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Walt Disney
by Neal Gabler • 2006
The Disney empire: one haunted man's attempt to build a reality he could finally control.
4.07
12k+
Walt Disney Summary
Walt Disney 95%
The Disney empire: one haunted man's attempt to build a reality he could finally control.
by Neal Gabler 2006
4.07
12k+ ratings
Netflixed
by Gina Keating • 2012
Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for $50 million. They passed. What followed took down a giant.
3.97
2k+
Netflixed Summary
Netflixed 95%
Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for $50 million. They passed. What followed took down a giant.
by Gina Keating 2012
3.97
2k+ ratings
To Pixar and Beyond
by Lawrence Levy • 2016
Goldman Sachs rejected Pixar. Its CFO took a different road to a billion-dollar IPO.
4.24
8k+
To Pixar and Beyond Summary
To Pixar and Beyond 95%
Goldman Sachs rejected Pixar. Its CFO took a different road to a billion-dollar IPO.
by Lawrence Levy 2016
4.24
8k+ ratings
The Ride of a Lifetime
by Robert Iger • 2019
Disrupt yourself first, preserve what you buy, lead with optimism: a Disney CEO's playbook.
4.40
97k+
The Ride of a Lifetime Summary
The Ride of a Lifetime 95%
Disrupt yourself first, preserve what you buy, lead with optimism: a Disney CEO's playbook.
by Robert Iger 2019
4.40
97k+ ratings
The Gambler
by William C. Rempel • 2018
Eighth-grade dropout, WWII pilot: he turned a small airline into Vegas and MGM, three times.
4.36
1k+
The Gambler Summary
The Gambler 94%
Eighth-grade dropout, WWII pilot: he turned a small airline into Vegas and MGM, three times.
by William C. Rempel 2018
4.36
1k+ ratings
Giants of Enterprise
by Richard S. Tedlow • 2001
Seven titans built American business. The power they won then turned on them.
4.25
2k+
Giants of Enterprise Summary
Giants of Enterprise 94%
Seven titans built American business. The power they won then turned on them.
by Richard S. Tedlow 2001
4.25
2k+ ratings
Power Failure
by William D. Cohan • 2022
The celebrated CEO playbook that made GE an icon also programmed its collapse.
4.28
2k+
Power Failure Summary
Power Failure 94%
The celebrated CEO playbook that made GE an icon also programmed its collapse.
by William D. Cohan 2022
4.28
2k+ ratings
The Big Picture
by Ben Fritz • 2018
How Marvel, Netflix, and the Chinese box office dismantled the movies you used to love.
4.02
2k+
The Big Picture Summary
The Big Picture 93%
How Marvel, Netflix, and the Chinese box office dismantled the movies you used to love.
by Ben Fritz 2018
4.02
2k+ ratings
The Marvel Studios Story
by Charlie Wetzel • 2020
Bankrupt, Marvel bet the house on Iron Man and a troubled leading man.
3.69
192
The Marvel Studios Story Summary
The Marvel Studios Story 93%
Bankrupt, Marvel bet the house on Iron Man and a troubled leading man.
by Charlie Wetzel 2020
3.69
192 ratings
The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time
by Fortune Magazine • 2012
From Boeing's jet bet to Intel's chip campaign: how a handful of decisions reshaped business.
3.87
605
The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time Summary
The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time 93%
From Boeing's jet bet to Intel's chip campaign: how a handful of decisions reshaped business.
by Fortune Magazine 2012
3.87
605 ratings
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters
by Bob Lutz • 2011
GM had half the market and the best cars. Three decades of financial management destroyed both.
3.73
1k+
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters Summary
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters 93%
GM had half the market and the best cars. Three decades of financial management destroyed both.
by Bob Lutz 2011
3.73
1k+ ratings
The Art of Business Wars
by David Brown • 2021
The competitive secrets buried in a century of business battles, from Ford to Amazon.
4.00
679
The Art of Business Wars Summary
The Art of Business Wars 93%
The competitive secrets buried in a century of business battles, from Ford to Amazon.
by David Brown 2021
4.00
679 ratings
Hard Drive
by James Wallace • 1992
The $50,000 operating system Gates bought and resold to IBM: the deal that built Microsoft.
4.12
2k+
Hard Drive Summary
Hard Drive 93%
The $50,000 operating system Gates bought and resold to IBM: the deal that built Microsoft.
by James Wallace 1992
4.12
2k+ ratings
Lights Out
by Thomas Gryta • 2020
GE spent decades building the world's most admired numbers. The company behind them was a mirage.
