50+1?

Over the last 200 years, what companies do you think had the most impact on our world, and on the way business is done today? Thats the question Howard Rothman takes up in this fascinating, easy-reading jaunt through business history.

This book was really amazing for me. The book had listed those companies that had giving d impact on d "civilization" of the world. It had attracted me to read those pages(approximately around 250 pages).

The list has shown that 50 companies had give a huge impact in human lives (includes you, you and you lah~) >.<>

Microsoft

AT&T

Ford

Apple

McDonald( I love it~)

America Online

FeDex( Thnks for sent my uni application btw >.<)

CBS

Philip Morris

Wal-Mart

General Electric

IBM

Sears Roebuck

General Motors

J.P Morgan & Co.

Union Pacific

RCA

Nike

Intel

CNN

Boeing

Hewlett-Packard

StandarD Oil

Sony ( My PS3~)

USX-U.S Steel Group

Agence France Presse

Levitt& Sons

The Walt Disney Co.

Netscape

Coca Cola

Thyssen Krupp

Proctor& Gamble

Yahoo!

Toyota

People Express

Manpower (????)

Toys 'R' Us

National Football League

Kellogg

Johson Publishing

Firestone Tire & Rubber

Avon Products

Hilton Hotels

Ben & Jerry's Homemade

Re/Max

Singer Sewing

Shorebank Corp

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

L.L Bean

H.J Heinz

Those firms included are subjectively ranked by the author according to their influence and contributions. They come not just from the United States, but from all around the world . They range from obvious all the fields, such as technology, investments and others.

Foe each company, the author had present a lively sketch that thoroughly and succinctly describes the company from its founding and initial development through its heyday to the present day. Strengths as well as weaknesses are discussed at length in context of each company's individual operation, historical context, and specific industry. >.<>

And why I put 50+1 for this entry, when I was showed this book to one of my fren, she was automitacally said that Mydin must includes in d book.

And I was shocked. Mydin? WTH...huhuh its freaking funny dude... Oklah..Mydin is in number 51 maybe. Might mydin changed her world not d world....right?