Biography & Autobiography - Business

In an era when American artists didn't count and women were expected to stay home, Edith Gregor Halpert burst onto the fledgling New York gallery scene, defying all cultural and societal rules. In 1926, Halpert, just twenty-six years old, opened one of the first...

Now back in print, this life of George Eastman is the first biography since 1930 of the man who transformed the world of photography. In this revealing and informative work, Brayer shows us how such key innovations as roll film and the light, hand-held...

When Polish wigmaker and cosmetician Max Factor arrived in Los Angeles at the dawn of the motion picture industry, make-up had been associated only with stage performers and ladies of the oldest profession. Appalled by the garish paints worn by actors, Factor introduced the...

When shoppers went to Younkers, they experienced something magical. Celebrities signed autographs, chefs gave cooking demonstrations and Miss Universe discussed the latest styles in swimwear. The flagship store, a showplace in the heart of downtown Des Moines, boasted dazzling selling spaces equipped with the...

2012 Audie Award Finalist for Audiobook of the Year Walter Isaacson's "enthralling" (The New Yorker) worldwide bestselling biography of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs. Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years--as well as interviews with more than 100 family...

Like Michael Lewis's classic Liar's Poker, Jared Dillian's Street Freak takes us behind the scenes of the legendary Lehman Brothers, exposing its outrageous and often hilarious corporate culture and offering a "candid look at the demise of aAuthor: Jared DillianISBN-10: 1439181276ISBN-13: 9781439181270Publisher: Touchstone PRLanguage:...

Man, Economy, and State V1: A Treatise on Economic Principles is a comprehensive book on economics written by Murray N. Rothbard and first published in 1962. The book covers a wide range of economic principles, including the nature of human action, the theory of...

Inside 6 Business Biographies, you'll learn the secrets of the world's top business men, and how they rose to success.Have you ever wondered what separates a successful entrepreneur from an unsuccessful one?Many people have asked this exact same question over and over again.Unlike feel-good...

Jay Sarno built two path-breaking Las Vegas casinos, Caesars Palace (1966) and Circus Circus (1968), and planned but did not build a third, the Grandissimo, which would have started the mega-resort era a decade before Steve Wynn built The Mirage. As mobsters and accountants...

J R Simplot is one of the last of the classic Horatio Alger success stories - a man who spent seventy-five years building an international empire. This book tells the story of a kid from Declo, Idaho who parlayed a few bum lambs into...

In an era of corporate greed, Bob Moore's philosophy of putting people before profit is a shining example of what's right about America. Instead of selling out to numerous bidders who would have made him a very wealthy man, the founder of Bob's Red...

For over fi-ve decades, Azim Hasham Premji has been one of the trailblazers of India Inc. Taking over his family business of vegetable oils at the young age of twenty-one after the untimely demise of his father, he built one of India's most successful...

From championing developing nations to funding our carbon-free future, investor and advisor James Harmon reveals how markets can move the world forward by creating stable, growing economies and sound deals that promote economic development.James Harmon has always had a passion for ambitious causes. As...

This New York Times bestseller is a "masterful" (The Washington Post), "juicy tour of the company [Jeff] Bezos built" (The New York Times Book Review), revealing the most important business story of our time by the bestselling author of The Everything Store. Almost ten...

These are no ordinary reminiscences a Wall Street broker--these are, according to many readers, the personal tales of legendary trader Jesse Livermore, the man often blamed for the stock market crash of 1929.Written by American journalist, writer, and diplomat EDWIN LEF VRE (1871-1943), Livermore...

Named a Kirkus "Best Books of 2022""... the author's narrative is as much an inspiring business memoir as it is an absorbing chronicle of a surprisingly significant piece of sports clothing. An engrossing account of the entrepreneur-and the bra-that changed women's sports." -Kirkus Reviews"With...

Author: Alfred DuPont ChandlerISBN-10: 1587980231ISBN-13: 9781587980237Publisher: Beard BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/20/2000Pages: 740Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.35lbsSize: 9.06h x 6.20w x 1.84d

Author: Mike FreemanISBN-10: 1540230295ISBN-13: 9781540230294Publisher: History Press Library EditionsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/07/2011Pages: 162Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

*Includes pictures *Includes the business magnates' quotes about life and work *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The Gilded Age and the dawn of the 20th century are often remembered as an era full of monopolies, trusts, and economic giants in...

On the death of France's most glorious king, Louis XIV, in 1715, few people benefited from the shift in power more than the intriguing financial genius from Edinburgh, John Law. Already notorious for killing a man in a duel and for acquiring a huge...

Randy Lewis bet his career that he could create an inclusive workplace at one of America's biggest corporations--a place where people with disabilities could not just succeed but thrive. No Greatness without Goodness is the powerful story of a corporate executive who, after watching...

In this candid autobiography, Amway cofounder Rich DeVos reflects on work, faith, family, and the core values he's held on to, from his humble Christian upbringing through his enormous success running one of the world's largest businesses. Few people embody the American entrepreneurial spirit...

Author: Virginia HaleISBN-10: 1436366135ISBN-13: 9781436366137Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/08/2008Pages: 304Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.01lbsSize: 9.08h x 6.08w x 0.76d

From his humble beginnings as a Scottish immigrant to his ascension to wealth and power as a 'captain of industry', Andrew Carnegie embodied the American 'rags to riches' dream. Alive in the time of the Civil War, Carnegie was the epitome of a self-made...

The first book by a Coca-Cola CEO tells the remarkable story of the company's revival. Neville Isdell was a key player at Coca-Cola for more than thirty years, retiring in 2009 as Chairman after rebuilding the tarnished brand image of the world's leading soft-drink...

