Biography & Autobiography - Business

In 1832 William Jardine and James Matheson established what would become the greatest British trading company in East Asia in the nineteenth century. After the termination of the East India Company's monopoly in the tea trade, Jardine, Matheson & Company's aggressive marketing strategies concentrated...

The definitive family biography of President Donald Trump. The revealing story of the Trumps mirrors America's transformation from a land of striving immigrants to a world in which the aura of wealth alone can guarantee a fortune. The Trumps begins with a portrait of...

An NPR Book Concierge Best Book of 2018! A Sunday Times of London Pick of the Paperbacks A stunning story about how power works in the modern age--the book the New York Times called "one helluva page-turner" and The Sunday Times of London celebrated...

This is the history of one of the largest nursing organizations in the world and one of the largest professional associations of women. The Royal College of Nursing began as a small professional association in 1916. Its work included nurses' education, professional policy and...

Wrestler turned rock manager, the late Peter Grant made his name as the manager of Led Zeppelin, helping to turn them into rock's biggest attraction by the mid Seventies. The book reveals the facts about his suspended prison sentence, his dispute with the group...

"Innovating for the sake of others is how we 'pay our rent' for our time on Earth; it's how we give back to something that's given us so much."--Winston SheltonFour decades before Winston Shelton began creating revolutionary foodservice equipment, he was tinkering with junkyard...

In the 1960s and '70s, a wave of Indian immigrants came to North America, each with eight dollars in their pockets. How did they become one of the most educated, entrepreneurial, and philanthropic immigrant groups ever to assimilate?Here, at last, are their stories--told in...

Unapologetically Black is the story of Doni Glover's trek from the streets of East Baltimore to two decades of journalism that has taken him to Canada, Jamaica, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Jordan. Along the way, he has hosted the longest-running customized news talk show in...

This is the story of the creation of a "Pickity" Place, a New Hampshire landmark and destination place. David and Judith Walter, the founders, followed their hearts and shared their dream of a simple, celebratory lifestyle with all of us. Their daughter Wendy, discloses...

If you're the founder of a startup or the owner of an established business who's wondering if there's an alternative to constantly feeling burnt out and overwhelmed, this book is for you.In 1999, Megan Larsen founded Sodashi Skincare from her kitchen in Perth, Western...

Selected Book for the Louisiana Bicentennial Celebration, 2012 In the year 1860, Jean-Pierre Cenac sailed from the sophisticated French city of Bordeaux to begin his new life in the city with the second busiest port of debarkation in the U.S. Two years before, he...

Henry F. Sherwood is an important person He was born Heinz Weizenbaum, barely escaped Hitler's Holocaust, and came to America. He joined the Army in WWII and fought in some of the most horrific battles in the Pacific Theatre. It was during this time...

Tim Taylor's story is not simply that of a single individual, but a metaphor for an era that took us to the moon. Launch Fever is an inspiration not only to the rocket scientist but also to every entrepreneur starting or dreaming of starting...

The New Day is the true and transformational story of entrepreneur Charles "Chuck" Curcio, known for his unique and offbeat TV commercials as the Tire King, who parlayed a 500 dollar investment into fame, fortune, and the American Dream. Then God came to him...

Ob Sie ihn nun lieben oder hassen - Bill Gates hat ganz allein die technologische Zukunft des 21. Jahrhunderts gepr臠t. "Bill Gates Speaks" dokumentiert Leben und Ambitionen einer weltweit einzigartigen F?rungsperlichkeit, und zwar sowohl aus unternehmensbezogener als auch aus kultureller Sicht. Dies ist das...

Ein Klassiker jetzt neu als Broschurausgabe. Das Erstellen von Zukunftsprognosen ist ein millionenschweres Geschaft. Doch haufig entstehen Zweifel an der Zuverlassigkeit der Vorhersagen. Sherden entlarvt falsche Prophezeiungen und trennt die Tatsachen von Trugschlussen, um den Leser zu zeigen, wie man Prognosen am besten nutzt...

