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  • Teethmarks on my Chopsticks: A Knucklehead Goes to Wall Street by Connolly, Matthew
    Matthew Connolly

    Teethmarks on my Chopsticks: A Knucklehead Goes to Wall Street

    What's it really like to work on Wall Street? Follow Matt Connolly as he moves from entry-level gofer to head trader to federal defendant. Fresh out of college in 1987, Connolly stumbles onto a job as a clerk at JP Morgan. Through hard work,...
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  • At Random: The Reminiscences of Bennett Cerf by Cerf, Bennett
    Bennett Cerf

    At Random: The Reminiscences of Bennett Cerf

    "I've got the name for our publishing operation. We just said we were going to publish a few books on the side at random. Let's call it Random House." So recounts Bennett Cerf in this wonderfully amusing memoir of the making of a great...
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  • Game Changer: Our Fifty-Year Mission to Secure America's Energy Independence by Hamm, Harold
    Harold Hamm

    Game Changer: Our Fifty-Year Mission to Secure America's Energy Independence

    Game Changer is the story of one man's fifty-year journey doing battle with the conventional wisdom and in the process helping to restore America as an energy superpower. A day doesn't go by without energy in the headlines. From banning gas stoves to prices...
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  • Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble by Lyons, Dan
    Dan Lyons

    Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble

    An instant New York Times bestseller, Dan Lyons' "hysterical" (Recode) memoir, hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "the best book about Silicon Valley," takes readers inside the maddening world of fad-chasing venture capitalists, sales bros, social climbers, and sociopaths at today's tech startups....
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  • Martha the Hairpreneur: From Servant to Business Empress by Plitt, Jane R.
    Jane R. Plitt

    Martha the Hairpreneur: From Servant to Business Empress

    Martha the Hairpreneur is a fictionalized story about a young Canadian girl that came to America with $60 and a recipe for for a hair tonic.with floor length hair and a lot of determination she creates a beauty empire in retail business.Author: Jane R....
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  • Million Dollar Bronze Star: A Solider's Story of Corruption and Debauchery in Vietnam by Lauer, F. Bruce
    F. Bruce Lauer

    Million Dollar Bronze Star: A Solider's Story of Corruption and Debauchery in Vietnam

    In his first book, Lauer details his time as a U.S. Army soldier overseeing the club system's finances with the Americal Division in the Republic of South Vietnam. He witnessed scandals and schemes from minor theft to large-scale embezzlement by club managers. Lauer bravely...
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  • Labor Under Siege: Big Bob McEllrath and the Ilwu's Fight for Organized Labor in an Anti-Union Era by Schwartz, Harvey
    Harvey Schwartz

    Labor Under Siege: Big Bob McEllrath and the Ilwu's Fight for Organized Labor in an Anti-Union Era

    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...
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  • Getting to Next: Lessons to Help Take Your Career to the Next Level by Nickerson, Cash
    Cash Nickerson

    Getting to Next: Lessons to Help Take Your Career to the Next Level

    This is a thoughtful collection of essays from Cash Nickerson, executive, attorney and writer. Designed with the idea of helping career-minded people achieve, the essays draw on Nickerson's invaluable experiences and sage advice. The collection navigates the complexities of the business world, sharing effective...
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  • Jean de Grandpré: Legacy of a Giant by Stanton, Danielle
    Danielle Stanton

    Jean de Grandpré: Legacy of a Giant

    Visionary leader and businessman Jean de Grandpré has earned many nicknames: he is known variously as the Simplifier, the Architect, and the Strategist. A lawyer when he joined Bell Canada in 1966, he went on to build a telecommunications empire that spanned the continent,...
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  • Recipe for Disaster: How a Simple Idea Grew Into a Million-Dollar Business, Transforming the Inventor Along the Way by Coleman, Melissa
    Melissa Coleman

    Recipe for Disaster: How a Simple Idea Grew Into a Million-Dollar Business, Transforming the Inventor Along the Way

    Choices are hard. Melissa "chose" the conventional life in the way most people choose a conventional life; it seemed to simply happen to her. So, she chose to be a "happily" married mother and nurse, living a quiet, simple life. A good life. The...
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  • The Salvager: The Life of Captain Tom Reid on the Great Lakes by Doner, Mary Frances
    Mary Frances Doner

