September 18, 2008

Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year

The shortlist for the 2008 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award has been announced.

Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs, says of the finalists:


We chose from an outstanding selection of books. The finalists address what we think are the most important global issues spanning a broad array of industries and disciplines.

Lionel Barber, Editor of the Financial Times comments:


At no time has there been a greater need for books that provide an insight into modern business issues.

We couldn't agree more.

Their shortlist is:

  • A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World
    by William J. Bernstein, April 2008, Atlantic Monthly Press
  • Cold Steel: The Multi-billion-dollar Battle for a Global Industry
    by Tim Bouquet & Byron Ousey, Little Brown Book Group UK (not yet available in the US)
  • When Markets Collide: Investment Strategies for the Age of Global Economic Change
    by Mohamed El-Erian, July 2008, McGraw-Hill
  • McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld
    by Misha Glenny, April 2008, Knopf
  • Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy
    by Lawrence Lessig, April 2008, The Penguin Press
  • The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
    by Alice Schroeder, September 2008, Bantam

    The winner will be announced on the 14th October 2008 at a gala event in New York City.

    Last years winner     was The last Tycoon, and the award went to China Shakes the World in 2006.

    Posted by dylan at September 18, 2008 1:02 PM | TrackBack
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