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Sumner Murray Redstone, once feared as the “mad genius” of media who would dump his CEOs for mere wobbles in his companies’ stock price, had built one of the world’s greatest media empires through a series of audacious takeovers constructed to ensure that he always maintained control. Today he controls 80 percent of the voting shares of both Viacom and CBS, meaning that on a whim he could replace the entire boards of two public companies with a combined value of $40 billion.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Feels biased. Well researched, but not engaging.
- De Anonymous User en 04-03-19
De: Keach Hagey
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Alibaba
- The House That Jack Ma Built
- De: Duncan Clark
- Narrado por: Jim Meskimen
- Duración: 9 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,111
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,669
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,661
In just a decade and a half, Jack Ma, a man from modest beginnings who started out as an English teacher, founded Alibaba and built it into one of the world's largest companies, an e-commerce empire on which hundreds of millions of Chinese consumers depend. Alibaba's $25 billion IPO in 2014 was the largest global IPO ever. A Rockefeller of his age who is courted by CEOs and presidents around the world, Jack is an icon for China's booming private sector.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Strange: Best part of story happens "off-screen"
- De Tristan en 09-02-16
De: Duncan Clark
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Small Giants
- Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big, 10th Anniversary Edition
- De: Bo Burlingham
- Narrado por: Bo Burlingham, Sean Pratt
- Duración: 10 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 823
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 703
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 692
It's an axiom of business that great companies grow their revenues and profits year after year. Yet quietly, under the radar, a small number of companies have rejected the pressure of endless growth to focus on more satisfying business goals. Goals like being great at what they do, creating a great place to work, providing great customer service, making great contributions to their communities, and finding great ways to lead their lives. In Small Giants, veteran journalist Bo Burlingham takes us deep inside 14 such remarkable companies.
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5 out of 5 stars
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fantastic book for small company builders
- De Amazon Customer en 08-01-17
De: Bo Burlingham
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The Rockefellers
- De: Peter Collier, David Horowitz
- Narrado por: Michael Anthony
- Duración: 30 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 108
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 55
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 56
Against a richly detailed backdrop of history, the story of this unique American family unfolds. It begins with John D. Rockefeller Sr., who amassed a fortune amid the muck and disorder of the Pennsylvania oil fields and left his son to deal with the public outcry.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too Long
- De Rohit en 05-25-07
De: Peter Collier, y otros
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The Firm
- The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business
- De: Duff McDonald
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 11 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 716
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 599
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 598
A behind-the-scenes, revelatory history of McKinsey & Company, America's most influential and controversial business consulting firm, told by one of the nation's leading financial journalists. In The Firm, Duff McDonald uncovers how these high-powered, high-priced business savants have ushered in waves of structural, financial, and technological shifts. With unrivaled access to company documents and current and former employees, McDonald reveals the inner workings of what just might be the most influential private organization in America.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Warning: Non consultants should avoid
- De R. Jaeger en 11-04-13
De: Duff McDonald
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The Billionaire Raj
- A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age
- De: James Crabtree
- Narrado por: Shridhar Solanki
- Duración: 14 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 144
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 120
In megacities like Mumbai, where half the population live in slums, the extraordinary riches of India’s new dynasties echo the Vanderbilts and Rockefellers of yesterday. James Crabtree’s The Billionaire Raj takes listeners on a personal journey to meet these reclusive billionaires, fugitive tycoons, and shadowy political power brokers. Crabtree dramatizes the battle between crony capitalists and economic reformers, revealing a tense struggle between equality and privilege playing out against a combustible backdrop of aspiration, class, and caste.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Engaging, authors politics could be reduced
- De Chris en 06-17-23
De: James Crabtree
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Good for the Money
- My Fight to Pay Back America
- De: Bob Benmosche
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 9 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 65
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 64
In 2009, at the peak of the financial crisis, AIG - the American insurance behemoth - was sinking fast. It was the peg upon which the nation hung its ire and resentment during the financial crisis: the pinnacle of Wall Street arrogance and greed. When Bob Benmosche climbed aboard as CEO, it was widely assumed that he would go down with his ship. In mere months, he turned things around, pulling AIG from the brink of financial collapse and restoring its profitability.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Worthwhile, informative, and just short of inspiring
- De Preston en 11-17-21
De: Bob Benmosche
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Finish Big
- How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top
- De: Bo Burlingham
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 10 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 158
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 128
When pioneering business journalist and Inc. magazine editor at large Bo Burlingham wrote Small Giants, it became an instant classic for its original take on a common business problem - how to handle the pressure to grow. Now Burlingham is back to tackle an even more common problem - how to exit your company well. Sooner or later, all entrepreneurs leave their businesses and all businesses get sold, given away, or liquidated.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Begin with the end in mind
- De D. Hartzell en 02-05-15
De: Bo Burlingham
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American Icon
- Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company
- De: Bryce G. Hoffman
- Narrado por: Pete Larkin
- Duración: 14 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,240
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,952
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,951
At the end of 2008, Ford Motor Company was just months away from running out of cash. With the auto industry careening toward ruin, Congress offered all three Detroit automakers a bailout. General Motors and Chrysler grabbed the taxpayer lifeline, but Ford decided to save itself. Under the leadership of charismatic CEO Alan Mulally, Ford had already put together a bold plan to unify its divided global operations, transform its lackluster product lineup, and overcome a dysfunctional culture of infighting, backstabbing, and excuses.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best business book I ever read
- De Michael en 10-07-12
De: Bryce G. Hoffman
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Dethroning the King
- The Hostile Takeover of Anheuser-Busch, an American Icon
- De: Julie MacIntosh
- Narrado por: Joyce Bean
- Duración: 12 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 168
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 142
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 142
How did InBev, a Belgian company controlled by Brazilians, take over one of America's most beloved brands after barely a whimper of a fight? With timing - and some unexpected help from powerful members of the Busch dynasty, the very family that had run the company for more than a century. From the very heart of America's heartland to the European continent to Brazil, Dethroning the King is the ultimate corporate caper and a fascinating case study that's both wide-reaching and profound.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good Story but Narration Can be Annoying
- De Ken en 10-21-11
De: Julie MacIntosh
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The House of Mondavi
- The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty
- De: Julia Flynn Siler
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
- Duración: 17 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 426
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 247
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 249
Set in California's lush Napa Valley and spanning four generations of a talented and visionary family, The House of Mondavi is a tale of genius, sibling rivalry, and betrayal. From 1906, when Italian immigrant Cesare Mondavi passed through Ellis Island, to the Robert Mondavi Corporation's 21st-century battle over a billion-dollar fortune, award-winning journalist Julia Flynn Siler brings to life both the place and the people in this riveting family drama.
