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Asian and global tycoons

Industrialists and tycoons

Tycoons outside the United States and India: Europe, China, Hong Kong, Russia, Mexico, Canada and Australia.

9 books on Asian and global tycoons, recommended by 1 person including Mohnish Pabrai.

9 books · 1 experts

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  1. The OligarchsDavid E. Hoffman, 2002
  2. Red RouletteDesmond Shum, 2021
  3. TitansPeter C. Newman, 1998
  4. Godfather of the KremlinPaul Klebnikov, 2000
  5. The King of SunlightAdam Macqueen, 2004

The best books on Asian and global tycoons 9

The OligarchsThe Oligarchs
T2 The Oligarchs
David E. Hoffman · 2002
Six men and the mechanics of how post-Soviet wealth was assembled.
Open Library
Red RouletteRed Roulette
T2 Red Roulette
Desmond Shum · 2021
Insider account of doing deals through Party patronage, and losing everything.
Open Library
TitansTitans
T3 Titans
Peter C. Newman · 1998
The next generation of Canadian owners after the Establishment volumes.
Open Library
Godfather of the KremlinGodfather of the Kremlin
T3 Godfather of the Kremlin
Paul Klebnikov · 2000
Berezovsky and the looting of the Yeltsin state; the author was later murdered.
Open Library
The King of SunlightThe King of Sunlight
T3 The King of Sunlight
Adam Macqueen · 2004
Biography of William Lever, who built the brand model; Open Library unreachable.
Open Library
Rising To Power: Paul Desmarais & Power CorpRising To Power: Paul Desmarais & Power Corporation
T4 Rising To Power: Paul Desmarais & Power Corporation
Dave Greber · 1987
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Agnelli, Fiat and the Network of Italian PowAgnelli, Fiat and the Network of Italian Power
T4 Agnelli, Fiat and the Network of Italian Power
Alan Friedman · 1989
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Furthering a Fortune
T4 Furthering a Fortune
Ulf Olsson · 2000
Marcus Wallenberg and the bank-industry structure that still controls Swedish capital.
Open Library
SlimSlim
T4 Slim
Diego Enrique Osorno · 2016
Carlos Slim, telecoms concessions and the economics of a licensed monopoly.
Open Library

Experts 1

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