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Box 60137  \nSanta Barbara CA 93160 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED  \nNO PART OF THIS BOOK MAY BE REPRODUCED OR TRANSMITTED IN ANY FORM OR ANY MANNER, ELECTRONIC OR MECHANICAL, INCLUDING PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING OR BY ANY INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, WITHOUT PERMISSION IN WRITING FROM THE AUTHOR.  \nDisclaimer: As with all case questions, we assume facts not in evidence, and we make generous assumptions. Familiar companies are used as examples because of the power of their brand and their familiarity to the general public. Information concerning the actual companies cited as examples may not be accurate. This information was based on research but should not be used as reliable up-to-date data.  \nEdited by Joan Oleck and Kelly Andersson  \n[CaseQuestions.com](CaseQuestions.com)  \nISBN 978-0-9710158-8-3  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:  \nCase in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation / Marc P. Cosentino— 8th ed.  \nLibrary of Congress Card Number 2001117521 First Printing 1999  \nPrinted in the United States of America Second Edition 2001  \nThird Edition 2004 Fourth Edition 2005 Fifth Edition 2007  \nSixth Edition 2009 Seventh Edition 2011 Eighth Edition 2013  \nREVIEWS  \nSecret to success: consulting case interviews. In graduate school I browsed many books on consulting case interview preparation. This was the only book I read. The clear, consistent way of thinking through how to manage case interviews made sense. 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