Makers and takers

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1. cikJun 2023
   Rana Foroohar effectively wrote about this in her amazing book, "Makers and Takers". She discusses the ongoing transformation of the economy from one of innovation to one of financial services - using companies like Ford and Apple as examples. Frankly, it's brilliant and highly recommended, regardless of agreeing with her nor not.

   If anyone has read her second book, I'd love to know your thoughts - I'm debating it, and given what think pieces are books can be... it's a serious investment for me.

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2. olivermarksJul 2020
   I also highly recommend Rana Foroohar's two books 'Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business' (2016) and 'Don't Be Evil: How Big Tech Betrayed Its Founding Principles -- and All of Us' (2019). These are both easy to read, highly informative and well thought through.
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3. neomOct 2018
   Not sure if these count as textbooks by most peoples measures, but they have been textbooks for me.

   [1]Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team

   [2]The Wal-Mart Triumph: Inside the World’s #1 Company

   [3]Guerilla Marketing

   [4]The Lords of Strategy

   [5]Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

   [6] The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive

   [7]The Deming Management Method

   [8]Creativity Inc.

   [9]The Wisdom of Teams

   [10]On Communication

   [11]On Managing Yourself

   [12]The Art of Facilitation

   [13]Death by Meeting

   [14]Good Business: Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning

   [15]Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business

   1. https://www.amazon.com/Overcoming-Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Fac... 2. https://www.amazon.ca/Wal-Mart-Triumph-Inside-Worlds-Company... 3. https://www.amazon.com/Guerilla-Marketing-Inexpensive-Strate... 4. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591397820?ref_=cm_sw_r_awd... 5. http://www.amazon.com/Influence-Psychology-Persuasion-Revise... 6. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000079XXQ 7. http://www.amazon.com/Deming-Management-Method-Mary-Walton/d... 8. https://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Inc-Overcoming-Unseen-Insp... 9. https://www.amazon.com/The-Wisdom-Teams-High-Performance-Org... 10. https://www.amazon.com/Communication-featured-Necessary-Pers... 11. https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Yourself-Measure-Clayton-Chr... 12. https://www.amazon.com/Art-Facilitation-Essentials-Meetings-... 13. https://www.amazon.com/Death-Meeting-Leadership-Solving-Busi... 14. https://www.amazon.com/Good-Business-Leadership-Making-Meani... 15. https://www.amazon.com/Makers-Takers-Finance-American-Busine...

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4. olivermarksApr 2018
   I highly recommend Rana Faroohar's book 'makers and takers' to add some perspective to this insanity... https://www.amazon.com/Makers-Takers-Finance-American-Busine...
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5. neomSep 2016
   Seeing as this has turned into book club. Highly recommend two books, neither of them are pure economics, however combined they give a fascinating overview of the last 70 years of the american economy, as well as some really interesting ideas for what the future might look like:

   Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business Hardcover – May 17, 2016 by Rana Foroohar (Author)

   Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier Paperback – January 31, 2012 by Edward Glaeser (Author)

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6. neomSep 2016
   Last three great books I've read are:

   $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America

   The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

   Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business

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