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John Wiley & Sons Inc Blood and Whiskey
Book SynopsisBorn in Lynchburg, Tennessee, in 1850, Jack Daniel became a legendary moonshiner at age 15 before launching a legitimate distillery ten years later. By the time he died in 1911, he was an American legend-and his Old No. 7 Tennessee sipping whiskey was an international sensation, the winner of gold medals at the St.Trade ReviewThe author traces the Daniel family lineage from Scotland and Ireland to rural Tennessee, and Jasper “Jack” Newton Daniel’s rise from hardscrabble youth to a dandy gent with a love of horses, fine clothes and women, a colleague of J.P. Morgan’s and one of the most famous spirits producers in the world. Orphaned at 15, Jack discovered a whiskey still on the property of his longtime neighbor and new guardian, Dan Call, and his interest in distilling booze was born. Krass (Carnegie) details the early business partnership between Call and Daniel and their eventual split, as Call forces himself to choose between preaching and making whiskey. “One Call [descendant] wished he’d given up preaching instead because the Jack Daniel Distillery was eventually worth tens of millions of dollars,” Krass writes. While Krass’s research is ample, the book often gets bogged down in historical minutiae, and at times the reader wishes for a more charismatic star of the show than the somewhat dour Daniel. But witnessing the maturation of his namesake company—not to mention the maturation of the U.S. as it confronts slavery, the Civil War and the temperance movement—is engrossing. Fans of the whiskey will be happy to hear the alleged real story behind the Old No. 7 that adorns each bottle, and anyone can appreciate the classic American characters sprinkled throughout the text, including the richly monikered Eph Grizzard, Beauregard Beam and Lemuel Motlow. Agent, Ed Knappman. (May) (Publishers Weekly, April 12th, 2004)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 The Cursed Child 7 2 Everything Gone but the Dirt 25 3 Legend of the Boy Distiller 42 4 The Nomad 64 5 Reunion and Challenge 75 6 A Rebellion against the Government 92 7 Identity Crisis 107 8 Seizing the Legendary Hollow 120 9 Taking On Nashville 136 10 Big Man, Lonely Man 155 11 Brand Magic 166 12 Enemies 178 13 Reborn 191 14 The Final Battle 204 Epilogue Lem’s Trials 215 Afterword The Making of a Legend 227 Notes 235 Bibliography 257 Index 261
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Book of Investing Wisdom Classic Writings by
Book SynopsisImagine receiving investment advice from Warren Buffett, B.C. Forbes, Charles H. Dow, and 47 other great investors, all in a single, convenient resource. This collection brings their words of wisdom together in one useful volume, offering readers a unique insight into how these professionals achieved financial success through intelligent investing.Trade ReviewEditor of The Book of Leadership Wisdom "A great patients' drug is one that cures an affliction once and for all, but a great investor's drug is one that the patient has to keep buying." -PETER LYNCH "Those who invest well have an innate ability to distill abundant, raw information into the scarce commodity of wisdom. Here's how some of the best have done it down through the years." -David H. Komansky, Chairman and CEO, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. "I personally knew moderately all the characters except Charles Dow. Any opportunity to learn more from such people is an opportunity that should not be missed." -Roy R. Neuberger, [his job title TK], Neuberger Berman Inc., and author of So Far, So Good: The First 94 yearsTable of ContentsTHE NUTS AND BOLTS OF ANALYSIS. Warren E. Buffett: Track Record Is Everything. Philip Fisher: The People Factor. Henry Clews: The Study of the Stock Market. Arnold Bernhard: The Valuation of Listed Stocks. Paul F. Miller, Jr.: The Dangers of Retrospective Myopia. Jim Rogers: