Book Review

Book Reviews: We Are Market Basket

February 23, 2016

The story of the unlikely grassroots movement that saved a beloved business

The Story of the Unlikely Grassroots Movement That Saved a Beloved Business

Book review: The Last Swan

December 29, 2014

Large, glossy photographs of yachting in the Mediterranean, sumptuous New York apartments, converted Corsican convents and verdant, elegant Italian gardens, sound like your cup of tea?

The Last Swan

Marella Agnelli and Marella Carraciolo Chia

A pharmaceuticals dynasty with an unhealthy history

August 13, 2013

The affairs and scandals of a family that brought the world Band-Aids and antiseptic through its family business empire have been laid bare in a new unauthorised biography.

Book reviews: Enterprise Rules; The “I” of Leadership and Strategies for Longevity in Family Firms

April 17, 2013

Read CampdenFB’s reviews of the latest books aiming to help you navigate the modern business world.

Enterprise Rules: The Foundations of High Achievement – and How to Build on Them
Don Young
Profile Books; 288

Book reviews: Driven to Succeed, Dynasties of the Sea and Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich

January 30, 2013

New book Driven to Succeed is a rags-to-riches tale, proving that with a bit of luck and a lot of hard work a man can make his fortune.

Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich
By Chrystia Freeland
Allen Lane; 352 pages

A lot has been written about the 1% and even the 0.1% recently, but not much as insightful as this book by the global editor-at-large of Reuters. There are plenty of vignettes of super-rich life, which are amusing, but more interestingly there’s also a good deal of insightful analysis.