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Nice, do you have any recommendations for non-fiction? TIA.



Here are 5 I have recently read that I really enjoyed:

1. "When Genius Failed": about the failure of the hedge-fund LTCM

2. "The First Tycoon": Detailing Vanderbilt's life (he was a bad-ass businessman). Far more interesting than I expected.

3. "Made in America": I didn't really care about walmart or Sam Walton before reading this, but he's a man to be admired.

4. "Barbarians at the Gate": Private equity tries the largest hostile takeover ever (dramatic and exciting with a hilarious group of characters).

5. "The Smartest Guys in the Room": Enron was an absurd company run by absurd people. Jeff Skilling claims he didn't do anything wrong.




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