Critic’s picks of best of business
By Dave
July 21st, 2008 | Leave a comment
The New York Times’ Talking Business columnist Joe Nocera has conjured a list of the best nonfiction business books. He had solicited readers’ input on business fiction a few years back, but the results were unsatisfying.
Here are some of his picks, and we are quoting the column here:
“Liar’s Poker,” by Michael Lewis (even though I’ve since become convinced that the anecdote that gives the book its title never happened).
“The Devil’s Candy,” by Julie Salamon. (Greatest dissection of the movie business ever written.)
“The Box,” by Marc Levinson. (Hard to believe you can write a great book about the rise and importance of the shipping container, but he pulled it off.)
“Indecent Exposure,” by David McClintick. (Published in 1982, it single-handedly created the business narrative genre).
“The Go-Go Years,” by John Brooks. (The best book by the most elegant writer to ever make business his subject.)
“The Kingdom and the Power,” by Gay Talese. (Yes, the subject is The New York Times, but how can you leave it off any list of great business books?)
To see the whole list, CLICK HERE.
