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Railroader: The Unfiltered Genius of Hunter Harrison
September 20, 2022
A Shot to Save the World
March 24, 2022
Becoming Trader Joe
February 17, 2022
Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple’s Greatest Products
March 30, 2020
The Ride of a Lifetime
January 6, 2020
Loonshots: How to Nurture Crazy Ideas
November 21, 2019
The Man Who Sold America
October 30, 2017
Blockchain Revolution
April 13, 2017
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
December 9, 2016
My Years with General Motors by Alfred P. Sloan
November 21, 2016
Fizz — How Soda Shook Up the World
December 26, 2013
In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules
January 8, 2011
Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose
June 27, 2010
The End of Wall Street by Roger Lowenstein
June 7, 2010
Inside Larry & Sergey’s Brain
February 7, 2010
Pleased But Not Satisfied by David Sokol
December 15, 2009
Googled: The End of the World As We Know It
November 23, 2009

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