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  • Which Way Is North: A Creative Compass for Makers, Marketers, and Mystics by Cady, Will
    Will Cady

    Which Way Is North: A Creative Compass for Makers, Marketers, and Mystics

    Where does creativity come from? The answer is unique for each of us--our True North--and this book will help you find yours. As artificial intelligence gains an increasing foothold in our work and our lives, the need to find and maintain our uniquely human...
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  • Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Changed America by Standiford, Les
    Les Standiford

    Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Changed America

    Two founding fathers of American industry. One desire to dominate business at any price. "Masterful . . . Standiford has a way of making the 1890s resonate with a twenty-first-century audience."--USA Today"The narrative is as absorbing as that of any good novel--and as difficult...
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  • Always Learning: Lessons on Leveling Up, from GameStop to Laura Mercier and Beyond by Kusin, Gary
    Gary Kusin

    Always Learning: Lessons on Leveling Up, from GameStop to Laura Mercier and Beyond

    Unlock a wealth of business and career wisdom from a bootstrap entrepreneur whose insatiable appetite for learning led him to the heights of success.Before Gary Kusin cofounded GameStop and Laura Mercier Cosmetics-and before he became CEO of failing Kinko's, turned it around, and spearheaded...
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  • The Entrepreneur's Guidebook: 14 Hard Truths that Will Lead You to Success in Life and Business by Simmons, Aj
    Aj Simmons

    The Entrepreneur's Guidebook: 14 Hard Truths that Will Lead You to Success in Life and Business

    Entrepreneurship isn't for the faint-hearted! Despite the abundance of online resources, there's no definitive roadmap. You're not just a business expert; you're a leader, a manager, a salesperson, and more. Balancing these roles with life's unpredictable twists is a daunting task. That's where this...
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  • Breaking Glass: Tales from the Witch of Wall Street by Chadwick, Patricia Walsh
    Patricia Walsh Chadwick

    Breaking Glass: Tales from the Witch of Wall Street

    Kicked out of a cult at seventeen, Patricia Walsh Chadwick started on the bottom rung of the ladder in the world of business and worked her way to the top--breaking through the glass ceiling to become a global partner at Invesco. Patricia grew up...
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  • Seek Peace. Give Service. Be Happy by Steiner, Ron
    Ron Steiner

    Seek Peace. Give Service. Be Happy

    Seek Peace, Give Service, Be Happy is a nonfiction book, colored only by my memories of what really happened along the roads of life. This is my effort to share a story of a life well-lived, of lessons learned, and of lessons shared as...
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  • Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph by Johnson, Sheila
    Sheila Johnson

    Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph

    The cofounder of BET and first African American woman billionaire shares her deeply personal, "highly readable" (Kirkus Reviews) journey through love and loss, tragedy and triumph--an inspiring story of overcoming toxic influences, discovering her true self, and at last finding happiness in her work...
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  • Rocky Mountain High: A Tale of Boom and Bust in the New Wild West by Murphy, Finn
    Finn Murphy

    Rocky Mountain High: A Tale of Boom and Bust in the New Wild West

    After decades as a long-haul trucker, Finn Murphy left the road and settled in Boulder County, Colorado. Before long he noticed that many of his neighbors were captivated by the prospect of vast riches in "the Hemp Space." When hemp was legalized, after eighty...
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  • The Prophet by Blanchard, Fred
    Fred Blanchard

    The Prophet

    How would you like to travel back in time and make a societies future? See how it is done.In the early 1960s Dr. Blanchard had the good fortune to experience societies who had yet to thrust themselves deep into the twentieth century and were...
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  • The Du Pont Dynasty by Winkler, John Kennedy
    John Kennedy Winkler

    The Du Pont Dynasty

    The Du Pont Dynasty is a comprehensive historical account of one of America's wealthiest and most influential families. Written by John Kennedy Winkler, the book traces the rise of the Du Pont family from their humble beginnings in France to their establishment as a...
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  • On Some Neglected British Economists (1903) by Seligman, Edwin Robert Anderson
    Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman

    On Some Neglected British Economists (1903)