    The Salvager: The Life of Captain Tom Reid on the Great Lakes

    First published in 1958, The Salvager is both a narrative history of Great Lakes shipping disasters of 1880-1950 and the life story of Captain Thomas Reid, who operated one of the region's largest salvaging companies during that era. The treacherous shoals, unpredictable storms, and...
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  • Disrupt and Conquer: How Ttk Prestige Became a Billion Dollar Company by Jagannathan, T.
    T. Jagannathan

    Disrupt and Conquer: How Ttk Prestige Became a Billion Dollar Company

    The TTK Group was founded in 1928 in Chennai (then Madras) by T.T. Krishnamachari, who later became a Union minister and held the portfolios of finance, industry and commerce for close to fifteen years. In this book, the current chairman T.T. Jagannathan, along with...
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  • Reflections of a Successful Dropout: Sort of a How To Story by Barry, Val
    Val Barry

    Reflections of a Successful Dropout: Sort of a How To Story

    "Reflections of a Successful Dropout" is a story that promises to appeal to young and old entrepreneurs, and others who possess a strong desire to succeed in all facets of their existence. Within the covers of this exciting memoir is a unique guide to...
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  • Outer Banks Visionaries: Building North Carolina's Oceanfront by Twiddy, Clark
    Clark Twiddy

    Outer Banks Visionaries: Building North Carolina's Oceanfront

    Dreamers, Risk Takers, Innovators... The chain of barrier islands that skirt the coast of North Carolina from the Virginia border to Cape Lookout were once remote. Today the Outer Banks is one of America's most popular vacation destinations, welcoming millions of visitors each year....
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  • Kick Up Some Dust: Lessons on Thinking Big, Giving Back, and Doing It Yourself by Marcus, Bernie
    Bernie Marcus

    Kick Up Some Dust: Lessons on Thinking Big, Giving Back, and Doing It Yourself

    A candid, rollicking business memoir from the Home Depot cofounder, filled with personal stories, savvy business advice, and timeless lessons for a life well livedWith a foreword by Pitbull"An extraordinary story. ... [Tells] Marcus's version of the American dream, from tenement to boardroom, homespun...
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  • The Sawdust Millionaire by Cudlipp, Jodi
    Jodi Cudlipp

    The Sawdust Millionaire

    How To Become A Millionaire As a schoolboy Johnny Inkster was told that money didn't grow on trees. But he knew that apples did, so he rented an orchard. Then he learnt that craftsmen who worked with wood - which also grew on trees...
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  • Doglapan: The Hard Truth about Life and Start-Ups by Grover, Ashneer
    Ashneer Grover

    Doglapan: The Hard Truth about Life and Start-Ups

    This is the unfettered story of Ashneer Grover-the favourite and misunderstood poster boy of Start-up India.Raw, gut-wrenching in its honesty and completely from the heart, this is storytelling at its finest. A young boy with a 'refugee' tag growing up in Delhi's Malviya Nagar...
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  • Andrew Carnegie: Biography of the Legendary Steel Titan and Philanthropist by Anderson, Nathan
    Nathan Anderson

    Andrew Carnegie: Biography of the Legendary Steel Titan and Philanthropist

    Discover the inspiring and unlikely tale of one of America's richest men.Pulling himself up from nothing to stand at the heart of a thriving steel industry, Andrew Carnegie's life is an incredible and deeply memorable tale of determination and a burning desire for success....
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  • Done in Oil: An Autobiography by Marshall, J. Howard, II
    J. Howard Marshall

    Done in Oil: An Autobiography

    Few individuals have experienced as many facets of the oil industry or known as many of its important characters as J. Howard Marshall II. This autobiography details Marshall's career, from his days as a young law student writing about the problems of the oil...
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  • My Silk Road: The Adventures & Struggles of a British Asian Refugee by Gidoomal, Ram
    Ram Gidoomal

