🥤 Beverage Industry

An inside look at the business of drinks—from production and branding to distribution and market disruption. These books appeal to readers curious about the commercial forces behind what fills our glasses.

The Craft Beer Revolution

by Steve Hindy • 2014

How a band of homebrewers took on the beer giants and rebuilt what America drinks.

3.74

256

🍺 Beer History 🥖 Artisanal Food Movements 🏭 Industry Disruption

The Craft Beer Revolution 90%

How a band of homebrewers took on the beer giants and rebuilt what America drinks.

by Steve Hindy 2014

3.74

256 ratings

🍺 Beer History 🥖 Artisanal Food Movements 🏭 Industry Disruption

The Republic of Tea

by Mel Ziegler • 1992

One plane ride, a fax machine, and the unlikely birth of a tea republic.

3.79

316

📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir 🍵 Beverage Startups 🌿 Lifestyle Brands

The Republic of Tea 89%

One plane ride, a fax machine, and the unlikely birth of a tea republic.

by Mel Ziegler 1992

3.79

316 ratings

📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir 🍵 Beverage Startups 🌿 Lifestyle Brands

I'd Like the World to Buy a Coke

by David Greising • 1998

The CEO who scrapped Coke’s formula then brought it back to build a global empire.

3.91

107

🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 👔 Ceo Biography 💰 Capital Allocation

I'd Like the World to Buy a Coke Summary

I'd Like the World to Buy a Coke 89%

The CEO who scrapped Coke’s formula then brought it back to build a global empire.

by David Greising 1998

3.91

107 ratings

🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 👔 Ceo Biography 💰 Capital Allocation

Brewing Up a Business

by Sam Calagione • 2005

A tiny brewery's playbook: eccentric recipes, shoestring stunts, and business as a creative act.

3.78

1k+

🍺 Craft Beer Industry 📖 Startup Memoir 🎯 Product Differentiation

Brewing Up a Business 89%

A tiny brewery's playbook: eccentric recipes, shoestring stunts, and business as a creative act.

by Sam Calagione 2005

3.78

1k+ ratings

🍺 Craft Beer Industry 📖 Startup Memoir 🎯 Product Differentiation

Bourbon

by Fred Minnick • 2016

Elijah Craig didn't invent bourbon. Rivers, tariffs, and a doctor's prescription actually built it.

3.80

665

🥃 American Whiskey 🏭 Distilling History 🛑 Prohibition Era

Bourbon 88%

Elijah Craig didn't invent bourbon. Rivers, tariffs, and a doctor's prescription actually built it.

by Fred Minnick 2016

3.80

665 ratings

🥃 American Whiskey 🏭 Distilling History 🛑 Prohibition Era

The Bar Book

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler • 2014

Why your cocktail fails: the missing manual for ice, dilution, and the shake that saves it.

4.49

1k+

🍸 Mixology 🥃 Craft Cocktails 🧰 Cocktail Technique

The Bar Book 88%

Why your cocktail fails: the missing manual for ice, dilution, and the shake that saves it.

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler 2014

4.49

1k+ ratings

🍸 Mixology 🥃 Craft Cocktails 🧰 Cocktail Technique

Girly Drinks

by Mallory O'Meara • 2021

Women invented alcohol. The backlash: witch trials, Prohibition, and a label mocking their taste.

4.15

4k+

📜 Women'S History 🍸 Alcohol History 🥂 Women And Alcohol

Girly Drinks 88%

Women invented alcohol. The backlash: witch trials, Prohibition, and a label mocking their taste.

by Mallory O'Meara 2021

4.15

4k+ ratings

📜 Women'S History 🍸 Alcohol History 🥂 Women And Alcohol

The New Wine Rules

by Jon Bonne • 2017

Drink better wine for less money, skip the fake rules, and order like a pro.

3.86

1k+

🍷 Wine Appreciation 📗 Wine For Beginners 👃 Wine Tasting

The New Wine Rules 88%

Drink better wine for less money, skip the fake rules, and order like a pro.

by Jon Bonne 2017

3.86

1k+ ratings

🍷 Wine Appreciation 📗 Wine For Beginners 👃 Wine Tasting

The Other Guy Blinked

by Jesse Kornbluth • 1986

Coke killed its century-old formula. Pepsi had a $5 million pop star and a bold plan.

