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Jan 2012
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54: Summer Reading Books

StrategyTraining.com & FirmsConsulting.com
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These are the 4 books we recommend for summer reading. Two, are among the most important books for management consulting that we recommend for all management consultants. "McKinsey's Marvin Bower" is a book we recommend to every single and aspiring consultant and is the foundation of understanding the values of management consulting. 
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