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Chronicle of two expeditionary forces, one by land and one by sea, that wealthy fur merchant John Jacob Astor sent…
to present-day Oregon in 1810 to build a trading network and fulfill Thomas Jefferson's vision of a permanent West Coast settlement. 2014
Howard Buffett--a farmer and son of legendary investor Warren Buffett--chronicles his world travels on a philanthropic mission to give economic…
opportunities to the people most in need. Explains the ways that lessons from farming and agriculture helped him connect with the individuals he assists. Foreword by Warren Buffett. 2013
Former New York City advertising executive reflects on meeting a young black panhandler named Maurice in 1986 and the development…
of their friendship. Details her own youth as the daughter of an alcoholic and Maurice's dysfunctional home life. Focuses on how each transformed the other's life. 2011
Founder of Discovery Communications, the parent company of the Discovery Channel, shares his experiences in starting the company; successes such…
as The Deadliest Catch and Mythbusters; and failures, including a collaboration with the New York Times. Emphasizes his curiosity as crucial to his success. 2013
Cofounder of computer animation studio Pixar shares his views on what makes a successful manager. Born in 1945, Catmull discusses…
challenges he observed in Silicon Valley throughout the 1980s and the lessons he learned that allowed him to lead Pixar to its unprecedented success. 2014
Yale professor details the life of Frederick Bruce Thomas (1872-1928), who was born to former slaves in Mississippi, immigrated to…
Russia, and built and lost fortunes. Details his early life in the United States, his travels around Europe, and the businesses he built before dying penniless in Turkey. 2013
Chronicle of a year (September 2013-September 2014) in the life of television producer and show host Andy Cohen (born 1968).…
Details his work on his own talk show and on shows he produces, fitness efforts, adoption of a dog, personal and professional relationships, and travels. Strong language. Bestseller. 2014
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.
The remarkable biography of a mother of ten who stepped up to run her late husband’s ironworks in Victorian Wales.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 adventure. There would be ten children, and while John built up an immense commercial empire, Charlotte championed Welsh culture.Crucially, she taught herself John’s business from the inside. Over the years, she made the keenest observation of iron production, the fluctuations of the trade, and the engineering innovations. When John died in 1852, she was therefore uniquely placed to succeed him as head of the works—a remarkable position for a Victorian woman. She endeavored to introduce reforms, but also—rather to her dismay—had to weather a potentially destructive strike.But success came at a price. With her star seemingly in the ascendant, Lady Charlotte suddenly chose to abandon all, leave Wales, and marry her sons’ tutor. This book traces the ardent, creative years of her first marriage, explores her determination to preserve John’s legacy as a widow, and observes her growing devotion to the scholarly Charles Schreiber.
Investment fund manager Browder describes growing up in a family of dedicated communists (his grandfather was 1936 CPUSA presidential candidate…
Earl Browder), his early career in finance, investment work in Russia, the murder by police of his attorney, Sergei Magnitsky, after they challenged official corruption, and his quest for justice. 2015
The Savage Truth is the story of Greg Savage, his stellar career in recruitment and the lessons he has learned…
on leadership, business and life over a career spanning four decades.The Savage Truth is a must-read for next generation leaders and lovers of business biography. It is a book in two parts. The first part covers Greg's early life - the people and events that shaped him - and follows his career path, which took him from his hometown of Cape Town around the world before settling in Sydney, Australia. He gives an honest, open, often humorous account of his experiences, which reflect how much business has changed over the past 40 years. In the second part of the book, Greg distils his learnings into guidance and advice for his successors in the recruitment industry and, more broadly, to anyone working in business. He covers topics including building a personal brand, negotiating fees and margins, people leverage, performance management, 'Savage' leadership skills and preparing for exit towards the end of your career.Throughout his fascinating career, Greg has learned countless lessons in leadership, business and in life. One of his greatest achievements is his success as a communicator. Greg is one of the most highly respected voices across the global recruitment and professional services industries, speaking regularly to audiences around the world. An early adopter of social media for recruiters, Greg's industry blog, The Savage Truth (gregsavage.com.au/the-savage-truth), is a must-read in the recruitment industry. In November 2018, he was named one of LinkedIn's 'Top Voices'.
