Business Book of the Year 2006
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The Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award aims to identify the book that provides the most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues, including management, finance and economics. The annual award was presented for the first time in November 2005 to Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat.
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Tempered view of China’s might
James Kynge, winner of the 2006 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year award, is keen to dispel western fears about rapid Chinese expansion.
Top award for ‘gripping’ book on China growth
A “gripping” exploration of the economic and business implications of China’s breakneck growth, China Shakes the World, has won the 2006 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year award.
Summers issues warning to leaders on stability
Complacency about global prosperity, world political stability and the business benefits of globalisation could lead to the same public policy misjudgments that pitched the world into war in 1914, Larry Summers has warned.
Award shortlist announced
The judges met to decide on the five books which, in their opinion, provided “the most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues.”
Rigour, research and pleasure
The winner of the 2006 FT/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award is likely to appeal as much to a general readership as to the business community.
Book excerpts
Read extracts from the five books on the shortlist to win the FT/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award.
Related content and features
Audio
Podcast
Rob Minto talks to financial editor Andrew Hill about the shortlist criteria, and outlines the five contenders.
The FT’s view
Why there is a need for this award
This award will identify the most enjoyable business books in a crowded field and encourage business authors to raise their game.
Press releases
Business Book of the Year Award
The shortlist for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award has been announced.
Judges
The panel members
The Financial Times and Goldman Sachs have drawn together a panel of experts from around the world to act as judges for the award.
Book reviews
Business lessons from a clan with clout
This account of the men behind the Seagram drinks empire attributes its missteps to their emotional immaturity.
Obvious ingredients of an alphabet soup
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who has drawn up 10 rules for keeping technology simple falls foul of his attempts at profundity.
