Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) Reading List

     Over the last few years, I have read three books about the pharmaceutical company, Eli Lilly.  The following is a list of which investors and employees may want to take note:

(1) Eli Lilly: A Life, 1885-1977
-by James H. Madison (269 pages)

This is a book about the life and work of the Eli Lilly who was the grandson of the founding Colonel Eli Lilly who started the company.  It tells of how he led the company in the twentieth century--continuing to build it and facilitate its prosperity.

(2) All In A Century: The First 100 Years of Eli Lilly and Company
-by E. J. Kahn, Jr. (198 pages)

This is an older book that may be hard to find.  It was written around 1975--living up to its title of tracing the hundred years spanning the success of the company up until its publication.

(3) Eli Lilly
-by Jesse Russell and Ronald Cohn (86 pages)

While more of a booklet than a lengthy book, this publication focuses as much on the state of Indiana as on Eli Lilly & Co.  Being the biggest corporation based in Indiana, Eli Lilly and its place of residence have a significant effect upon each other.  Read Eli Lilly for a more fact-based accounting of the company, as well as unique information on its history and that of Indiana.

Paul Wharton
Objectivist Capitalist Medicine Promoter

Special thanks to Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) for being the fuel of my mind