Blog Archive MBA News Wall Street Summer Reading List

Blog Archive MBA News Wall Street Summer Reading List At some point during the summerâ€"between writing essays and polishing resumes, of courseâ€"business school applicants might find themselves looking for a poolside read worthy of a future MBA. Luckily, the New York Times DealBook has offered up an “essential” Wall Street summer reading list in response to one student’s inquiry: “If you wanted to get smart about business by reading your way through the summer, what would your master reading list look like?” DealBook editor Andrew Ross Sorkin offers a rundown of some of his favorite finance and management literature, from the fictional to the philosophical. Den of Thieves by James B. Stewart Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis The Informant by Kurt Eichenwald Indecent Exposure by David McClintick Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century by Thomas L. Friedman Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller Sr. by Ron Chernow The Art of War by Sun Tzu The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing by Benjamin Graham Share ThisTweet News