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Father, Son & Co.
512 pages, 2000
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"Father and Son" is an eloquent first-person account of a family drama that changed the face of American business, focusing on the lifelong partnership between Thomas J. Watson Sr. and his son, Thomas J. Watson Jr. The book examines their management style and shared dedication to excellence, and how those traits created a unique corporate culture that became the blueprint for the entire technology boom. The book is at once a riveting read and a revealing account of two men who loved each other--and fought each other--with a terrible fierceness.

