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Entrepreneurial Nation
by Ro Khanna • 2012
Six times more productive: America's factory floor still beats China's, but policy hasn't caught up.
3.73
30
Entrepreneurial Nation Summary
Entrepreneurial Nation 92%
Six times more productive: America's factory floor still beats China's, but policy hasn't caught up.
by Ro Khanna 2012
3.73
30 ratings
Factory Man
by Beth Macy • 2014
John Bassett III bet against offshoring. The survival of his Virginia town hung on it.
3.87
3k+
Factory Man Summary
Factory Man 91%
John Bassett III bet against offshoring. The survival of his Virginia town hung on it.
by Beth Macy 2014
3.87
3k+ ratings
Crash Course
by Paul Ingrassia • 2009
Mass production built Detroit. It also built the complacency that undid it, fifty years later.
3.91
686
Crash Course Summary
Crash Course 91%
Mass production built Detroit. It also built the complacency that undid it, fifty years later.
by Paul Ingrassia 2009
3.91
686 ratings
The Visible Hand
by Alfred D. Chandler Jr. • 1977
Markets didn't coordinate the modern economy. Management did. And it started with the railroads.
4.05
348
The Visible Hand Summary
The Visible Hand 91%
Markets didn't coordinate the modern economy. Management did. And it started with the railroads.
by Alfred D. Chandler Jr. 1977
4.05
348 ratings
An Empire of Wealth
by John Steele Gordon • 2004
How a scrappy republic became the engine of global capitalism, from canals to microchips.
4.10
1k+
An Empire of Wealth Summary
An Empire of Wealth 91%
How a scrappy republic became the engine of global capitalism, from canals to microchips.
by John Steele Gordon 2004
4.10
1k+ ratings
The Big Change
by Frederick Lewis Allen • 1952
America went from farmers to superpower in fifty years: the metamorphosis that reshaped its soul.
3.95
243
The Big Change Summary
The Big Change 91%
America went from farmers to superpower in fifty years: the metamorphosis that reshaped its soul.
by Frederick Lewis Allen 1952
3.95
243 ratings
Freedom's Forge
by Arthur Herman • 2012
The decisive American weapon in World War II wasn't the atomic bomb; it was the assembly line.
4.33
3k+
Freedom's Forge Summary
Freedom's Forge 91%
The decisive American weapon in World War II wasn't the atomic bomb; it was the assembly line.
by Arthur Herman 2012
4.33
3k+ ratings
Made in the USA
by Vaclav Smil • 2013
How the country that made a third of the planet's goods stopped making almost everything.
3.76
510
Made in the USA Summary
Made in the USA 91%
How the country that made a third of the planet's goods stopped making almost everything.
by Vaclav Smil 2013
3.76
510 ratings
Men and Rubber
by Harvey S. Firestone • 1926
Think deeply, save a surplus, never cut quality: a tire titan's rules for surviving any crisis.
4.25
253
Men and Rubber Summary
Men and Rubber 90%
Think deeply, save a surplus, never cut quality: a tire titan's rules for surviving any crisis.
by Harvey S. Firestone 1926
4.25
253 ratings
Giants of Enterprise
by Richard S. Tedlow • 2001
Seven titans built American business. The power they won then turned on them.
4.25
2k+
Giants of Enterprise Summary
Giants of Enterprise 90%
Seven titans built American business. The power they won then turned on them.
by Richard S. Tedlow 2001
4.25
2k+ ratings
Railroaded
by Richard White • 2011
Corrupt, overbuilt, taxpayer-funded: the transcontinentals failed their way into modern America.
3.63
912
Railroaded Summary
Railroaded 90%
Corrupt, overbuilt, taxpayer-funded: the transcontinentals failed their way into modern America.
by Richard White 2011
3.63
912 ratings
Making It in America
by Rachel Slade • 2024
Sixty thousand American factories shuttered since NAFTA. One couple bet everything to open just one.
3.63
323
Making It in America Summary
Making It in America 90%
Sixty thousand American factories shuttered since NAFTA. One couple bet everything to open just one.
by Rachel Slade 2024
3.63
323 ratings
The Tycoons
by Charles R. Morris • 2005
Four rival industrialists, four methods, one generation: how America became the world's factory.