Get Smart...and Make a Fortune. Peter Lynch: Stalking the Tenbagger. ATTITUDE AND PHILOSOPHY. Adam Smith: Can Ink Blots Tell You... Ellen Douglas Williamson: Do-It-Yourself Investing. John Moody: Investment versus Speculation. John C. Bogle: A Mandate for Fund Shareholders. B. C. Forbes: Wall Street Millionaires. Fred Schwed, Jr.: The Wall Street Dream Market. STRATEGY. Edward C. Johnson, II: Contrary Opinion in Stock Market Techniques. Peter L. Bernstein: Is Investing for the Long Term Theory or Just Mumbo-Jumbo? Sir John Templeton: The Time-Tested Maxims of the Templeton Touch. Mario Gabelli: Grand Slam Hitting. Gerald M. Loeb: Importance of Correct Timing. Philip Carret: When Speculation Becomes Investment. MARKET CYCLES. Charles H. Dow: Booms and Busts. William Peter Hamilton: The Dow Theory. Roger W. Babson: Three Different Stock Market Movements. Bernard M. Baruch: Does a Stock Market Slump Mean a Business Slide-Off? Abby Joseph Cohen: A Fundamental Strength. Joseph E. Granville: Market Movements. Arthur Crump: The Importance of Special Knowledge. Robert R. Prechter: Elvis, Frankenstein and Andy Warhol. VIEWS FROM THE INSIDE. W. W. Fowler: The Stock Exchange. Edward H. H. Simmons: The Stock Exchange as a Stabilizing Factor in American Business. Otto Kahn: The New York Stock Exchange and Public Opinion. Charles E. Merrill and E. A. Pierce: A Declaration of Policy. Micheal H. Steinhardt: Investing, Hedge-Fund Style. Laura Pedersen: The Last Frontier. LESSONS FROM NOTORIOUS CHARACTERS. Bouck White: Daniel Drew on Wall Street. Richard Whitney: In Defense of the Stock Exchange. T. Boone Pickens, Jr.: Professions of a Short-Termer. James Grant: Michael Milken, Meet Sewell Avery. CRASH AND LEARN. Frank A. Vanderlip: The Haunting Specter (1907). Edwin Lefèvre: Vanished Billions (1929). J. Paul Getty: The Wall Street Investor (1962). George Soros: After Black Monday (1987). BEYOND YOUR AVERAGE BLUE CHIP. Leo Melamed: The Art of Futures Trading. Stanley Kroll: How to Win Big and Lose Small. Benjamin Graham: The Art of Hedging. Martin E. Zweig: Selling Short-It's Not Un-American. Donald J. Trump: Trump Cards: The Elements of the Deal. Acknowledgments. Notes.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Book of Entrepreneurs Wisdom
Book SynopsisThis book is an anthology of fifty essays and speeches by legendary entrepreneurs. Barry Diller, Richard Branson, and Michael Dell are among the successful entrepreneurs who share their best advice and strategies between the pages of this book.Trade Review"This is classical and fascinating material that should be widely read by aspiring (and practising) entrepreneurs." (Long Range Planning, Vol 35, 2000)Table of ContentsTHE START-UP. Michael Bloomberg: I Love Mondays. Harvey S. Firestone: Starting the Company. Andy Kessler: Go Ahead-Jump! Kim Polese: A Tech Dream Comes True. Norm Brodsky: The Three Criteria for a Successful New Business. Doris Drucker: Mrs. Drucker Starts a Business. THE MAVERICK ELEMENT AND OTHER QUALITIES. Warren Avis: Are You a Gunslinger? Barry Diller: The Discomfort Zone. Wally Amos: The Power in Commitment. Andrew Carnegie: The Crucial Question. Lillian Vernon: The Successful Entrepreneur's Toolkit. Mark H. McCormack: For Entrepreneurs Only. VENTURE CAPITAL, LBOS, AND GOING PUBLIC. Tom Monaghan: Bankers Are the Keepers of the Keys. Conrad Hilton: A Million-Dollar Mountain and a Red Hat. Irene Smith: Money: The Truth about Financing a Growing Small Business. Arthur Rock: Strategy versus Tactics from a Venture Capitalist. Henry R. Kravis: LBOs Can Help Restore America's Competitive Edge. An Wang: Going Public. RISK AND STRATEGY. Richard Branson: Risk Taking. Scott McNealy: A Winning Business Model for the 1990s. Simon Ramo: The Technique of Anticipation. Dave Thomas: The Secrets of Sniffing Around. J. C. Penney: Why a Buyer's Market Hasn't Changed Our Plans. Victor Kiam: Remington's Marketing and Manufacturing Strategies. Franklin A. Seiberling: Buying or Selling - Which Counts Most? Steve Case: Ten Commandments for Building the Medium. INVENTORS TURNED ENTREPRENEURS. Henry Ford: How I Made a Success of My Business. Steven P. Jobs: When We Invented the Personal Computer... George Eastman: Make the Camera as Convenient as the Pencil. Edwin H. Land: In the Creator's Mind. Nolan Bushnell: To Win the Business Game, Do What You Know. Benjamin Franklin: Advice to a Young Tradesman. Clarence Birdseye: If I Were Twenty-One. BRANDING, IMAGE, AND SELLING. Howard M. Schultz: The Best Way to Build a Brand. Colonel Harland Sanders: The Making of a Colonel. Akio Morita: Moving Up in Marketing by Getting Down to Basics. Marquis M. Converse: My Test of Good Management. John H. Johnson: Breaking Through the Ad Barrier. Michael S. Dell: Service Sells. Al Neuharth: Showmanship and Salesmanship. P. T. Barnum: The American Museum. ENTREPRENEURIAL MANAGEMENT. Alfred C. Fuller: The Need for Controls. Debbi Fields: My Style. H. Ross Perot: Change Is Fun. Philip Knight: Global Manufacturing: The Nike Story Is Just Good Business. Anita Roddick: Four-Letter Words! Anita F. Brattina: The Diary of a Small Business Owner. Thomas J. Watson: To Make a Business Grow - Begin Growing Men. PERSONAL STORIES. Herman W. Lay: Your Own Business. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield: Bagels, Ice Cream, or...Pizza? Joseph C. Wilson: The Product Nobody Wanted. Kenneth H. Olsen: Digital Equipment Corporation: The First Twenty-Five Years. Samuel Goldwyn: You Can Always Do Better. Acknowledgments. Notes. Credits and Sources. Chronology. Author Index. Companies Founded, Cofounded, Or Managed by Authors. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Ignorance Confidence and Filthy Rich Friends
Book SynopsisMark Twain was not only a legendary author and humorist; he was also a successful businessman in a variety of ventures. He founded his own publishing house where he made a killing of $2. 5 million in today's dollars by publishing General Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs.Table of ContentsChapter one. Early Hard Knocks on the Road to Riches and Fame. Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: How to Outwit Your Superiors. Chapter two. How to Quit a Good Job and Then Lose a Million Dollars. Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Even a Crank Knows to Dress for Success. Chapter three. Sometimes Necessity Is the Mother of a Career. Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Overcoming Stage Fright and Winning the Audience as a Public Speaker. Chapter four. Welcome to Corporate America: Hard-Nosed Negotiating and Profit-Driven Management. Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: The Authors Stormy Work Habits. Chapter five. Sucked into the Gilded Age: Money Lust and the Making of an Inventor. Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Managing a Glut of Loathsome Correspondence. Chapter six. Seeing and Seizing Opportunities:Venture Capitalist and Wall Street Speculator. Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: The Half-Soled Stockbroker. Chapter seven. Bold Vision and Imagination: How Twain Made General U. S. Grant and Himself Rich. Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Smoking Inspires Brainstorming and Problem Solving. Chapter eight. A Shakespearean Business Tale: How Blind Love in Business Turns to Tragedy. Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Image Is Everything, But Interviews Are Twaddle. Chapter nine. Enduring Financial Crisis and Adversity:A Rockefeller Crony Comes to the Rescue. Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Are Ethics for Fools? Chapter ten. Salvaging a Career and Dignity. Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: Avoid My Example. Chapter eleven. Back in the Saddle: Playing the Insiders Game. Quirky Habits and Brazen Philosophy: How to Live a Long, Successful Life. Selected Mark Twain Maxims. Notes. Index.
