Customer Review: Very good bio of Warren Buffett who very well may be a treasury secretary someday. This is inspiring and also loved "Running with the Rhinos" for leadership insight as well. Running with the Rhinos: Courageous Leadership for a Complex World
Customer Review: This book was really interesting because of both the past and present situation we find ourselves in terms of economic crisis. Mr. Pickens does a wonderful job of sharing his story and his professional career with the reader. Inspiring. Also loved "Running with the Rhinos" by Christian Warren, very... more info
Customer Review: In his massive history of Goldman Sachs (over 700+ pages), Mr. Ellis gives a glowing and comprehensive history of the the investment bank. He writes as the insider he is (a former consultant to the firm) and is not as critical of Goldman Sachs as he could be. Founded nearly 150 years ago, he traces... more info
Customer Review: This book was so inspirational and superb it may have changed my life. It changed my perspective on things and it was so funny and enlightening it in a way contributed to helping me go from a Junior Manager in a Fortune 500 company to Head of Division with responsibility over 15 countries in an... more info
Customer Review: This book is an excellent read and may be quite an eye opener for the masses. It's true to its purpose which is a "confession" drafted to ease ramping guilt by raising awareness of America's far-reaching detrimental corporatocracy. I found that the facts within this book are easily verifiable... more info
Customer Review: This guy breathes economics and shares several thoughtful insights into how the global economy is affecting American politics. Pair this book with The Power of Productivity and you'll definitely have a better picture of how the world works.
Customer Review: Quite the eye-opener about how many supposedly rich people are actually being supported by their parents. I did think it had a lot of undertones about how being cheap, I mean frugal, was noble in its own right and there's nothing worth spending money on except charity and education. But it was... more info
Customer Review: When I first came across this book, I had planned on reading a Buffet biography for quite some time. I hesitated for a while because there were so many options. As I enjoyed reading Roger Lowenstein's, When Genius Failed, I made my decision to read this particular book based solely on my knowledge... more info
Customer Review: I am Cuban-born, and have throughly enjoyed this book and am buying copies to send to all my children, one of which is NPR's Baghdad Bureau Chief. It is historically accurate, very well written, and portrays Cuba and the Bacardi family with knowledge and understanding. It is truly a brilliant... more info