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1 out of 5 stars
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LESS EXCITING THAN WATCHING GRAPES GROW
- De The Louligan en 11-27-09
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Dealing with China
- An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower
- De: Henry M. Paulson
- Narrado por: Kevin Stillwell
- Duración: 18 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 352
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 313
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 313
When Hu Jintao, China's then vice president, came to visit the New York Stock Exchange and Ground Zero in 2002, he asked Hank Paulson to be his guide. It was a testament to the pivotal role that Goldman Sachs played in helping China experiment with private enterprise. In Dealing with China, the best-selling author of On the Brink draws on his unprecedented access to both the political and business leaders of modern China to answer several key questions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Valuable Book on China
- De Michael Moore en 09-04-15
De: Henry M. Paulson
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The Bank That Lived a Little
- Barclays in the Age of the Very Free Market
- De: Philip Augar
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 15 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 27
Based on unparalleled access to those involved, and told with compelling pace and drama, The Bank That Lived a Little is the story of one of the most familiar names on the British high street since Big Bang in 1986. Philip Augar describes in detail three decades of boardroom intrigue driven by ruthless ambition, grandiose dreams and a desire for wealth. It is a tale of a struggle for long-term supremacy between rival strategies and their adherents.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Global superstar bankers under light-touch gov
- De Philo en 12-21-18
De: Philip Augar
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The Miracle
- The Epic Story of Asia's Quest for Wealth
- De: Michael Schuman
- Narrado por: Fred Stella
- Duración: 14 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 25
Spanning nine countries, filled with heroic tales of bold decisions and self-sacrifice, and probing vast historical undercurrents, "The Miracle" takes readers inside private boardroom meetings, heated business negotiations, factory floors, and presidential cabinet sessions for a behind-the-scenes look at the events that shaped Asia's economic ascent - and will shape the world in the century to come.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Packed with stories of both bussinesses and gov
- De Roman en 11-21-12
De: Michael Schuman
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Saudi, Inc.
- The Arabian Kingdom's Pursuit of Profit and Power
- De: Ellen R. Wald PhD
- Narrado por: Paul Ansdell
- Duración: 11 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 83
Over more than a century, fed by ambition and oil wealth, al Saud (as the royal family is known) has come from having next to nothing to ruling as absolute monarchs. Their story starts with Saudi Arabia's founder, the lowly refugee Abdul Aziz, embarking on a daring gambit to reconquer his family's ancestral home: the mud-walled city of Riyadh. And it ends with al Saud's most ambitious move yet: taking Aramco, the multinational business that has made them the wealthiest family in the world, public.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent modern history of Saudi Arabia
- De Rob Hafen en 05-31-18
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Alibaba's World
- How a Remarkable Chinese Company Is Changing the Face of Global Business
- De: Porter Erisman
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 6 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 496
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 433
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 434
In September 2014, a Chinese company that most Americans had never heard of held the largest IPO in history - bigger than Google, Facebook, and Twitter combined. Alibaba, now the world's largest ecommerce company, mostly escaped Western notice for over 10 years, while building a customer base larger than Amazon's and handling the bulk of ecommerce transactions in China. How did it happen? And what was it like to be along for such a revolutionary ride?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not bad
- De Daniel en 09-12-15
De: Porter Erisman
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Mike Bloomberg
- Money, Power, Politics
- De: Joyce Purnick
- Narrado por: Mark Moseley
- Duración: 6 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 63
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 51
Michael Bloomberg is not only New York City's 108th mayor; he is a business genius and self-made billionaire. He has run the toughest city in America with an independence and show of ego that first brought him great success and eventually threatened it. Yet while Bloomberg is internationally known and admired, few people know the man behind the carefully crafted public persona.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not the most captivating, but a decent summary
- De liz w en 03-06-17
De: Joyce Purnick