General Motors, under the leadership of Alfred P. Sloan, capitalized on the mistakes of Henry Ford in the 1920s to become the dominant American automaker ...

In a biography published a century ago, Henry Ford reflected on the early days of the automobile industry. We have much to learn from Ford despite serious flaws in his character ...

The founder of Wal-Mart spent his final months writing an autobiography. The book contains timeless advice for retailers, investors, and anyone interested in business ...

Peter Attia explains how we can battle the "Four Horsemen" of modernity conspiring to degrade our ability to live a long life free of chronic conditions and disabilities ...

Isadore Sharp built an iconic brand by relentlessly catering to wealthy travelers and refusing to compromise on corporate culture ...

The larger-than-life figure of Hunter Harrison is impossible to avoid for anyone who follows the railroad industry. Railroader is an interesting book about a fascinating man ...

The underlying science that made COVID-19 vaccines possible is the product of decades of painstaking research, well described in "A Shot to Save the World" ...

Joe Coulombe founded Trader Joe's in 1967. Over the next quarter century, Coulombe grew Trader Joe's into a much loved and trusted brand. His memoir shares the secrets of his achievements ...

"Jony had a special status. He would come by our house, and our families became close. Steve is never intentionally wounding to him. Most people in Steve's life are replaceable. But not Jony." -- Laurene Powell Jobs Steve Jobs walked ...

"The decision to disrupt businesses that are fundamentally working but whose future is in question—intentionally taking on short-term losses in the hope of generating long-term growth—requires no small amount of courage." -- Robert Iger The risk of potential disruption strikes ...

It is Friday afternoon, around 4:30 pm, and Dan just got back to his desk from a meeting. He sees Janet, his manager's boss, drinking coffee nearby. Dan's son goes to the same school as Janet's daughter and he has ...

"The settling of the country, the machine age, the coming of the automobile, telephone, movies, radio, the advances in fine arts and all the sciences, demanded that our capacity to accept and use new ideas be developed to a point ...

The idea of cutting out the middleman has always been an attractive concept because doing so promises to lower costs and produce potential benefits for both sides of a commercial transaction. However, the role of intermediaries in the economy has ...

Periods of major step changes in technology present serious challenges to investors, particularly those who have significant interests in incumbent firms. In retrospect, one can confidently point to inflection points that represent technology shifts with enormous impacts on human history ...

In Fizz: How Soda Shook Up the World, Tristan Donovan provides a compelling account of the soda industry from its very early days to recent controversies regarding health concerns. Following a brief survey of the historical origins and human use ...

In-N-Out Burger requires no introduction for residents of California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah as well as dedicated fans in other states who often make a special point to visit one of the chain's 246 locations whenever possible. From its humble ...

When Nick Swinmurn initially pitched his idea for an online shoe store, Tony Hsieh thought it sounded like "the poster child of bad Internet ideas." Intuitively, it seems obvious that customers prefer to try on shoes prior to making a ...

Roger Lowenstein did not succeed in being first to market with his book on the financial crisis. However, it is fair to say that The End of Wall Street represents one of the best portrayals of the events leading up ...

Richard L. Brandt's latest book, Inside Larry & Sergey's Brain, presents a portrait of Larry Page and Sergey Brin that helps the reader understand what may have motivated the company to initially enter China by accepting some level of censorship ...

David Sokol has been in the news many times over the past few months due to his increasing prominence within Berkshire Hathaway. Mr. Sokol is Chairman of MidAmerican Energy which is one of Berkshire's most important subsidiaries. In addition, he ...