    On Some Neglected British Economists is a book written by Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman and published in 1903. The book is a historical analysis of the contributions made by several British economists who were often overlooked or underappreciated in the field of economics. Seligman...
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  • The Great Persuader: The Biography of Collis P. Huntington by Lavender, David
    David Lavender

    The Great Persuader: The Biography of Collis P. Huntington

    The Great Persuader is the biography of a robber baron, the greatest railroad mogul of them all-Collis P. Huntington, the Sacramento, California, storekeeper who, along with Leland Stanford and Mark Hopkins, parlayed $1,500 into America's first continental railroad. It is an almost unbelievable story...
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  • Red Helicopter--A Parable for Our Times: Lead Change with Kindness (Plus a Little Math) by Rhee, James
    James Rhee

    Red Helicopter--A Parable for Our Times: Lead Change with Kindness (Plus a Little Math)

    Embrace your agency, lead change, and fly free--in the business of life and the life of business--with kindness (plus a little math), featuring an original music score exclusive to the audio edition.In kindergarten, James Rhee received a toy red helicopter in gratitude for a...
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  • Can't Tame a Mongoose: Memoir of a Genomics Entrepreneur by Rose, Stan
    Stan Rose

    Can't Tame a Mongoose: Memoir of a Genomics Entrepreneur

    Stan Rose's approach to life and business is a story of persistence and resilience and a nearly unstoppable drive to achieve his goals. An MIT biologist turned entrepreneur, Dr. Rose has created and led multiple businesses in the emerging fields of DNA analysis and...
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  • The Colgate Story by Hardin, Shields T.
    Shields T. Hardin

    The Colgate Story

    The Colgate Story is a comprehensive account of the history of Colgate-Palmolive, one of the world's leading consumer goods companies. Written by Shields T. Hardin, a former executive at Colgate-Palmolive, the book traces the company's origins from its humble beginnings as a small soap...
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  • My Life and Work by Ford, Henry
    Henry Ford

    My Life and Work

    Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 - April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate. He was the founder of Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production. Ford created the first automobile that middle-class Americans could...
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  • Can't Tame a Mongoose: Memoir of a Genomics Entrepreneur by Rose, Stan
    Stan Rose

    Can't Tame a Mongoose: Memoir of a Genomics Entrepreneur

    Stan Rose's approach to life and business is a story of persistence and resilience and a nearly unstoppable drive to achieve his goals. An MIT biologist turned entrepreneur, Dr. Rose has created and led multiple businesses in the emerging fields of DNA analysis and...
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  • Now What Is It That You Do? Willie Paulk and the Art of Economic Development by Paulk, Willie
    Willie Paulk

    Now What Is It That You Do? Willie Paulk and the Art of Economic Development

    An account of Dublin-Laurens County Georgia] Chamber of Commerce & Development Authority president Willie Paulk's personal and professional development, this book is her answer to the question posed many times by her mother when Willie would comment on her life as an economic developer....
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  • High Financier: The Lives and Time of Siegmund Warburg by Ferguson, Niall
    Niall Ferguson

    High Financier: The Lives and Time of Siegmund Warburg

    Author: Niall FergusonISBN-13: 9798200114283Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/30/2010Format: CDWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 6.10h x 5.60w x 1.90d
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  • The Barclays Of New York: Who They Are And Who They Are Not, And Some Other Barclays (1904) by Moffat, Reuben Burnham
    Reuben Burnham Moffat

    The Barclays Of New York: Who They Are And Who They Are Not, And Some Other Barclays (1904)

    The Barclays of New York is a book written by Reuben Burnham Moffat in 1904. It provides a detailed account of the Barclays family and their history. The book discusses who the Barclays are and who they are not, as well as some other...
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  • Breakfast Table Autocrat: The Life Story Of Henry Parsons Crowell by Day, Richard Ellsworth
    Richard Ellsworth Day

    Breakfast Table Autocrat: The Life Story Of Henry Parsons Crowell

    The Breakfast Table Autocrat: The Life Story of Henry Parsons Crowell is a biography written by Richard Ellsworth Day. The book chronicles the life of Henry Parsons Crowell, a successful businessman and philanthropist who founded the Quaker Oats Company. The biography covers Crowell's early...
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  • Life of Amos A. Lawrence: With Extracts From His Diary and Correspondence by Lawrence, William
    William Lawrence