3.82

243

🥤 Cola Wars 🥊 Challenger Brands ❤️ Emotional Branding

The Other Guy Blinked 88%

Coke killed its century-old formula. Pepsi had a $5 million pop star and a bold plan.

by Jesse Kornbluth 1986

3.82

243 ratings

🥤 Cola Wars 🥊 Challenger Brands ❤️ Emotional Branding

Raise the Bar

by Jon Taffer • 2013

The bar turnaround playbook: why reactions beat drinks, and what actually brings customers back.

3.94

771

🍸 Bar Management 🎨 Service Design 🔄 Business Turnarounds

Raise the Bar 88%

The bar turnaround playbook: why reactions beat drinks, and what actually brings customers back.

by Jon Taffer 2013

3.94

771 ratings

🍸 Bar Management 🎨 Service Design 🔄 Business Turnarounds

Pour Your Heart Into It

by Howard Schultz • 1997

How Milan's espresso bars convinced a coffee chain to treat part-timers like partners.

4.02

12k+

☕ Coffee Industry 📖 Founder Memoir 🏢 Company Culture

Pour Your Heart Into It 87%

How Milan's espresso bars convinced a coffee chain to treat part-timers like partners.

by Howard Schultz 1997

4.02

12k+ ratings

☕ Coffee Industry 📖 Founder Memoir 🏢 Company Culture

Restaurant Man

by Joe Bastianich • 2012

Why every restaurant survives on a lie: appear generous, but run your books like a miser.

3.66

1k+

🍽️ Restaurant Business 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🏨 Hospitality Industry

Restaurant Man 87%

Why every restaurant survives on a lie: appear generous, but run your books like a miser.

by Joe Bastianich 2012

3.66

1k+ ratings

🍽️ Restaurant Business 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🏨 Hospitality Industry

Coffee Nerd

by Ruth Brown • 2014

A twenty-dollar brewer works fine. A twenty-dollar grinder ruins everything. The rules that matter.

3.83

224

☕ Specialty Coffee 🏠 Home Brewing 🌊 Third Wave Coffee

Coffee Nerd 87%

A twenty-dollar brewer works fine. A twenty-dollar grinder ruins everything. The rules that matter.

by Ruth Brown 2014

3.83

224 ratings

☕ Specialty Coffee 🏠 Home Brewing 🌊 Third Wave Coffee

Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know

by Candace Rose Rardon • 2020

A pocket guide to tea: six families, five millennia of ritual, and getting every cup right.

4.04

274

🍵 Tea Culture 📜 Food History 🫖 Brewing Guides

Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know Summary

Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know 87%

A pocket guide to tea: six families, five millennia of ritual, and getting every cup right.

by Candace Rose Rardon 2020

4.04

274 ratings

🍵 Tea Culture 📜 Food History 🫖 Brewing Guides

Coffee

by Kenneth Davids • 1976

Fresh grinding beats expensive gear. Then: roast science, origin flavors, the perfect shot.

3.98

130

☕ Coffee Culture 🫘 Specialty Coffee 🏠 Home Barista

Coffee 87%

Fresh grinding beats expensive gear. Then: roast science, origin flavors, the perfect shot.

by Kenneth Davids 1976

3.98

130 ratings

☕ Coffee Culture 🫘 Specialty Coffee 🏠 Home Barista

Stuff Every Coffee Lover Should Know

by Candace Rose Rardon • 2021

Your morning coffee traveled the globe and shaped economies. The pocket guide to what you missed.

4.27

194

☕ Coffee Culture 🫘 Specialty Coffee 🫗 Brewing Guides

Stuff Every Coffee Lover Should Know Summary

Stuff Every Coffee Lover Should Know 87%

Your morning coffee traveled the globe and shaped economies. The pocket guide to what you missed.

by Candace Rose Rardon 2021

4.27

194 ratings

☕ Coffee Culture 🫘 Specialty Coffee 🫗 Brewing Guides

Liquid Intelligence

by Dave Arnold • 2014

A lab manual for the perfect cocktail: apply physics and chemistry to ice, carbonation, and flavor.

