For this reviewer, the stories of the individuals Rhodes did business with and negotiated with over the years stood out, and made Banker To The World a page turner.

FORBES: Book Review: Banker To the World by William R. Rhodes

The book is a real page-turner.

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The 75-page operations manual Fred L. Turner drafted in 1958 has grown into a 9-pound, 732-page tome.

FORBES: Beyond Burgers

The 75-page operations manual Fred L. Turner drafted in 1958 has grown into a 4-kilogram, 732-page tome.

FORBES: Beyond burgers

For example, the iPad offers a beautiful canvas for reading books, but the size and heft discourage the traditional curling-up with a page-turner.

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