3.92
5k+
Lights Out Summary
Lights Out 93%
GE spent decades building the world's most admired numbers. The company behind them was a mirage.
by Thomas Gryta 2020
3.92
5k+ ratings
The Partnership
by Charles D. Ellis • 2008
The partnership culture that made Goldman Sachs unstoppable, and why success forced it to go public.
3.82
1k+
The Partnership Summary
The Partnership 93%
The partnership culture that made Goldman Sachs unstoppable, and why success forced it to go public.
by Charles D. Ellis 2008
3.82
1k+ ratings
The Alchemists
by Jim Ratcliffe • 2018
Four out of five acquisitions fail. INEOS bet on the opposite and built a global industrial empire.
3.74
110
The Alchemists Summary
The Alchemists 93%
Four out of five acquisitions fail. INEOS bet on the opposite and built a global industrial empire.
by Jim Ratcliffe 2018
3.74
110 ratings
Hard Landing
by Thomas Petzinger Jr. • 1995
A busted union here, a rigged screen there: how two men's rivalry built modern air travel.
4.41
814
Hard Landing Summary
Hard Landing 93%
A busted union here, a rigged screen there: how two men's rivalry built modern air travel.
by Thomas Petzinger Jr. 1995
4.41
814 ratings
Brick by Brick
by David C. Robertson • 2013
Innovation nearly killed LEGO. The rules it wrote to survive rewrote the playbook.
3.85
2k+
Brick by Brick Summary
Brick by Brick 93%
Innovation nearly killed LEGO. The rules it wrote to survive rewrote the playbook.
by David C. Robertson 2013
3.85
2k+ ratings
After Steve
by Tripp Mickle • 2022
After Jobs, Tim Cook made Apple worth $3 trillion. Jony Ive watched its creative engine stall.
4.09
3k+
After Steve Summary
After Steve 93%
After Jobs, Tim Cook made Apple worth $3 trillion. Jony Ive watched its creative engine stall.
by Tripp Mickle 2022
4.09
3k+ ratings
The Idea Factory
by Jon Gertner • 2012
A phone monopoly's lab produced the transistor, the laser, and the digital age. How it worked.
4.21
9k+
The Idea Factory Summary
The Idea Factory 92%
A phone monopoly's lab produced the transistor, the laser, and the digital age. How it worked.
by Jon Gertner 2012
4.21
9k+ ratings
Sam Walton, Made in America
by Sam Walton • 1992
One store, one plane, and a man who hated waste. The Walmart story by its founder.
4.16
28k+
Sam Walton, Made in America Summary
Sam Walton, Made in America 92%
One store, one plane, and a man who hated waste. The Walmart story by its founder.
by Sam Walton 1992
4.16
28k+ ratings
iCon
by Jeffrey S. Young • 2005
Fired at thirty from Apple. Twelve years later, he returned to rescue it.
4.06
11k+
iCon Summary
iCon 92%
Fired at thirty from Apple. Twelve years later, he returned to rescue it.
by Jeffrey S. Young 2005
4.06
11k+ ratings
Business Adventures
by John Brooks • 1969
A $350 million flop, a market panic, and ten other disasters Wall Street keeps repeating.
3.81
25k+
Business Adventures Summary
Business Adventures 92%
A $350 million flop, a market panic, and ten other disasters Wall Street keeps repeating.
by John Brooks 1969
3.81
25k+ ratings
The Firm
by Duff McDonald • 2013
The consulting firm that shaped American business from the inside, and what that secrecy bought.
3.75
3k+
The Firm Summary
The Firm 92%
The consulting firm that shaped American business from the inside, and what that secrecy bought.
by Duff McDonald 2013
3.75
3k+ ratings
Goldman Sachs
by Lisa Endlich • 1999
One rule built Wall Street's last private giant: every partner was personally liable for every loss.
3.50
646
Goldman Sachs Summary
Goldman Sachs 92%
One rule built Wall Street's last private giant: every partner was personally liable for every loss.
by Lisa Endlich 1999
3.50
646 ratings
Extremely Hardcore
by Zoë Schiffer • 2024
A $44 billion impulse buy, then mass layoffs, fleeing advertisers. The takeover from inside.
