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Your Life Is Manufactured
by Tim Minshall • 2025
The hidden system that builds everything you touch is fragile and overdue for reinvention.
3.62
432
Your Life Is Manufactured Summary
Your Life Is Manufactured 92%
The hidden system that builds everything you touch is fragile and overdue for reinvention.
by Tim Minshall 2025
3.62
432 ratings
How the World Ran Out of Everything
by Peter S. Goodman • 2024
The global supply chain was one shock from collapse, and decades of cost-cutting were the reason.
4.04
1k+
How the World Ran Out of Everything Summary
How the World Ran Out of Everything 92%
The global supply chain was one shock from collapse, and decades of cost-cutting were the reason.
by Peter S. Goodman 2024
4.04
1k+ ratings
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
by Martin Christopher • 1994
The best product rarely wins. Competitive advantage has moved upstream, into the supply chain.
3.77
261
Logistics and Supply Chain Management Summary
Logistics and Supply Chain Management 91%
The best product rarely wins. Competitive advantage has moved upstream, into the supply chain.
by Martin Christopher 1994
3.77
261 ratings
Dynamic Supply Chain Alignment
by John Gattorna • 2009
Four ways customers buy, four supply chains to match. Most companies run only one.
4.67
3
Dynamic Supply Chain Alignment Summary
Dynamic Supply Chain Alignment 91%
Four ways customers buy, four supply chains to match. Most companies run only one.
by John Gattorna 2009
4.67
3 ratings
Apple in China
by Patrick McGee • 2025
One island, one party: Apple's greatest vulnerability hides in plain sight.
4.48
10k+
Apple in China Summary
Apple in China 90%
One island, one party: Apple's greatest vulnerability hides in plain sight.
by Patrick McGee 2025
4.48
10k+ ratings
Essentials of Supply Chain Management
by Michael H. Hugos • 2002
Five levers control every supply chain. Tuning their balance beats optimizing any single one.
3.78
280
Essentials of Supply Chain Management Summary
Essentials of Supply Chain Management 90%
Five levers control every supply chain. Tuning their balance beats optimizing any single one.
by Michael H. Hugos 2002
3.78
280 ratings
Sold Out
by James Rickards • 2022
Supply chains rewarded efficiency over resilience for decades. The world is now running that bill.
3.50
316
Sold Out Summary
Sold Out 90%
Supply chains rewarded efficiency over resilience for decades. The world is now running that bill.
by James Rickards 2022
3.50
316 ratings
Essentials of Inventory Management
by Max Muller • 2003
Two numbers determine your order size. Master the balance and stop bleeding cash on every shipment.
3.73
111
Essentials of Inventory Management Summary
Essentials of Inventory Management 90%
Two numbers determine your order size. Master the balance and stop bleeding cash on every shipment.
by Max Muller 2003
3.73
111 ratings
Poorly Made in China
by Paul Midler • 2009
Swapped parts, faked tests, hidden costs: a consultant's tour of China's deceptive factory floors.
4.09
2k+
Poorly Made in China Summary
Poorly Made in China 90%
Swapped parts, faked tests, hidden costs: a consultant's tour of China's deceptive factory floors.
by Paul Midler 2009
4.09
2k+ ratings
The Box
by Marc Levinson • 2006
In 1956, a trucker shipped 58 truck bodies on a tanker. What followed remade the global economy.
3.86
7k+
The Box Summary
The Box 89%
In 1956, a trucker shipped 58 truck bodies on a tanker. What followed remade the global economy.
by Marc Levinson 2006
3.86
7k+ ratings
The Wal-Mart Effect
by Charles Fishman • 2006
200,000 gallons of pickles a week: the hidden cost behind the lowest sticker price.
3.84
4k+
The Wal-Mart Effect Summary
The Wal-Mart Effect 89%
200,000 gallons of pickles a week: the hidden cost behind the lowest sticker price.
by Charles Fishman 2006
3.84
4k+ ratings
Logistics
by Harald Gleissner • 2007
A complete logistics playbook: from transport modes to cash-to-cash cycles and performance metrics.
