The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, by Brad Stone, has been named the 2013 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year. The award “recognizes the book that provides the most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues.” The shortlist:
The Alchemists: Inside the Secret World of Central Bankers by Neil Irwin
Making it Happen: Fred Goodwin, RBS and the Men Who Blew Up the British Economy by Iain Martin
BIG DATA: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth Cukier
The Billionaire’s Apprentice: The Rise of The Indian-American Elite and The Fall of The Galleon Hedge Fund by Anita Raghavan
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone