At some point during the summer—between writing essays and polishing resumes, of course—business school applicants might find themselves looking for a poolside read worthy of a future MBA. Luckily, the New York Times DealBook has offered up an “essential” Wall Street summer reading list in response to one student’s inquiry: “If you wanted to get smart about business by reading your way through the summer, what would your master reading list look like?” DealBook editor Andrew Ross Sorkin offers a rundown of some of his favorite finance and management literature, from the fictional to the philosophical.
- Den of Thieves by James B. Stewart
- Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar
- Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis
- The Informant by Kurt Eichenwald
- Indecent Exposure by David McClintick
- Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed
- Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman
- The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century by Thomas L. Friedman
- Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
- Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller Sr. by Ron Chernow
- The Art of War by Sun Tzu
- The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
- The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing by Benjamin Graham