Best Of Show

 

Quick: what's the best bird feeder, compact-disc player, radar detector, and Caribbean resort? With the holidays fast approaching, gift givers in search of excellence may want to consult Peter Passell's The Best (Viking, 1987), an engaging compilation of the author's choices in categories both silly and serious. But surely it says something about our post-Peters society that there's a Best-Managed Company wedged in between Best Light Beer (Nordic Wolf, Molson Light) and Best Market for Prune Juice (Miami). Passell's choice: Nucor Corp., the minimill-based steel company run by F. Kenneth Iverson. If Iverson wants to offer himself for celebrity endorsements ("Best CEO Drinks Best Beer"), here's his chance.