4.50

1k+

🧪 Molecular Gastronomy 🍸 Mixology 🛠️ Bartending Techniques

Liquid Intelligence 87%

A lab manual for the perfect cocktail: apply physics and chemistry to ice, carbonation, and flavor.

by Dave Arnold 2014

4.50

1k+ ratings

🧪 Molecular Gastronomy 🍸 Mixology 🛠️ Bartending Techniques

Whiskey Distilled

by Heather Greene • 2014

Unlock vanilla, smoke, and spice your tongue misses. The nose-first method for tasting whiskey.

4.23

360

🥃 Whiskey Appreciation 👃 Sensory Tasting 🍸 Whiskey Cocktails

Whiskey Distilled 87%

Unlock vanilla, smoke, and spice your tongue misses. The nose-first method for tasting whiskey.

by Heather Greene 2014

4.23

360 ratings

🥃 Whiskey Appreciation 👃 Sensory Tasting 🍸 Whiskey Cocktails

Sober Curious

by Ruby Warrington • 2018

A guide to better sleep, sharper focus, and natural highs, without swearing off the party.

3.59

5k+

🍷 Alcohol Culture 🌫️ Gray Area Drinking 🧘 Mindful Drinking

Sober Curious 87%

A guide to better sleep, sharper focus, and natural highs, without swearing off the party.

by Ruby Warrington 2018

3.59

5k+ ratings

🍷 Alcohol Culture 🌫️ Gray Area Drinking 🧘 Mindful Drinking

The Sober Girl Society Handbook

by Millie Gooch • 2021

Sobriety as a gain, not a loss: practical strategies for parties, dating, and life without alcohol.

4.14

2k+

🚫 Quit Lit 🧃 Alcohol-Free Living 💬 Sober Socializing

The Sober Girl Society Handbook 87%

Sobriety as a gain, not a loss: practical strategies for parties, dating, and life without alcohol.

by Millie Gooch 2021

4.14

2k+ ratings

🚫 Quit Lit 🧃 Alcohol-Free Living 💬 Sober Socializing

Caffeinated

by Murray Carpenter • 2014

Your morning routine includes a drug. The biology, history, and billions behind caffeine.

3.59

1k+

🧪 Psychoactive Substances 🔬 Food Science ☕ Everyday Drugs

Caffeinated 87%

Your morning routine includes a drug. The biology, history, and billions behind caffeine.

by Murray Carpenter 2014

3.59

1k+ ratings

🧪 Psychoactive Substances 🔬 Food Science ☕ Everyday Drugs

Becoming Trader Joe

by Joe Coulombe • 2021

A cult grocery chain built on high wages, tiny selection, and an allergy to advertising.

3.45

5k+

🏪 Retail Entrepreneurship 📖 Founder Memoir ↕️ Contrarian Business

Becoming Trader Joe 86%

A cult grocery chain built on high wages, tiny selection, and an allergy to advertising.

by Joe Coulombe 2021

3.45

5k+ ratings

🏪 Retail Entrepreneurship 📖 Founder Memoir ↕️ Contrarian Business

The World Atlas of Coffee

by James Hoffmann • 2014

Your coffee's flavor was decided thousands of miles ago. Here is where, how, and why.

4.39

4k+

🫘 Specialty Coffee 🌍 Coffee Origins ☕ Coffee Brewing

The World Atlas of Coffee 86%

Your coffee's flavor was decided thousands of miles ago. Here is where, how, and why.

by James Hoffmann 2014

4.39

4k+ ratings

🫘 Specialty Coffee 🌍 Coffee Origins ☕ Coffee Brewing

Quit Like a Woman

by Holly Whitaker • 2019

Recovery was built for men. Alcohol is the new tobacco. Here's how women get free.

3.98

31k+

🌱 Sobriety And Recovery ✊ Feminist Self-Help 🌿 Holistic Healing

Quit Like a Woman 86%

Recovery was built for men. Alcohol is the new tobacco. Here's how women get free.

by Holly Whitaker 2019

3.98

31k+ ratings

🌱 Sobriety And Recovery ✊ Feminist Self-Help 🌿 Holistic Healing

Hotel Babylon

by Anonymous • 2004

Luxury hotels: everything's for sale, everyone steals, and the concierge has a guy for that.

