Miscellany
Explore our curated Miscellany book list, featuring standout titles like Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough and The Color of Water by James McBride. From gripping business chronicles to poignant memoirs, discover compelling reads that blend economics, biography, and unforgettable storytelling in one diverse collection.
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The Color of Water
by James McBride
'James McBride evokes his childhood trek across the great racial divide with the kind of power and grace that touches and uplifts all our hearts.' - Bebe Moore Campbell 'A triumph...The two stories, son's and mother's, beautifully juxtaposed, strike a graceful note at a time of racial polarization.' - The New York Times Book Review
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Barbarians at the Gate
by Bryan Burrough
"Barbarians at the Gate" is the classic account of the defining takeover in Wall Street merger history. The authors' gripping record of the frenzy that overtook Wall Street, in fall of 1988, gives a richly textured social history of wealth at the twilight of the Reagan era.