There should be room on a businessman’s or manager’s bookshelf for fiction—and classic cinema can turn out to be more useful than lectures by Elon Musk and Steve Jobs, Leonid Klein is convinced. With vivid examples and quotes, Klein argues that culture is a universal tool, and that literature, film, and theater can become a resource for professional growth. And then “useless” classics start talking about strategy and tactics, teaching you how to manage a team, how to talk, and how to persuade.