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By L. A. C. O Hunt, Barbara Hunt. 1983
Memoirs of a northern trader turned civil servant. Mr. Hunt came to Canada in 1928 with the Hudson's Bay Company…
and travelled all over the North. He describes how the region evolved over time and bemoans the attempts to apply the southern values to northern situations. 1983.By Gordon Pitts. 2000
Dramatic stories of twelve business families and the trials and triumphs each has faced in trying to maintain their dynasty.…
Some of Canada's most prominent business families describe the successes and failures of their empires at the hands of family members. 2000.By James King. 1999
Though officially a biography of the head of publishing house McClelland & Stewart, this book is equally about business and…
the Canadian literary scene. Jack McClelland was credited with introducing many well-known authors to Canada and the rest of the world, including Margaret Atwood, Pierre Berton, Irving Layton, Mordecai Richler and Margaret Laurence. The book reveals him to also be a fervent nationalist, devoted family man and perpetrator of often wild stunts that brought attention to his company's books. Some strong language.By Peter C Newman. 1982
Renowned owner of a bargain emporium, three theatres, and a string of restaurants, Ed Mirvish has lived his life from…
"rags to riches." Mirvish holds a number of honourary degrees and is a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, but he started business as a school drop-out. Spiced with anecdotes and historical tidbits, Mirvish tells the story of his life, and provides 121 lessons he has learned along the way. 1993.By Sarah Hartley. 2001
The entrepreneurial daughter of a Hungarian Jewish immigrant, looking for ways of supporting herself, Phyllis Pearsall decided to remedy the…
unmapped muddle that was London in the mid-1930s. This biography tells of the woman who single-handedly created the publishing phenomenon of the London A-Z. 2001.By L. Ian MacDonald, Leo Kolber. 2003
For thirty years, Leo Kolber was head of the Bronfman family trust and their real estate firm, as well as…
being a personal friend of Bronfman sons Charles and Edgar. Senator, senior bagman for the Liberals, company director, and philanthropist, he tells his story of a man of influence at the centres of power in business and politics in Canada. 2003.By Michael Lewis. 2000
By Gordon Pitts. 2002
In Canada, five media corporations dominate everything from newspapers to cable to Internet access: Rogers, CanWest, Shaw Communications, BCE, and…
Quebecor. Here is a look at the men who have directed these corporations, as well as speculation on the future of these multimedia empires. Some strong language. 2002.By James Marcus. 2004
By Charles Harvey, Jon Press. 1996
William Morris' contributions to the worlds of art history and design, socialism and socialist thought, literary criticism and business were…
not always fully appreciated while he was alive, but a look backwards reveals a man of many achievements. Here his early influences and later accomplishments are examined in a series of essays, several of which were previously published in scholarly journals. 1996.By Samuel Smiles.
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.By Joy L Santink. 1990
This business biography of Timothy Eaton, who opened his first dry goods store in Toronto in 1869, is also a…
history of the retail trade in Canada. An Irish immigrant with little formal education, this visionary man had a major impact on Canada's culture.By Conrad Black. 1993
Beginning with his school days and his years as a small town newspaper publisher, Canadian financier Conrad Black describes his…
rise to the head of an international media empire. Black comments on his controversial business dealings, personalities he has known, and his involvement in politics. 1993.By Conrad Black. 2011
In 2004, Black was fired as chairman of Hollinger International after he and his associates were accused of fraud. He…
describes his indictment, four-month trial in Chicago, partial conviction, imprisonment, and largely successful appeal. Woven throughout are Black's views on politics, corporate governance, the U.S. justice system, friendships, his Roman Catholic faith, and his marriage to Barbara Amiel. c2011.