3.62

3k+

🛎️ Service Industry ExposéS 🎭 Anonymous Tell-Alls 💸 Low-Wage Work

Hotel Babylon 86%

Luxury hotels: everything's for sale, everyone steals, and the concierge has a guy for that.

by Anonymous 2004

3.62

3k+ ratings

🛎️ Service Industry ExposéS 🎭 Anonymous Tell-Alls 💸 Low-Wage Work

Producer to Producer

by Maureen Ryan • 2010

Low-budget producing: where to spend, where to cut, and how to get your film seen.

4.23

338

🎬 Indie Filmmaking 🎥 Film Producing 💰 Low-Budget Film

Producer to Producer 86%

Low-budget producing: where to spend, where to cut, and how to get your film seen.

by Maureen Ryan 2010

4.23

338 ratings

🎬 Indie Filmmaking 🎥 Film Producing 💰 Low-Budget Film

Sugar

by James Walvin • 2017

The Atlantic slave trade and the global obesity crisis share a single culprit.

3.46

615

🧱 Commodity Histories 🌾 Colonial Agriculture ⛓️ Slavery And Capitalism

Sugar 86%

The Atlantic slave trade and the global obesity crisis share a single culprit.

by James Walvin 2017

3.46

615 ratings

🧱 Commodity Histories 🌾 Colonial Agriculture ⛓️ Slavery And Capitalism

A History of the World in 6 Glasses

by Tom Standage • 2005

Civilization's biggest leaps came in a glass. The story of humanity told through six drinks.

3.81

34k+

🍽️ Food History 📦 Commodity History 🎭 Cultural History

A History of the World in 6 Glasses Summary

A History of the World in 6 Glasses 86%

Civilization's biggest leaps came in a glass. The story of humanity told through six drinks.

by Tom Standage 2005

3.81

34k+ ratings

🍽️ Food History 📦 Commodity History 🎭 Cultural History

Factory Man

by Beth Macy • 2014

John Bassett III bet against offshoring. The survival of his Virginia town hung on it.

3.87

3k+

🏭 American Manufacturing 🌍 Globalization Impact 🏘️ Small Town America

Factory Man 86%

John Bassett III bet against offshoring. The survival of his Virginia town hung on it.

by Beth Macy 2014

3.87

3k+ ratings

🏭 American Manufacturing 🌍 Globalization Impact 🏘️ Small Town America

Drunk

by Edward Slingerland • 2021

Getting drunk made us human. How alcohol built civilization, and where the bargain went wrong.

3.81

3k+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🍺 History Of Alcohol 🌍 Cultural Evolution

Drunk 86%

Getting drunk made us human. How alcohol built civilization, and where the bargain went wrong.

by Edward Slingerland 2021

3.81

3k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🍺 History Of Alcohol 🌍 Cultural Evolution

Cannabis Jobs

by Andrew Ward • 2020

Six-figure jobs hide in cannabis compliance, extraction, and marketing. No plant experience needed.

3.82

🪴 Cannabis Industry 🔄 Career Change 🚪 Career Entry

Cannabis Jobs 86%

Six-figure jobs hide in cannabis compliance, extraction, and marketing. No plant experience needed.

by Andrew Ward 2020

3.82

11 ratings

🪴 Cannabis Industry 🔄 Career Change 🚪 Career Entry

The Noodle Narratives

by Frederick K. Errington • 2013

Japan, U.S. prisons, Papua New Guinea: what instant noodles reveal about global capitalism.

3.43

🧑‍🔬 Food Anthropology 📦 Commodity Histories 🏭 Industrial Food

The Noodle Narratives 86%

Japan, U.S. prisons, Papua New Guinea: what instant noodles reveal about global capitalism.

by Frederick K. Errington 2013

3.43

79 ratings

🧑‍🔬 Food Anthropology 📦 Commodity Histories 🏭 Industrial Food

Behind the Kitchen Door

by Sarumathi Jayaraman • 2013

Ten million workers, poverty wages, no paid sick leave: what sustainable food leaves off the menu.

