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by Joe Nocera
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A fascinatingcollection ofprofiles by one ofAmerica's leadingbusiness journalistsFor three decades, in major publications such as Texas Monthly,Esquire, Fortune, and now The New York Times, Joe Nocera hasreported on the people who dominate the business world, for betteror worse. Everyone from Warren Buffett to T. Boone Pickens toGeorge Steinbrenner to Ken Lay has fallen under his microscope. Now, in this collection of his best work, he explores how wedefine good guys and bad guys in business and concludes thatthings are often not what they seem. It turns out that there are surprisingly good qualities in classicvillains like junk bond king Michael Milken and notorious stockanalyst Henry Blodget. And some business celebrities who arewidely admired, such as Steve Jobs, are not quite the good guysthey appear to be on the surface. Good Guys and Bad Guys also offers a fresh perspective on someof today's biggest controversies, such as global warming, Apple'siPhone, CEO compensation, the tobacco industry, short sellers, andmuch more.
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A fascinating collection of profiles by one of America?s leading business journalists
For three decades, in major publications such as Texas Monthly, Esquire, Fortune, and now The New York Times, Joe Nocera has reported on the people who dominate the business world, for better or worse. Everyone from Warren Buffett to T. Boone Pickens to George Steinbrenner to Ken Lay has fallen under his microscope.
Now, in this collection of his best work, he explores how we define good guys and bad guys in business and concludes that things are often not what they seem.
It turns out that there are surprisingly good qualities in classic villains like junk bond king Michael Milken and notorious stock analyst Henry Blodget. And some business celebrities who are widely admired, such as Steve Jobs, are not quite the good guys they appear to be on the surface.
Good Guys and Bad Guys also offers a fresh perspective on some of today?s biggest controversies, such as global warming, Apple?s iPhone, CEO compensation, the tobacco industry, short sellers, and much more.
For three decades, in major publications such as Texas Monthly, Esquire, Fortune, and now The New York Times, Joe Nocera has reported on the people who dominate the business world, for better or worse. Everyone from Warren Buffett to T. Boone Pickens to George Steinbrenner to Ken Lay has fallen under his microscope.
Now, in this collection of his best work, he explores how we define good guys and bad guys in business and concludes that things are often not what they seem.
It turns out that there are surprisingly good qualities in classic villains like junk bond king Michael Milken and notorious stock analyst Henry Blodget. And some business celebrities who are widely admired, such as Steve Jobs, are not quite the good guys they appear to be on the surface.
Good Guys and Bad Guys also offers a fresh perspective on some of today?s biggest controversies, such as global warming, Apple?s iPhone, CEO compensation, the tobacco industry, short sellers, and much more.
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- Title Good Guys and Bad Guys: Behind the Scenes with the Saints and Scoundrels of American Business (and Everything in Between
- Author Joe Nocera
- Binding Hardback
- Edition BUS
- Pages 292
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Portfolio, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Publication date 2008-05-29
- ISBN 9781591841623 / 1591841623
- Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
- Dimensions 9.12 x 6.3 x 1.17 in (23.16 x 16.00 x 2.97 cm)
- Age range 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Category Business / Economics / Finance
- Library of Congress subjects Executives - United States, Finance - United States
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2008007319
- Dewey Decimal Code 338.092
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