Tell me about the last book you read.

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Pick a book you've actually read recently and can speak to substantively. Strong picks: (1) Finance/business, 'Barbarians at the Gate' (RJR Nabisco LBO), 'When Genius Failed' (LTCM), 'The Snowball' (Buffett), 'The Outsiders' (Thorndike), 'King of Capital' (Blackstone); (2) Non-finance with takeaways, biographies of leaders, books on decision-making, history. Be ready to summarize the central thesis, name one specific takeaway, and connect it to something current.

Tell me about the last book you read.

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