Biography & Autobiography - Business

Do you want to be an entrepreneur? Are you serious about starting a business? Joel Primus will show you how. From the small country town of Abbotsford to the skyscrapers of New York, this book shares the hard-learned lessons and captivating story of the...

Roger Murray (1911-1998) was a crucial figure in the history of value investing. A financial professional, economist, adviser to members of Congress, and educator, Murray was the successor to the legendary Benjamin Graham as professor of the securities analysis course at Columbia Business School....

Black Founders at Work: Journeys to Innovation is a collection of firsthand insights and lived experiences of entrepreneurs and investors building high-growth technology companies. It recounts the stores of modern tech innovation directly from the Black founders and investors driving it. From military veterans...

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...

Hal and Charlie Peterson, like so many who have accumulated wealth, value privacy, and hid from the spotlight. And the Hal and Charlie Peterson Foundation, which they founded, endowed, and directed in its early days, reflected this privacy for decades. This book is devoted...

In 1824, John Cadbury opened a grocer's shop in Bull Street in Birmingham and started to sell tea, coffee and drinking chocolate alongside everything else. In 1831, he opened a factory and started to manufacture his own product, and by 1842 the company was...

About This Girl is the story of one of Australia's most prominent businesswomen who, starting from nothing, has built a thriving international business. It is a tale of sheer grit and grace under pressure, with a good dose of inspiration for those craving authenticity...

The Third-Place Winner of a Fall 2023 BookFest Award in the Women in Business category!Upward is a book every businesswoman who dreams of holding a leadership position should read because it will answer questions such as ... Do you wonder how to overcome challenges...

FANCY A JOB AS AN APPRENTICE COMPOSITOR*?(*a snotty-nosed subclass of the primitive species Homo erectus) A tongue-in-cheek autobiography of an apprentice compositor learning his trade in London's Old Covent Garden during the so-called swinging 'Sixties, when youth culture was, for the first time, finding...

"It is important to have a future that isinspiring and attractive "- Elon MuskHe has goals that seem to think of fiction books, is revolutionizing industries, and has been called "Iron Man of real-life." Elon Musk is a business tycoon, engineer, and inventor, best...

In 1981, David Wong retired after 20 years as an administrative officer in the Hong Kong Government to chance his arm in the city's cut-throat free market, as the managing director of a large multinational trading corporation. He soon discovered more legal and ethical...

One day you could be in the Caribbean dealing blackjack and the next week you are spinning roulette wheels in the Mediterranean. As we know, casino dealers are entrusted with the important task of ensuring guests have a good time while playing and to...

Do you ever wonder how the Rockefeller family and others became some of the most influential individuals and families in modern history or who founded some of the biggest oil, gas, and steel companies in the US and the stories behind them?And would you...

We live in times of extreme change. There could be no better time than now to interrogate the lives of new kinds of people, movers and makers, who navigate fragility and uncertainty to create with daring, often against great odds. Parminder Bhachu uses their...

Have you ever been left 'flat' by your experiences of risk management and those discussing it? Maybe you are not sure you would enjoy a book about risk management? Well, here is a risk management book (un)like all the others. Where else can you...

The cofounder of True Religion Brand Jeans, Kym Gold uses her story to serve up a firm dose of life and career lessons that helped her build a multimillion-dollar fashion brand from the ground up. Kym Gold's mantra, "never settle for a no; always...

NOMINATED FOR TATA LITERATURE LIVE AWARDS AND SHORTLISTED FOR GAJA CAPITAL BEST BUSINESS BOOK PRIZEThe book is an untold human story of an enterprise and its creator, Dilip Shanghvi, who raced ahead of Mukesh Ambani to become the richest Indian in 2015Shanghvi is one...

Serial entrepreneur Howard Jonas has been creating successful enterprises since the age of fourteen, when he opened a hot dog stand near a local hospital. He went on to develop lucrative and prosperous businesses, the most successful being IDT, a multibillion dollar telecommunications corporation...

Available for the first time in paperback, Robert O'Byrne's landmark biography of Hugh Lane remains the essential work on this enigmatic art dealer and patron. From his birth in Cork in 1875, to London, South Africa and Dublin, Hugh Lane is primarily remembered for...

In the 1930s, air travel was considered glamorous and exciting. But in today's world, lines have unfortunately become long, leg room has shrunk to unthinkable sizes, food choices have become less than desirable, and passengers have become unpredictable travelers who often conduct themselves in...

This book is the next best thing to visiting your favorite bookstore--bookshop cat not included.Go behind the scenes at The Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland, with owner Shaun Bythell. Inside a Georgian townhouse with a stone fa ade on the Wigtown highroad, jammed with more...

On September 28, 1941, the same day that Robert Popple was born in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Ted Williams ended his baseball season with a .406 batting average, a MLB record that still stands today. Patterned after Mark Twain's recently published autobiography, this memoir describes Popple's...

ELON MUSK This book aims to serve as somewhat of a biography-to-date of the incredible entrepreneur that is Elon Musk. Elon is well known for his ventures with Tesla Motors, and also with SpaceX, but he has been involved in many other businesses as...

It is important to take note of the innovative people throughout history who have been at the faces of change. The problem is that we often don't recognize who those people are until much later. Hindsight provides us with a clear and unobstructed view...

"Jack Clark's wondrous celebration of his working-class mother and her natural gifts as a storyteller has touched me deeply. Hooray for Mary Jo Ryan Clark and her boy Jack." --Studs Terkel"The book itself is a marvel of writerly restraint... Some are private moments--being 4...

