossbaum. Securities; Investments; Speculation; Securities -- United States. 

15. Automotive - (GM) Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Edited by John McDonald, with Catharine Stevens; with a new introduction by Peter F. Drucker (1990). My Years at General Motors. (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 472 p. [orig. pub. 1964]). Sloan, Alfred P. (Alfred Pritchard), 1875-1966; General Motors Corporation--Management--History; Automobile industry and trade--United States--Management--Case studies; Industrial management--United States--Case studies. 

16. Wall Street History - Sidney Homer and Richard E. Sylla (1996). The History of Interest Rates. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 3rd ed., rev.; 688 p.). Academics (NYU). Interest Rates, Credit. Classic.

17. Strategy - Michael E. Porter (1998). Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors. (New York, NY: Free Press, 396 p. [orig. pub. in 1980]). Professor (Harvard Business School). Competition, Industrial Management.

18. Strategy - Ken'ichi Omae (1982). The Mind of the Strategist: The Art of Japanese Business. (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 283 p.). Consultant (McKinsey & Co.). Industrial Management, Strategy.

19. Economics - Friedrich A. von Hayek with introduction by Milton Friedman (1944). The Road to Serfdom. (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 50th anniversary ed., 274 p. [orig. pub. 1944]). Academic, 1974 Nobel Prize in Economics. Economic Policy, Totalitarianism.  

20. Economic Policy - William Greider (1989). Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 798 p.). Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.). Federal Reserve banks; Monetary policy--United States--History--20th century; Banks and banking--United States--History--20th century; Finance--United States--History--20th century.

21. Wall Street 1980's - (Salomon Brothers)  Michael M. Lewis (1989). Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street. (New York, NY: Norton, 249 p.). Lewis, Michael (Michael M.); Salomon Brothers; Brokers--United States--Biography; Bonds--United States.

22. Corporate Culture - Terence E. Deal and Allan A. Kennedy (1982). Corporate Cultures: The Rites and Rituals of Corporate Life. (Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publ. Co., 232 p.). Harvard University Professor, McKinsey & Co. Consultant. Corporations--United States; Culture; Organization. How corporations mold the character of employees.

23. Shareholder Value - Alfred Rappaport (1988). Creating Shareholder Value: A Guide for Managers and Investors. (New York, NY: Free Press, 205 p. [rev. and updated]. Professor of Accounting (Northwestern University). Corporations--Valuation; Stocks--Prices; Corporate profits; Investments--Accounting.

24. Leadership - Warren Bennis (2003). On Becoming a Leader: The Leadership Classic--Updated And Expanded. (Reading, MA: Perseus Books, 256 p. [orig. pub. 1989]). Leadership; Leadership--Case studies.

25. Automotive - (GM) Peter F. Drucker; with a new introduction by the author (1993). Concept of the Corporation. (New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 329 p. [orig. pub. 1946]). Professor of Management (Claremont). General Motors Corporation; Corporations; Corporations--United States.

26. Advertising - (Ogilvy & Mather) David M. Ogilvy (1983). Ogilvy on Advertising. (New York, NY: Crown, 224 p.). Advertising. 

27. Business Growth & Influence - Thomas C. Cochran and William Miller (1961). The Age of Enterprise, A Social History of Industrial America. (New York, NY: Harper, 396 p. [rev. ed.]). Benjamin Franklin Professor of History (University of Pennsylvania). U.S. Economic Conditions, U.S. Social Conditions. 

28. Oil - (Standard Oil) Henrietta M. Larson and Kenneth Wiggins Porter (1959). History of Humble Oil & Refining Company; A Study in Industrial Growth. (New York, NY: Harper, 769 p.). Harvard Business School, University of Oregon. Humble Oil and Refining Company.

29. Education & Learning - Mark H. McCormack (1984). What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School. (New York, NY: Bantam Books, 256 p.). Founder, International Creative Management. Management, Success in Business.

