Books Recommended by Carlos Slim
Ling
The Rise, Fall, and Return of a Texas Titan
Stanley H. Brown
Source: "He founded a conglomerate and wound up bankrupting it, but it is interesting to see how he did it." - Carlos Slim
Hard Drive
Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire
James Wallace
Source: "Makes a fair assessment of Gates back when he was starting out." - Carlos Slim
Revolutionary Wealth
Alvin Toffler
Source: "[The author] asked me to take a look at this before it was published." - Carlos Slim
The Prophet
Kahlil Gibran
Source: "If you want to talk about poems, here is an interesting one." - Carlos Slim
Winning Through Intimidation
Robert Ringer
Source: This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim.
The Money Lords
Matthew Josephson
Source: This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim.
Up the Organization
How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits
Robert C. Townsend
Source: This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim.
Common Wealth
Economics for a Crowded Planet
Jeffrey D. Sachs
Source: This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim.
The Money Machine
How KKR Manufactured Power and Profits
Sarah Bartlett
Source: This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim.
Money
Whence It Came, Where It Went
John Kenneth Galbraith
Source: This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim.
Los Retos que Enfrentamos
Los Problemas de México y las Políticas Públicas para Resolverlos
Felipe Calderón Hinojosa
Source: This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim.
Leadership
Rudolph W. Giuliani
Source: This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim.
Queen of the South
Arturo Perez-Reverte
Source: This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim.
Historia La Deuda Exterior De Mexico
1823-1946
Jan Bazant
Source: This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim.
Harvard Art Museum Handbook
Stephan Wolohojian
Source: This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim.
The Accidental President of Brazil
A Memoir
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Source: This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim.
Tu Hijo Puede ser un Crack
Cómo Descubrir si Tienes un Talento Deportivo en Casa
Alguersuari Jaime
Source: This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim.
Pintura y vida cotidiana en México, 1650-1950
Gustavo Curiel
Source: This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim.
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