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Title: Money and Power: The History of Business by Howard Means ISBN: 0-471-21652-6 Publisher: Wiley Pub. Date: 05 April, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.69 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An interesting way to write business history
Comment: I was never able to see the CNBC program to which this book is the companion, although i would be greatly ineterested in watching it now.
The author, rather than outlining a boring, start to finish business history book used an inventive means of describing multiple stories of individuals and large scale events. He was not afraid to use poeple who are not well known nor scared to paint a different picture of the well known.
The book covered the transitions between era's in a compelling way by shifting the focus on the newest trend in every era. While this ranged from money lending in the time of Medici to trading during Tulipmania to Creating and building during the industrial revolution, the reader can understand the era with the historical backdrop as well understand the trends in business evolution through the personal stories. The author is also not afraid to write positive and negative comments about various historical figures. He does not show a positive bias like many historians.
I felt this book presented the most intersting business history of any book I have read. It is also able to be read chapter by chapter individually becaus ethe chapters, although they refer to past events in some, are mostly separate stories.
if you are interested in business history, this should be the first book you pick up. I guarantee you will have a different perspective on many individuals and learn a great deal about some you have never heard of.
Rating: 5
Summary: FASCINATING AND MIND-GRABBING!
Comment: The book presents an inside view of the history of business and its development over the years. From the 12th century monk, St. Godric to Bill Gates and Microsoft, this well-researched book outlines the history of industry, commerce and power. As a counsellor and teacher of business management, I will highly recommend this literary masterpiece to my students. Before we can advance in industry and commerce, it is equally important to understand the roots...where and how it all began. Who wouldn't be captivated by the Rothschilds or Robert Woodruff and Coca-Cola? My only regret is that the book ended all too soon. There are other mega empires that are not mentioned here - maybe there will be a sequel to this book in the future.
Rating: 5
Summary: The History of Human Liberation from Superstitions
Comment: Money & Power is a lively introductory look at how modern business grew and developed. This well-researched book outlines the history of industry, commerce and power. This summary of the History of Business portrays the figure of an Entrepreneur as a real Creator of the future. The greatest problem that business people faced in Christian Europe was that profit-making was considered sinful, because Jesus drove away money-changers from a temple (As you know, temples in the Middle East were used as banks before Christ, because it was the safest place to keep treasures.) And in Orthodox Russia the problem was absolutely the same, though Russian Orthodox monasteries were producing vodka and earning interest on borrowed money even in 14th century.
This book is organized around 12 chapters. Each chapter highlights one person or event in business history. The book presents an inside view of the step-by-step history of business and its development over the years as history of liberation from ideological dogmata, superstition and prejudice. The story begins from the 12th century monk St. Godric. A final chapter on Bill Gates and Microsoft heralds the current age, in which "the road to riches is open to everyone." And everybody, who wants, must be rich. Now it is available for everyone. It is obvious today that entrepreneur is the most creative person making the most creative work in the world.
Sure, I especially enjoyed the sections on JP Morgan and Bill Gates. The book was recently translated into Russian.
Recommend this book!
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Title: Money in an Unequal World by Keith Hart ISBN: 158799075X Publisher: Thomson Texere Pub. Date: 14 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: The Company : A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea (Modern Library Chronicles) by JOHN MICKLETHWAIT, ADRIAN WOOLDRIDGE ISBN: 0679642498 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 04 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: CNBC Creating Wealth: An Investor's Guide to Decoding the Market by Brian O'Connell, Bill Griffeth, CNBC, Brian O'Connell ISBN: 0471399086 Publisher: Wiley Pub. Date: 22 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street by Michael Lewis ISBN: 0140143459 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1990 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The New Financial Capitalists : Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and the Creation of Corporate Value by George P. Baker, George David Smith ISBN: 0521642604 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 13 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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