There comes a time in your business when you can no longer do things on your own. You get bogged down in the small, time-consuming tasks that take you away from servicing your clients and growing your business.You know you need help but don't...

"Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success." David Joseph SchwartzThe terminology "Think Big" is a contemporary expression (and exhortation) for us to think outside the box as well as to achieve significant goals. It is worthy to...

When wildfire destroyed her home in the hills above Los Angeles, Megan Edwards seized the opportunity her sudden "stufflessness" offered. She hit the road with her husband and dog in the Phoenix One, the one-of-a-kind motorhome that "rose from the ashes." This is the...

Shankar Jaikishan (SJ) made a tumultuous debut, with a blockbuster hit Barsat, in 1949. They were young, did not belong to the elite strata of society. Their only capital was their infinite talent and burning desire. Their journey from Barsat to Gouri in 1989...

Studies show that a massive 70% of people feel like an imposter at some point in their professional life. Brand guru and former Chair of Interbrand, Rita Clifton, shares how she learnt to work with her imposter self rather than hide from it in...

Studies show that a massive 70% of people feel like an imposter at some point in their professional life. Brand guru and former Chair of Interbrand, Rita Clifton, shares how she learnt to work with her imposter self rather than hide from it in...

*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading"The employee is regarded by the employer merely in the light of his value as an operative. His productive capacity alone is taken into account." - Stanford For many people, the Gilded Age and the dawn of the...

Are you ready to turn Pro?Living Service: The Journey of a Prosperous Coach tells the story of Melissa Ford's rise from struggling coach to thriving professional. Raw, honest and full of humor, Living Service details Melissa's insecurities and stumbles along the way, as well...

A financial writer describes events and forces impacting national and global markets, renders an opinion as to their future direction, and offers advice. The 1920s saw the rise of financial writers who explained the booming stock market in what came to be called a...

A financial writer describes events and forces impacting national and global markets, renders an opinion as to their future direction, and offers advice. The 1920s saw the rise of financial writers who explained the booming stock market in what came to be called a...

This book brings to life for the first time the remarkable story of James Taylor, 'father of the Ceylon tea enterprise' in the nineteenth century, and examines the dark side of planting life including violence and conflict, oppression and despair.Author: Angela McCarthy, T. DevineISBN-10:...

Richard Ennis was a slow starter.Recounting his "misspent youth," Ennis shares he had little interest in school and spent much of his time hot rodding and frequenting Harry's poolroom.He gained a sense of direction only in the latter years of college and in graduate...

This book tells the story of how financial markets have evolved over time and became increasingly more complex. The author, a successful and experienced trader, who among other things won the 2015 battle of the quants futures contest held in New York, shares how...

"Take Life as it comes to you; every day is a day of learning and great rejoice." -Stand Tall "Discipline, perseverance, style, and good entertainment is important for a person to be effective and progressive in the society." "People are more important than machine....

Memoir of one of India's most prominent businessmen The pioneer who gate-crashed his way to the top Subhash Chandra, the promoter of Essel/ Zee Group, is an unlikely mogul. Hailing from a small town in Haryana, where his family ran grain mills, Chandra has...

Part showman, part salesman, was Joe Perkins a visionary or an opportunist? The people of Perth, Ontario could never decide. Regardless of which opinion one held, it was obvious that in a town where time passes slowly, Joe Perkins was moving at a speed...

T. Boone Pickens, legendary Texas oilman and infamous corporate raider from the 1980s, climbed the steps of the Reeves County courthouse in Pecos, Texas in early November 2016. He entered the solitary courtroom and settled into the witness stand for two days of testimony...

Carl Bongirno, retired President of Walt Disney Imagineering: "It was a real pleasure working with Chuck for the last 10 years of my career with Disney." When he was transferred from Disneyland to Walt Disney Imagineering as Vice President of Human Resources he hit...

Most people think success comes from good luck or enormous talent, but true success is experience often through pain, trials and tribulations. Forbes Riley has gathered together a truly amazing group of WINNERS who bravely share not only their struggles and triumphs over tragedy...

In this one-hour history book, discover the life of Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motors Company from beginning to end.Some people believe that Henry Ford invented the automobile. He didn't, but he is credited with bringing the automobile to the masses. Ford...

Porchlight's Best Leadership & Strategy Book of The Year An inspiring memoir from the CEO of DICK's Sporting Goods that is "not only entertaining but will be of great value to any entrepreneur" (Phil Knight, New York Times bestselling author of Shoe Dog), this...

Wall Street Journal and USA Today besteller! Lawyer turned entrepreneur Terry Giles explains what sets high achievers ("the fifteen percent") apart from those who don't quite make it. This is a riveting story of what it takes to win and keep winning--in business and...

How do you create the types of communities you want to see more of in the world? This is the question Microcosm Publishing has tried to answer for almost a quarter century. Do it yourself, we say most often, and our books aim to...

Moments is the story of an unexpected journey to self-awareness that culminated in a surprisingly positive outcome for author Amy Van Atta Slater. Through discovery of the magic of positive inspiration and transformation, Amy successfully navigated a series of personal challenges--including chronic IBS, divorce,...

This is the real toy story, an unprecedented behind-the-scenes journey through a world of influence, fantasy, and multimillion-dollar Hollywood deals, a world where the whims of children make millionaires and topple titans.This is also the story of an unusual man. Alan Hassenfeld, the chief...