Biography & Autobiography - Business

"Michael Palin: A Life of Wit, Wanderlust, and Whimsy" is a captivating biography that delves into the extraordinary life and multifaceted career of one of Britain's most beloved entertainers. From his early days as a comedian and writer with the iconic Monty Python troupe...

This biography of the banker Thomas Coutts provides a detailed account of his life and career, including his rise to wealth and influence in nineteenth-century London. The book also explores his personal relationships and philanthropic activities, as well as his involvement in the arts...

Peter Jansen's memoirs offer a fascinating glimpse into the life of a man of great ambition and accomplishment. From his humble beginnings, Jansen rose to prominence in the world of business, politics, and philanthropy. Along the way, he faced numerous challenges and setbacks but...

When an eight-year-old boy went from playing cops and robbers in the streets around Boston to chasing down criminals with a real badge and gun, he knew that there was nothing else he'd rather do for a living.High-speed pursuits, drug busts, domestic assaults, burglaries,...

GET THE BOOK EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT.... Finally, a success tell-all for African Americans In this book, Dr. Dorian R. Williams shares secrets that will TRANSFORM your family for generations to come Dr. Williams declares, "Life for us is not spades, dominoes, or checkers,...

". . . a must read for not only transitioning veterans but for those looking to hire veterans." --Beau Higgins, Senior Manager, Military Affairs Team at Amazon Foreword by Lt. Gen. Richard Mills, USMC (Ret), President & CEO, Marine Corps University FoundationThirty-six hours after...

One woman's midcareer misadventures in the absurd world of American retail. After losing her job as a journalist and the security of a good salary, Caitlin Kelly was hard up for cash. When she saw that The North Face-an upscale outdoor clothing company-was hiring...

Descriptive account of this great inventor and industrialist.Author: Herbert N. CassonISBN-10: 1587981076ISBN-13: 9781587981074Publisher: Beard BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2001Pages: 348Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 8.44h x 5.68w x 0.89d

Karl Kae Knecht s name is synonymous with the city of Evansville. As editorial cartoonist for the Evansville Courier, he amused readers and spurred them to a higher social good. He mocked the Axis powers and kept local morale high during World War II...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1920 Edition.Author: Clifford Hugh DouglasISBN-10: 1498184464ISBN-13: 9781498184465Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 150Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.32d

""Mayer A. Rothschild"" is a biography written by Elbert Hubbard about the life of Mayer Amschel Rothschild, the founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty. The book covers Rothschild's rise to wealth and power, starting from his humble beginnings as a money lender in the...

Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Rockefeller, Ford, Drew, Fisk, Harriman, Du Pont, Morgan, Mellon, Insull, Gould, Frick, Schwab, Swift, Guggenheim, Hearst- these are only a few of the foundation giants that have changed the face of America. They gave living reality to that great golden legend-The American...

""Swope of G.E.: The Story of Gerard Swope and General Electric in American Business"" is a biographical account of Gerard Swope, a prominent figure in the history of General Electric (GE) and American business in the early 20th century. Written by David Loth, the...

Author: George S. Mills, Frederick M. HubbellISBN-10: 125815367XISBN-13: 9781258153670Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2011Pages: 294Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.62d

Tobacco Tycoon: The Story Of James Buchanan Duke is a biographical book written by John K. Winkler. The book tells the story of James Buchanan Duke, who was a prominent figure in the tobacco industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Duke...

Instructions For Enginemen Governing The Care, Maintenance And Economical Operation Of The Locomotive (1921) is a comprehensive guidebook written by Atchison Topeka And Santa Fe Railway. The book provides detailed instructions to enginemen on how to properly care for, maintain, and operate locomotives in...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

The Economic Theory of Risk and Insurance, originally published in 1901, is a seminal work on the principles of risk and insurance. Written by Allan Herbert Willett, a prominent economist of the early 20th century, the book explores the economic implications of risk and...

A detailed, carefully wrought business biography of Henry Clay Frick, one of the leading entrepreneurs in American heavy industry during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Kenneth Warren has provided not only insight into the life of Henry Clay Frick, but a major...

The first biography of one of Canada's most elusive and controversial billionaires. This is a solid, thorough business book about Frank Stronach, Canada's most famous rags-to-riches story. The outline is well known: a young Austrian immigrant arrives in Canada in 1955 with fifty dollars...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

In early America, traditional commercial interaction revolved around an entity known as the general store. Unfortunately, most of these elusive small-town shops disappeared from our society without leaving business-related documents behind for scholars to analyze. This gap in the historical knowledge of America has...

AVOID TEAM MALPRACTICEAbout this BookLeaders Don't Solve Problems is NOT a do-it-yourself, how-to book on leadership development. It's a book for successful owners who instinctively know that they and their companies could achieve more if only their employees thought and acted like they do.Thinking...

When they met, Shannon and Anthony were immediately enamored by each other. Shannon can recall leaving that encounter and immediately calling her mother to tell her she had met someone special. Anthony did the same. During that meeting, a client of Anthony's had asked...

A candid, intensely funny memoir of ambition, gender, and a grueling decade inside Amazon.com, from the author of Nothing Good Can Come from This. "A unique and brilliant book." --Oliver Burkeman, author of Four Thousand WeeksWhat would you sacrifice for your career? All your...

This is an inspirational story about two blue collar grunts who placed one vending machine over thirty years ago and built themselves a successful and rewarding business along the way. Author: Greg JosephISBN-10: 0578911914ISBN-13: 9780578911915Publisher: Greg JosephLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/24/2021Pages: 106Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.34lbsSize: 9.00h x...