30. Publishing - (Washington Post) Katherine Graham (1997). Personal History. (New York, NY: Knopf, 642 p.). Graham, Katharine, 1917- ; Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)--History; Publishers and publishing--United States--Biography; Newspaper publishing--Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.

31. Drugs - (Bayer AG), Charles C. Mann and Mark L. Plummer (1991). The Aspirin Wars: Money, Medicine, and 100 Years of Rampant Competition. (New York, NY: Knopf, 420 p.). Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co.; Farbenfabriken Bayer Aktiengesellschaft; Bayer AG; Aspirin--Marketing--History.

32. Wall Street-Pre-1900 - Stephen Birmingham (1967). "Our Crowd"; The Great Jewish Families of New York. (New York, NY: Harper & Row, 404 p.). Jews--New York (State)--New York--Social life and customs; Jewish bankers--New York (State)--New York; Upper class--New York (State)--New York; New York (N.Y.--Ethnic relations.

33. Wall Street Firms - (Lehman Brothers - founded 1850 in Montgomery, AL by Henry Emanuel and Mayer Lehman), Ken Auletta (1986). Greed and Glory on Wall Street: The Fall of the House of Lehman. (New York, NY: Random House, 253 p.). Lehman Brothers; Wall Street; Stockbrokers--United States.

34. Wall Street Trading Panics - John Kenneth Galbraith  (1979). The Great Crash, 1929. (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 206 p.). Depressions--1929--United States; Stock Market Crash, 1929.

35. CEOs - (Avis), Robert Townsend (1970). Up the Organization (How To Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits). (New York, NY: Knopf, 202 p.). CEO of Avis-Rent-A-Car (1962-1965). Management. On New York Times nonfiction best-seller list for 28 weeks (#1 for 7 weeks). Called archenemy of corporate bureaucracy by Ralph Nader.

36. Capitalists - (Rockefeller), Ron Chernow (1998). Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (New York, NY: Random House, 774 p.). Social Historian. Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937; Capitalists and financiers--United States--Biography; Industrialists--United States--Biography; Philanthropists--United States--Biography.

37. Conglomerates - (East India Company), K. N. Chaudhuri (1978). The Trading World of Asia and the English East India Company, 1660-1760. (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 628 p.). East India Company--History; Europe--Commerce--Asia--History; Asia--Commerce--Europe--History. 

38. Agricultural Machinery - (Deere), Wayne G. Broehl, Jr. (1984). John Deere's Company : A History of Deere & Company and Its Times. (New York, NY: Doubleday, 870 p.). Professor, Dartmouth College. Deere, John, 1804-1886; Deere & Company--History; Industrialists--United States--Biography; Agricultural machinery industry--United States--History. Classic business history.

39. Automotive - (Chrysler), Lee A. Iacocca with William Novak (1984). Iacocca: An Autobiography. (New York, NY: Bantam Books, 352 p.). Former Chairman, Chrysler Corp. of America. Iacocca, Lee A.; Automobile industry and trade--United States--Biography; Businesspeople--United States--Biography.

40. Wall Street Trading Methods - Edwin Lefevre (1923). Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (New York, NY: George H. Doran Company, 299 p.).  New York Stock Exchange; Speculation.

41. Economics - Robert L. Heilbroner (1999). The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 365 p. [7th ed., orig. pub. 1953]). Economists--Biography; Economics--History. 

42. Manufacturing - David A. Hounshell (1984). From the American System to Mass Production, 1800-1932: The Development of Manufacturing Technology in the United States. (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 411 p.). Mass production--United States--History. 

43. Shareholder Value - William E. Fruhan, Jr. (1979). Financial Strategy: Studies in the Creation, Transfer, and Destruction of Shareholder Value. (Homewood, IL: R.D. Irwin, 301 p.). Professor of Finance (Harvard Business School). Corporations--Valuation--United States; Stocks--Prices--United States; Corporate profits--United States; Stock transfer--United States.

