An anthology Malcolm Gladwell has called "riveting and indispensable," The Best B...
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An anthology Malcolm Gladwell has called "riveting and indispensable," <i>The Best Business Writing</i> is a far-ranging survey of business's dynamic relationship with politics, culture, and life. This year's selections include John Markoff (<i>New York Times</i>) on innovations in robot technology and the decline of the factory worker; Evgeny Morozov (<i>New Republic</i>) on the questionable value of the popular TED conference series and the idea industry behind it; Paul Kiel (<i>ProPublica</i>) on the ripple effects of the ongoing foreclosure crisis; and the infamous op-ed by Greg Smith, published in the <i>New York Times</i>, announcing his break with Goldman Sachs over its trading practices and corrupt corporate ethos.<br><br>Jessica Pressler (<i>New York</i>) delves into the personal and professional rivalry between Tory and Christopher Burch, former spouses now competing to dominate the fashion world. Peter Whoriskey (<i>Washington Post</i>) exposes the human cost of promoting pharmaceuticals off-label. Charles Duhigg and David Barboza (<i>New York Times</i>) investigate Apple's unethical labor practices in China. Max Abelson (<i>Bloomberg</i>) reports on Wall Street's amusing reaction to the diminishing annual bonus. Mina Kimes (<i>Fortune</i>) recounts the grisly story of a company's illegal testing—and misuse—of a medical device for profit, and Jeff Tietz (<i>Rolling Stone</i>) composes one of the most poignant and comprehensive portraits of the financial crisis's dissolution of the American middle class.
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