Business adventures : twelve classic tales from the world of Wall Street
by Brooks, John, 1920-1993 (Author)
Summary
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... Full description
- The fluctuation: the little crash in '62
- The fate of the Edsel: a cautionary tale
- The federal income tax: its history and peculiarities
- A reasonable amount of time: insiders at Texas Gulf Sulphur
- Xerox Xerox Xerox Xerox
- Making the customers whole: the death of a president
- The impacted philosophers: non-communication at GE
- The last great corner: a company called Piggly Wiggly
- A second sort of life: David E. Lilienthal, businessman
- Stockholder season: annual meetings and corporate power
- One free bite: a man, his knowledge, and his job
- In defense of sterling: the bankers, the pound, and the dollar.