    My Silk Road: The Adventures & Struggles of a British Asian Refugee

    A rich boy turned refugee tells the story of coming full circle to succeed in ways beyond his imagination.Born into a family that had recently fled British India during the partition of India and Pakistan, Ram's early life in Mombasa seemed charmed with wealth...
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  • Business! Always Personal by Ford, Donnell Tony
    Donnell Tony Ford

    Business! Always Personal

    My inspiration for writing this book came to me at a time in my life whereas it would have been the last thing on most people's minds. I was in captivity at a federal U.S. Penitentiary, serving four life sentences plus 20 years, For...
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  • Masters of the Universe: Winning Strategies of America's Greatest Dealmakers by Kadlec, Daniel J.
    Daniel J. Kadlec

    Masters of the Universe: Winning Strategies of America's Greatest Dealmakers

    Meet the men and minds that have ignited the greatest decade of deal making in the history of businessIn the 1980s Tom Wolfe coined the term "masters of the universe" for hard-charging Wall Streeters. In the '90s, that term is applied broadly to the...
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  • The Bronx To Bel-Air Redux: Serial Entrepreneur's 32 Successes and Failures Show You What It Takes by Krane, Len
    Len Krane

    The Bronx To Bel-Air Redux: Serial Entrepreneur's 32 Successes and Failures Show You What It Takes

    The Bronx To Bel-Air Redux, 17 years after The Bronx To Bel-Air, updates the original and adds new ventures. Venture often and don't worry about failure. That's how you become an entrepreneur and have fun along the way. Krane's had successes and Failures in...
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  • Lady Charlotte Guest: The Exceptional Life of a Female Industrialist by Owens, Victoria
    Victoria Owens

    Lady Charlotte Guest: The Exceptional Life of a Female Industrialist

    When impoverished aristocrat Lady Charlotte Bertie married wealthy Welsh ironmaster John Guest of Dowlais in 1833, her relatives looked on with dismay. Yet despite their vast difference of background and age, over their nineteen-year long marriage, husband and wife enjoyed great happiness and much...
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  • Dress in American Culture by Cunningham, Patricia a.
    Patricia a. Cunningham

    Dress in American Culture

    Early Americans accommodated, adapted, and manipulated their clothing to adjust to their physical and social environment. This book focuses on the relationship of dress to the struggle of indigenous and immigrant Americans to fill expected and unexpected needs and express political ideologies and ethnic...
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  • Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition by Perkins, John
    John Perkins

    Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition

    Los Angeles Times Bestseller How do we stop the unrelenting evolution of the economic hit man strategy and China's takeover? The riveting third edition of this New York Times bestseller blows the whistle on China's economic hit man (EHM) strategy, exposes corruption on an...
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  • If it Wasn't for Willie: The Life of William Brewington - A Harlem Legend by Brewington, Tanya
    Tanya Brewington

    If it Wasn't for Willie: The Life of William Brewington - A Harlem Legend

    This story is about the man who had the Blueprint to Harlem. He always knew how to hustle and make money. If he had been born talking, he would have emerged from the womb trying to make a business deal with the doctor who...
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  • God's Capitalist: Asa Candler by Kemp, Kathryn W.
    Kathryn W. Kemp

    God's Capitalist: Asa Candler

    An examination of an entrepreneur who saw his personal wealth as a divine trust.Author: Kathryn W. KempISBN-10: 0865547823ISBN-13: 9780865547827Publisher: Mercer University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2002Pages: 324Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.40lbsSize: 9.24h x 6.28w x 1.04d
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  • Million Dollar Turtles by Rollins, Wayne
    Wayne Rollins

    Million Dollar Turtles

    Few people have what it takes to become a millionaire. Even fewer are able to achieve that kind of success without a little help from the "silver spoon." Gary Bentley is one of those rare individuals who overcame an upbringing in the foster-care system...
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  • Black Founder: The Hidden Power of Being an Outsider by Spikes, Stacy
    Stacy Spikes

    Black Founder: The Hidden Power of Being an Outsider

    At the intersection of power, technology, and race, Stacy Spikes, award-winning entrepreneur and founder of MoviePass, reveals the tools he's used to persevere in the face of adversity, defy stereotypes, and shatter glass ceilings. BLACK FOUNDER is both an empowering memoir of a trailblazing...
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  • Memoir of a Trustbuster by Hadley, Eleanor M.
    Eleanor M. Hadley