44. Economics - Joseph A. Schumpeter (1942). Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy. (New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 381 p.). Socialism; Capitalism; Democracy.

45. Fashion & Beauty - (Revlon), Andrew Tobias (1976). Fire and Ice: The Story of Charles Revson the Man Who Built the Revlon Empire (New York, NY: Morrow, 282 p.).

46. Capitalists - Matthew Josephson (1934). The Robber Barons; The Great American Capitalists, 1861-1901. (New York, NY: Harcourt Brace, 474 p.). Capitalists and financiers--United States; Industries--United States--History; Railroads--United States--History.

47. Oil - Anthony Sampson (1984). The Seven Sisters : The Great Oil Companies and the World They Shaped (New York, NY: Bantam Books, 403 p. [3rd. ed.]). Petroleum Industry and Trade-History

48. Wall Street Investing Strategies - Burton G. Malkiel (2004). A Random Walk Down Wall Street: Completely Revised and Updated Eighth Edition. (New York, NY: Norton, 416 p. [8th ed.; orig. pub. 1973]). Investments; Stocks. 

49. Wall Street 1920's - John Brooks (1999). Once in Golconda: A True Drama of Wall Street, 1920-1938. (New York, NY: Wiley, 307 p. [orig. pub. 1969]). New York Stock Exchange--History; Wall Street--History; Stock exchanges--United States--History.                          

50. Wall Street Capitalists & Financiers - Frederick Lewis Allen (1935). Lords of Creation. (New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 483 p.). Capitalists and financiers--United States; Finance--United States--History; Wall Street; Corporations--United States. 

51. Wall Street Firms - (Drexel Burnham), Connie Bruck (1989). The Predators' Ball: The Inside Story of Drexel Burnham and the Rise of the Junk Bond Raiders. (New York, NY: Penguin, 399 p.). Milken, Michael; Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated; Consolidation and merger of corporations--United States; Junk bonds--United States; Stockbrokers--United States.

52. Wall Street Investing Strategies - (Returns), Roger G. Ibbotson, Rex A. Sinquefield (1989). Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation: Historical Returns (1926-1987). (Homewood, IL: Dow Jones-Irwin, 202 p.). Stocks--Prices--United States; Securities--Prices--United States; Stock price forecasting.

53. Wall Street Trading History - Chris Welles (1975). The Last Days of the Club (New York, NY: Dutton, 460 p.). New York Stock Exchange.

54. Oil - (Occidental), Edward Jay Epstein (1996). Dossier: The Secret History of Armand Hammer. (New York, NY: Random House, 418 p.). Hammer, Armand, 1897- ; Businesspeople--United States--Biography; Capitalists and financiers--United States--Biography; Statesmen--United States--Biography; United States--Relations--Soviet Union; Soviet Union--Relations--United States.

55. Marketing - Robert D. Buzzell, Bradley T. Gale (1987). The PIMS Principles: Linking Strategy to Performance. (New York, NY: Free Press, 322 p.). Marketing--Management; Strategic planning.

56. Railroads - (Great Northern), Albro Martin (1976). James J. Hill and the Opening of the Northwest. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 676 p.). Hill, James Jerome, 1838-1916; Great Northern Railway; Businessmen -- United States -- Biography

57. Agricultural Machinery - (Harvester), Barbara Marsh (1985). A Corporate Tragedy: The Agony of International Harvester Company. (New York, NY: Doubleday, 324 p.). International Harvester Company; Agricultural machinery industry--United States.

58. Automotive - (Ford), Robert Lacey (1986). Ford, the Men and the Machine. (Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 778 p.). Ford, Henry, 1863-1947; Ford family; Ford Motor Company--History; Automobile industry and trade--United States--Biography.

