John Brooks
Financial journalist and author
John Brooks was an American writer who spent many years at The New Yorker reporting on finance. Among his books is Business Adventures.
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American Born 1920 in New York City, United States Died 1993
About John Brooks
John Brooks (1920 to 1993) was an American writer who contributed to The New Yorker for many years, serving on its staff and focusing on financial subjects. He wrote ten nonfiction books on business and finance. A number of them drew critical acclaim for their examination of Wall Street and the corporate world. Business Adventures is counted among his enduring classics, alongside Once in Golconda and The Go-Go Years. Although finance is what he is best remembered for, Brooks also wrote three novels, along with reviews in Harper's Magazine and the New York Times Book Review.