The Iron Triangle: Inside the Secret World of the Carlyle Group
By: Dan Briody
3.56
Format: 242 pages, Paperback
A penetrating look at the company at the nexus of big business, government, and defense The Carlyle…
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4.04
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
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"IN THE MIND’S EYE, a fractal is a way of seeing infinity."-James Gleick, Chaos: Making a New Science
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2. When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
By: Roger Lowenstein
4.20
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
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3. Liar's Poker
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4.15
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The time was the 1980s. The place was Wall Street. The game was called Liar’s Poker. Michael L… read more
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"Buy potatoes,"-Michael Lewis, Liar's Poker
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4. A Civil Action
By: Jonathan Harr
4.09
Format: None pages,
This is the true story of an epic courtroom showdown. Two of the nation's largest corporations stan… read more
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5. The Predators' Ball: The Inside Story of Drexel Burnham and the Rise of the Junk Bond Raiders
By: Connie Bruck
3.60
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
During the 1980s, Michael Milken at Drexel Burnham Lambert was the Billionaire Junk Bond King. He i… read more
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6. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
By: Malcolm Gladwell
4.08
Format: 31 pages, Paperback
Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology and displaying all of the brilliance that made … read more
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7. The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
By: Bethany McLean , Peter Elkind
4.01
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There were dozens of books about Watergate, but only All the President's Mengave readers the full s… read more
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8. The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich
By: Daniel Ammann
3.89
Format: 197 pages, Hardcover
Billionaire oil trader Marc Rich for the first time talks at length about his private life (includi… read more
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4.26
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By: G. Edward Griffin
3.67
Format: 348 pages, Paperback
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3.49
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4.40
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"[Musk] concluded that Trump as president was no different than he was as a candidate. The buffoonery was not just an act. "Trump might be one of the world’s best bullshitters ever," he says. "Like my…"-Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk
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3.80
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18. The Iron Triangle: Inside the Secret World of the Carlyle Group
By: Dan Briody
3.56
Format: 242 pages, Paperback
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