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What Comes Next?

Must Read: "Next: The Future Just Happened" by Michael Lewis (W.W. Norton Company, 2001)READ»

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Stuff of the Month

This month's special summer-reading roundup and a cool laptop stand.READ»

It's Alive!

Bringing a new, improved third dimension to a theater near you.READ»

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The Next Revolution

The next wave of the Internet revolution is happening right now -- in your teenager's bedroom. Michael Lewis tracked the tech-savvy kids who are shaking up corporate America and launching a social revolution in the process.READ»

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Supporting Design and Innovation in a Down Economy

In 2002 Michael Lewis wrote a New York Times Magazine article In Defense of the Boom. In it he observed that a rational stock market “channels less than the socially optimal amounts of capital into innovation.” I came across the ...READ»

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Baseball & Truth

Watching the Oakland As crumble to the Red Sox last night made me pull off my bookshelf Michael Lewis' terrific book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. It's how the Oakland As manage to compete against the rich teams, ...READ»

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Built to Flip

A battle is under way for the new economy. Which side are you on?READ»

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The 10 Most Creative People in Sports...

Are not who you might expect. No LeBron or Dwight. No Melo or Kobe. We rank the brains--the right-brain superstars--behind the teams, venues, and deals that are, yes, changing the game. READ»

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The End of the Financial World as We Know It

By MICHAEL LEWIS and DAVID EINHORN AMERICANS enter the New Year in a strange new role: financial lunatics. We’ve been viewed by the wider world with mistrust and suspicion on other matters, but on the subject of money even our ...READ»

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Books previously featured in Fast Company (2001)READ»

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How to Repair a Broken Financial World

By MICHAEL LEWIS and DAVID EINHORN Continued from "The End of the Financial World As We Know It" Mr. Paulson must have had some reason for doing what he did. No doubt he still believes that without all this frantic activity ...READ»

Damn Yankees

Well, it happened. The rivalry that Michael mentioned has played itself out. The Boston Red Sox, the team with the second-highest payroll ($130 million), beat the New York Yankees, the team with the highest payroll ($180 million). ...READ»

FC Recommends

Each of these professions we love to hate has spawned its own literature -- a survey of power and influence through the ages. Here are the classics in each category.READ»

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Board Governance 2009: Rising from the Ashes

“The era that defined Wall Street is finally, officially over. Michael Lewis, who chronicled its excess in Liar’s Poker, returns to his old haunt to figure out what went wrong.” “The End” by Michael Lewis is a smart analysis ...READ»

Learn to Ask the Tough Questions

Sometimes asking the right questions is more important than receiving the correct answers.READ»

Don’t Waste A Recession!, Top Silicon Valley CFO Speaks Out About the Economy, Madoff and Wall Street Executive Comp Limit

What does a top Silicon Valley CFO have to say about our economic crisis, Bernie Madoff and Wall Street executive compensation caps? Find out in this smart leadership interview with Ken Goldman, a long-term tech CFO with a well-deserved reputation for running one of the tightest financial ships in Silicon Valley. READ»

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Survival Skills for Tough Times

Daniel S. Rippy Daniel S. Rippy heads strategic planning for CellStar, a wireless distribution company in Carrollton, Texas. Prior to coming to CellStar, he held similar positions in business development with Johnson & Johnson and ...READ»

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Best of the Worst ... Year Ever: Part 2

Fast Company's most popular and powerful Web-exclusive feature stories of 2001.READ»

What Should I Do with My Life, Now?

What Should I Do with My Life, Now?

Author Po Bronson addresses the current economic crisis, in this follow-up to his book and Fast Company article, "What Should I Do With My Life?"READ»

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The World's Most Innovative Companies

We canvassed the experts, analyzed the products, and crunched the numbers. From visionary upstarts to storied stalwarts, here are companies that dazzle with new ideas -- and prove beyond a doubt how business is a force for change. We call them the Fast 50.READ»