![]() ![]() But, for me, Brooks's style is closer to that of Andrew Ross Sorkin's Too Big to Fail, with its stunning high-definition, fly-on-the-wall perspective. ![]() That's broadly fair, as they both write with loose-limbed fluency and share the gift of moulding arcane raw material into compelling narratives. Another line is to identify Brooks as the forerunner of Michael Lewis. I've taken a good look at punters' comments, which seem to polarise neatly into 'work of genius' versus 'boring and out of date'. I don't doubt that Mr Gates's enthusiasm is sincere, but could he have been a tad influenced by the fact that his copy was given to him by Warren Buffett? Would it have been the same if the donor had been another international financial titan, such as Ed Balls?įirst published in 1969, Business Adventures is one of 56 books written by Brooks, who was also a prolific contributor to The New Yorker. ![]() Not in this case the author's, but that of the fan, Bill Gates, whose praise of this as the 'best business book I have ever read' is splashed all over the cover, and seems to be the sole reason why it has been republished and become a publishing sensation. ![]()
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