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Nocera, Joseph.

Good guys and bad guys : behind the scenes with the saints and scoundrels of American business (and everything in between) / Joe Nocera.

New York : Portfolio, 2008.

ix, 292 pages ; 24 cm

In this collection of his best work, Nocera explores how we define good guys and bad guys in business and concludes that things are often not what they seem. It turns out that there are surprisingly good qualities in classic villains like junk bond king Michael Milken and notorious stock analyst Henry Blodget. And some business celebrities who are widely admired, such as Steve Jobs, are not quite the good guys they appear to be on the surface. Nocera also offers a fresh perspective on some of today's biggest controversies, such as global warming, Apple's iPhone, CEO compensation, the tobacco industry, short sellers, and much more.--From publisher description.

Businessmen -- United States.

Capitalists and financiers -- United States.

Executives -- United States.

Finance -- United States.

Journalism, Commercial -- United States.

Includes index.

It's Time to Make a Deal: Texas Monthly, October 1982 Jobs Agonistes (Steve, That Is) The Ga-Ga Years: Esquire, February 1988 Michael Milken, Mitigated (Well, a Bit): GQ, December 1992 Charlie Merrill and His Stock: GQ, October 1994 Lawyers from Hell How the Bancrofts Blew It Saint Warren of Omaha: Money, July 1998 The Rise and Fall of Henry Blodget The Smartest Guys in the Room The Quantitative, Data-Based, Risk-Massaging Road to Riches: The New York Times Magazine, June 5, 2005 If It's Good for Philip Morris, Can It Also Be Good for Public Health?: The New York Times Magazine, June 18, 2006 The Cufflinks That Went to China Return of the Raider: Fortune, May 27, 2002

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