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News Aug. 8, 2021, 4:51 PM

Top execs from Morgan Stanley, Mastercard, and United Airlines dish on their 5 summer reading recommendations about everything from social media algorithms to Winston Churchill

Consulting firm McKinsey is out with its annual summer reading list. We've rounded up 5 titles suggested by Wall Street and corporate America execs.

Tech Aug. 3, 2019, 2:06 AM

Mark Zuckerberg, who is under fire for Facebook’s dominance, is getting roasted for recommending a book about an inventor who drives his rivals out of business to protect his monopoly

Dylan Byers of NBC News recently asked all of the prominent tech CEOs for book recommendations for the summer. Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg recommended the Graham Moore book “The Last Days Of Night,” about the competition between innovators Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and George Westinghouse. Zuckerberg is being […]

News May. 29, 2019, 2:29 AM

Bill Gates is recommending a controversial book that ‘shows that there’s a path through crisis’ for nations in trouble. Here’s why he thinks you should read it.

Bill Gates recently listed “Upheaval,” the latest nonfiction title from vaunted author Jared Diamond, among his top five book recommendations for the summer. A few days earlier, writer Anand Giridharadas panned the book in his review for the New York Times, calling it “sloppy” and “riddled with errors.” Giridharadas wrote […]

News Sep. 4, 2018, 2:27 PM

26 books Bill Gates says you should read this summer

Every summer, Bill Gates releases the top books on his reading list, which include a number of different genres. The billionaire and Microsoft founder claims to tackle roughly one book a week, or around 50 titles a year. We’ve rounded up five years of Gates’ summer reading lists and book […]

Markets Jun. 22, 2018, 11:10 PM

JPMorgan annual reading list is out – here are its top 10 books right now

JPMorgan has released its 19th US summer annual reading list. The banking behemoth’s annual list of 10 nonfiction titles includes books for readers of various interests. Some books focus on, yes, business. But they also touch on ideas applicable to all, such as leadership and group dynamics. Other books are […]

Strategy Sep. 19, 2017, 8:17 AM

The 10 best books of 2017 so far, according to Amazon

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Strategy Jul. 1, 2017, 1:00 PM

The 15 best business books to read this summer

Summer vacation is a great time to catch up on reading. It’s even better if the books you choose will make you more productive and happier when you head back to work. We picked out 15 business books from this year and last year that we found particularly entertaining and […]