Talking Straight
Encyclopedia
Talking Straight is a book written by Lee Iacocca
, then CEO of Chrysler
Motors, with Sonny Kleinfeld. It was written to balance Akio Morita
's Made in Japan
, a non-fiction book praising Japan
's post-war hard-working culture. Talking Straight praised the innovation and creativity of American
s.
Lee Iacocca
Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca is an American businessman known for engineering the Mustang, the unsuccessful Ford Pinto, being fired from Ford Motor Company, and his revival of the Chrysler Corporation in the 1980s...
, then CEO of Chrysler
Chrysler
Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925....
Motors, with Sonny Kleinfeld. It was written to balance Akio Morita
Akio Morita
Akio Morita KBE was a Japanese businessman and co-founder of Sony Corporation along with Masaru Ibuka.-Early life:...
's Made in Japan
Made in Japan (biography)
Made in Japan : Akio Morita and Sony is an autobiography of Akio Morita, the co-founder and former chairman of Sony Corporation. It was written with the assistance of Edwin M. Reingold and Mitsuko Shimomura...
, a non-fiction book praising Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
's post-war hard-working culture. Talking Straight praised the innovation and creativity of American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
s.