21 books Goldman Sachs executives say you should be reading this fall
- Goldman Sachs publishes a reading list every fall.
- Leaders from around the global company recommend one or two books to read this season.
- Recommendations spanned from crime thrillers to motivational must-reads.
Goldman Sachs just published its fourth-annual fall reading list.
The recommendations from Goldman Sachs leaders included everything from inquiries on rural America to guides on setting company culture to fiction on a young woman who returns to her native Nigeria.
Here are 21 of their recommendations:
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'The Making of Modern Britain,' by Andrew Marr
Picked by: Katherine Alexakis — Global Investment Research, London
Alexkais says: "Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain gallops through the social, economic and political history of Britain from 1900 to 1945 in a thought-provoking, often amusing way. The author’s skill lies in his ability to humanize the key figures who shaped the era, as well as drawing out the issues that remain top-of-mind today, ranging from protectionism to populist politics."
'My Brilliant Friend,' by Elena Ferrante
Picked by: Margaret Anadu, urban investment group in New York
Anadu says: "This masterfully written work of fiction tells the story of an increasingly intense and complex friendship between two young girls growing up in a poor but dynamic neighborhood in 1950s Italy as one leaves and the other stays."
'Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China,' by Jung Chang
Picked by: Rachana Bahadur, operations in Bengaluru
Bahadur says: "This book details the lives of three generations of extremely powerful women living in a rapidly changing China. The everyday horrors they face are unsettling, but their stories are fascinating, moving, and filled with lessons of resilience and bravery."
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