Gary Sernovitz

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The US Oil Industry Doesn’t Want the Iran War Either

The US Oil Industry Doesn’t Want the Iran War Either

American producers are uncomfortable about being viewed as instruments of Donald Trump’s foreign policy.

April 16, 2026

April 16, 2026

The US Oil Industry Doesn’t Want the Iran War Either

American producers are uncomfortable about being viewed as instruments of Donald Trump’s foreign policy.

The US Oil Industry Doesn’t Want the Iran War Either

March 6, 2026

March 6, 2026

Lloyd Blankfein’s Unapologetic Case for Goldman Sachs

The former CEO’s memoir Streetwise is a love letter to the firm that forged him and a defense of the culture that made it dominant.

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January 23, 2026

January 23, 2026

In ‘Vigil,’ George Saunders Asks: Can An Oil CEO Repent?

The author’s second novel treats executive decision-making not as backdrop, but as the moral engine of the story.

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January 9, 2026

January 9, 2026

How Keeping Score Makes Games Fun and Life Worse

A new book contrasts the meditative joy of games with the way metrics capture what we value, and how we judge ourselves.

How Keeping Score Makes Games Fun and Life Worse

September 19, 2025

September 19, 2025

What Reliving the 1929 Crash Tells Us About Today’s Stock Market

In 1929, Andrew Ross Sorkin re-creates the euphoria and mania that led to the most famous stock market slump in history.

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September 5, 2025

September 5, 2025

What to Do About a World Obsessed With Status

Toby Stuart’s Anointed argues that while status-seeking is human nature, the internet has supercharged its influence.

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August 15, 2025

August 15, 2025

Are We Approaching Peak Lobster?

From the coasts of Maine to Chinese banquet halls, Greg Mercer’s The Lobster Trap traces a luxury food’s uncertain future.

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July 18, 2025

July 18, 2025

A Brisk History of How Greed Became Good

Paul Vigna’s The Almightier examines long-forgotten texts to understand the evolving relationship between morals and money.

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June 6, 2025

June 6, 2025

Private Equity Doesn’t Actually Want to Kill the American Dream

Megan Greenwell’s Bad Company fails to deliver on its thesis that the business model only succeeds at the expense of portfolio companies.

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April 18, 2025

April 18, 2025

Mark Twain Died Famous, Not Happy

In a new biography, Ron Chernow covers the sadness at the end of Twain’s life.

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March 7, 2025

March 7, 2025

Venture Capital’s ‘Blitzscaling’ Obsession Is Warping the World

Catherine Bracy takes Silicon Valley monoculture to task in a new book.

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February 14, 2025

February 14, 2025

What Makes America Great? Modern Corporate Finance

Donald Chew’s new book looks at how certain ideas made the US the most successful nation at generating wealth, if not economic growth.

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February 7, 2025

February 7, 2025

Bill Gates’s Source Code Is a Thank You Letter to Lax Parenting

In a memoir of his childhood, the Microsoft founder attributes his success to a mix of freedom and luck.

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December 20, 2024

December 20, 2024

Malcolm Gladwell and Nate Silver Try to Explain the World — Again

On the Edge and Revenge of the Tipping Point both aim to inspire their readers.

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December 6, 2024

December 6, 2024

The Best Wall Street Book of 2024 Is Also the Least Salacious

Carrie Sun’s Private Equity, Alok Sama’s The Money Trap and Gary Stevenson’s The Trading Game reveal what makes a good book about finance — and what doesn’t.

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November 8, 2024

November 8, 2024

Taylor Swift’s Business Savvy Flies in the Face of Modern Marketing

A new book breaks down her mass appeal.

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October 25, 2024

October 25, 2024

The Intelligent Investor Is Still Worth Reading 75 Years Later

The book is less about how to make money than how not to be an idiot.

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October 18, 2024

October 18, 2024

Why Do We Keep Reading About Elon Musk?

Three new books this year examine his 2022 purchase of Twitter.

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