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Kochland

by Christopher Leonard
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Kochland
Kochland

Corporate power, secrecy, and America’s hidden machinery

This is the kind of nonfiction that makes huge systems feel gripping and personal. If you like investigative books that show how business decisions quietly shape politics, labor, and climate, this one really lands. Readers often come away feeling stunned by how invisible Koch’s influence was—and how clearly Leonard connects it to modern America.

  • Society of Midland Authors Award Nominee for Adult Nonfiction (2020)
  • J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award (2017)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Kochland

by Christopher Leonard
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ISBN: 9781471187506
Authors: Christopher Leonard
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date of Publication: 2019-09-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Economics, Politics, Business, History, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Leadership, History, Finance, Journalism, World History, Politics, Management, Biography, Entrepreneurship, American History
Goodreads rating: 4.31
(rated by 3558 readers)

Description

Christopher Leonard’s Kochland offers the account of how Koch Industries, one of the world’s largest private companies, grew to influence modern corporate America. Koch Industries’ footprint spans fertilizers, chemicals for pipes, synthetics for carpets and diapers, and Wall Street trading in these commodities. Yet many people know little about Koch Industries, a gap the book attributes to decades of secrecy by the Koch brothers. For five decades, Charles Koch has kept the company operating with a long-term profit mindset. He’s depicted as a patient, earnings-focused businessman who fosters reverence for free-market ruthlessness and acts as a master disruptor. These strategies helped him and his brother David grow wealth. The book also presents another side to the story, examining unions, income inequality, climate policy, and corporate influence. If you want to understand these issues, this book offers the perspective.
 

Corporate power, secrecy, and America’s hidden machinery

This is the kind of nonfiction that makes huge systems feel gripping and personal. If you like investigative books that show how business decisions quietly shape politics, labor, and climate, this one really lands. Readers often come away feeling stunned by how invisible Koch’s influence was—and how clearly Leonard connects it to modern America.

  • Society of Midland Authors Award Nominee for Adult Nonfiction (2020)
  • J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award (2017)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.