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Open a copy of the Information Please Almanac and turn to the chapter on famous people. 4000 names and you won't know hardly any. But what about names everyone knows? Pillsbury, Maytag, Kellogg. Now……続きを見る

Memoirs of James Inglis (1845-1908) who ran an Indigo Plantation on the borderlands between India and Nepal in the years 1863-1875. The book describes the everyday lives of the Planters and the Indi……続きを見る

Open a copy of the Information Please Almanac and turn to the chapter on famous people. 4000 names and you won't know hardly any. But what about names everyone knows? Pillsbury, Hertz, Gerber. Nowhe……続きを見る

Facebook executive, Sheryl Sandberg's # 1 book of 2013, Lean In, is reviewed and summarized. Saving readers time and money. Book Club Reviews gets right to the important parts with interesting detai……続きを見る

In the weird glow of the dying millennium, Michael Lewis sets out on a safari through Silicon Valley to find the world's most important technology entrepreneur, the man who embodies the spirit of th……続きを見る

In When Hollywood Had a King, the distinguished journalist Connie Bruck tells the sweeping story of MCA and its brilliant leader, a man who transformed the entertainment industryー businessman, poli……続きを見る

Fighting the Good Fight Have you ever had a problem and you just couldn't get it solved? When you feel like you're making a difference, do more roadblocks seem to be placed in your way? Do you belie……続きを見る

One man's life story can be another person's lesson plan for life. Gerald "Jerry" Rivinius spent more than 40 years in retail in several states, from the Great Lakes to the Rocky Mountains. In his m……続きを見る

In this eloquent first-person account of a family drama that changed the face of American business, the man who transformed IBM into the world's largest computer company reflects on his lifelong par……続きを見る

Going Virtual is the new business playbook for the new normal economy. It presents a paradigm that enables businesses to not only survive, but also prosper in a prolonged dark economy. CEOs looking ……続きを見る

In Pink is the memoir of a self-made woman who succeeded on her own terms by seizing the opportunity created by Mary Kay Ash when she founded her unique company at the very epoch of the women’s move……続きを見る

This is Eileen’s story, one of five stories extracted from THE SWEETHEARTS. Whether in wartime or peace, tales of love, laughter and hardship from the girls in the Rowntrees factory in Yorkshire. “E……続きを見る

You Can Get It If You Really Want, by Levi Roots, the man behind the Reggae Reggae Sauce empire and hero of BBC's 'Dragons' Den', is a business book brimming with positivity. In this inspirational a……続きを見る

An epic, scandal-plagued story of the immigrant family that builtーand then spectacularly lostーa global wine empire Set in California’s lush Napa Valley and spanning four generations of a talented ……続きを見る

It’s like a plot from a Hollywood potboiler: start out in the mailroom, end up a mogul. But for many, it happens to be true. Some of the biggest names in entertainmentーincluding David Geffen, Barry……続きを見る

Richard F.Challis has written 3 long books as well as many short stories and poems. The Old Firm is mainly based the early part of the Author's life. It is considered by people who have read all thr……続きを見る

"This book will make you rich. Filthy stinking rich. You will never need to work again. You will spend the rest of your life on the Riviera sipping piña coladas and listening to Sinatra. And even if……続きを見る

Henry Ford was perfectly tuned to his time. While other automakers were turning out expensive toys for rich men, he made sturdy, practical cars that everyone could afford and everyone could drive. H……続きを見る

W. Brett Wilson, Dragons' Den co-star and Risky Business host, often gets asked about his secrets to success. He became one of Canada's top investment bankers because he was driven, willing to take ……続きを見る

“Vintage Iacocca . . . He is fast-talking, blunt, boastful, and unabashedly patriotic. Lee Iacocca is also a genuine folk hero. . . . His career is breathtaking.”ーBusiness Week He’s an American leg……続きを見る

Biographical profile of Andrew Carnegie, one of the wealthiest American tycoons of the Gilded Age, the late 19th century when America's moguls amassed great fortunes and lived extravagant lifes……続きを見る

Best-seller do The New York Times, Bilionários por acaso é uma narrativa em alta voltagem sobre dois estudantes desajustados de Harvard que tentavam aumentar suas chances com o sexo oposto e termina……続きを見る

In September 2005, corporate South Africa was rocked by the violent murder of mining maverick Brett Kebble. In life, he was known as a billionaire patron of the arts, compassionate philanthropist, c……続きを見る

Lyndall Urwick was the dominant figure in British management between the late 1920s and the early 1960s. His writings and his passion in pursuit of management as a scientific and systematic activity……続きを見る

Open a copy of the Information Please Almanac and turn to the chapter on famous people. 4000 names and you won't know hardly any. But what about names everyone knows? Pillsbury, Kellogg, Gerber. Now……続きを見る

A short story - the author shares some true experiences when he worked as an internal auditor. 続きを見る

A portrait of the man often called the Canadian establishment's quintessential figure. Hartland Molson's life spanned almost a century that included two world wars, Prohibition, the Depression, majo……続きを見る

Corduroy was first published in 1930. It was followed by Silver Ley in 1931 and The Cherry Tree in 1932. Together they form a trilogy that has been described as 'the classic account of a twentieth-c……続きを見る

"Not just another business autobiography, this is a fascinating and uplifting look into one man's leadership journey through poverty, hardship, racism, and betrayal to becoming one of the most inspi……続きを見る

The poor boy who made his fortune . . . not just once but twice. Little Jeff Pearce grew up in a post-war Liverpool slum. His father lived the life of an affluent gentleman whilst his mother was for……続きを見る