    Life of Amos A. Lawrence: With Extracts From His Diary and Correspondence

    Amos Adams Lawrence was one of the most prominent businessmen and philanthropists of 19th-century America, and this book provides a comprehensive account of his life and work. Written by his grandson, William Lawrence, the book draws on Lawrence's personal diaries and correspondence to offer...
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  • The Anheuser-Busch Dynasty: The Controversial History of America's Most Iconic Brewing Empire by Thriller Reads, Cryptic
    Cryptic Thriller Reads

    The Anheuser-Busch Dynasty: The Controversial History of America's Most Iconic Brewing Empire

    An American dynasty rose to power among foaming waves of ambition and hops, altering the course of brewing history. The Anheuser-Busch family's history is an epic of creativity, grit, and the never-ending quest for the ideal pour. The Anheuser-Busch family built one of the...
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  • The Oil Business As I Saw It Half A Century With Sinclair by Connelly, W. L.
    W. L. Connelly

    The Oil Business As I Saw It Half A Century With Sinclair

    W.L. Connelly's memoirs of his life in the oil industry provide a unique perspective on the development of one of America's most important economic sectors. His accounts of the personalities and events that shaped the industry are both insightful and entertaining, and his own...
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  • Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune by Cooper, Anderson
    Anderson Cooper

    Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune

    A NPR Best Book of the YearThe number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting history of a legendary American family, the Astors, and how they built and lavished their fortune.The story of the Astors is a quintessentially American...
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  • The Confession of nat Turner: A Slave's Uprising and the Shadow of Freedom by Jenkins, William a.
    William a. Jenkins

    The Confession of nat Turner: A Slave's Uprising and the Shadow of Freedom

    They called him a monster, a terrorist. But to the enslaved, Nat Turner was a beacon of hope in a world of unimaginable cruelty.In the sweltering heat of antebellum Virginia, a whisper of rebellion began to spread through the slave quarters. Could a man...
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  • Hold Your Corner: Discovering The Secrets To Successful Leadership Through Humility, Authenticity, Resilience and Persistent Faith by Griffin, G. Patrick
    G. Patrick Griffin

    Hold Your Corner: Discovering The Secrets To Successful Leadership Through Humility, Authenticity, Resilience and Persistent Faith

    Great Leaders are transformational. Great leaders create the atmosphere and vision needed to motivate others to succeed. A company's bottom line depends on its insight. Championships are won as a result of their ability to coach. Leaders possess an innate ability to see the...
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  • Restless as a Viking by Benediktson, Stephan V.
    Stephan V. Benediktson

    Restless as a Viking

    Restless as a Viking is the memoir of an Icelandic-Canadian who began his career working on drilling rigs in the Alberta oil patch and ended up starting oil companies of his own. The stories of his work in the oil industry are combined with...
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  • Life in the Pits: My Time as a Trader on the Rough-And-Tumble Exchange Floors by Schaeffer, Brad
    Brad Schaeffer

    Life in the Pits: My Time as a Trader on the Rough-And-Tumble Exchange Floors

    In 1989, Brad Schaeffer was working as an artist when his trader brother invited him to visit the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Schaeffer promptly quit his job and became a clerk in that most iconic arena of raw capitalism. During the next...
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  • Life in the Pits: My Time as a Trader on the Rough-And-Tumble Exchange Floors by Schaeffer, Brad
    Brad Schaeffer

    Life in the Pits: My Time as a Trader on the Rough-And-Tumble Exchange Floors

    In 1989, Brad Schaeffer was working as an artist when his trader brother invited him to visit the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Schaeffer promptly quit his job and became a clerk in that most iconic arena of raw capitalism. During the next...
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  • Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter by Conger, Kate
    Kate Conger

    Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter

    Rising star New York Times technology reporters, Kate Conger and Ryan Mac, tell for the first time the full and shocking inside story of Elon Musk's unprecedented takeover of Twitter and the forty-four-billion-dollar deal's seismic political, social, and financial fallout The billionaire entrepreneur and...
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  • You Have Arrived: A Roadmap to Empathy, Where Stories Light the Way by Meekel, Shannon Joy
    Shannon Joy Mekeel

    You Have Arrived: A Roadmap to Empathy, Where Stories Light the Way

    WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN IS AS IMPORTANT AS WHERE YOU ARE HEADEDReal talk about friends, family, work, and communityYou are more than the sum of your parts. You are also more than the tasks you can perform for your boss at work. As hard...
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  • Fire in the Hole!: The Untold Story of My Traumatic Life and Explosive Success by Parsons, Bob
    Bob Parsons

    Fire in the Hole!: The Untold Story of My Traumatic Life and Explosive Success

    In Fire in the Hole!, Bob Parsons, founder of GoDaddy, shares his story of extraordinary success as a self-made serial entrepreneur. Born in the tough town of East Baltimore to parents who were inveterate gamblers, billionaire philanthropist Bob Parsons' early years were marked by...
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  • Create Your Best Life: True Stories from Around the World by Quinn, Val
    Val Quinn

    Create Your Best Life: True Stories from Around the World

    REIMAGINE REWIRE RETIREAre you seeking inspiration on how to create a happier and more fulfilled life?Dive into the authentic and compelling life stories of individuals such as Dragon's Den star Norah Casey, Irish International Rugby Icon Jamie Heaslip and many more.Global mentor and life...
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  • Lee Kong Chian: Educationalist Entrepreneur Philanthropist by Lyen, Kenneth
    Kenneth Lyen

    Lee Kong Chian: Educationalist Entrepreneur Philanthropist

    Lee Kong Chian (1893-1967) is one of Singapore's most outstanding figures in the history of Singapore and Southeast Asia. This book is the first complete account of this great person, following him from childhood to his passing. He leaves behind a great legacy which...
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  • Turning Point - The Fall and Rise by Veulliet, Yves
    Yves Veulliet

    Turning Point - The Fall and Rise

    Life is a bed of roses is probably true but only for a handful of people. Indeed, sometimes, life holds such painful surprises in store for us, at unexpected moments and in a whole variety of different forms that it can often seem too...
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  • Out of the Box: The Mostly True Story of a Mysterious Man by Morse, Julie C.
    Julie C. Morse

    Out of the Box: The Mostly True Story of a Mysterious Man

    Young Julianna was different from the other kids. She suffered from a strange form of arthritis that sometimes left her hurting and bedridden for days a time. But she never let it stop her from living life to the fullest - thanks largely to...
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  • Finding Fortunato: How a Peruvian Adventure Inspired the Sweet Success of a Family Chocolate Business by Pearson, Adam
    Adam Pearson

    Finding Fortunato: How a Peruvian Adventure Inspired the Sweet Success of a Family Chocolate Business

    Embark on an up-close and personal journey into the northern Peruvian jungle as last-chance entrepreneurs accidentally stumble upon a variety of cacao thought to be extinct, in this chocolate-rich business adventure memoir. Take a front row seat to a family of entrepreneurs searching relentlessly...
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  • Lee Kong Chian: Educationalist Entrepreneur Philanthropist by Lyen, Kenneth
    Kenneth Lyen

    Lee Kong Chian: Educationalist Entrepreneur Philanthropist

    Lee Kong Chian (1893-1967) is one of Singapore's most outstanding figures in the history of Singapore and Southeast Asia. This book is the first complete account of this great person, following him from childhood to his passing. He leaves behind a great legacy which...
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  • Gypsy Rose Blanchard: A Survivor of Relentless Child Abuse and a Journey of Self-Discovery by C. Brown, Elda
    Elda C. Brown

    Gypsy Rose Blanchard: A Survivor of Relentless Child Abuse and a Journey of Self-Discovery

    Gypsy-Rose Blanchard discovered that her entire life had been a lie. After spent eight and a half years in prison, she is now free to tell you the complete truth. Gypsy's mother, Dee Dee, deceived her into believing she had terrible chronic illnesses, therefore...
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  • The Secrets of the Hidden Workforce by Toth, Lisa
    Lisa Toth