4.00
6
Logistics Summary
Logistics 89%
A complete logistics playbook: from transport modes to cash-to-cash cycles and performance metrics.
by Harald Gleissner 2007
4.00
6 ratings
The World for Sale
by Javier Blas • 2021
A few secretive companies move the world's oil, grain, and metals, thriving on sanctions and coups.
4.32
13k+
The World for Sale Summary
The World for Sale 89%
A few secretive companies move the world's oil, grain, and metals, thriving on sanctions and coups.
by Javier Blas 2021
4.32
13k+ ratings
Isn't It Obvious? Revised
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt • 2009
Reducing inventory to sell more sounds absurd, until you see where the forecast belongs.
4.23
1k+
Isn't It Obvious? Revised Summary
Isn't It Obvious? Revised 89%
Reducing inventory to sell more sounds absurd, until you see where the forecast belongs.
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt 2009
4.23
1k+ ratings
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy
by Pietra Rivoli • 2005
A T-shirt's journey exposes the global economy's real engine: politics, migration, and subsidies.
3.69
3k+
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy Summary
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy 89%
A T-shirt's journey exposes the global economy's real engine: politics, migration, and subsidies.
by Pietra Rivoli 2005
3.69
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 89%
How the country that made a third of the planet's goods stopped making almost everything.
by Vaclav Smil 2013
3.76
510 ratings
Supply Chain Management For Dummies
by Daniel Stanton • 2017
How materials, money, and information flow through a supply chain, and why alignment drives profit.
4.03
207
Supply Chain Management For Dummies Summary
Supply Chain Management For Dummies 89%
How materials, money, and information flow through a supply chain, and why alignment drives profit.
by Daniel Stanton 2017
4.03
207 ratings
Moveable Feasts
by Sarah Murray • 2007
Rome needed grain ships. Cities need container ports. How moving food built the modern world.
3.55
205
Moveable Feasts Summary
Moveable Feasts 89%
Rome needed grain ships. Cities need container ports. How moving food built the modern world.
by Sarah Murray 2007
3.55
205 ratings
Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy
by Tim Harford • 2017
Fifty inventions, from barbed wire to infant formula, and the economic ripples nobody saw coming.
4.06
4k+
Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy Summary
Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy 89%
Fifty inventions, from barbed wire to infant formula, and the economic ripples nobody saw coming.
by Tim Harford 2017
4.06
4k+ ratings
Material World
by Ed Conway • 2023
Six buried materials hold up modern life. The clean energy shift means digging more, not less.
4.5
9k+
Material World Summary
Material World 89%
Six buried materials hold up modern life. The clean energy shift means digging more, not less.
by Ed Conway 2023
4.5
9k+ ratings
Outside the Box
by Marc Levinson • 2020
Globalization moved goods and built China. The next phase trades ideas, and new winners emerge.
3.94
228
Outside the Box Summary
Outside the Box 89%
Globalization moved goods and built China. The next phase trades ideas, and new winners emerge.
by Marc Levinson 2020
3.94
228 ratings
Amazon
by Natalie Berg • 2019
The company that started with books now controls the infrastructure for how America buys everything.
3.77
196
Amazon Summary
Amazon 88%
The company that started with books now controls the infrastructure for how America buys everything.
by Natalie Berg 2019
3.77
196 ratings
The Rare Metals War
by Guillame Pitron • 2018
Your electric car runs on metals that leave toxic wastelands and enrich an authoritarian superpower.
4.04
1k+
The Rare Metals War Summary
The Rare Metals War 88%
Your electric car runs on metals that leave toxic wastelands and enrich an authoritarian superpower.
by Guillame Pitron 2018
4.04
1k+ ratings
Connectography
by Parag Khanna • 2016
Connectivity rewrites global power: pipelines, cables, and supply chains are the borders that count.