Roy Neuberger hat sich an der Wall Street einen Namen gemacht als langj hriger Investor, der aus Leerverk ufen eine gewinnbringende Kunst gemacht hat. Er begann seine B rsenkarriere nur ein gutes halbes Jahr vor dem gro en Crash im Oktober 1929, als er...

This biography of Bernard Baruch considered to be renowned as the definitive story about the notorious financial wizard and presidential advisor. Baruch's political policies are discussed briefly, and James Grant includes a detailed account of Baruch's trading and investment gains and losses.Author: James L....

George Soros, is one of the most acclaimed and feared figures in the investment world. Famous for his role in breaking the Bank of England, he is also known for his outspoken criticism of distinguished politicians. Soros has earned his respect not only from...

Inside one of the world's most dangerous jobs with the star of History's top-rated reality show, Ice Road TruckersThe highest-rated reality show ever to hit the History channel, Ice Road Truckers follows the heart-pounding adventures of the tough-as-nails truckers who risk peril every day...

The longer WorldCom Chief Audit Executive Cynthia Cooper stares at the entries in front of her, the more sinister they seem. But the CFO is badgering her to delay her team's audit of the company's books and directing others to block Cooper's efforts. Still,...

Play Money explores a remarkable new phenomenon that's just beginning to enter public consciousness: MMORPGs, or Massively MultiPlayer Online Role-Playing Games, in which hundreds of thousands of players operate fantasy characters in virtual environments the size of continents. With city-sized populations of nearly full-time...

This text examines the origins and development of the European Union by looking at the life and works of Jean Monnet, a founding father of European unity. Little-known and never elected to power, he nevertheless exerted great influence behind the scenes of American and...

In 2006, Ben S. Bernanke was appointed chair of the Federal Reserve, the unexpected apex of a personal journey from small-town South Carolina to prestigious academic appointments and finally public service in Washington's halls of power.There would be no time to celebrate.The bursting of...

The #1 New York Times bestselling biography of how Steve Jobs became the most visionary CEO in history. Becoming Steve Jobs breaks down the conventional, one-dimensional view of Steve Jobs that he was half-genius, half-jerk from youth, an irascible and selfish leader who slighted...

It's the thick of the mid-1990s boom, and David M. Gross is racking up billable hours for a Manhattan corporate law firm and thinking that there must be more to life. Out of the blue, a friend calls with a tantalizing and risky proposal:...

From the bestselling biographer of Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman comes a multi-generational saga of one of America's wealthiest and most controversial families--the Annenbergs.Author: Christopher OgdenISBN-10: 0316633798ISBN-13: 9780316633796Publisher: Little Brown and CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/24/1999Pages: 624Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.39lbsSize: 9.34h x 6.32w x 1.78dReview Citation(s): Publishers...

In the tradition of Kitchen Confidential and Waiter Rant, a rollicking, eye-opening, fantastically indiscreet memoir of a life spent (and misspent) in the hotel industry. "Highly amusing."--New York Times Jacob Tomsky never intended to go into the hotel business. As a new college graduate,...

For more than fifty years, Phineas T. Barnum embodied all that was grand and fraudulent in American mass culture. Over the course of a life that spanned the nineteenth century (1810-91), he inflicted himself upon a surprisingly willing public in a variety of guises,...

John Law (1671-1729) left a remarkable legacy of economic concepts from a time when economic conceptualization was very much at an embryonic stage. Yet he is best known-and generally dismissed-today as a rake, duellist, and gambler. This intellectual biography offers a new approach to...

"No intelligent investor should fail to read and understand the works of Benjamin Graham. This fine book provides a bird's-eye view of his investment perspectives; it is also a compelling biography of his remarkable life."--John Bogle, chairman and founder, Vanguard Group An accesssible guide...

An honest, sharp-witted, practical guide to help you get and keep the job you want--from an outsider whose been there and done it, a woman who went from being a broke, divorced, college dropout to running some of the biggest websites in the world.Jennifer...

