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The Godfather

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The Godfather
AuthorMario Puzo
Published1969
Pages450
Recommended2 times
BuyAmazon
Why it’s on the listMario Puzo’s novel of the Corleone family — which, as one recommender argued, explains an organisation’s incentives, succession and enforcement better than most management books.

Where I heard about it

  • Replies to @moseskagan — an answer when he asked “What historical fiction should I read next? (Bonus points for something involving building or trade, rather than violence)” in his thread, April 2025. The full list of answers is on What historical fiction should I… (tweet).
  • Replies to @WillManidis — named independently in answer to “what is the single best book you can read that will explain an entire industry?” in his thread, June 2025. The full set of replies is on what is the single best book… (tweet).

Connections

  • What historical fiction should I… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
  • what is the single best book… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
  • Historical Fiction
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