{"product_id":"dynasties-david-s-landes-9780143112471","title":"Dynasties: Fortunes and Misfortunes of the World's Great Family Businesses","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Wealth and Poverty of Nations\u003c\/i\u003e, a fascinating look at the crossroads of kin and coin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e David S. Landes has earned a reputation as a brilliant writer and iconoclast among economic historians. In his latest acclaimed work, he takes a revealing look at the quality that distinguishes a third of today's Fortune 500 companies: family ownership. From the banking fortunes of Rothschild and Morgan to the automobile empires of Ford and Toyota, Landes explores thirteen different dynasties, revealing what lay behind their successes-and how extravagance, bad behavior, and poor enterprise brought some of them to their knees. A colorful history that is full of surprising conclusions, \u003ci\u003eDynasties\u003c\/i\u003e is an engrossing mix of ambition, eccentricity, and wealth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David S. Landes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143112473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143112471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.56w x 0.90d","brand":"David S. Landes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988807057663,"sku":"9780143112471","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_68d74232-3a79-409c-b924-4927c7c83a39.jpg?v=1683296509","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dynasties-david-s-landes-9780143112471","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}