    The Secrets of the Hidden Workforce

    In The Secrets of the Hidden Workforce, Lisa Toth tells readers her story of falling in love with a population of people often overlooked and under valued. Toth not only saw value in the differently-abled, but also their potential to bring something society needed...
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  • Confusion de Confusiones [1688]: Portions Descriptive of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by de la Vega, Josef
    Josef de la Vega

    Confusion de Confusiones [1688]: Portions Descriptive of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange

    Joseph Penso de la Vega, best known as Joseph de la Vega (ca.1650-1692), was a successful Jewish merchant, poet, and philanthropist residing in 17th century Amsterdam. He became famous for his masterpiece "Confusion of Confusions" the oldest book ever written on the stock exchange...
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  • The Rise and Progress of the Standard Oil Company by Montague, Gilbert Holland
    Gilbert Holland Montague

    The Rise and Progress of the Standard Oil Company

    The Rise and Progress of the Standard Oil Company is a comprehensive historical account of the growth and dominance of the Standard Oil Company, one of the most powerful corporations in American history. Written by Gilbert Holland Montague, the book traces the company's origins...
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  • Economic Progress And Declining Population Growth (1939) by Hansen, Alvin H.
    Alvin H. Hansen

    Economic Progress And Declining Population Growth (1939)

    ""Economic Progress and Declining Population Growth"" is a book written by Alvin H. Hansen in 1939. The book explores the relationship between economic progress and declining population growth, arguing that the two are closely intertwined. Hansen argues that as societies become more economically advanced,...
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  • The Life of James J. Hill; Volume 1 by Pyle, Joseph Gilpin
    Joseph Gilpin Pyle

    The Life of James J. Hill; Volume 1

    This biography delves into the life of James J. Hill, one of the most influential American businessmen of the late 19th and early 20th century. Known as the "Empire Builder" for his work in expanding the Great Northern Railway, this book explores Hill's rise...
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  • Carnegie Heritage by Bradbury, Charles Kinder
    Charles Kinder Bradbury

    Carnegie Heritage

    Author: Charles Kinder Bradbury, Henry Steuart FothringhamISBN-10: 0992662443ISBN-13: 9780992662448Publisher: Braykc PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2021Pages: 284Format: HardcoverWeight: 3.57lbsSize: 10.08h x 9.53w x 0.94d
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  • Spoor of a Gofer: The Big Tobacco Era, Radio's Golden Age, and TV Through Its Teens by Bruff, Larry
    Larry Bruff

    Spoor of a Gofer: The Big Tobacco Era, Radio's Golden Age, and TV Through Its Teens

    Author: Larry BruffISBN-10: 0759666342ISBN-13: 9780759666344Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/04/2002Pages: 348Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.12lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d
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  • An Ethiopian Family's Journey of Entrepreneurship in the US: A Story of Determination, Resourcefulness, and Faith by Medhin, Yoni
    Yoni Medhin

    An Ethiopian Family's Journey of Entrepreneurship in the US: A Story of Determination, Resourcefulness, and Faith

    What does it take to become a successful entrepreneur in the US?Through reflective narrative, Yoni Medhin documents his father's traumatic upbringing in war-torn Ethiopia, and escape to the US. Medhin tells the inspirational story of his discovery of personal validation and purpose at the...
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  • Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King: Bill Gates and His Quest to Shape Our World by Das, Anupreeta
    Anupreeta Das

    Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King: Bill Gates and His Quest to Shape Our World

    From the finance editor of The New York Times, an examination of Bill Gates--one of the most powerful, fascinating, and contradictory figures of the past four decades--and an eye-opening exploration of our national fixation on billionaires. Few billionaires have been in the public eye...
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  • Robert Kuok a Memoir by Tanzer, Andrew
    Andrew Tanzer

    Robert Kuok a Memoir

    Robert Kuok is one of the most highly respected businessmen in Asia. But this legendary Overseas Chinese entrepreneur, commodities trader who made his first milion on the London sugar market, hotelier of the Shangri-la chain, and property mogul has maintained a low profile and...
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