3.82
1k+
Connectography Summary
Connectography 88%
Connectivity rewrites global power: pipelines, cables, and supply chains are the borders that count.
by Parag Khanna 2016
3.82
1k+ ratings
Competing Against Time
by George Stalk Jr. • 1990
Why the fastest companies triple growth and double margins: the discipline of competing on time.
3.89
366
Competing Against Time Summary
Competing Against Time 88%
Why the fastest companies triple growth and double margins: the discipline of competing on time.
by George Stalk Jr. 1990
3.89
366 ratings
The Secret Life of Groceries
by Benjamin Lorr • 2020
Supermarket abundance rests on debt-bonded truckers, enslaved fishermen, and the illusion of choice.
3.94
15k+
The Secret Life of Groceries Summary
The Secret Life of Groceries 88%
Supermarket abundance rests on debt-bonded truckers, enslaved fishermen, and the illusion of choice.
by Benjamin Lorr 2020
3.94
15k+ ratings
Ninety Percent of Everything
by Rose George • 2013
Behind everything you own: an invisible, lawless ocean industry that makes globalization possible.
3.79
4k+
Ninety Percent of Everything Summary
Ninety Percent of Everything 88%
Behind everything you own: an invisible, lawless ocean industry that makes globalization possible.
by Rose George 2013
3.79
4k+ 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
No Logo
by Naomi Klein • 2000
Products became logos, logos became lifestyles, and public life became a mall.
3.89
33k+
No Logo Summary
No Logo 88%
Products became logos, logos became lifestyles, and public life became a mall.
by Naomi Klein 2000
3.89
33k+ 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 88%
John Bassett III bet against offshoring. The survival of his Virginia town hung on it.
by Beth Macy 2014
3.87
3k+ ratings
The World Is Flat
by Thomas L. Friedman • 2005
Three billion new workers entered the global economy, and geography stopped deciding who wins.
3.69
103k+
The World Is Flat Summary
The World Is Flat 88%
Three billion new workers entered the global economy, and geography stopped deciding who wins.
by Thomas L. Friedman 2005
3.69
103k+ ratings
Junkyard Planet
by Adam Minter • 2013
What happens to your recycling after the truck leaves, and how it reshapes global economies.
3.91
2k+
Junkyard Planet Summary
Junkyard Planet 88%
What happens to your recycling after the truck leaves, and how it reshapes global economies.
by Adam Minter 2013
3.91
2k+ ratings
The Pencil
by Henry Petroski • 1992
A pencil hides centuries of engineering failures, global trade, and the secret to good design.
3.80
657
The Pencil Summary
The Pencil 88%
A pencil hides centuries of engineering failures, global trade, and the secret to good design.
by Henry Petroski 1992
3.80
657 ratings
Driving Honda
by Jeffrey Rothfeder • 2014
Honda's real edge is a culture of paradox: individuals over teams, factory floors over boardrooms.
3.87
395
Driving Honda Summary
Driving Honda 88%
Honda's real edge is a culture of paradox: individuals over teams, factory floors over boardrooms.
by Jeffrey Rothfeder 2014
3.87
395 ratings
Breakneck
by Dan Wang • 2025
China's leaders trained as engineers. America's as lawyers. The world is shaped by the difference.
4.09
11k+
Breakneck Summary
Breakneck 88%
China's leaders trained as engineers. America's as lawyers. The world is shaped by the difference.
by Dan Wang 2025
4.09
11k+ ratings
The Mesh
by Lisa Gansky • 2010
Selling access beats selling ownership. One product, dozens of transactions, and the customers stay.
3.66
1k+
The Mesh Summary
The Mesh 88%
Selling access beats selling ownership. One product, dozens of transactions, and the customers stay.
by Lisa Gansky 2010
3.66
1k+ ratings
Chip War
by Chris Miller100 • 2022
One island makes nearly every advanced computer chip. Everything else is up for grabs.
