John Brooks wrote business journalism about markets, corporate behaviour and the human mistakes behind financial events. Business Adventures collects New Yorker pieces on subjects including the Ford Edsel, Xerox, insider trading and the 1962 stock-market break, using individual cases to show how organisations behave under pressure. Once in Golconda reconstructs Wall Street around the rise and fall of financier Richard Whitney, while The Go-Go Years examines the speculative culture of the 1960s market. Brooks's prose is narrative, witty and patient, with personalities and institutional detail taking precedence over investment formulas. His work fits business history, Wall Street history and corporate case studies, particularly for readers who want finance explained through stories of decisions, incentives and reputational failure. Read more Less
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