3.65

489

🍽️ Restaurant Industry 👩‍🍳 Restaurant Workers 🌾 Food Justice

Behind the Kitchen Door 86%

Ten million workers, poverty wages, no paid sick leave: what sustainable food leaves off the menu.

by Sarumathi Jayaraman 2013

3.65

489 ratings

🍽️ Restaurant Industry 👩‍🍳 Restaurant Workers 🌾 Food Justice

Ben & Jerry's

by Fred Lager • 1994

Two friends bet $12,000 on chunky ice cream and a social mission. Then Pillsbury attacked.

3.87

350

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 📖 Startup Memoirs 🎯 Guerrilla Marketing

Ben & Jerry's 86%

Two friends bet $12,000 on chunky ice cream and a social mission. Then Pillsbury attacked.

by Fred Lager 1994

3.87

350 ratings

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 📖 Startup Memoirs 🎯 Guerrilla Marketing

Love & Whiskey

by Fawn Weaver • 2024

Jack Daniel's teacher was enslaved. One woman uncovered his story and built a whiskey empire.

3.87

2k+

🔍 Hidden Black History 🍽️ Southern Foodways 🥃 American Whiskey

Love & Whiskey 86%

Jack Daniel's teacher was enslaved. One woman uncovered his story and built a whiskey empire.

by Fawn Weaver 2024

3.87

2k+ ratings

🔍 Hidden Black History 🍽️ Southern Foodways 🥃 American Whiskey

Giants of Enterprise

by Richard S. Tedlow • 2001

Seven titans built American business. The power they won then turned on them.

4.25

2k+

📜 Business History 🇺🇸 American Capitalism 🏭 Industrial Innovation

Giants of Enterprise 86%

Seven titans built American business. The power they won then turned on them.

by Richard S. Tedlow 2001

4.25

2k+ ratings

📜 Business History 🇺🇸 American Capitalism 🏭 Industrial Innovation

Salt

by Mark Kurlansky • 2002

Salt was the oil of the ancient world, and the battle for it built empires.

3.75

77k+

🧂 Commodity Histories 🍽️ Food History 🔍 Microhistory

Salt 86%

Salt was the oil of the ancient world, and the battle for it built empires.

by Mark Kurlansky 2002

3.75

77k+ ratings

🧂 Commodity Histories 🍽️ Food History 🔍 Microhistory

Unreasonable Hospitality

by Will Guidara • 2022

Extraordinary service: how one restaurant made every guest feel like the only guest.

4.41

38k+

🍽️ Restaurant Management 🛎️ Service Industry ✨ Guest Experience

Unreasonable Hospitality 86%

Extraordinary service: how one restaurant made every guest feel like the only guest.

by Will Guidara 2022

4.41

38k+ ratings

🍽️ Restaurant Management 🛎️ Service Industry ✨ Guest Experience

The Big Picture

by Ben Fritz • 2018

How Marvel, Netflix, and the Chinese box office dismantled the movies you used to love.

4.02

2k+

🎬 Hollywood Economics 📺 Streaming Disruption 🎥 Franchise Filmmaking

The Big Picture 86%

How Marvel, Netflix, and the Chinese box office dismantled the movies you used to love.

by Ben Fritz 2018

4.02

2k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Economics 📺 Streaming Disruption 🎥 Franchise Filmmaking

The CEO Factory

by Sudhir Sitapati • 2019

The management system that made one Indian subsidiary a global CEO factory: no flash, all frugality.

4.34

2k+

🏭 Consumer Goods 🏗️ Brand Building 💰 Pricing Strategy

The CEO Factory 86%

The management system that made one Indian subsidiary a global CEO factory: no flash, all frugality.

by Sudhir Sitapati 2019

4.34

2k+ ratings

🏭 Consumer Goods 🏗️ Brand Building 💰 Pricing Strategy

Power Play

by Tim Higgins • 2021

A $35,000 electric car drew 400,000 pre-orders. The factory to build it became a nightmare.

4.07

2k+

🚗 Electric Vehicles 💻 Silicon Valley Culture 🏢 Corporate Biographies

Power Play 86%

A $35,000 electric car drew 400,000 pre-orders. The factory to build it became a nightmare.

by Tim Higgins 2021

4.07

2k+ ratings

🚗 Electric Vehicles 💻 Silicon Valley Culture 🏢 Corporate Biographies

HOW I QUIT GOOGLE TO SELL SAMOSAS

by Munaf Kapadia • 2021

Walk away from Google, sell samosas from home, build a brand the press couldn't resist.