3.74
2k+
The Tycoons Summary
The Tycoons 90%
Four rival industrialists, four methods, one generation: how America became the world's factory.
by Charles R. Morris 2005
3.74
2k+ ratings
Power Failure
by William D. Cohan • 2022
The celebrated CEO playbook that made GE an icon also programmed its collapse.
4.28
2k+
Power Failure Summary
Power Failure 90%
The celebrated CEO playbook that made GE an icon also programmed its collapse.
by William D. Cohan 2022
4.28
2k+ ratings
The Market Revolution in America
by John Lauritz Larson • 2009
From the Erie Canal to the cotton fields, free markets built America and then tore it apart.
3.60
88
The Market Revolution in America Summary
The Market Revolution in America 90%
From the Erie Canal to the cotton fields, free markets built America and then tore it apart.
by John Lauritz Larson 2009
3.60
88 ratings
My Life And Work
by Henry Ford • 1922
Profit is a side effect: service-first thinking built an auto empire and doubled wages overnight.
4.18
6k+
My Life And Work Summary
My Life And Work 90%
Profit is a side effect: service-first thinking built an auto empire and doubled wages overnight.
by Henry Ford 1922
4.18
6k+ ratings
Cattle Kingdom
by Christopher Knowlton • 2017
The Wild West was a speculative bubble fueled by British aristocrats and popped by a single winter.
4.10
1k+
Cattle Kingdom Summary
Cattle Kingdom 90%
The Wild West was a speculative bubble fueled by British aristocrats and popped by a single winter.
by Christopher Knowlton 2017
4.10
1k+ ratings
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters
by Bob Lutz • 2011
GM had half the market and the best cars. Three decades of financial management destroyed both.
3.73
1k+
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters Summary
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters 89%
GM had half the market and the best cars. Three decades of financial management destroyed both.
by Bob Lutz 2011
3.73
1k+ ratings
The Idea Factory
by Jon Gertner • 2012
A phone monopoly's lab produced the transistor, the laser, and the digital age. How it worked.
4.21
9k+
The Idea Factory Summary
The Idea Factory 89%
A phone monopoly's lab produced the transistor, the laser, and the digital age. How it worked.
by Jon Gertner 2012
4.21
9k+ ratings
American Made
by Farah Stockman • 2021
Three factory workers lost their jobs to Mexico. What they lost next surprised everyone but them.
4.31
1k+
American Made Summary
American Made 89%
Three factory workers lost their jobs to Mexico. What they lost next surprised everyone but them.
by Farah Stockman 2021
4.31
1k+ ratings
The Fall of the House of Labor
by David Montgomery • 1987
Worker knowledge ran the factory floor. Management's fifty-year fight to seize it.
3.93
147
The Fall of the House of Labor Summary
The Fall of the House of Labor 89%
Worker knowledge ran the factory floor. Management's fifty-year fight to seize it.
by David Montgomery 1987
3.93
147 ratings
Marketcrafters
by Chris Hughes • 2025
Free markets are a myth. A century of government building and bailing out the American economy.
3.78
178
Marketcrafters Summary
Marketcrafters 89%
Free markets are a myth. A century of government building and bailing out the American economy.
by Chris Hughes 2025
3.78
178 ratings
The Deindustrialization of America
by Barry Bluestone • 1982
Plant closures were a strategy, not fate. Government made capital mobile and communities expendable.
3.92
25
The Deindustrialization of America Summary
The Deindustrialization of America 89%
Plant closures were a strategy, not fate. Government made capital mobile and communities expendable.
by Barry Bluestone 1982
3.92
25 ratings
Private Empire
by Steve Coll • 2012
How ExxonMobil became a nation-like force, with its own intelligence, foreign policy, and security.
4.00
4k+
Private Empire Summary
Private Empire 89%
How ExxonMobil became a nation-like force, with its own intelligence, foreign policy, and security.
by Steve Coll 2012
4.00
4k+ ratings
The Transformation of Corporate Control
by Neil Fligstein • 1990
Antitrust, not markets, built the modern firm: four legal pivots that remade American business.
4.09
11
The Transformation of Corporate Control Summary
The Transformation of Corporate Control 89%
Antitrust, not markets, built the modern firm: four legal pivots that remade American business.
by Neil Fligstein 1990
4.09
11 ratings
The Rise and Fall of American Growth
by Robert J. Gordon • 2016
Indoor plumbing, electricity, and the car transformed daily life in ways the internet never will.