3.97
1k+
Extremely Hardcore Summary
Extremely Hardcore 92%
A $44 billion impulse buy, then mass layoffs, fleeing advertisers. The takeover from inside.
by Zoë Schiffer 2024
3.97
1k+ ratings
The Lords of Strategy
by Walter Kiechel III • 2009
Before the 1960s, strategy didn't exist. The secret story of four outsiders who invented it.
3.94
3k+
The Lords of Strategy Summary
The Lords of Strategy 92%
Before the 1960s, strategy didn't exist. The secret story of four outsiders who invented it.
by Walter Kiechel III 2009
3.94
3k+ ratings
American Turnaround
by Edward E. Whitacre • 2013
Bankrupt GM returned to profit in months. The same risk-taking that landed AT&T the iPhone.
3.86
234
American Turnaround Summary
American Turnaround 92%
Bankrupt GM returned to profit in months. The same risk-taking that landed AT&T the iPhone.
by Edward E. Whitacre 2013
3.86
234 ratings
Elizabeth I CEO
by Alan Axelrod • 2000
Outlast rivals, command loyalty, turn crises into triumphs: Elizabeth I's playbook for leaders.
3.67
406
Elizabeth I CEO Summary
Elizabeth I CEO 92%
Outlast rivals, command loyalty, turn crises into triumphs: Elizabeth I's playbook for leaders.
by Alan Axelrod 2000
3.67
406 ratings
Good Profit
by Charles G. Koch • 2015
Most profit relies on exploitation. Charles Koch built a $100 billion company by doing the opposite.
3.86
2k+
Good Profit Summary
Good Profit 92%
Most profit relies on exploitation. Charles Koch built a $100 billion company by doing the opposite.
by Charles G. Koch 2015
3.86
2k+ ratings
Power Play
by Tim Higgins • 2021
A $35,000 electric car drew 400,000 pre-orders. The factory to build it became a nightmare.
4.07
2k+
Power Play Summary
Power Play 92%
A $35,000 electric car drew 400,000 pre-orders. The factory to build it became a nightmare.
by Tim Higgins 2021
4.07
2k+ ratings
What You Do Is Who You Are
by Ben Horowitz • 2019
Your culture is what happens when the boss leaves the room. Here's how to design it.
4.00
8k+
What You Do Is Who You Are Summary
What You Do Is Who You Are 92%
Your culture is what happens when the boss leaves the room. Here's how to design it.
by Ben Horowitz 2019
4.00
8k+ ratings
The Second Coming of Steve Jobs
by Alan Deutschman • 2000
Fired at thirty, Jobs failed a decade before returning to remake the company that rejected him.
3.95
3k+
The Second Coming of Steve Jobs Summary
The Second Coming of Steve Jobs 92%
Fired at thirty, Jobs failed a decade before returning to remake the company that rejected him.
by Alan Deutschman 2000
3.95
3k+ ratings
Right Away and All At Once
by Greg Brenneman • 2016
Five actions that rescue a company, and why the same discipline saves your life outside work.
4.16
179
Right Away and All At Once Summary
Right Away and All At Once 92%
Five actions that rescue a company, and why the same discipline saves your life outside work.
by Greg Brenneman 2016
4.16
179 ratings
All New Third Edition Be Our Guest (Completely Revised and Updated Third Edition)
by The Disney Institute • 2060
How a theme park operator turns customer service into theater, and the blueprint you can steal.
3.33
3
All New Third Edition Be Our Guest (Completely Revised and Updated Third Edition) Summary
All New Third Edition Be Our Guest (Completely Revised and Updated Third Edition) 92%
How a theme park operator turns customer service into theater, and the blueprint you can steal.
by The Disney Institute 2060
3.33
3 ratings
The Truth About Trump
by Michael D'Antonio • 2015
A Queens developer's decades-long project of self-invention, and how it conquered America.
3.54
795
The Truth About Trump Summary
The Truth About Trump 92%
A Queens developer's decades-long project of self-invention, and how it conquered America.
by Michael D'Antonio 2015
3.54
795 ratings
Barbarians to Bureaucrats
by Lawrence M. Miller • 1989
Seven leadership personalities drive every company from vision to decay. The pattern can be broken.
4.22
204
Barbarians to Bureaucrats Summary
Barbarians to Bureaucrats 92%
Seven leadership personalities drive every company from vision to decay. The pattern can be broken.
by Lawrence M. Miller 1989
4.22
204 ratings
Winner Sells All
by Jason Del Rey • 2023
In 1999, Walmart bet e-commerce didn't matter. The bill for that mistake is still unpaid.
