Ahead of the Curve：Two Years at Harvard Business School

Twoyearsinthecauldronofcapitalism-"horrifyingandveryfunny"(TheWallStreetJournal)Inthiscandidandentertaininginsider'slookatthemostinfluentialschoolinglobalbusiness,PhilipDelvesBroughtondrawsonhiscrackreportingskillstodescribehismadcapyearsatHarvardBusinessSchool.AheadoftheCurverecountsthemostedifyingandsurprisinglessonslearnedinthequestforanMBA,fromtheingeniouschicaneryofleveragingandtheunlikelypleasuresofaccounting,totheanticsofthe"boozeluge"andother,lesssavorytrappingsofstudentculture.PublishedduringtheonehundredthanniversaryofHarvardBusinessSchool,thisistheunflinchingtruthaboutlifeinthetrenchesofaniconicAmericaninstitution.