Frank Blake Recommended Books
Frank Blake has recommended 6 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Frank Blake is an American businessman and lawyer, who was the chairman and CEO of The Home Depot.
(Read more on Wikipedia)6 Books Recommended
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Built from Scratch
How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew The Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion
"Very meaningful to me, not only because it’s the story of the founding of the Home Depot, but also because of my start as the CEO of Home Depot." - Frank Blake (Source)
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300 Arguments
Essays
"Bounces around with different observations, some of which you go, god, that’s brilliant and some of it, eh." - Frank Blake (Source)
Good to Great
Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't
"As a business person, I love [this book]." - Frank Blake (Source)
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Jeff Bezos, Dave Ramsey, Jason Calacanis, Max Levchin, Brian Armstrong, Ev Williams, Tracy DiNunzio, Daniel Ek, John Doerr, Michael Hyatt
Cultural Amnesia
Necessary Memories from History and the Arts
"Such a great observer of different writers, and it makes you want to read all of the source material that he’s writing about." - Frank Blake (Source)
In Search of Lost Time
"I wanted to read Proust, but I didn’t know French so I started with [this book] and start learning French." - Frank Blake (Source)
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Your Hidden Superpower
The Kindness That Makes You Unbeatable at Work and Connects You with Anyone
"A wonderful book." - Frank Blake (Source)
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