4.18
2k+
The Rise and Fall of American Growth Summary
The Rise and Fall of American Growth 89%
Indoor plumbing, electricity, and the car transformed daily life in ways the internet never will.
by Robert J. Gordon 2016
4.18
2k+ ratings
Glass House
by Brian Alexander • 2017
Private equity bought a glass factory. By the time they were done, a town was destroyed.
3.91
2k+
Glass House Summary
Glass House 89%
Private equity bought a glass factory. By the time they were done, a town was destroyed.
by Brian Alexander 2017
3.91
2k+ ratings
BOOM
by Tony Horwitz • 2014
From oil sands to Gulf Coast: a pipeline route where roughnecks, strippers, and ranchers collide.
3.89
713
BOOM Summary
BOOM 89%
From oil sands to Gulf Coast: a pipeline route where roughnecks, strippers, and ranchers collide.
by Tony Horwitz 2014
3.89
713 ratings
Concrete Economics
by Stephen S. Cohen • 2015
Free markets didn't build American prosperity. Government did, repeatedly, then we forgot.
3.87
283
Concrete Economics Summary
Concrete Economics 89%
Free markets didn't build American prosperity. Government did, repeatedly, then we forgot.
by Stephen S. Cohen 2015
3.87
283 ratings
Andrew Carnegie
by David Nasaw • 2006
How a penniless immigrant built the world's biggest steel empire, and then tried to die broke.
3.86
6k+
Andrew Carnegie Summary
Andrew Carnegie 89%
How a penniless immigrant built the world's biggest steel empire, and then tried to die broke.
by David Nasaw 2006
3.86
6k+ ratings
The Most Dangerous Man In Detroit
by Nelson Lichtenstein • 1995
The labor leader who could have reshaped American capitalism settled for a cost-of-living clause.
4.04
96
The Most Dangerous Man In Detroit Summary
The Most Dangerous Man In Detroit 89%
The labor leader who could have reshaped American capitalism settled for a cost-of-living clause.
by Nelson Lichtenstein 1995
4.04
96 ratings
Jump-Starting America
by Jonathan Gruber • 2019
Public science built the middle class. We cut R&D by two-thirds. China noticed.
4.07
334
Jump-Starting America Summary
Jump-Starting America 89%
Public science built the middle class. We cut R&D by two-thirds. China noticed.
by Jonathan Gruber 2019
4.07
334 ratings
The Making of American Exceptionalism
by Kim Voss • 1993
The Knights of Labor fell to an employer offensive, not infighting, and U.S. unions never recovered.
3.80
10
The Making of American Exceptionalism Summary
The Making of American Exceptionalism 89%
The Knights of Labor fell to an employer offensive, not infighting, and U.S. unions never recovered.
by Kim Voss 1993
3.80
10 ratings
Internal Improvement
by John Lauritz Larson • 2001
Public works were meant to knit the early republic together. Private capital drew the map instead.
3.73
33
Internal Improvement Summary
Internal Improvement 89%
Public works were meant to knit the early republic together. Private capital drew the map instead.
by John Lauritz Larson 2001
3.73
33 ratings
Socializing Capital
by William G. Roy • 1997
Corporations dominate industry because state law and banks built a system only they could win.
3.90
21
Socializing Capital Summary
Socializing Capital 89%
Corporations dominate industry because state law and banks built a system only they could win.
by William G. Roy 1997
3.90
21 ratings
The Alchemists
by Jim Ratcliffe • 2018
Four out of five acquisitions fail. INEOS bet on the opposite and built a global industrial empire.
3.74
110
The Alchemists Summary
The Alchemists 89%
Four out of five acquisitions fail. INEOS bet on the opposite and built a global industrial empire.
by Jim Ratcliffe 2018
3.74
110 ratings
Nature's Metropolis
by William Cronon • 1991
The grain and hogs flowing through Chicago didn't just feed the nation, they rewired the continent.
4.26
4k+
Nature's Metropolis Summary
Nature's Metropolis 89%
The grain and hogs flowing through Chicago didn't just feed the nation, they rewired the continent.
by William Cronon 1991
4.26
4k+ ratings
Capitalism in America
by Alan Greenspan • 2018
America's 400-year economic experiment: why each era's solution becomes the next era's problem.
