The Reckoning (Halberstam book)
Appearance
Author | David Halberstam |
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Language | English |
Subject | Automotive industry |
Publisher | William Morrow and Company |
Publication date | 1986 |
Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
Pages | 752 |
ISBN | 978-0688048389 |
The Reckoning is a non-fiction book about the automotive industry written by David Halberstam and published in 1986. He spent five years researching and writing it.[1]
It is the third and final book of his trilogy study of the forces of power in America, after The Best and the Brightest and The Powers That Be, and has been described as "a parallel history and study of the American and Japanese automobile industries, using Nissan and Ford Motors as examples".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Kilborn, Peter T. (1986-10-20). "Books Of The Times: The Reckoning by David Halberstam". The New York Times.
- ^ Feldman, Elliot (2007-04-17). "Why David Halberstam's "The Reckoning" Should Be Mandatory Business School Reading". Associated Content.
Further reading
[edit]- Kovach, Bill (1996-11-08). "Tips on Book Writing from David Halberstam". Committee of Concerned Journalists.
- Galbraith, John Kenneth (1986-10-26). "When Nissan had a better idea". The New York Times.
External links
[edit]- Interview with Halberstam on The Reckoning, October 1, 1987, C-SPAN
- online copy of book--free to borrow