The Reckoning by David Halberstam (yes, again)

[Kira]

On the recommendation by someone here I read one of the best books in my life.
"The Reckoning" was not to be found in any of the good, used bookstores in my circle.
A regional, multi library system put a copy in my hand less than 24 hours after finding it listed on their website.

I couldn't recommend it more fervently. It's filled with history and descriptions of detail which might enlighten the reader.
There's stuff in this book you think you know and you do. But there's stuff you don't.

Every exec, worker, car expert, high school kid and boisterous 'know-it-all' should read this book.

 

[GON]

Thanks, just bought a used copy on Ebay for $6.99 including delivery.

 

[Number_35]

On the recommendation by someone here I read one of the best books in my life.
"The Reckoning" was not to be found in any of the good, used bookstores in my circle.
A regional, multi library system put a copy in my hand less than 24 hours after finding it listed on their website.

I couldn't recommend it more fervently. It's filled with history and descriptions of detail which might enlighten the reader.
There's stuff in this book you think you know and you do. But there's stuff you don't.

Every exec, worker, car expert, high school kid and boisterous 'know-it-all' should read this book.

I missed the author's name in the title of your post, and thought this was the disappointing recent John Grisham novel of the same title.

Your book sounds fascinating - library day on Friday, so I'll try to order it.

Thanks for the recommendation!

 

[greenjp]

I'll hijack the thread and make another recommendation - Replay by Ken Grimwood. Multilayered and thought provoking.

jeff

 

[paulri]

Read it around 10 years ago. I did like it a lot, it was very in-depth. My only concern was that I was so unfamiliar with the auto industry, I couldn't tell if he was giving an accurate view of the decline of the US auto industry or not. His portrayal did seem reasonable, that's for sure. I'd love to hear from folks here who have read the book. He portrayed Lee Iacocca, still an executive at Ford, as saying that the American buying public wanted leather seats and lots of options in their expensive cars, that gave Ford the most profit. Economy cars were seen as something only to make, to stave off competition from the Japanese. When the Japanese threat receded for a time, the American economy cars got bigger and more expensive.