4.06
2k+
Capitalism in America Summary
Capitalism in America 89%
America's 400-year economic experiment: why each era's solution becomes the next era's problem.
by Alan Greenspan 2018
4.06
2k+ ratings
Appetite for America
by Stephen Fried • 2010
A railroad restaurant empire that civilized the West and launched America's first female workforce.
4.21
1k+
Appetite for America Summary
Appetite for America 89%
A railroad restaurant empire that civilized the West and launched America's first female workforce.
by Stephen Fried 2010
4.21
1k+ ratings
The Robber Barons
by Matthew Josephson • 1934
A handful of men seized America's railroads, oil, and steel; government helped them do it.
3.73
429
The Robber Barons Summary
The Robber Barons 89%
A handful of men seized America's railroads, oil, and steel; government helped them do it.
by Matthew Josephson 1934
3.73
429 ratings
The Prize
by Daniel Yergin • 1991
How a dark liquid wrote the rules of power, decided wars, and built the greatest fortunes.
4.44
13k+
The Prize Summary
The Prize 89%
How a dark liquid wrote the rules of power, decided wars, and built the greatest fortunes.
by Daniel Yergin 1991
4.44
13k+ ratings
Scale and Scope
by Alfred D. Chandler Jr. • 1990
Why some firms dominate for decades while rivals vanish: the secret isn't technology or capital.
3.93
71
Scale and Scope Summary
Scale and Scope 89%
Why some firms dominate for decades while rivals vanish: the secret isn't technology or capital.
by Alfred D. Chandler Jr. 1990
3.93
71 ratings
J.P. Morgan - The Life and Deals of America’s Banker
by J.R. MacGregor • 2019
He rescued American capitalism twice, so the government built the Federal Reserve to replace him.
3.87
143
J.P. Morgan - The Life and Deals of America’s Banker Summary
J.P. Morgan - The Life and Deals of America’s Banker 89%
He rescued American capitalism twice, so the government built the Federal Reserve to replace him.
by J.R. MacGregor 2019
3.87
143 ratings
Organizing America
by Charles Perrow • 2001
The corporation wasn't a business model. It was a legal weapon engineered to concentrate power.
3.91
35
Organizing America Summary
Organizing America 89%
The corporation wasn't a business model. It was a legal weapon engineered to concentrate power.
by Charles Perrow 2001
3.91
35 ratings
Titan
by Ron Chernow • 1998
A pious Baptist created the Standard Oil octopus, gave away millions to be remembered as a saint.
4.15
38k+
Titan Summary
Titan 89%
A pious Baptist created the Standard Oil octopus, gave away millions to be remembered as a saint.
by Ron Chernow 1998
4.15
38k+ ratings
Hell to Pay
by Michael Lind • 2023
Stagnant wages aren't fate. They were engineered by a decades-long campaign to crush worker power.
3.93
80
Hell to Pay Summary
Hell to Pay 89%
Stagnant wages aren't fate. They were engineered by a decades-long campaign to crush worker power.
by Michael Lind 2023
3.93
80 ratings
Boeing Versus Airbus
by John Newhouse • 2007
Two radically different bets on the future of flight: the superjumbo vs. the long-range midsize.
3.61
478
Boeing Versus Airbus Summary
Boeing Versus Airbus 89%
Two radically different bets on the future of flight: the superjumbo vs. the long-range midsize.
by John Newhouse 2007
3.61
478 ratings
The Hamlet Fire
by Bryant Simon • 2020
A chicken plant fire killed 25. The doors were locked, but deregulation built the trap.
4.12
245
The Hamlet Fire Summary
The Hamlet Fire 89%
A chicken plant fire killed 25. The doors were locked, but deregulation built the trap.
by Bryant Simon 2020
4.12
245 ratings
Automotive Global Value Chain
by Wilson Kia Onn Wong • 2017
Automakers outsourced everything, accidentally handing the wheel to a few giant suppliers.
Automotive Global Value Chain Summary
Automotive Global Value Chain 88%
Automakers outsourced everything, accidentally handing the wheel to a few giant suppliers.
by Wilson Kia Onn Wong 2017
The People's Business
by Lee Drutman • 2004
Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.
4.33
12
The People's Business Summary
The People's Business 88%
Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.
by Lee Drutman 2004
4.33
12 ratings
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