Reuters to the Rescue

Reuters reporter Lisa Von Ahn has some recommended "reading to brighten the holidays." She starts with three classics being released the day after Christmas by Penguin imprint, Jeremy P. Tarcher.

• A Message to Garcia: And Other Classic Success Writings by Elbert Hubbard, Tarcher
• Acres of Diamonds by Russell H. Cornwell, Tarcher
• The Law of Success by Napoleon Hill, Tarcher

She then moves on to some of this year's finest biographies and narratives.

• The First Billion Is the Hardest by T. Boone Pickens, Crown
• The Snowball by Alice Schroeder, Bantam
• The Partnership: The Making of Goldman Sachs by Charles D. Ellis, Gotham
• Good Guys and Bad Guys by Joe Nocera, Portfolio
• Mr. Market Miscalculates: The Bubble Years and Beyond by James Grant, Axios Press

One of the books she recommends is both a company narrative and a classic, having been released in its 20th anniversary edition this year.

• Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco by John Helyar & Bryan Burrough, Collins

The authors of Barbarians at the Gatewere recently interviewed by CSPAN's Book TV. You can watch that interview here. To read the Reuters article in its original from, head here.