Name: Good to Great
Rating: 4.35 (18 reviews)
Author: Jim Collins

A team of 21 researchers read 6,000 articles, generated more than 2,000 pages of interview transcripts, and created 384 megabytes of computer data during a five-year project to explore the keys to greatness.  The findings will surprise many readers and upset others. 

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