The Best Business Stories of the Year: 2002 Edition

by Ken Auletta and Andrew Leckey

Book Overview

Series editor Andrew Leckey and guest editor Ken Auletta have scoured the print media, consulted with the editors of major business and general interest publications, and surveyed journalism school... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375725016
• ISBN13: 9780375725012
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

one story is worth the price

worth the price of admission for the the michael milken story that ran in Harpers.

A diverse, well-represented collection

From print media and journals to business and general interest publications, the authors have searched for the best business accounts from the past year, providing vignettes and accounts primarily nonfiction in content, but telling of business goals, individuals, and strategies. A diverse, well-represented collection.

Terrific (and buy 2001 too)

Great anthology from a wide variety of sources (the usual financial journals plus some interesting exotic publications (Mother Jones?)). Not a clunker in the lot. Buy this one and its 2001 predecessor and you will be fascinated. Hope this series continues for many years...

A great, entertaining and thought provoking read...

What a simple, yet compelling, concept. Scour all of the business magazines (mostly major ones, though), and pick the best 27 articles of the prior year, independent of field of interest. Then lay them out with no extra fluff, letting the original work be the star attraction. Such is the concept behind this book, which was both a quick read and difficult to put down.With stories ranging from the rise, fall and re-rise of fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger to a joyous piece on Ron Popeil of quirky gadget-maker (and those accompanying infomercials) Ronco fame to an amazing tome on emerging "digital paper" technology that has to be read to be fully appreciated, this book covered a myriad of topics that I probably would not have gone out of my way to track down, but having read about them in this book, my appetite to read on has only been whetted.If you are looking to expand your horizons beyond the two or three topics that currently represent your comfort zone, this book is an easy and enjoyable way to dip your toes in the water.Strongly recommended.