Not Without Hope is the true story of the headline-making tragedy that took the lives of three football players: NFL stars Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, and Will Bleakley from the University of South Florida. Told by the sole survivor of the ill-fated fishing...

For the better part of a decade, Edward Ugel spent his time closing deals with lottery winners, making a lucrative and legitimate--if sometimes not-so-nice--living by taking advantage of their weaknesses . . . weaknesses that, as a gambler himself, he knew all too well....

The book that inspired the movie, Extraordinary Measures, starring Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser, and Keri Russell, The Cure by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Geeta Anand is the remarkable true story of one father's determination to find a cure for his terminally sick children even if...

In this fascinating history, Jeffrey Rothfeder tells how, from a simple idea--the outgrowth of a handful of peppers planted on an isolated island on the Gulf of Mexico--a secretive family business emerged that would produce one of the best-known products in the world. A...

A Book of Being, entitled "The Ultimate Coach"Dear Potential Reader: As you may have noticed, there are no testimonials in this description imploring you to read this book. I vetoed that. The only testimonial I am interested in is the one you will have...

For fans of Open Book and Sell It Like Serhant, a heartfelt, humorous personal memoir and relatable guide to overcoming obstacles, wising up about romance, and getting ahead in your career from the star of Netflix's hit reality show Selling Sunset.In this engaging, witty,...

Meet the LGBTQ+ dealmakers, trailblazers, and glass-ceiling breakers in business, politics, and beyond. The people who are creating national public policy, running billion-dollar tech enterprises, and winning Olympic medals. Andrew Gelwicks interviews the leaders who have forged their own paths and changed the world,...

In the late 1930s bombshell of a book appeared which told the story of the lords of wealth and their glittering clans. It was called AMERICA'S SIXTY FAMILIES. It rocked the nation and became a classic. Lundberg showed how America was ruled by a...

Finalist in the category of Narrative Nonfiction for the 2023 IPNE Book Awards from the Independent Publishers of New EnglandWinner of the 2023 National Indie Excellence Award - Biography/HistoricalWinner of the 2023 IPPY - Gold - West-Pacific Best Regional Nonfiction, sponsored by the Independent...

"As a bookseller, I loved Shelf Life for the chance to peer behind the curtain of Diwan, Nadia Wassef 's bookstore--the way that the personal is inextricable from the professional, the way that failure and success are often lovers, the relationship between neighborhoods and...

There is a hidden agenda in Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos's space exploration to colonize Mars and the Moon. The media portray them as Americans who are rekindling space exploration that was once dominated by the rivalry between the United States and the extinct...

From award-winning Wall Street Journal reporters, an in-depth look at Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh's short life and untimely death--and what it means for our pursuit of happiness.Tony Hsieh--CEO of Zappos, Las Vegas developer, and all-around beloved entrepreneur--was famous for spreading happiness. He lived and...

In 1973, Betsy Ann Plank became the first woman to chair the Public Relations Society of America in its twenty-five-year history. It was a tumultuous time to assume the national association's leadership. Civil society seemed to be fraying at the edges, and trust in...

I surprised myself the first time I fully articulated the words "I'm starting a bank"' BANKING ON IT is the first-hand account of one woman's quest to rebuild Britain's broken banking system. After a lengthy career at the top of some of Britain' ONE...

For the 1st time in print, the graphic novel about the late night war. Howard Stern. David Letterman. Chelsea Handler. Conan O'Brien. Jon Stewart: The mouthpieces of a generation and the source for info-tainment, these performers continue to parody hot-button social issues, skewer politicians...

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...

Discover the Path to Success Feasible for Common MortalsWhat if an average Joe could succeed 9,999 times out of 10,000? What if you could read an 8-year, painstakingly-detailed success story compressed into 100 pages? What if you could avoid mistakes and draw inspiration to...

The unlikely and riveting story of how a left-wing activist became one of BC's most accomplished business leaders and philanthropists, championing projects in the visual arts and innovation in Canadian wildlife protection and sustainability. Freedom rider. Student radical. Academic. Social activist. Residential developer. Museum...