    Memoir of a Trustbuster

    Eleanor Hadley was a woman ahead of her time. While working on a Ph.D. in economics at Harvard, she was recruited by the U.S. government for her knowledge of Japanese zaibatsu (business combines) and subsequently became one of MacArthur's key advisors during the Occupation....
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  • Hudson's: Detroit's Legendary Department Store by Hauser, Michael
    Michael Hauser

    Hudson's: Detroit's Legendary Department Store

    For over a century, the J.L. Hudson's Department Store was more than just a store - it was a Detroit icon and a world-class cultural treasure.At 25 stories, Hudson's was the world's tallest department store, and was at one time home to the most...
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  • Philadelphia's King of Little Italy: C.C.A. Baldi & His Brothers by Douglas, Charles G.
    Charles G. Douglas

    Philadelphia's King of Little Italy: C.C.A. Baldi & His Brothers

    C.C.A. Baldi ruled Little Italy, and everyone who wished to deal with the Italians knew it. Go back to turn of the century Philadelphia and discover the incredible immigrant success story of C.C.A. Baldi and his brothers as they build a business empire while...
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  • George Foster Peabody: Banker, Philanthropist, Publicist by Ware, Louise
    Louise Ware

    George Foster Peabody: Banker, Philanthropist, Publicist

    Published in 1951, this biography of George Foster Peabody (1852-1938) tells the story of an industry pioneer, railroad magnate, and philanthropist. A native of Georgia, Peabody is often listed alongside such men as John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J. P. Morgan--men who rose...
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  • The Prosperous Hip Hop Producer: My Beat-Making Journey from My Grandma's Patio to a Six-Figure Business by King, Curtiss
    Curtiss King

    The Prosperous Hip Hop Producer: My Beat-Making Journey from My Grandma's Patio to a Six-Figure Business

    "Music is simply the soul boiling over into sound. When you produce with this in mind, there is no way you'll ever miss the mark." Curtiss King: Producer. Rapper. Mentor to thousands of aspiring artists and entrepreneurs through his YouTube channel. His production credits...
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  • Never Look at the Empty Seats: A Memoir by Daniels, Charlie
    Charlie Daniels

    Never Look at the Empty Seats: A Memoir

    The Incredible Story of a Country Music Legend.Few artists have left a more indelible mark on America's musical landscape than Charlie Daniels.Readers will experience a soft, personal side of Charlie Daniels that has never before been documented. In his own words, he presents the...
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  • A Wobbly Life: IWW Organizer E. F. Doree by Rosen, Ellen Doree
    Ellen Doree Rosen

    A Wobbly Life: IWW Organizer E. F. Doree

    Early in the twentieth century, the Wobblies, or Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), fought for the rights of workers--common laborers, migrants, immigrants, black workers--unprotected by the craft unions. In the face of beatings, kidnappings, and lynchings by vigilantes, company detectives, and hired guns,...
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  • Wonder Boy: Tony Hsieh, Zappos, and the Myth of Happiness in Silicon Valley by Au-Yeung, Angel
    Angel Au-Yeung

    Wonder Boy: Tony Hsieh, Zappos, and the Myth of Happiness in Silicon Valley

    A Financial Times best business book of 2023In 1998, at the age of 24, Tony Hsieh sold his first company to Microsoft for $265 million.In 2009, at the age of 35, he sold his e-commerce company, Zappos, to Amazon for $1.2 billion.In 2020, at...
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  • After 60 and On the Edge Like Indiana Jones: Amazing Experiences Through Volunteering and Travel by Smith, David Thomas
    David Thomas Smith

    After 60 and On the Edge Like Indiana Jones: Amazing Experiences Through Volunteering and Travel

    The Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESO-SACO) is a volunteer organization that utilizes Canadian business professionals to help developing nations in capacities related to their domestic business expertise. After more than three decades of work as an urban planner, David Smith began a second career...
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  • Pretty and Prestigious: 7 Keys To Breakthrough and Inner Beauty by Sikes, Kendra C.
    Kendra C. Sikes

