Ahead of the Curve by Philip Delves Broughton

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Author: Philip Delves Broughton
ISBN: 9780143115434

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Published on Jun 30, 2009 | 304 Pages

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Two years in the cauldron of capitalism-“horrifying and very funny” (The Wall Street Journal)

In this candid and entertaining insider’s look at the most influential school in global business, Philip Delves Broughton draws on his crack reporting skills to describe his madcap years at Harvard Business School. Ahead of the Curve recounts the most edifying and surprising lessons learned in the quest for an MBA, from the ingenious chicanery of leveraging and the unlikely pleasures of accounting, to the antics of the “booze luge” and other, less savory trappings of student culture. Published during the one hundredth anniversary of Harvard Business School, this is the unflinching truth about life in the trenches of an iconic American institution.

” Destined to become required reading for prospective B-school entrants. . . . As an insider’s account of an influential institution, [it] hits every mark.”
–San Francisco Chronicle

“An insightful and entertaining, behind-the-scenes glimpse at a powerful institution.”
–BusinessWeek

” What makes this a particularly absorbing and entertaining read is the combination of journalistic detachment and the sense of personal alienation that Delves Broughton, a Brit in an American system, feels as he struggles to come to terms with what it means to be a Harvard MBA.”
–Financial Times

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Philip Delves Broughton

Philip Delves Broughton was born in Bangladesh and grew up in England. From 1998-2004, he served successively as the New York and Paris bureau chief for The Daily Telegraph of London and reported widely from North and South America, Europe and Africa. He led the Telegraph’s coverage of the 9/11 attacks on New York and his reporting has twice been nominated for the British Press Awards. His work has also appeared in the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Times of London, and the Spectator. In 2006, he received his MBA from Harvard Business School. He currently lives in New York with his wife and two sons.

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