Julian Robertson is one of the most successful and well-known hedge fund managers of our time. For nearly twenty years his infamous fund--Tiger Management--was the talk of the town, routinely delivering double-digit performance. This biography will explore this legendary fund manager's role in the...

Body Uptown is Laura Melia Kelly's hilarious, page-turning collection of stories about working in the high-pressure financial print industry at the height of the IPO market in late 1990's New York City.This is a rare, witty perspective into a 24-hour blackbox industry most people...

Scottish-born Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) Chief Trader William Fraser Tolmie took charge of Fort Nisqually and its outstations in 1843. The first white settlement on Puget Sound, it functioned as a vital communications, banking, and shipping center, as well as a commodities and livestock...

Catfish Dream centers around the experiences, family, and struggles of Ed Scott Jr. (born in 1922), a prolific farmer in the Mississippi Delta and the first ever nonwhite owner and operator of a catfish plant in the nation. Both directly and indirectly, the economic...

From reviews of the first edition: "A succinct and informed account of Flagler's] leadership in transforming Florida's economy."--American Historical Review"An important contribution to the understanding of Standard Oil's extended partnership and how the personal desire of Flagler led to the early development of Florida's...

If it weren't for Cy Avery's dreams of better roads through his beloved Tulsa, the United States would never have gotten Route 66. This book is the story of Avery, his times, and the legendary highway he helped build. In this engaging biography of...

Born in the timber colony of New Brunswick, Maine, in 1848, Andrew Benoni Hammond got off to an inauspicious start as a teenage lumberjack. By his death in 1934, Hammond had built an empire of wood that stretched from Puget Sound to Arizona--and in...

Do you ever think big things for God? Born into a wealthy family and endowed with a large inheritance after the death of his father, Henry Parsons Crowell had many opportunities to try his hand at business, a passion that suited him well. His...

Das einzige Buch, das einen der geheimnisvollsten Anleger im Investmentgeschaft portratiert: Charlie Munger - der Kopf, der hinter Investmentguru Warren Buffett stand. Geschrieben von Janet Lowe, beruhmte Autorin der WILEY Speaks-Bestsellerreihe. Sie hat hier eine faszinierende Verbindung von Geschaftsphilosophie, und Biographie geschaffen, eine einzigartige...

This book offers the first full-length biography of the man often described as one of the most influential and innovative people in the gaming industry over the past 50 years. King of the Slots: William "Si" Redd relates the fascinating, only-in-America success story of...

These exquisite love poems, some of them clearly addressed to women, were written by the visionary and passionate genius of Mexican letters, the seventeenth-century nun Sor Juana In駸 de la Cruz. In this volume they are translated into the idiom of our own time...

"[A] memoir of . . . madcap travels, triumphs and humiliations. [Tonello] peels back the layers of pretension at the eminent design house. . . . Anyone who's ever stepped into a luxury boutique and felt the sting of the doorman's disapproval will find...

A Strong Heart is the truly inspiring journey of a young man from Pakistan who made Australia home and created an extraordinary life. While building a business empire and contributing to the development of the new nation of Timor-Leste and its people, his success...

Bryce Thompson serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, and creative director at the tender age of 25 is considered an exception. Ironically, Bryce wants to inspire others to recognize the revolutionary in the regular.Like every other Black man in America, Bryce has felt the stings of racism...

Written in reverse, the chapters go backwards. The book starts from present (approximately Chapter 50, 2020, back 30 years, to Chapter 20, 1990). The story coincides with an imbedded "road itinerary." Years are rarely mentioned in the text; and, in most cases, only initials...

Rock music has taken over the airwaves for decades. David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Freddie Mercury and Bon Jovi are just some of the iconic figures that have formed the rock music genre. This jam session of biographies showcases these trailblazers in this unique illustrated...

In The Fords: An American Epic, Peter Collier and David Horowitz tell the riveting story of three generations of Fords, a dramatic story of conflict between fathers and sons played out against the backdrop of America's greatest industrial empire. The story begins with the...

I used to be a hairdresser earning around 7 per hour until someone handed me 1500 for writing a single A4 letter. That was 1500 per hour This book reveals my outrageous and true stories of how I did that and how I became...

Walt DisneyThe name Disney is celebrated throughout the world because of its association with blockbuster animated films and most especially iconic cartoon characters. Just about everyone on the planet, regardless of time, place, or culture, has at one time or another become acquainted with...

Author: Rudy Mariman, Craig BatleyISBN-10: 1948181371ISBN-13: 9781948181372Publisher: Hybrid Global PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/02/2019Pages: 104Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.29lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.22d

Too many of us live with our inner voices reinforcing the feeling that we are "not good enough". Squelched is living testimony that we need not succumb to the negative messages life may serve to thwart our aspirations and best efforts. We can be...

Legacies are not easily built. They take dedicated individuals who are willing to risk everything, work hard, and be examples of excellence. The eclectic group of pioneers who laid the foundation for Stihl's success in America could not have been more different from each...

The Hiltons is a sweeping saga of the success-and excess-of an iconic American family. Demanding and enigmatic, patriarch Conrad Hilton's visionary ideas and unyielding will established the model for the modern luxury hotel industry. But outside the boardroom, Conrad struggled with emotional detachment, failed...

A revelatory journey inside the world of Fox News and Roger Ailes--the brash, sometimes combative network head who helped fuel the rise of Donald TrumpNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW A SHOWTIME LIMITED SERIES - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR...

The great politician, agriculturalist, economist, author, and businessman--loved and reviled, and finally now revealed. The first full biography of Henry A. Wallace, a visionary intellectual and one of this century's most important and controversial figures. Henry Agard Wallace was a geneticist of international renown,...