“I don’t read management or science books. That’d be a busman’s holiday, as they say. But here is a book I do recommend: Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by Anders Ericsson. Anders died unexpectedly last month. In Peak, which was the last book he wrote before he died, he reveals the simple steps experts take to keep improving.”
Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Cohost, “No Stupid Questions,” Freakonomics Radio
McKinsey Global Publishing Picks
20 books to read this summer (Washington Post)
Bill Gates: Books to read, TV to watch, and things to do this summer (World Economic Forum)
FT Series: Summer Books 2020 (Financial Times)
Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader (Harvard Business School Working Knowledge)
So you want to read the classics (Vox)
Summer Reading (New York Times Book Review)
The 2020 Booker Prize longlist (The Booker Prizes)
The great escape: 50 brilliant books to transport you this summer (Guardian)
At the crossroads of corporate strategy and finance lies valuation. This book enables everyone, from the budding professional to the seasoned manager, to excel at measuring and maximizing shareholder and company value.
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