4.26

235

🍽️ Food Entrepreneurship 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🇮🇳 Indian Food

HOW I QUIT GOOGLE TO SELL SAMOSAS Summary

HOW I QUIT GOOGLE TO SELL SAMOSAS 86%

Walk away from Google, sell samosas from home, build a brand the press couldn't resist.

by Munaf Kapadia 2021

4.26

235 ratings

🍽️ Food Entrepreneurship 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🇮🇳 Indian Food

Private Empire

by Steve Coll • 2012

How ExxonMobil became a nation-like force, with its own intelligence, foreign policy, and security.

4.00

4k+

🛢️ Oil Industry 🏢 Corporate History 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Private Empire 86%

How ExxonMobil became a nation-like force, with its own intelligence, foreign policy, and security.

by Steve Coll 2012

4.00

4k+ ratings

🛢️ Oil Industry 🏢 Corporate History 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Ninety Percent of Everything

by Rose George • 2013

Behind everything you own: an invisible, lawless ocean industry that makes globalization possible.

3.79

4k+

🚢 Shipping Industry 🏭 Hidden Industries ⚓ Maritime Labor

Ninety Percent of Everything 86%

Behind everything you own: an invisible, lawless ocean industry that makes globalization possible.

by Rose George 2013

3.79

4k+ ratings

🚢 Shipping Industry 🏭 Hidden Industries ⚓ Maritime Labor

The Marvel Studios Story

by Charlie Wetzel • 2020

Bankrupt, Marvel bet the house on Iron Man and a troubled leading man.

3.69

192

📚 Comic Book History 🎬 Hollywood Business 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds

The Marvel Studios Story 86%

Bankrupt, Marvel bet the house on Iron Man and a troubled leading man.

by Charlie Wetzel 2020

3.69

192 ratings

📚 Comic Book History 🎬 Hollywood Business 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds

The Kickstarter Handbook

by Don Steinberg • 2012

Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.

3.74

133

🎯 Crowdfunding 💡 Creative Entrepreneurship 👥 Audience Building

The Kickstarter Handbook 86%

Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.

by Don Steinberg 2012

3.74

133 ratings

🎯 Crowdfunding 💡 Creative Entrepreneurship 👥 Audience Building

Guitar Lessons

by Bob Taylor • 2011

Near bankruptcy, a guitar maker reinvented how acoustics are built and built a brand players love.

4.34

172

🎸 Guitar Making 🎵 Music Business 🛠️ Artisan Business

Guitar Lessons 86%

Near bankruptcy, a guitar maker reinvented how acoustics are built and built a brand players love.

by Bob Taylor 2011

4.34

172 ratings

🎸 Guitar Making 🎵 Music Business 🛠️ Artisan Business

The Age of Addiction

by David T. Courtwright • 2019

Your bad habits are not personal failures. They are a business model, centuries in the making.

3.64

456

🧠 Attention Economy 🍔 Food Engineering 🔄 Behavioral Addiction

The Age of Addiction 86%

Your bad habits are not personal failures. They are a business model, centuries in the making.

by David T. Courtwright 2019

3.64

456 ratings

🧠 Attention Economy 🍔 Food Engineering 🔄 Behavioral Addiction

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

✈️ Aerospace Industry 🏭 Industrial Competition 💰 Subsidy Wars

Boeing Versus Airbus 86%

Two radically different bets on the future of flight: the superjumbo vs. the long-range midsize.

by John Newhouse 2007

3.61

478 ratings

✈️ Aerospace Industry 🏭 Industrial Competition 💰 Subsidy Wars

Backstory

by Ken Auletta • 2003

Why America's best newspaper kept winning Pulitzers while its parent company kept losing money.

3.50

📰 News Industry 🖊️ Editorial Independence 🏛️ Press Ownership

Backstory 86%

Why America's best newspaper kept winning Pulitzers while its parent company kept losing money.

by Ken Auletta 2003

3.50

74 ratings

📰 News Industry 🖊️ Editorial Independence 🏛️ Press Ownership

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