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House & Garden 
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What Shall 
A Business Man 
Read ? 
1 WAS seated in the smoking compartment of the 
Pullman en route from Chicago to Boston when 
I engaged in an interesting discussion with a group 
of clean-cut, successful business men, as to what books 
a business man should read. Each of us in turn men¬ 
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of literature. Yet, so far as any of us knew, there 
had never been an attempt on the part of anyone to 
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important books on the subject. Our discussion led 
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of business literature, from the beginning of things, 
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I am under the impression that there are thousands 
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fundamental groundwork gained from the best books 
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Through my Personal Interview Letters which I am 
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have the result of my many months’ research. From 
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for bringing them to his attention. If you want to be 
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in the selections I have made, and why I made them. 
Just send me your name and address and 
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I zvill gladly send this letter about business 
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