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CNNMoney.com: Executive bookmark: What does it take to be big? To learn more about the top five companies, check out these books and websites.

Fortune Magazine Feature published July 24 2006 issue

Posted CNNMoney.com: August 2 2006: 2:13 PM EDT

(Fortune Magazine)

1. Exxon Mobil

Book: The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous World, by Paul Roberts. Are Exxon’s days numbered?

Web: www.exxonmobil.com; www.topix.net/forum/com/xom

2. Wal-Mart

Book: The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World’s Most Powerful Company Really Works–and How It’s Transforming the American Economy, by Charles Fishman. It’s not just a business anymore.

Web: www.walmartfacts.com; www.walmartwatch.com

3. Royal Dutch Shell

Book: A Century in Oil: The Shell Transport and Trading Company 1897–1997, by Stephen Howarth. An authorized history of the Anglo-Dutch giant.

Web: www.shell.com; www.royaldutchshellplc.com

4. BP

Book: Oil Titans, by Valerie Marcel. With contributions by former BP advisor John V. Mitchell.

Web: www.bp.com

5. General Motors

Book: Billy, Alfred, and General Motors: The Story of Two Unique Men, a Legendary Company, and a Remarkable Time in American History, by William Pelfrey. A biography of the company’s two giants.

Web: www.gm.com

Related: https://www.partcatalog.com/page/gm-fastlane-blog

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