Biography: business and industry Books
Dementi Milestone Publishing Frosty is No Snowman
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HarperCollins Hetty
£14.24
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The HP Way
Book SynopsisMuch more personal than standard corporate histories, David Packard's The HP Way provides insights into managing and motivating people and inspiration for would–be entrepreneurs.
£13.60
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Betrayal
Book SynopsisDespite the crush of media attention on Madoff's scam, little is known about Madoff himself. What could lead a seemingly good man to ruin the lives of everyone who ever cared about him? What caused Bernie Madoff to commit an unspeakable act of betrayal, bankrupting his family and thousands of investors who depended upon him for their livelihoods?Trade Review"Andrew Kirtzman's Betrayal offers the biggest payoff of the three [Madoff] books. It's a perfect meld of business details and personalities... He has perfect pitch when it comes to the agony and shame of the Jewish community." -- Time magazine "Accurate and highly readable." -- Wall Street Journal "Kirtzman's book is the more engaging read, focusing much more on Madoff himself and on the anger and shame his crimes provoked, whether in the Fifth Avenue Synagogue in New York or the confines of the Palm Beach Country Club in Florida." -- Reuters
£15.00
HarperCollins Fins Harley Earl the Rise of General Motors and the Glory Days of Detroit
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£12.34
Harper Business Hit Refresh
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£24.38
HarperCollins Giants of Enterprise
Book SynopsisAn acclaimed business historian provides a fascinating glimpse into the minds, lives, and strategies of seven extraordinary CEOs, including George Eastman, Thomas Watson, Henry Ford, and Andrew Carnegie, who successfully mastered cutting-edge technology and created lasting corporate empires. ReprintTrade ReviewOne of the top ten business books of 2001 -- Business Week "From Richard Tedlow's insightful group portrait of seven American entrepreneurs...a rough formula for titanhood can be deduced." -- Atlantic Monthly
£13.60
Harcourt Brace International Harvests of Joy
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£15.29
Palgrave MacMillan Us The Nitrate King A Biography of Colonel John Thomas North Studies of the Americas
Book SynopsisWilliam Edmundson examines the spectacular life story of 'Colonel' John Thomas North, also known as 'The Nitrate King,' a mechanic in Leeds who became one of the best-known and richest men of his time. Forgotten in Britain and vilified in Chile and Peru, this is the first biography of a controversial but compelling figure.Trade Review'This is a splendid story of a man with great charm, who was an adventurer, buccaneer and speculator and who, in a short and eventful life, rose from a very modest beginning to acquire both fame and fortune This book will make good reading for those interested in a comprehensive story of the nitrate industry'. Viscount Montgomery. Chilean News 'This welcome, well-researched and very readable biography gives a full account of his life and provides a reappraisal of his activities, both in Chile where he made his fortune, and back in Britain where his gifts for self-promotion and his lavish life-style made him a byword This is an enjoyable and full account of Colonel North's life and dealings, academic in detail and soundly researched and referenced, but written in an easy, lively style.' Eveleigh Bradford. The Thoresby Society, Leeds "Well-written . . . and contributes new information about North's life and the relation of that life to the economic development of Chile." - Michael Monteón, Professor of History, University of California, San Diego "A revealing, entertaining, and long-needed biography of one of the nineteenth-century's most flamboyant and controversial international capitalists - 'Colonel' John Thomas North. Edmundson adeptly exploits previously unknown archival materials, the contemporary press, and a vast academic literature on the nitrate industry and Chilean politics to bring the 'Colonel' back to life in all his complexity." - Brian Loveman, Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, San Diego State University "The author's research, conscientiously carried out in English archives, and the collaboration of experts in information and of libraries, not only proves the seriousness of Edmundson's work, but also the tireless idea of unraveling the life and actions of North in Chile and in other countries where he made investments." 'El regresso de John Thomas North,' Diario 21, Iquique, Chile. May 2, 2011 (trans.), Dr. Pedro Bravo-Elizondo (Ret.), Professor of Latin American Literature, Wichita State University. 'Edmundson's lively style, the many illustrations and some entertaining anecdotes make for a good read.' - Journal of Latin American StudiesTable of ContentsPrologue: He would be called quiet We had adventures of all sorts I was better acquainted than any other foreigner Don Juan Tomás North The Nitrate King The Grand Promotion Army Colonel North The sensation of the hour A visit to the Nitrate Kingdom A millionaire stripped bare Epilogue: I have enjoyed myself thoroughly Appendix: The North family tree
£44.99
Palgrave Macmillan Friedrich Hayek