59. Finance - Ed. Joel M. Stern and Donald H. Chew, Jr. (2003). The Revolution in Corporate Finance. (Malden, MA: Blackwell Business, 631 p. [4th ed.; orig. pub. 1986]). Corporations-Finance.

60. Information Technology - Larry Downes, Chunka Mui ; [foreword by Nicholas Negroponte] (2000). Unleashing the Killer App: Digital Strategies for Market Dominance. (Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 243 p.). Information technology--United States--Management; Digital communications--United States--Management; Organizational change--United States.

61. Innovation - Clayton M. Christensen (1997). The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail. (Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 225 p.). Harvard Business School. Creative ability in business; Industrial management; Customer services; Success in business. 

62. Leadership - John Kotter 1990). A Force for Change: How Leadership Differs from Management. (New York, NY: Free Press, 180 p.). Leadership; Industrial management; Leadership; Organization and Administration.                                                  

 63. Advertising - (Weiden & Kennedy), Randall Rothenberg (1994). Where the Suckers Moon: An Advertising Story. (New York, NY: Knopf, 477 p.). Weiden & Kennedy--Case studies; Advertising--United States; Advertising campaigns--United States; Advertising agencies--United States; Advertising--Automobiles--United States--Case studies; Subaru automobile--Case studies. 

64. Management History - Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. (1990). Strategy and Structure: Chapters in the History of the Industrial Enterprise. (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 463 p.). Industrial management--United States--History; Industrial organization--United States--History; Corporations--United States--Case studies.

65. Globalization - Mira Wilkins (1974). The Maturing of Multinational Enterprise: American Business Abroad from 1914 to 1970. (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 590 p.). Corporations, American; International business enterprises.

66. Retail Discount - (Wal-Mart), Sam Walton with John Huey (1992). Sam Walton, Made in America: My Story. (New York, NY: Doubleday, 269 p.). Walton, Sam, 1918- ; Wal-Mart (Firm)--History; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Millionaires--United States--Biography; Discount houses (Retail trade)--United States--History; Rich people--United States--Biography.

67. Marketing - Richard S. Tedlow (1996). New and Improved: The Story of Mass Marketing in America. (Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 483 p.). Professor (Harvard Business School). Marketing--United States--History; Marketing--United States--Case studies. 

68. Beverages - (Pepsi), Roger Enrico and Jesse Kornbluth (1986). The Other Guy Blinked: How Pepsi Won the Cola Wars. (New York, NY: Bantam, 280 p.). CEO, Pepsi. Pepsi-Cola Company; Coca-Cola Company; Soft drink industry--United States.

69. Computers - (Apple), John Scully with John A. Byrne (1987). Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple -- a Journey of Adventure, Ideas and the Future. (New York, NY: Harper & Row, 450 p.). Computer Industry, Apple Computer. Scully was recruited by Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, to provide management skill for Apple's future growth. Scully later ousted Jobs, perceived him as impediment to that growth.

70. CEOs - (Succession), Richard F. Vancil; foreword by Alonzo L. McDonald (1987). Passing the Baton: Managing the Process of CEO Succession. (Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 318 p.). Executive succession--United States; Directors of corporations--United States; Industrial management--United States.

71. Wall Street Scandal - (Equity Funding), Raymond L. Dirks and Leonard Gross (1974). The Great Wall Street Scandal. (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 295 p.). Equity Funding Corporation of America; Fraud--United States; Stock exchanges--United States.

72. Computers - (IBM), Paul Carroll (1993). Big Blues: The Unmaking of IBM. (New York, NY: Crown Publishers, 375 p.). Journalist (Wall Street Journal). IBM, Computer Industry.

73. Broadcasting - (CBS), Sally Bedell Smith (1990). In All His Glory: The Life of William S. Paley, the Legendary Tycoon and His Brilliant Circle. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 782 p.). Paley, William S. (William Samuel), 1901- ; Columbia Broadcasting System, inc.; Broadcasting--United States--Biography; Businessmen--United States--Biography.

