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Anthony Fokker: the Flying Dutchman who shaped American aviation
By Marc Dierikx. 2018
Comprehensive biography of Anthony Fokker, the famed Dutch pilot and daredevil aviator. Fokker came from an affluent Dutch family and…
developed a gift for tinkering with mechanics. Despite not receiving a traditional education, he stumbled his way into aviation as a young stunt pilot in Germany in 1910. He survived a series of spectacular airplane crashes and rose to fame within a few years. A combination of industrial espionage, luck, and deception then propelled him to become Germany's leading aircraft manufacturer during World War I, making him a multimillionaire by his midtwenties. When the German Revolution swept the country in 1918 and 1919, Fokker made a spectacular escape to the United States. He set up business in New York and New Jersey in 1921, and shortly thereafter became the world's largest aircraft manufacturer. The U.S. Army and Navy acquired his machines, and his factories equipped legendary carriers such as Pan American and TWA at the dawn of commercial air transport. Yet despite his astounding success, his empire collapsed in the late 1920s after a series of ill-conceived business decisions and deeply upsetting personal dramas. 2018. Uniform title: Anthony Fokker.Lowe profiles what some call the prototypical 21st-century company, Internet giant Google. In less than 15 years, creators Sergey Brin…
and Larry Page built what was supposed to be a simple search engine into a megaprofitable operation with over $16 billion in annual revenues. 2009.Hart Massey (Canadians)
By Paul Collins. 1977
Howard Hughes: the secret life
By Charles Higham. 2004
Howard Hughes had various personas: aviator, film producer, entrepreneur and recluse. Revealing the private scandals, his affairs with Hollywood stars…
and his involvement in Watergate, this book ties in with the release of a film about Hughes' early life - 'The Aviator' starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Includes strong language. 2004.Howard Hughes: the untold story
By Peter H Brown, Pat H Broeske. 1996
Drawing on interviews and recently-revealed documents, this biography of the billionaire, aviator and Hollywood mogul spans seven decades. It provides…
insight on his secretive life, his love affairs, his bizarre behaviour and his eventual descent into madness. 1996.Harvests of joy: my passion for excellence
By Robert Mondavi, Paul Chutkow. 1998
Autobiography of a California wine maker who changed the industry in the United States. Recalls how in 1965, at fifty-two,…
Mondavi bitterly broke away from the family firm and established his own vineyard. His innovations helped Napa Valley wines challenge those of France. 1998.Canadian Tire was founded by A.J. and John Billes in 1922 and grew to become a national institution. In 1986,…
one of A.J.'s sons decided to sell his company shares to a group of Canadian Tire dealers, sparking a feud with his sister, Martha. 1990 winner of the National Business Book Award. Strong language.Financier, the biography of André Meyer: a story of money, power, and the reshaping of American business
By Cary Reich, André Meyer. 1983
Portrait of the legendary financial wizard and art connoisseur. Meyer emigrated from France to New York during World War II…
and established himself as one of the most successful capitalists of the post-war era. 1983.Fayed: the unauthorized biography
By Tom Bower. 1998
Mohamed Al Fayed has become Britain's most controversial tycoon. Few men enjoy so much publicity and provoke so many questions…
about themselves as the Egyptian owner of Harrods, bereaved father of Dodi, and instigator of the "cash for questions" row that ocurred during the last Tory government. 1998.Dark genius of Wall Street: the misunderstood life of Jay Gould, king of the robber barons
By Edward Renehan. 2006
Edward J. Renehan, Jr. presents a biography of one of the most hated and most admired American entrepreneurs of all…
time. Here, he sheds light on Wall Street magnate Jay Gould and his frequently overshadowed creativity. Gould was the quintessential robber baron and the original modern businessman whose financial examples persist even today. 2006.Distilled: a memoir of family, Seagram, baseball, and philanthropy
By Howard Green, Charles Bronfman. 2016
Born in 1931 to the fabulously wealthy Bronfmans, Charles grew up in a 20-room mansion with many staff. Via their…
control of the distilling giant Seagram, the Bronfman family dominated the liquor business with brands such as Crown Royal, V.O. and Chivas Regal. By the 1980s, Seagram was also the biggest shareholder of DuPont and by the 1990s, the family’s wealth was in the billions, culminating in the $35-billion sale of Seagram to France’s Vivendi, which turned into a financial and family disaster. Charles reflects on his relationship with his parents, his brother Edgar, working in the family business, landing Canada’s first big league baseball franchise (the Montreal Expos), leading a philanthropic life by promoting Canadian identity through Heritage Minutes and supporting Israel through countless innovative initiatives including the globally respected Birthright Israel - and to how the Bronfman family splintered over the sale of Seagram. 2016.Dynasty: the Astors and their times
By David Sinclair. 1984
The bold, unscrupulous ventures of John Jacob Astor into fur trading and Manhattan real estate made him wealthy. The author…
follows the rise of the family's fortune and influence in the 19th century to the decline of the Astors in the 20th century. 1984.E. P. Taylor: the biography of Edward Plunket Taylor
By Richard H Rohmer. 1978
An account of Taylor's first business ventures, his major role in World War II, financial dealings, vast interests in real…
estate, and his leadership in international horse racing and breeding. 1978.Driving force: the McLaughlin family and the age of the car
By Heather Robertson. 1995
Robertson presents the story of the McLaughlin family, entrepreneurs who began as poor immigrants and went on to create General…
Motors of Canada. The family members are portrayed, as well as the major events in the life of their company. 1995.Commodore: the life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
By Edward Renehan. 2008
Draws on previously unreleased documents to deliver what is arguably the definitive biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the nineteenth-century transportation tycoon…
who accumulated the largest private fortune in United States history. 2008.Confessions of a Street addict
By Jim Cramer. 2002
The author takes readers on the wild ride that is Wall Street, revealing how the game is played, who breaks…
the rules, and who gets hurt. Cramer takes us from his roots in the middle-class Philadelphia suburbs to Harvard, where he began managing money, and then to Goldman Sachs. He describes the life of a money manager: the frenetic pace, the constant pressure to outperform the market and other fund managers. c2002.Conrad and Lady Black: dancing on the edge
By Tom Bower. 2006
The rise and fall of media tycoon Conrad Black is rivalled in its spectacular extravagance only by the machinations of…
his social climbing wife, Barbara Amiel. Theirs is a story of overwhelming ambition and greed. Living beyond his means, he plundered Hollinger, a public company, and was charged with fraud and corruption. 2006.Closer to the sun: an autobiography
By Marq De Villiers, Garth Drabinsky. 1995
Garth Drabinsky traces his life and career as Canada's most successful impresario. He talks about his early career as an…
entertainment lawyer, and adventures as a film producer who worked with Hollywood's greatest stars. He also discusses his role in Cineplex Odeon, and his recent work in the live entertainment business with shows like "Show Boat," "Kiss of the Spider Woman," and "The Phantom of the Opera." c1995.Cold hard truth: on business, money & life
By Kevin O'Leary. 2011
Citizen Hughes: In His Own Words-how Howard Hughes Tried To Buy America
By Michael Drosnin. 1985
An account of millionaire Howard Hughes' last four years when he fought the Atomic Energy Commission, plotted to buy politicians,…
schemed against his business competitors and became even more disoriented. Shows Hughes' emotional instability during those years. 1985.