Harvard Business School Press</br></br>Product Description</br></br><div><B>?An outstanding book about CEOs who excelled at capital allocation. ? Warren Buffett</B><BR><BR><B>#1 on Warren Buffetts Recommended Reading List Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Letter 2012</B><BR><BR><B>Named one of ?19 Books Billionaire Charlie Munger Thinks You Should Read in Business Insider.</B><BR><BR><B>?A book that details the extraordinary success of CEOs who took a radically different approach to corporate management. ? Charlie Munger Vice-Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Corporation</B><BR><BR><B>?Thorndike explores the importance of thoughtful capital allocation through the stories of eight successful CEOs. A good read for any business leader but especially those willing to chart their own course. ? Michael Dell chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Dell</B><BR><BR>What makes a successful CEO? Most people call to mind a familiar definition: ?a seasoned manager with deep industry expertise. Others might point to the qualities of todays so-called celebrity CEOs