£19.54
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Book of Leadership Wisdom Classic Writings
Book SynopsisAn anthology of 50 essays and speeches on the topic of leadership, this book offers insights from some of the most successful leaders throughout history. Andrew Carnegie, Al Dunlap, Bill Gates, and Jack Welch are among the many leaders whose thoughts, ideas, and strategies grace the pages of this book.Table of ContentsTHE NECESSARY QUALITIES. Harold S. Geneen: Leadership. Andrew S. Grove: Taking the Hype Out of Leadership Katherine Graham: If "Business Credibility" Means Anything. Chester I. Barnard: The Active Qualities of Leaders. A. Montgomery Ward: The Elements of Personal Power. Roberto C. Goizueta: The Real Essence of Business. DEALING WITH ADVERSITY. H. Ross Perot: Business Leaders: It's Up to Us to Recover the Industrial Leadership. John F. Welch, Jr.: Global Competitiveness: America in the Eye of the Hurricane. Rene C. McPherson: The People Principle. Max DePree: Roving Leadership. Olive Ann Beech: The Woman Executive. J. Paul Getty: The Businessman at Bay. VISIONS OF PROGRESS. Thomas A. Edison: Machine and Progress. David Sarnoff: The Fabulous Future. Robert N. Noyce: Innovation: The Fruit of Success. Charles B. Wang: Techno Vision. Bill Gates: A View from Olympus. EVOLVING PERSPECTIVES ON LABOR. William Randolph Hearst: Labor Relations: The Division of Wealth. Daniel Guggenheim: Some Thoughts on Industrial Unrest. William Cooper Procter: How We Divide with Our Men. Frederick Coolidge Crawford: Good Human Relations: The Solution of Labor Problems. Harry A. Bullis: Business and Labor. Frederick W. Smith: Creating an Empowering Environment for Alll Employees. COMPANY CULTURE. David Packard: Trust in People. Rober D. Haas: Ethics: A Global Business Challenge. Sir Adrian Cadbury: Ethical Managers Makes Their Own Rules. An Wang: Responsibility. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield: Lead with Your Values. Akio Morita: American and Japanese Styles. HABITS AND IDIOSYNCRACIES. John H. Johnson: Failure Is a Word I Don't Accept. Kemmons Wilson: Take Your Idea and See It Through. Ray Kroc: Self-Discipline Calles Key to Success. Dave Thomas: The Wonder of Routine. Sandra L. Kurtzig: In the Public Eye. Willard F. Rockwell, Jr.: Reviewing Youself. William Wrigley, Jr.: I Never Make an Appointment. A. P. Giannini: I Answer the Telephone Myself. MOTIVATORS AND MENTORS. Ralph Lazarus: The Case of the Oriental Rug. John H. Patterson: How I Get My Ideas Across. Louis F. Swith: G. F. Swift: I Can Raise Better Men Than I Can Hire. Andrew Carnegie: The Secret of Business Is the Management of Men. Charles W. Patterson: Business Is a Young Man's Game. T. Coleman du Pont: Are You a Job-Holder or a Result-Getter? Theodore N. Vail: The Making of a Successful Businessman. LEADING REVOLUTION. Lawrence A. Bossidy: Reality-Based Leadership: Changes in the Workplace. Robert W. Galvin: Real Leader Create Industries. Lillian Vernon: Growth. Thomas J. Watson. Jr.: Reorganization. Michael D. Eisner: Managing a Creative Organization. Linda J. Wachner: Do It Now! J. Willard Marriott, Jr.: Preserve Order Amid Change. Henry Ford: How to Keep a Business Growing. Chronology. Author Index. Acknowledgments. Notes. Credits and Sources. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Portrait of War
Book SynopsisPortrait of War tells the gripping true story of eight graphic artists recruited by the government and sent into combat to create a visual historical record of World War I. Featuring both their stunning illustrations and deep personal reflections, Portrait of War is a moving testament to the bravery of these artist-soldiers and the remarkable record of war they left behind.Table of ContentsPrologue. 1 The Journey into the Maelstrom. 2 Into the Trenches. 3 A Brother Goes to War. 4 Last Peaceful Forays. 5 A Grim Harvest along the Marne. 6 Questioned Sacrifice in Belleau Wood. 7 The Desperate Peace Offensive. 8 Visiting the Wild Cowboy Spirits. 9 Marshal Foch’s Counteroffensive. 10 The First Casualty of War Is Truth. 11 Ramping Up in August. 12 The Saint-Mihiel Salient: A Bloodless Offensive. 13 The Meuse Argonne and the Goddess of War. 14 The Festival of the Dead. 15 The Restoration of Light. 16 The Occupation and the Stories of Hardship. 17 Penetrating the Fatherland. Afterword: The Artist-Soldiers. Acknowledgments. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index.
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