Journalist relates the life of Elon Musk (born 1971), founder of PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors. Discusses Musk's early life…
in South Africa, his interest in science fiction and practical applications of ideas presented, and his business ventures. Examines public and private reactions to him. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2015
Memoir of business commentator attempts to counter the point of view of such books as The Wolf of Wall Street…
(DB 78145) and Flash Boys (DB 78574). Discusses his first jobs in the 1980s and 90s, the attack on the Twin Towers, and the financial collapse of 2008. Strong language. 2015
Journalist profiles the life of Jacob Fugger (1459-1525), a German banker who helped fund many royal families and the Vatican,…
introduced the use of double-entry bookkeeping north of the Alps, consolidated financial records for diverse enterprises, and inadvertently prompted the Reformation. Examines his lasting financial and social legacies. 2015
Journalist recounts how, in 1920s Chicago, lawyer Leo Koretz enticed hundreds of people to invest $30 million (the equivalent of…
$400 million in the 2010s) in phantom timberland and nonexistent oil wells. Koretz vanished in 1923 when his scheme finally collapsed, but he was later found and sent to prison. 2015
Former chair of the Federal Reserve, who was appointed in 2006, reflects on the financial crisis that stretched from 2007…
to 2009 and the reactions and policies enacted by the Reserve. Discusses burgeoning awareness of the issues, acknowledgment of the crisis, and reasoning behind the decisions made. 2015
Mozart * Mary Shelley * Honore Daumier * Ulysses S. Grant * Einstein * Othmar Ammann * Helen Keller When…
you&’re in your twenties, life can seem full of obstacles. Where&’s that glorious career you dreamed of? How can you make your way past student debt, economic uncertainty, and other challenges of adulting? Respected advisor Robert L. Dilenschneider takes you into the pages of history to show how 25 fascinating and diverse twenty-somethings found their way and created their legacies.Elizabeth Kenny * Branch Rickey * Jackie Robinson * Coco Chanel * Golda Meir *Roberto Marinho * Do you think Albert Einstein had his science career together by his mid-20s? Actually, he was a clerk in a patent office. Maya Angelou became a beloved, acclaimed poet and writer after a string of odd jobs during her young adulthood. Steve Jobs was at the top of his game by age 25. But his beginnings were marked by adoption, displacement, bullying, and many more challenges lay ahead. This absorbing book examines the trajectories of iconic figures to reveal the choices that enabled them to fulfill their potential. Rita Levi-Montalcini * Edith Piaf * I.M. Pei * Akio Morita * Maria Tallchief * Maya Angelou * For those who are coming of age now, and for those who care about them and their futures, these eye-opening time capsules provide inspiration, instruction, and encouragement. Audrey Hepburn * Rudolf Nureyev * Sally Ride* Christa McAuliffe * Steve Jobs * Jean-Michel Basquiat Foreword by U.S. Ambassador Donald Blinken
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael D'Antonio profiles businessman and presidential candidate for the 2016 elections Donald Trump. D'Antonio examines Trump's methods…
in his pursuit of success, which he suggests are based on a feeling of superiority. He examines Trump's professional and personal lives, drawing on interviews with Trump and his family. 2015
Custom office-furniture maker and contributor to The New York Times's "You're the Boss" blog recounts his experiences during 2012 in…
a month-by-month format. Describes setting sales targets, experiences with employees, managing cash flow, engaging with customers, and the impact of running his own business on his family. 2015
Investigative journalist explores the life of business magnate Carlos Slim Helú. A child of Lebanese immigrants in Mexico, Carlos Slim…
rose to be one of the richest people in the world, according to Forbes, with a net worth of more than fifty billion dollars. Spanish language. 2015