    Pretty and Prestigious: 7 Keys To Breakthrough and Inner Beauty

    "Pretty and Prestigious is more than just a name. It's a lifestyle. We are glad to present this bookafter many months of compiling and editing the material that our brilliant co-authors so generouslyprovided. Through this book, we hope to change the lives and empower...
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  • Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big, 10th-Anniversary Edition by Burlingham, Bo
    Bo Burlingham

    Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big, 10th-Anniversary Edition

    Author: Bo BurlinghamISBN-10: 8200556557ISBN-13: 9798200556557Publisher: Gildan Media CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/11/2017Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.17lbsSize: 6.69h x 5.35w x 0.63d
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  • Your Little Healing Book by D'London
    D'London

    Your Little Healing Book

    In a world where toxic self-talk is prevalent and healing is a personal goal to so many, Your Little Healing Book is a quick reference guide to taking the steps to heal your inner trauma. It's a step-by-step guide to debunking negative thought-processes and...
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  • John Wesley Hunt: Pioneer Merchant, Manufacturer and Financier by Ramage, James A.
    James A. Ramage

    John Wesley Hunt: Pioneer Merchant, Manufacturer and Financier

    When John Wesley Hunt came to Kentucky in 1794, his plan was to open a general store in Lexington. A canny judge of business opportunity, he soon expanded his activities and became one of the responsible figures of Kentucky banking and finance. In another...
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  • A Banker's Journey by Coltman, Charles L., III
    Charles L. III Coltman

    A Banker's Journey

    Originally intended to be a family memoir, A Banker's Journey laser-focused on the LDC debt crisis of the 1980s and the banking consolidation of the 1990s after author Charles L. Coltman III realized how few insiders knew the true background of the merger of...
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  • High Peaks by Whitney, C. V.
    C. V. Whitney

    High Peaks

    Rarely is one allowed such an intimate glimpse into the ""high peaks"" of a life so extraordinary and exciting as that of C. V. Whitney. Scion of a distinguished family of great wealth, ""Sonny"" Whitney early displayed the zest for life and the adventurous...
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  • A Banker's Journey by Coltman, Charles L., III
    Charles L. III Coltman

    A Banker's Journey

    Originally intended to be a family memoir, A Banker's Journey laser-focused on the LDC debt crisis of the 1980s and the banking consolidation of the 1990s after author Charles L. Coltman III realized how few insiders knew the true background of the merger of...
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  • The Winsome Way: Rediscovering the Extraordinary in Yourself and Those Around You! by Snell, Dan
    Dan Snell

    The Winsome Way: Rediscovering the Extraordinary in Yourself and Those Around You!

    You are searching for a better way to connect to people. You just lost your job or failed in a relationship, and you're thinking, There must be a better way. A manager handed you this book and said, "Read and grow winsome, grow mighty."...
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  • The Greatest Gamblers: The Epic of American Oil Exploration by Knowles, Ruth Sheldon
    Ruth Sheldon Knowles

    The Greatest Gamblers: The Epic of American Oil Exploration

    "This best-selling oil classic is the account of the great wildcatters and scientists who made the story of oil and gas the greatest romance in industrial history and who evolved the art of exploration which continues to help solve America's energy problems."--Wyoming News "Full...
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  • After the Roof Caved in: An Immigrant's Journey from Ireland to America by Dowling, Michael J.
    Michael J. Dowling

    After the Roof Caved in: An Immigrant's Journey from Ireland to America

    The moving story of an Irish immigrant's life, from a poverty-stricken childhood in Ireland to becoming a captain of industry, After the Roof Caved In is a powerful, poignant look at how hard work and education enabled one young man to change his life...
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  • Ragamuffin Man: The World of Syd Fischer by Salter, David
    David Salter

    Ragamuffin Man: The World of Syd Fischer

    You either lie down and die, or you fight. In 1938 a knockabout 11-year-old kid from Marrickville, Sydney, is suddenly confronted by mortality. His mother dies. His father has little time for him and at 14 he leaves school to learn a trade. In...
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