Eli and the Octopus
| Author | : Matt Garcia |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 281 |
| Release | : 2023-04-18 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674980808 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674980808 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (808 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Eli and the Octopus by : Matt Garcia
Download or read book Eli and the Octopus written by Matt Garcia and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2023-04-18 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eli Black was the immigrant rabbi-turned-CEO who transformed the notoriously corrupt United Fruit into a model of ethical business. Then he died by suicide. How did it all go wrong? Matt Garcia traces Black’s own descent into corruption and despair—the unraveling, and the deliberate forgetting, of one of America’s most enigmatic business leaders.