Staff Picks · Sep 25, 2007

Financial Times and Goldman Sachs announce shortlist for Business Book of the Year Award

by Porchlight Book Company

This morning Financial Times and Goldman Sachs revealed the semifinalist titles in the running of being named their Business Book of the Year. Judges will determine the final winner on October 25. The list is as follows: Zoom by Iain Carson and Vijay V Vaitheeswaran The Last Tycoons by William D Cohan The Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan Immigrants by Philippe Legrain The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb Wikinomics by Don Tapscott and Anthony D Williams Good luck!

Zoom
The Last Tycoons
The Age of Turbulence
Immigrants
The Black Swan
Wikinomics

Good luck!

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