74. Chemicals - (Du Pont), Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. and Stephen Salsbury, with the assistance of Adeline Cook Strange (1971). Pierre S. Du Pont and the Making of the Modern Corporation. (New York, Y: Harper & Row, 722 p.). DuPont, Pierre Samuel, 1870-1954; E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company; General Motors Corporation.

75. Ethics - James Q. Wilson (1993). The Moral Sense. (New York, NY: Free Press, 313 p.). Professor of Management and Public Policy (UCLA). Ethics; Moral development; Social ethics; Values--Psychological aspects. 

76. Banking - (Morgan), Vincent P. Carosso with the assistance of Rose C. Carosso (1987). The Morgans: Private International Bankers, 1854-1913. (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 888 p.). Morgan, Junius Spencer, 1813-1890; Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913; J.P. Morgan & Co.--History; Bankers--Biography; Banks and banking, International--History.

77. Wall Street Fiction - H. F. Saint (1987). Memoirs of an Invisible Man. (New York, NY: Atheneum, 396 p.). Securities analysts --Fiction; Stockbrokers--Fiction.

78. Consumer Non-cyclical - (Gillette), Russell B. Adams, Jr. (1978). King C. Gillette, The Man and His Wonderful Shaving Device. (Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 311 p.). Gillette, King C. (King Camp), 1855-1932; Gillette Company--History; Businesspeople--United States--Biography.

79. Food - (Spice), Giles Milton (1999). Nathaniel's Nutmeg: Or, The True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History. (New York, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 388 p.). Courthope, Nathaniel; Coen, Jan Pieterszoon, 1587-1629; Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie -- History; Spice trade -- Indonesia -- Maluku -- History -- 17th century; Nutmeg industry -- Indonesia -- Maluku -- History -- 17th century; Maluku (Indonesia) -- History; Indonesia -- History -- 1478-1798.

80. Real Estate - (Trump), Donald Trump, with Tony Schwartz (1987). Trump: The Art of the Deal. (New York, NY: Random House, 246 p.). Trump, Donald, 1946- ; Businessmen -- United States -- Biography; Real estate developers -- United States -- Biography.

81. Conglomerates - (ITT - founded 1920 by Hernand and Sosthenes Behn), Anthony Sampson (1973). The Sovereign State of ITT. (New York, NY: Stein & Day, 323 p.). International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation; Business and politics -- Case studies. 

82. Internet - Tim Berners-Lee with Mark Fischetti (1999). Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web by Its Inventor. (San Francisco, CA: Harper, 226 p.). Berners-Lee, Tim; World Wide Web (Information retrieval system)--History. 

83. Law - Paul Hoffman (1973). Lions in the Street; the inside Story of the Great Wall Street Law Firms. (New York, NY: Saturday Review Press, 244 p.). Lawyers--New York (State)--New York; Law firms--New York (State)--New York.

84. Telecommunications - (AT&T), Steve Coll (1986). The Deal of the Century: The Breakup of AT&T. (New York, NY: Atheneum, 400 p.). American Telephone and Telegraph Company--Reorganization--History; Telephone companies--United States--History.

85. Metals - (Alcoa), George D. Smith (1988). From Monopoly to Competition: The Transformations of Alcoa, 1888-1996. (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 554 p.). Academic (Economics Dept., NYU). Aluminum Industry, Aluminum Company of America.

86. Mining - Geoffrey Wheatcroft (1986). The Randlords: The Exploits and Exploitations of South Africa's Mining Magnates. (New York, NY: Atheneum, 314 p.). Gold industry--South Africa--History--19th century; Diamond industry and trade--South Africa--History--19th century; Capitalists and financiers--South Africa--History--19th century; South Africa--Economic conditions--To 1918.