Book SynopsisFriedrich August von Hayek, though largely unrecognized during his lifetime, is now regarded as a visionary. This biography of his life also discusses his works: "The Road to Serfdom", "The Constitution of Liberty" (1960), "Law, Legislation and Liberty" (1973-1979), and "The Fatal Conceit" (1988).Trade Review'Ebenstein has provided an educational look at the life and thought of a philosopher who bids fair to have as much intellectual relevance to this century as Marx had to the 20th.' - Washington Post '...Ebenstein take us on a lively intellectual journey...[an] astute biography...' - Wall Street Journal '...a gripping account...an illustrious exposition of the life of the last century's greatest political philosopher.' - Houston Chronicle '...an accessible and illuminating review of Hayek's life, philosophy, and accomplishments.' - Washington Times 'A splendid biography of the twentieth century's greatest philosopher of liberty. A well written, sympathetic, yet critical examination of his life and intellectual contributions.' - Milton Friedman, Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Instititution, Stanford University, Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Chicago, and Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, 1976 'It is good to have this solid intellectual biography of Hayek available. It can supplement the several generalized evaluations of Hayek's ideas.' - James M. Buchanan, Advisory General Director of the Center for Study of Public Choice, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at George Mason University and Virginia Tech, and Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, 1986 '...Ebenstein skillfully crafts his history.' - Claremont Review of Books '...an illustrious exposition of the life of the last century's greatest political philosopher.' - Houston ChronicleTable of ContentsIntroduction PART I: WAR 1899-1931 Family World War I University of Vienna New York Mises PART II: ENGLAND1931-193 LSE Robbins Keynes Monetary and Business Cycle Theory Capital International Gold Standard Socialist Calculation 'Economics and Knowledge' PART III: CAMBRIDGE 1940-1949 The Abuse and Decline of Reason Methodology and Epistemology The Road to Serfdom Celebrity Mont Pelerin Society Psychology Popper PART IV: AMERICA 1950-1962 Divorce and Remarriage University of Chicago Committee on Social Thought Mill The Constitution of Liberty Influence Friedman PART V: LAW, LEGISLATION AND LIBERTY 1962-1974 Freiburg Liberty and Law Marx, Evolution, and Utopia Government and Morals Historian of Ideas Salzburg PART VI: NOBEL PRIZE 1974-1992 Laureate Later Monetary Thinking and Seldon Thatcher Opa Bartley The Fatal Conceit Neustift am Wald 'Universal Order of Peace' Chronology of Hayek's Major Works
£22.99
St. Martins Press-3PL Front Row
Book SynopsisGlamorous "Vogue" magazine editor-in-chief Anna Wintour is the most powerful style-maker in the world. She influences designers, wholesalers, and retailers globally. Based on interviews, this biography chronicles the insecure and creative climb of this powerhouse to the top of the bitchy, competitive fashion magazine world.
£22.06
ABC-CLIO Martha Stewart
Book SynopsisThis intriguing biography provides a balanced portrait of Martha Stewart's professional and personal life, from her childhood as the oldest daughter in a family of six children to her brief career as a securities trader, to becoming a bestselling author in the 1980s and CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia in the 1990s.Trade ReviewWhether they love her, loathe her, or just admit to swiping a few of her recipes once in a while, most will admit that she sets the standards for middle-class domesticity in America, however impossible that standard is to achieve. Price writes for high school and general readers in this balanced treatment that gives Stewart her due without glossing over the highly-publicized details. She describes Stewart's rise from an owner of a catering business conducted from her home to an author, media guru, tastemaker and captain of industry, and her apparent success at overcoming her conviction and stretch in prison. Price stays clear of gossip and sticks to the facts, giving a full report of Stewart's trial as well as her real influence on the tastes of the great unwashed. * Reference & Research Book News *
£34.00
Little Brown and Company The Everything Store
Book Synopsis The definitive story of Amazon.com, one of the most successful companies in the world, and of its driven, brilliant founder, Jeff Bezos. Amazon.com started off delivering books through the mail. But its visionary founder, Jeff Bezos, wasn''t content with being a bookseller. He wanted Amazon to become the everything store, offering limitless selection and seductive convenience at disruptively low prices. To do so, he developed a corporate culture of relentless ambition and secrecy that''s never been cracked. Until now. Brad Stone enjoyed unprecedented access to current and former Amazon employees and Bezos family members, giving readers the first in-depth, fly-on-the-wall account of life at Amazon. Compared to tech''s other elite innovators -- Jobs, Gates, Zuckerberg -- Bezos is a private man. But he stands out for his restless pursuit of new markets, leading Amazon into risky new ventures like the Kindle and cloud computing, and transforming retail in the same way H
£34.89
Mariner Books Iron Empires
Book Synopsis From Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Hiltzik, the epic tale of the clash for supremacy between America’s railroad titans In 1869, when the final spike was driven into the transcontinental railroad, few were prepared for its seismic aftershocks. Once a hodgepodge of short, squabbling lines, America’s railways soon exploded into a titanic industry helmed by a pageant of speculators, crooks, and visionaries. The vicious competition between empire builders such as Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, J. P. Morgan, and E. H. Harriman sparked stock market frenzies, panics, and crashes; provoked strikes that upended the relationship between management and labor; transformed the nation’s geography; and culminated in a ferocious two-man battle that shook the nation’s financial markets to their foundations and produced dramatic, lasting changes in the interplay of business and government. Spanning four decades and featuring some of the most iconic figures of the Gilded Age, Iron Empires reveals how the robber barons drove the country into the twentieth century—and almost sent it off the rails.
