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“Business Adventures” by John Brooks
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“Business Adventures remains the best business book I’ve ever read.” —Bill Gates, The Wall Street Journal
John Brooks’s Business Adventures, first published in 1969, has long been considered a classic in the realm of business literature. Its popularity soared anew decades later, when Bill Gates proclaimed it one of the best business books he had ever read—a sentiment echoed by Warren Buffett. Brooks, a financial journalist for The New Yorker, distinguished himself by weaving together narrative flair, meticulous research, and a knack for distilling broader truths from specific corporate stories.
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Unlike many business books that focus on narrowly prescribed frameworks or bullet-point lists of dos and don’ts, Business Adventures is a collection of twelve essays, each delving into a unique episode of American corporate life in the mid-20th century. These episodes range from the fiasco of the Ford Edsel to the 1962 stock market crash to the interplay of government and corporations in tax and policy. Although set in a different time and economic landscape, the stories retain remarkable relevance due to their insight into human behavior, organizational dynamics, and the cyclical nature of business challenges.
What follows is a comprehensive summary that explores each of the major essays within Business Adventures, highlighting the central themes, narrative arcs, and key lessons. This is not merely a recitation of historical business events, but an examination of how and why businesses fail, adapt, innovate, or succeed—and what that means for both corporate leaders and everyday investors.
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