87. Real Estate - (Olympia & York), Anthony Bianco (1997). The Reichmanns: Family, Faith, Fortune, and the Empire of Olympia & York. (New York, NY: Times Business, 810 p.). Reichmann family; Jews--Canada--Biography; Jews, Hungarian--Canada--Biography; Jews--Hungary--Biography; Orthodox Judaism--Canada; Canada--Biography.

88. Wall Street Investing Psychology - Charles Mackay; with a foreword by Andrew Tobias (2001). Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. (New York, NY: Crown Trade Paperbacks, 740 p. [orig. pub. 1841)). Impostors and imposture; Swindlers and swindling; Occultism--Early works to 1900; Delusions; Social psychology; Investments--Psychological aspects; Stock exchanges--Psychological aspects.

89. Airlines - Thomas Petzinger, Jr. (1996). Hard Landing: The Epic Contest for Power and Profits that Plunged the Airlines into Chaos. (New York, NY: Times Books, 594 p.). Airlines--United States--History; Aeronautics, Commercial--United States--History; Aeronautics, Commercial--Deregulation--United States--History.

90. Turnarounds - (Harley-Davidson), Peter C. Reid (1990). Well Made in America: Lessons from Harley-Davidson on Being the Best. (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 226 p.). Harley-Davidson Motor Company--Management; Motorcycle industry--United States--Management; Corporate turnarounds--United States--Management--Case studies.

91. Compensation - Graef Crystal (1991). In Search of Excess: The Overcompensation of American Executives. (New York, NY: Norton, 272 p.). Executives--Salaries, etc.--United States.

92. Wall Street Investing Strategy - Peter Lynch with John Rothchild (1989). One up on Wall Street: How to Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 318 p.). Investments; Stocks; Speculation.

93. Entertainment - (Disney), John Taylor (1987). Storming the Magic Kingdom: Wall Street, the Raiders, and the Battle for Disney. (New York, NY: Knopf, 261 p.). Walt Disney Productions--Reorganization; Consolidation and merger of corporations--United States--Case studies; Tender offers (Securities)--United States--Case studies; Corporate reorganizations--United States--Case studies.

94. Wall Street Credit History - James Grant (1992). Money of the Mind : Borrowing and Lending in America from the Civil War to Michael Milken. (New York, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 513 p.). Credit--United States--History; Loans--United States--History; Credit control--United States--History.

95. Tobacco - (R. J. Reynolds), Patrick Reynolds and Tom Shachtman (1989). The Gilded Leaf: Triumph, Tragedy, and Tobacco: Three Generations of the R.J. Reynolds Family and Fortune. (Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 353 p.). Reynolds family; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company--History; Tobacco industry--United States--History

96. Automotive - David Halberstam (1986). The Reckoning. (New York, NY: Morrow, 752 p.). Energy consumption--United States; Petroleum industry and trade--United States; Automobiles--United States--Fuel consumption; Automobile industry and trade--United States.

97. Beverages - (Coca-Cola), Mark Pendergrast (1993). For God, Country and Coca-Cola: The Unauthorized History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes It (New York, NY: Scribner's, 556 p.). Coca-Cola Company--History; Soft drink industry--United States--History.

98. Retail Department Stores - (Bloomingdale's), Marvin Traub and Tom Teicholz (1993). Like No Other Store--: The Bloomingdale's Legend and The Revolution in American Marketing. (New York, NY: Times Books, 428 p.). Traub, Marvin; Bloomingdale's (Firm) -- History.

99. Publishing -  (Tribune Co.), Richard Norton Smith (1997). The Colonel: The Life and Legend of Robert R. McCormick, 1880-1955. (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 597 p.). McCormick, Robert Rutherford, 1880-1955; Chicago tribune; Newspaper editors--United States--20th century--Biography.

100. Innovation - Joel Mokyr (1990). The Lever of Riches: Technological Creativity and Economic Progress. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 349 p.). Professor of Economics and History (Northwestern). Technological innovations--Economic aspects--History; Economic development--History. Account of medieval inventions.


 

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