£18.74
HarperCollins Bill Gates The Path to the Future
£12.00
Random House USA Inc The Greatest Trade Ever
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£15.30
Taylor & Francis Economic Careers
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£62.69
Random House USA Inc The Warburgs
Book SynopsisFrom the Pulitzer Prize–winning bestselling author of Alexander Hamilton, the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical, comes this definitive biography of the Warburgs, one of the great German-Jewish banking families of the twentieth century.Bankers, philanthropists, scholars, socialites, artists, and politicians, the Warburgs stood at the pinnacle of German (and, later, of German-American) Jewry. They forged economic dynasties, built mansions and estates, assembled libraries, endowed charities, and advised a German kaiser and two American presidents. But their very success made the Warburgs lightning rods for anti-Semitism, and their sense of patriotism became increasingly dangerous in a Germany that had declared Jews the enemy.Ron Chernow''s hugely fascinating history is a group portrait of a clan whose members were renowned for their brilliance, culture, and personal energy yet tragically vulnerable to the dark and irrational currents of the twent
£21.00
Random House USA Inc The Snowball
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£35.70
Random House USA Inc Creativity Inc. The Expanded Edition
Book SynopsisThe co-founder and longtime president of Pixar updates and expands his 2014 New York Times bestseller on creative leadership, reflecting on the management principles that built Pixar’s singularly successful culture, and on all he learned during the past nine years that allowed Pixar to retain its creative culture while continuing to evolve.“Might be the most thoughtful management book ever.”—Fast Company For nearly thirty years, Pixar has dominated the world of animation, producing such beloved films as the Toy Story trilogy, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Up, and WALL-E, which have gone on to set box-office records and garner eighteen Academy Awards. The joyous storytelling, the inventive plots, the emotional authenticity: In some ways, Pixar movies are an object lesson in what creativity really is. Here, Catmull reveals the ideals and techniques that have made Pixar so widely admired—and so p
£20.95
iUniverse Defining Moments A Brand New Day
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iUniverse The Life and Times of Wilber Hardee Founder of Hardees
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iUniverse Not Just Me A novel
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iUniverse What Else You Got 40 Years of Misspent Youth in the Ad Game
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iUniverse Paranoid
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iUniverse Geoffrey Litwack 2002 Annual
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iUniverse Vesco From Wall Street to Castros Cuba The Rise Fall and Exile of the King of White Collar Crime
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iUniverse Alden O Sherman An American Original The Story of the Man and His Company
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iUniverse A LIFE
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iUniverse The Secret Files of Henry F Sherwood a comprehensive biography of a pioneer computer genius and CIA spy
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iUniverse Stop Paddling Start Rocking the Boat BUSINESS LESSONS FROM THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS
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iUniverse SO FAR SO GOOD A Memoir
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iUniverse What Makes Dan Bollom So Tall A Memoir Of Life Experiences And Advice From A Retired CEO
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iUniverse So Far So Good
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iUniverse What Makes Dan Bollom So Tall A Memoir of Life Experiences and Advice from a Retired CEO
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iUniverse Alden O Sherman an American Original The Story of the Man and His Company
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iUniverse A Life
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iUniverse Defining Moments A Brand New Day
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Dean Publishing No Fence No Limits
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Xlibris Liaison
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Xlibris Liaison
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The Crown Publishing Group Churchchill on Leadership Executive Success in the Face of Adversity
Book SynopsisSuccess often depends on the strength of a single quality: leadership. Winston Churchill is universally recognized as one of the 20th century's great political leaders and his words ring just as true in the world of commerce. A wise, witty, and inspiring leader, Churchill ran Great Britain like a great corporation. Perhaps the finest book on practical leadership ever written. — Brian Tracy Churchill on Leadership demonstrates that the principles that guided Churchill ably translate to private industry today. Author Steven F. Hayward gives strong evidence that, if you remove Churchill from his political context, he would have the resume to be among the great business leaders of any age. Churchill: • was a financier (as chancellor of the Exechequer) and labor negotiator (as home secretary) • managed a large transportation network (as head of the British Navy) and far-flung property holdings (as colonial secretary) • perseve
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Wayne State University Press Clara Mrs Henry Ford
Book SynopsisPick a good model and stay with it, Henry Ford once said. No, he was not talking about cars; he was talking about marriage. Was Clara Bryant Ford a good model? Her husband of fifty-nine years seems to have thought so. This title tells her story. It also charts the course of the automobile industry and the life of the enigmatic man at its helm.
£26.48
Wayne State University Press Roy D Chapin Great Lakes Books The Man Behind the Hudson Motor Car Company Great Lakes Books Paperback
Book SynopsisThis biography is devoted to the life and career of Roy D. Chapin - one of the foremost figures in the history of Detroit's independent automotive industry.
£25.60
Books for Business Highways of Progress
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