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by Daniel Schulman (no photo)Synopsis:
The Koch family has tried for decades to keep itself out of the spotlight while building the 2nd largest private company in America. However, as this biography explains, they haven't done the best job of it.
Daniel Schulman details the Koch brothers' lifetime of conflict with business competitors, political opponents, their companies' shareholders and employees, and each other. Schulman mostly tells the stories and avoids making judgments, although he writes with a skeptical tone when he discusses the Kochs' interest in Austrian school economics and market-based management.
The Kochs are probably the most influential family in America that you don't know anything about, so this thorough investigation of their businesses, family, charity work, and political action is well worth reading.
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Douglass wrote: "Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty[bookcover:Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty|19906..."
Coincidentally, I added this book to my tbr list today and I expect it to be interesting.
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In the news - the rise and decline of Sears. I am interested in upcoming books on this iconic American retailer.https://www.wsj.com/articles/sears-on...
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The only thing that I would add to your post is the Source:
Source: The Wall Street Journal
This thread will also focus on global giants and billionaire clans like the Rockefellers, the Walmarts, the Waltons, the Mars family, Cargill-Macmillian family, Cox family, SC Johnson, Edward Johnson, Hearst family, Duncan and Newhous families, the Duponts, Hunts, Busch, Mellons, etc.