Business Adventures

Warren Buffett CEO/Berkshire HathawayIn 1991, Bill Gates asked Buffett for his favorite book. In reply, Buffett sent the Microsoft founder his personal copy of Business Adventures, a collection of New Yorker stories by John Brooks. (Source)

Bill Gates CEO/MicrosoftBrooks’s work is a great reminder that the rules for running a strong business and creating value haven’t changed. For one thing, there’s an essential human factor in every business endeavor. It doesn’t matter if you have a perfect product, production plan, and marketing pitch; you’ll still need the right people to lead and implement those plans. (Source)

Michael Dell CEO/Dell ComputersIn this 1960s classic, Brooks, a longtime New Yorker contributor, tells the stories of 12 notable companies and how they navigated the trials and tribulations of corporate life in America back in the day. (Source)

Sean Melvin Warren Buffett and Bill Gates Still Say This Is the Best Business Book Ever Written | https://t.co/8aAweSMBMB https://t.co/nMGh3TzkEH (Source)

Christy Lamagna Great book! Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street by John Brooks #FridayReads https://t.co/ACQz8msypz (Source)

Chris Mobbs Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street: The New York Times bestseller Bill Gates calls ‘the best business book I’ve ever read’ https://t.co/6gVpQZCsYz https://t.co/8j2tzqH9V4 (Source)

Alok Kejriwal Business Adventures - Book Review. Yrs ago, I read Bill Gates calling this his "best business book". Note : THIS IS A HEAVY, excruciatingly detailed book, set in the 1960's. It IS an awesome book, but be prepared to spend 10 hours+ reading it. Check my review in pic ! https://t.co/mnjmkPCQO0 (Source)

Paramendra Kumar Bhagat The Best Business Book I’ve Ever Read https://t.co/mcAhroG8XG via @billgates (Source)