Built to Last vs Flying Blind: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Economics, Business
Built to Last
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"This is not a book about charismatic visionary leaders. It is not about visionary product concepts or visionary products or visionary market insights. Nor even is it about just having a corporate vision. This is a book…
Flying Blind
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A fast-paced look at the corporate dysfunction--the ruthless cost-cutting, toxic workplaces, and cutthroat management--that contributed to one of the worst tragedies in modern aviation Boeing is a century-old titan of…
Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate Flying Blind highest: Flying Blind 4.2 · Built to Last 3.5.
- Flying Blind has the widest readership — 4453 ratings behind its score.
- Flying Blind runs the darker storyline; Built to Last stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Built to Last | Flying Blind | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (4453) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.3 (17) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (5) | — |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (182) | 4.5 (80) |
Reception
| Built to Last | Flying Blind | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 182 | 4453 |
| Editions | 12 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 6086 |
| Reading it now | — | 610 |
| Written reviews | — | 474 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3500 | 37 |
| Pages | 355 | 333 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Built to Last or Flying Blind?
Flying Blind has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Flying Blind 4.2/5, Built to Last 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Built to Last or Flying Blind?
Flying Blind is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Flying Blind (333 pages, ≈ 6 h 10 m); Built to Last (355 pages, ≈ 6 h 34 m).
Which is harder to read: Built to Last or Flying Blind?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Built to Last: Moderate; Flying Blind: Moderate.