Business Adventures by John Brooks

Favorite Quote
“I don’t think money makes much difference, as long as you have enough.” — John Brooks
The Book in One Sentence
Business Adventures will teach you how to run a company, invest in the stock market, change jobs, and many other things by sharing some of the most interesting experiences that big companies and their leaders have had over the last century.
Why should you read it?
How do you run a company? If all businesses are different, why are some things so similar? Making use of stories about Wall Street, John Brooks has put together a reportage that looks at the history of some of the biggest disasters that have taken place on the American market. Is history bound to repeat itself, if people don’t learn from their mistakes?
Key Takeaways
The three-day stock market crash and recovery of 1962 showed the world how irrational and unpredictable it is.
If you want to know how not to launch a product, look to the example of the Ford Edsel.
Having trade secrets doesn’t make it impossible for you to get a new job thanks to Donald Wohlgemuth.