Hoover's Handbook of World Business Birnbaum Ref Reserve HG4009. All are organized alphabetically by company name. Organization is by companies by industry. One of the best sources of detailed study of company histories. The recommended readings at the end of each company study prove useful for further research.
Cumulative index is provided for company names, personal names and industries.
America's Leading Public and Private Companies. Lists basic information about the top 160,000 companies which includes 136,000 private. Moody s Manuals . Moody s Investors Service. The series consists of several titles that provide extensive and detailed listings of more than 15,000 US publicly traded companies and government entities.