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Brought to you by Penguin. A magisterial history of the astounding rise - and unimaginable fall - of America's most iconic corporation Perhaps no company reflects American ingenuity, innovation, and industrial fortunes as well as the iconic General Electric Company. Producing storied leaders and...

A powerful portrait of the lives of four boarding school graduates who died too young, John F. Kennedy, Jr. among them, by their fellow Andover classmate, New York Times bestselling author William D. Cohan. In his masterful pieces for Vanity Fair and in his bestselling books, William D. Cohan...

"Ackman Admits Mistake, but Chipotle Bet Could Be Another" is from the November 18, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by William D. Cohan and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Brass Foundry Is Closing, but Debate Over Degas’ Work Goes On" is from the April 04, 2016 Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by William D. Cohan and narrated by Kristi Burns.

It’s rare to get a peek behind the corporate curtain and to catch a glimpse of the real-time deterioration of the relationship between an activist investor and the chief executive he had long supported. But thanks to a recently released report by the Senate Special Committee on Aging, we have been offered a front-row seat to witness how the billionaire hedge fund manager William A. Ackman turned on J. Michael Pearson, the chief executive of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, and replaced him with Joseph Papa in hopes that Valeant’s miserable fortunes could be turned around. It’s like watching a car crash.

"Documents Open Curtain on Boardroom Drama at Valeant" is from the December 29, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by William D. Cohan and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is Washington's response to America's call for a new regulatory framework for the 21st century. In The New Financial Deal, author David Skeel offers an in-depth look at the new financial reforms and questions whether they will bring more effective regulation of contemporary finance or simply cement the partnership between government and the largest banks.