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John Brooks (1920–1993) was an award-winning writer best known for his contributions to the New Yorker as a financial journalist. He was also the author of ten nonfiction books on business and finance, a number of which were critically acclaimed works examining Wall Street and the corporate world. His books Once inGolconda, The Go-Go Years, and Business Adventures have endured as classics. Although he is remembered primarily for his writings on financial topics, Brooks published three novels and wrote book reviews for Harper’s Magazine and the New York Times Book Review.

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	Business Adventures 3.82 avg rating — 22,732 ratings — published 1969 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once in Golconda: A True Drama of Wall Street 1920-1938 3.99 avg rating — 302 ratings — published 1972 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Go-Go Years: The Drama and Crashing Finale of Wall Street's Bullish 60's 3.86 avg rating — 250 ratings — published 1973 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Build Glued-Lapstrake Wooden Boats 4.16 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Telephone: The First Hundred Years: The Wondorous Invention That Changed a World and Spawned a Corporate Giant [First Edition] 3.76 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1976	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dreadnought Gunnery and the Battle of Jutland: The Question of Fire Control 3.75 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fate of the Edsel & Other Business Adventures 3.29 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1963	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Battle of Jutland 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Showing Off in America: From Conspicuous Consumption to Parody Display 3.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1981 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Games Players: Tales Of Men And Money 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“expectation of an event creates a much deeper impression … than the event itself.”—de”
― John Brooks, Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street

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“I don’t think money makes much difference, as long as you have enough.”
― John Brooks, Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street

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“If you’re not able to communicate successfully between yourself and yourself, how are you supposed to make it with the strangers outside?”
― John Brooks, Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street

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