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Selling more than one million copies through five editions, it has provided generations of investors with the timeless value investing philosophy and techniques of Benjamin Graham and David L. By: Benjamin Graham , and others. From Wall Street to Main Street, John Brooks, longtime contributor to the New Yorker , brings to life in vivid fashion 12 classic and timeless tales of corporate and financial life in America.

Each is an example of how an iconic company was defined by a particular moment of fame or notoriety; these notable and fascinating accounts are as relevant today to understanding the intricacies of corporate life as they were when the events happened.

Stories about Wall Street are infused with drama and adventure and reveal the machinations and volatile nature of the world of finance. Five additional stories on equally fascinating subjects round out this wonderful collection that will both entertain and inform listeners Business Adventures is truly financial journalism at its liveliest and best. I found this book on Bill Gates favorites ever list. I guess it was recommended to him by Warren Buffet. Gates said he read it once in the 70's and again recently and thought the lessons were timeless and applicable.

I'm trying to figure out exactly what he saw Took a chance here based on Bill Gates book list. Subject matter is very dated and extremely dry. The last chapter in particular over 3 hours was a true challenge to get to the finish line. This works for me. I have a broad and deep interest in business and financial history, and I'm always snagging stories from here and there and fitting the parts together into deeper understandings.

Sometimes the author nails it here -- as in, giving a great plain-language explanation of central banking and international currency markets and some wild swings, say, in the pound sterling, presaging better-known recent ones, featuring the US and UK's coordinated battles with speculators, trying to reduce volatility in those markets.

I always like a different but clarifying look at such things, from a bit different angle. But, this is a snapshot from the later-mids, so like reading some older books or watching some older movies it helps to have some bigger background and context. The earlier stories do fit well as prequels to more recent ones. This was written on the eve of the US dollar falling off the gold standard, and the emergence of the post-Bretton Woods world things the author only guesses at, prospectively , so having more of the story helps.

Elsewhere there is a story about price-fixing among certain manufacturers in the 60s. These scofflaws got their knuckles rapped, somewhat, under the glare of public and governmental attention. Then there ensued the corporate game also well known among politicians in moments of scandal, of artfully evading responsibility. We have a ringside seat as this art is practiced by various execs under the hot spotlight. What a rhetorical dance! This is a fine tutorial all done tongue in cheek for anyone, I suppose, looking to glide through a public grilling in congressional hearings and parading before angry righteous citizens wielding pitchforks and torches, without breaking stride or losing that elite "teflon" panache and somehow trying to sound ethical and even noble, or as a last resort, gullible, but no, not culpable!

I find plenty amusing and enlightening here. But the choice of topics is fairly random, and it does suffer from flat spots. Didn't finish, old fashioned, so many numbers without analysis or end conclusion. Don't get it, waste. I had high hopes, but was unimpressed with this book. I didn't mind that all the stories were from the s and 50s, but none of them really grabbed my attention.

Old specialities for people with a lot of time available and with historical interest. The Ford marketing mistake is OK. Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? Yes- I have already recommended it to my parents. What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative? The original book was written in the s. The stories are about business in that time period and earlier. There is a lot of information that is foundational to how business is conducted today but you will also see how it has evolved.

The chapter on Texas Gulf was especially interesting to me because I grew up in Timmins. I was disappointed with the book. The histories are too old and in my view they aren't classical enough. This is a very interesting book. First time I heard about it was that it was recommended by Bill Gates. The book is constructed in the form of stories of different business flavors. The first few stories are not super interesting but they turn out to be essential for understanding the stories towards the end of the book, which are fantastic.

Would recommend this book to anyone with a small caveat: be patient with the first couple chapters. I wish there would be an abridged version of this book. This was way too long compared to its actual contents. Pages after pages were wasted on describing irrelevant background where the moral of the story would turn out to be marginally significant.

Waste of time in my view. I always thought I was good with numbers. Chapter 1 takes lists of numbers related to an event in the 60's and tries and fails IMHO to explain events. The whole chapter can be summed up as " the stock market crashed for a short petiod;no one knew nor still knows exactly why.

Some unexpected people made money, most lost money, but everything was all right in the end! A 'must read' for any aspiring finance professional Should be included in the curriculum of an MBA course! Great audio on companies, value, stocks and shares. Lots of great stories to listen to. Lots of great learning points. The book is a good few decades old now but the themes are still relevant today. Would recommend a listen. Not that my opinion matters much on business it was a joy to find out that this was their number 1 favorite book on business and it's also mine it's amazing to think someone was able to put together a book from such a wide range of places.

Must read! The book demands attention. Overall I enjoyed the book and what it had to offer. The narrator, Johnny Heller's voice was really interesting with enough intonation to make you feel like you were actually sitting across from the author John Brooks at the dinner table listening to him tell his story.

I didn't know that's the history of Wall Street could be so fascinating. I decided to listen to this having read that Gates and Buffet rated it highly. Although occasionally it shows its age, for the most part it really is pure gold. This is a mixture of Conrad's autobiographical observations and his interesting thoughts about sea and seamen. Not much of the story but highly enjoyable.

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