4.40
43k+
Chip War Summary
Chip War 88%
One island makes nearly every advanced computer chip. Everything else is up for grabs.
by Chris Miller100 2022
4.40
43k+ ratings
Underground Empire
by Henry Farrell • 2023
The global economy's plumbing became America's most powerful weapons, and it was an accident.
4.02
1k+
Underground Empire Summary
Underground Empire 88%
The global economy's plumbing became America's most powerful weapons, and it was an accident.
by Henry Farrell 2023
4.02
1k+ ratings
Behind the Screen
by Sarah T. Roberts • 2019
The open internet is a myth: a hidden workforce decides what you see, for a hidden price.
3.65
168
Behind the Screen Summary
Behind the Screen 88%
The open internet is a myth: a hidden workforce decides what you see, for a hidden price.
by Sarah T. Roberts 2019
3.65
168 ratings
HBR's 10 Must Reads 2022
by Harvard Business Review • 2021
Your diversity efforts are failing, trust is eroding, and AI hides risks. Here are the fixes.
3.72
175
HBR's 10 Must Reads 2022 Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads 2022 88%
Your diversity efforts are failing, trust is eroding, and AI hides risks. Here are the fixes.
by Harvard Business Review 2021
3.72
175 ratings
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 88%
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
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 88%
Sixty thousand American factories shuttered since NAFTA. One couple bet everything to open just one.
by Rachel Slade 2024
3.63
323 ratings
Clothing Poverty
by Andrew Brooks • 2015
The fashion industry's hidden second-hand trade fuels the inequality cheap clothes thrive on.
3.75
173
Clothing Poverty Summary
Clothing Poverty 88%
The fashion industry's hidden second-hand trade fuels the inequality cheap clothes thrive on.
by Andrew Brooks 2015
3.75
173 ratings
Reengineering Retail
by Doug Stephens • 2017
E-commerce ate the store. Here's how to rebuild retail into something worth leaving the couch for.
4.14
442
Reengineering Retail Summary
Reengineering Retail 88%
E-commerce ate the store. Here's how to rebuild retail into something worth leaving the couch for.
by Doug Stephens 2017
4.14
442 ratings
The Goal
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt • 2004
Busy workers mask a fatal flaw: the novel that taught business to focus on bottlenecks.
4.07
85k+
The Goal Summary
The Goal 88%
Busy workers mask a fatal flaw: the novel that taught business to focus on bottlenecks.
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt 2004
4.07
85k+ ratings
Chokepoints
by Edward Fishman • 2025
America now wages economic war through dollar clearing and chip supply, not troops.
4.35
3k+
Chokepoints Summary
Chokepoints 88%
America now wages economic war through dollar clearing and chip supply, not troops.
by Edward Fishman 2025
4.35
3k+ ratings
The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
by Peter Zeihan • 2022
The U.S. Navy built globalization. Its retreat will break it; only America is ready.
4.16
14k+
The End of the World Is Just the Beginning Summary
The End of the World Is Just the Beginning 88%
The U.S. Navy built globalization. Its retreat will break it; only America is ready.
by Peter Zeihan 2022
4.16
14k+ ratings
Wireless Wars
by Jonathan Pelson • 2021
The West lost 5G chasing cheap Chinese labor. The answer is open standards, not sanctions.
4.10
301
Wireless Wars Summary
Wireless Wars 88%
The West lost 5G chasing cheap Chinese labor. The answer is open standards, not sanctions.
by Jonathan Pelson 2021
4.10
301 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 88%
Two radically different bets on the future of flight: the superjumbo vs. the long-range midsize.
by John Newhouse 2007
3.61
478 ratings
Winning the Right Game
by Ron Adner • 2021
Kodak won the technology battle and still went bankrupt. The killer wasn't a competitor.
4.26
130
Winning the Right Game Summary
Winning the Right Game 88%
Kodak won the technology battle and still went bankrupt. The killer wasn't a competitor.
by Ron Adner 2021
4.26
130 ratings
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