Biography & Autobiography - Business

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

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

"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...

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

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...

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...

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...

Truth & Li(e)bor is the story of the author's personal journey and legal battles which consumed over six years of his life.As the story unfolded, the author slowly began to understand that even though he was charged with "conspiracy to defraud", the real conspiracy...

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...

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...

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."...

"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...

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...

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...

If Horatio Alger had imagined a female heroine in the same mold as one of the young male heroes in his rags-to-riches stories, she would have looked like Belinda Mulrooney. Smart, ambitious, competitive, and courageous, Belinda Mulrooney was destined through her legendary pioneering in...

The perfect blend of business and drama, My Fight to the Top is a unique, heart-rending autobiography that has mass appeal, whether the reader wants to learn how to get ahead in business, or simply learn how to keep it together through life's challenges....

Even celebrities die--and author Allan Abbott was the man who picked up the bodies He ran the leading hearse, mortuary, and funeral services company in Hollywood and got an unprecedented glimpse of how celebrities really live and die.The Forrest Gump of the funeral industry,...

Born to an Irish Catholic working-class family on the Northside of Pittsburgh, Art Rooney (1901-88) dabbled in semipro baseball and boxing before discovering that his real talent lay not in playing sports but in promoting them. Though he was at the center of boxing,...

"This book is a life lesson, a success road map and a laugh-out-loud look into one of the great business and creative minds working today." -John Klymshyn, Author of How to Sell Without Being A JERK and The Ultimate Sales Managers' Guide Andrea Michaels...

You Are a Badass meets Grit in this powerhouse guide to overcoming your fear and finding the confidence within--from Christie's ambassador and author of the "insightful, inspiring" (New York Journal of Books) The Most Powerful Woman in the Room Is You.How many times in...

In The Life and Times of Charles R. Crane, Norman E. Saul analyzes the contributions of Charles R. Crane, world traveler, businessman, diplomat, and philanthropist in the setting of his times. Crane acquired his appreciation for Russian culture and life through travel in the...

The compiler of an impressive record of disastrous business decisions, Little recalls, with much humor, the numerous unsuccessful ventures he has made over the past fifty years by exercising his now standard theory of unrelated diversification.Author: Royal LittleISBN-10: 1638232326ISBN-13: 9781638232322Publisher: WWW.Snowballpublishing.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/26/2019Pages: 360Format:...

For 40 odd years, Peter Henry drove his mobile shop up and down the narrow roads and byways of the Irish midlands. His mission was to bring food and farm supplies to the hearths of remote cottages where life hadn't changed in a hundred...

Being a new mother can be daunting at the best of times. With so much information out there, and so many experts telling you what's best, it can be overwhelming to discern what's best for you and your family.Navigating Motherhood is a collection of...

Meet the man and uncover the story behind one of Australia's most recognised brands We all know Jim's. Maybe you just passed a Jim's Mowing trailer on the road; or maybe there's a Jim's Cleaning van parked across the street each Tuesday morning; or...

IT'S NEVER TOO LATE to shift your own narrative and start that business you've always dreamed about! Take it from Erica Marchand - she took the long road to entrepreneurship, working at over twenty jobs before starting Bear+Fox Apparel, a successful clothing company out...

Joseph P. Kennedy's reputation as a savvy businessman, diplomat, and sly political patriarch is well-documented. But his years as a Hollywood mogul have never been fully explored until now. In Joseph P. Kennedy Presents, Cari Beauchamp brilliantly explores this unknown chapter in Kennedy's biography....

The True Life of PT Barnum "The show business has all phases and grades of dignity, from the exhibition of a monkey to the exposition of that highest art in music or the drama, which entrances empires and secures for the gifted artist a...

No information available at this time. Author will provide once available.Author: Leo P. ConveryISBN-10: 1669872505ISBN-13: 9781669872504Publisher: Xlibris UsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/12/2023Pages: 42Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.11d

National Bestseller Under the Tuscan Sun meets Diary of a Bookseller in this charming memoir by an Italian poet recounting her experience opening a bookshop in a village in Tuscany. Alba Donati was used to her hectic life working as a book publicist in...

This is a story about family, work, secrets, redemption, and a shocking revelation. From managing critical aspects of the Bell System breakup to a tumultuous period as a McDonald's owner to learning unspoken truths about his grandfather, and unknown facts about the author's own...

In the standard analysis of economic institutions--which include social conventions, the working rules of an economy, and entitlement regimes (property relations)--economists invoke the same theories they use when analyzing individual behavior. In this profoundly innovative book, Daniel Bromley challenges these theories, arguing instead for...

Successful custom-home builder, outstanding singer, and enthusiastic car collector/racer Dennis Eynon wants you to fulfill your dreams just as he did. Eynon shares with you several principles he followed to achieve his outlined mission of living as elegantly as he had as a child....

In "the best book to date on the subject" (San Francisco Chronicle), prize-winning journalist David A. Kaplan brings to life the culture and history of Silicon Valley. The symbol of high-tech genius and ineffable wealth, a place that competes with Hollywood and Washington in...

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...

The story of "the Andrew Carnegie before there was an Andrew Carnegie"--Michigan's wealthiest and most influential Gilded Aged industrialist. Eber Brock Ward (1811-1875) began his career as a cabin boy on his uncle's sailing vessels, but when he died in 1875, he was the...

Begin by believing and build on it... BE AMAZING is an Acronym and in it lies the secret to truly becoming the best version of yourself I feel that everything happens twice. First, in the mind, as your thoughts, or what you visualize. Then,...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERBRONZE MEDALIST IN MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY FOR THE AXIOM BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS An incredible immigrant story from a prominent Canadian Tamil who fled torture and imprisonment, arrived in Canada with $50 in his pocket, then rose from the mailroom to the executive suite of...

The History of a Safer World is the true story of the engineers who built and connected a safer industrial world. The book is a blueprint for personal and business success in any age. Two startup companies overcame early struggles to create thousands of...

31 Months in Japan--the Building of a Theme Park is the story of two Southern Californians embarking on the adventure of a lifetime--moving to Japan to participate in the construction of the Universal Studios Japan(R) theme park. Join authors Larry K. & Lorna Collins...