If anyone has plenty of choices in reading material, it's Amazon.com CEO
Jeff Bezos.
Wonder what his favorite business book is? Or what about a big B-school dean
like Douglas Dunn of Carnegie Mellon?
Well, here are some answers.
Over the past few months, we've contacted popular professors and business
professionals and asked them about their favorite books, business or otherwise.
What made those books inspirational, instructive, or influential in their
thinking and their careers? What would they advise you to read if you had the
chance to ask them?
Below you'll find biographies on our participants along with their
recommendations. You'll also find book reviews and excerpts for some of
the most frequently recommended selections. Maybe knowing about the favorite
books of successful people will spark you to read something you might
otherwise have missed or get you to think about books that are important to you —
or both. Enjoy!
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The New New Thing
A Silicon Valley Story
By Michael Lewis
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Lewis is my all-time favorite business observer. His new book
describes the socioeconomic society that is Silicon Valley, Wall Street's new dominatrix,
in a lighthearted but informative way.
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— Charles I. Clough Jr.
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Business Week review |
Book excerpt
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Reading List index
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FREQUENTLY RECOMMENDED TITLES
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Christensen, The Innovator's Dilemma
Recommendations |
Excerpt |
Interview
Collins and Porras, Built to Last
Recommendations
Downes and Mui, Unleashing the Killer App
Recommendations |
BW review |
Excerpt
Drucker, Management Challenges for the 21st Century
Recommendations |
BW review
Friedman, The Lexus and the Olive Tree
Recommendations |
BW review
Gates, Business @ the Speed of Thought
Recommendations |
BW review
Kelly, New Rules for the New Economy
Recommendations |
BW review |
Excerpt
Kidder, The Soul of a New Machine
Recommendations |
Excerpt
Lewis, The New New Thing
Recommendations |
BW review |
Excerpt
Pine and Gilmore, The Experience Economy
Recommendations |
BW review
Shapiro and Varian, Information Rules
Recommendations |
Excerpt
Strouse, Morgan
Recommendations |
BW review
Swisher, Aol.com
Recommendations |
BW review
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Tichy, The Leadership Engine
Recommendations |
BW review
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Linda Argote, Carnegie Mellon University
George Bell, President, Excite at Home
Jeff Bezos, CEO, Amazon
William Bottom, Olin School
Charles Clough, Clough Capital Partners
Jim Collins, Author
Arnold Cooper, Krannert School
Jack Covert, founder, 800-CEO-READ
James Dean, Kenan-Flagler School
Douglas Dunn, Carnegie Mellon University
Vijay Govindarajan, Tuck School
Steve Green, Krannert School
Frances Hesselbein, Board Chairman, Drucker Foundation
Ananth Iyer, Krannert School
Durk Jager, Former CEO, Procter & Gamble
Philip Kotler, Kellogg School
Bob Krapfel, Smith School
Lester Lave, Carnegie Mellon University
David Levine, Haas School
Robert Mittelstaedt, Wharton School
Bob Pittman, CEO, America Online
Bernd Schmitt, Columbia Business School
Albert Segars, Kenan-Flagler School
Nader Tavassolli, Sloan School
Michael Useem, Wharton School
Julie Wainwright, CEO, Pets.com
Jeffrey Williams, Carnegie Mellon University
Dick Wittink, Yale School of Management
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