3.94
364
Winner Sells All Summary
Winner Sells All 92%
In 1999, Walmart bet e-commerce didn't matter. The bill for that mistake is still unpaid.
by Jason Del Rey 2023
3.94
364 ratings
Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson • 2011
Unfiltered access, no editorial control: the biography where genius and cruelty share the page.
4.16
1.4M+
Steve Jobs Summary
Steve Jobs 92%
Unfiltered access, no editorial control: the biography where genius and cruelty share the page.
by Walter Isaacson 2011
4.16
1.4M+ ratings
American Icon
by Bryce G. Hoffman • 2012
GM and Chrysler took government bailouts; Ford bet $23.6 billion on a Boeing executive instead.
4.42
5k+
American Icon Summary
American Icon 92%
GM and Chrysler took government bailouts; Ford bet $23.6 billion on a Boeing executive instead.
by Bryce G. Hoffman 2012
4.42
5k+ ratings
The Everything Store
by Brad Stone • 2013
How one man's ferocious drive turned an online bookstore into the world's most feared company.
4.14
78k+
The Everything Store Summary
The Everything Store 92%
How one man's ferocious drive turned an online bookstore into the world's most feared company.
by Brad Stone 2013
4.14
78k+ ratings
Return to the Little Kingdom
by Michael Moritz • 2009
A Los Altos garage, two unlikely partners, and the unfiltered early years of Apple.
4.00
1k+
Return to the Little Kingdom Summary
Return to the Little Kingdom 92%
A Los Altos garage, two unlikely partners, and the unfiltered early years of Apple.
by Michael Moritz 2009
4.00
1k+ ratings
Hatching Twitter
by Nick Bilton • 2013
Four friends created Twitter. Then they systematically destroyed each other.
4.04
19k+
Hatching Twitter Summary
Hatching Twitter 92%
Four friends created Twitter. Then they systematically destroyed each other.
by Nick Bilton 2013
4.04
19k+ ratings
One Little Spark!
by Marty Sklar • 2015
Ten principles from Disney Imagineering that turn ideas into attractions millions love.
3.96
694
One Little Spark! Summary
One Little Spark! 92%
Ten principles from Disney Imagineering that turn ideas into attractions millions love.
by Marty Sklar 2015
3.96
694 ratings
Hot Seat
by Jeff Immelt • 2021
Inheriting an icon, he faced 9/11, a financial meltdown, and the shadow of his predecessor.
3.97
898
Hot Seat Summary
Hot Seat 92%
Inheriting an icon, he faced 9/11, a financial meltdown, and the shadow of his predecessor.
by Jeff Immelt 2021
3.97
898 ratings
The Complete Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway
by Adam J. Mead • 2021
A 1965 textile mill worth $13.5 billion by 1993: the history from cigar butts to Coke.
4.55
169
The Complete Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway Summary
The Complete Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway 92%
A 1965 textile mill worth $13.5 billion by 1993: the history from cigar butts to Coke.
by Adam J. Mead 2021
4.55
169 ratings
The Fund
by Rob Copeland • 2023
Ray Dalio sold a philosophy of truth. The billion-dollar reality was a surveillance machine.
3.97
7k+
The Fund Summary
The Fund 92%
Ray Dalio sold a philosophy of truth. The billion-dollar reality was a surveillance machine.
by Rob Copeland 2023
3.97
7k+ ratings
Barbarians Led by Bill Gates
by Jennifer Edstrom • 1998
The browser war wasn't won by vision: it was won by weaponizing Windows against Netscape.
3.6
163
Barbarians Led by Bill Gates Summary
Barbarians Led by Bill Gates 92%
The browser war wasn't won by vision: it was won by weaponizing Windows against Netscape.
by Jennifer Edstrom 1998
3.6
163 ratings
Play Nice But Win
by Michael Dell • 2021
Wall Street declared his company dead. He bet $24 billion on the long term. The long term won.
4.13
3k+
Play Nice But Win Summary
Play Nice But Win 92%
Wall Street declared his company dead. He bet $24 billion on the long term. The long term won.
by Michael Dell 2021
4.13
3k+ ratings
Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry
by Anthony Michell • 2010
Sony became a customer; Samsung became the supplier. The inside story of the reversal.
3.50
20
Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry Summary
Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the Electronics Industry 92%
Sony became a customer; Samsung became the supplier. The inside story of the reversal.
by Anthony Michell 2010
3.50
20 ratings
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