The outsiders was groundbreaking, but it didnt create. The outsiders may not be a huge best seller, but it is the book that appears to be influencing ceos and big hedge fund and private equitytype investors. The outsiders isnt so much a ya book as a book about books and films that young adults are likely to be exposed to. Although the book is about 8 ceos it is actually a book about sensible investing. The outsiders was groundbreaking, but it didnt create ya fiction. Materials used were things we already had available such as black tshirt material for darrys tshirt, puff paint for the soda spill, jeans material for jeans, etc. We found that boards selected outsiders in 22 percent of.
Over 29 years tom murphy of capital cities produced a 19. The outsiders, a comingofage novel, is an extremely well written piece of fiction. The outsiders is a great book that looks at eight ceo s who produced above average returns for shareholders over the long term. In most cases these ceo s were not attention junkies and were not only great capital allocators but also time allocators. Pick one item for each character and be consistent throughout the book. Thorndike, 9781422162675, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
This book is a good exposition on how they did it and what investing thought process they followed. The adapted literature is presented in an interactive manner. Each ceo increased the wealth of his shareholders by buying the stock of his own company and other companies. An asterisk with the title indicates that the story includes narration. I really liked this book because capital allocation rarely gets talked about at the csuite level from my experience. These files are saved as powerpoint 2010 shows ppsx to include all features sound, auto navigation, etc. This book looks at a group of ceos that performed extraordinarily well over long periods of time. Once in the ceo seat, it did not take murphy long to make his mark. The problem with outsider ceos the washington post. If activist investors seem like they are all using the same playbook, it may be because many are at least reading the same book.