From the City of London to the deserts of Arabia, the former Soviet states, and sub-Saharan Africa, this book traces the life and career of a man who has been a banker in some remarkably challenging environments over a period of half a century....

A modern-day Detroit success story that fuels the entrepreneurial fire Irrational Persistence tells the story of Garden Fresh Gourmet, and how two entrepreneurs turned a million-dollar debt to a 100-million-dollar annual revenue. Woody Allen famously said that 80 percent of success is just showing...

Contemporary Italy s foremost historian explains here why we should take Berlusconi seriously.Author: Paul GinsborgISBN-10: 1844675416ISBN-13: 9781844675418Publisher: VersoLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2005Pages: 224Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 7.82h x 5.12w x 0.47d

A Life Worth Living tells the story of Michael Smurfit and the company he built. From humble beginnings, through years of hard work, it documents the Smurfit Group's seemingly inexorable growth, the challenges faced and overcome, and the many deals that continually doubled the...

An expertly reported investigation into Twitter's messy corporate history--including Elon Musk's takeover in 2022, its outsized cultural impact, and its significant role in shaping how the world gets its news.Bloomberg journalist Kurt Wagner takes you inside Twitter's everchanging headquarters, charting its rise from flippant...

Making Waves is the inspiring story of the challenges and seemingly insurmountable mountains a resilient woman faced while running and launching her startup. Not enough people are talking about how difficult it is to be a woman in business. Business is not a "man's...

""The Life of John C. Calhoun"" is a biographical account of the American politician and statesman John C. Calhoun. Written by Gustavus M. Pinckney and originally published in 1903, the book provides a comprehensive overview of Calhoun's life and career, including his contributions to...

The Cyanide Process: Its Practical Application And Economical Results is a book written by A. Scheidel and originally published in 1894. The book provides a detailed account of the cyanide process, a method for extracting gold from ore using cyanide solutions. The author explains...

Benjamin Graham ist eine der legend舐en Gestalten der Wall Street. Mit der Zeit stieg sein Ruf, und heute ist seine Investment-Philosophie bemerkenswert popul舐 und anerkannt. Janet Lowe fderte durch akribische Forschung Schriftst?ke, Artikel, Briefe und Abhandlungen der illustren Perslichkeit zutage, bisher selten oder nicht...

From the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of The Theory of Everything, Darkest Hour, and The Two Popes comes the fascinating account of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett's friendship--one of the most impactful relationships in history, and the basis of an upcoming play and film.Few friendships...

This book is a commemorative service for Anthony J. Drexel, a prominent American banker and philanthropist who founded the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry in Philadelphia. The book includes speeches, poetry, and other tributes to Drexel's life and legacy. The book is...

Gateway to America is a memoir recounting experiences and key events from the onset of 1939's World War II in the UK and Europe, to beyond the coronavirus pandemic of the 2020s in the USA and worldwide. Included are many business and personal events,...

A reservoir of profoundly insightful case studies from the halls of history and the practical daily patterns, Kelly Markey examines the decisions we make, how we need to live with them and the discipline behind our emotions. Rather than settling for the default decision...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2022 BY THE NEW YORKER National Bestseller * New York Times Editors' Choice * Financial Times "Books to Read in 2022" A SABEW BEST IN BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS FINALIST A "deeply reported...bracingly written" (Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Code...

James Young worked in advertising in the 1940s; his eloquent diaries provide historical value, insights into how the ad industry worked in wartime, and engaging entertainment.From the outset, Mr. Young demonstrates eclectic tastes; interspersing quotes from scripture and classical literature between anecdotes of his...

No one would think from his friendly and informal style that Ken Shearwood was a housemaster at a public school. Nor would most people ima-gine that the familiar but little under-stood craft which provides his first book with a lively narrative and some juicy...

When Nicolas M. Salgo was appointed the US ambassador to Hungary in 1983, it was a strange homecoming. More than half a century earlier, Salgo had been a young boy in Budapest dreaming of a better life. The decades in between his childhood and...

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 prominent businessman and philanthropist who founded the Quaker Oats Company. The author provides a detailed...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLEREmbrace your agency, lead change, and fly free--in the business of life and the life of business--with kindness (plus a little math)In kindergarten, James Rhee received a toy red helicopter in gratitude for a simple act of generosity--sharing his lunch. Decades later,...

""John D. Rockefeller: Robber Baron Or Industrial Statesman"" by Earl Latham is a compelling biography that explores the controversial life of one of the most powerful and influential figures in American history. The book delves into the life of John D. Rockefeller, a man...

The Private Diary of Robert Dollar on His Recent Visits to China is a memoir written by Robert Dollar, an American businessman and philanthropist who made several trips to China in the early 20th century. The book is a first-hand account of Dollar's experiences...

""Captain William Matson: From Handy Boy To Ship Owner"" by John E. Cushing is a biography book that tells the story of William Matson, who started his career as a ""handy boy"" on ships and went on to become a successful ship owner. The...

A personal diary of 15 years of being a female chauffeur in a male dominated industry. This book will tell you what really happens in the back of a limo. Who's behind those tinted windows? Come along for the ride and take a front...

The life of Nelson Dean Jay is an opus sized adventure of the unknown banker who lived in Paris and influenced the powerful people of Europe as well as world events.During the Roaring Twenties in Paris, he was a friend of Ernest Hemingway, Coco...