Biography & History

The untold story of an eccentric Wall Street tycoon and the circle of scientific geniuses he assembled before World War II to develop the science for radar ...

From The Publisher: A Gripping, Groundbreaking Biography Of The Combative Man Whose Genius And Force Of Will Created Modern Capitalism. Founder Of A Dynasty...

A ferociously energetic, charming, and ruthless businessman, he had, by the age of forty, helped save the foundering auto giant Citroen, established France'...

. . . includes biographies of 116 people whom the authors considered 'historically most significant' from post-World War II to the present. Its introductio...

From its inauspicious beginnings amid Tokyo's bomb-scarred ruins to its role as the world's chief purveyor of electronics and mass culture, Sony's story is ...

From the finance editor of The New York Times, an examination of Bill Gates--one of the most powerful, fascinating, and contradictory figures of the past fo...

The True Story Behind the Events on 9/11 that Inspired Broadway’s Smash Hit Musical Come from Away When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were for...

From a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the troubling story of the rise of the processed food industry -- and how i...

This Book Is The Definitive Story Of Amazon.com, One Of The Most Successful Companies In The World, And Of Its Driven, Brilliant Founder, Jeff Bezos. Amazon...

In this delectable cookbook and memoir, sisters and stars of the hit TLC series DC Cupcakes inspire readers with their recipe for success: equal parts dete...

When a friend told Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank that, "You've just been hit in the ass by a golden horseshoe," they thought he was crazy. After all, both...

How to speed up business processes, improve quality, and cut costs in any industry In factories around the world, Toyota consistently makes the highest-qu...

Your time is limited. . . . have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.-Steve Jobs From the start, his path was never predictable. Steve Jobs wa...

This hardcover edition is available only in a premium, full-cloth binding. It will not ship with a dust jacket. New competitive realities have ruptured in...

The biggest business publication of 2009 — Branson's business secrets now in paperback.In Business Stripped Bare, Sir Richard Branson shares the inside tr...

GrubHub founder Mike Evans reveals the inside story of how he grew a multibillion-dollar behemoth that changed the way we eat. Hungry and tired one night, M...

Fortune Writer And Bestselling Author Of Inside Apple's Expose Of Uber, The Multi-billion Dollar Silicon Valley Upstart That Has Disrupted The Transportatio...

Legendary auto executive Lee Iacocca has a question for every American: Where have all the leaders gone? The most widely recognized business executive of ...

* Financial Times And Mckinsey Business Book Of The Year * Winner Of The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize​ * 800-ceo-read Business Book Of The Year * A New Yor...

A Startling Portrait Of Big Money, Big Politics, And Big Ambitions Follows The Checkered Fortunes Of The Morgan Empire From Victorian England To The Shores ...

Why is it that our current twenty-first century a.d. is so similar to the twenty-first century B.C.? At a time when religious fanaticism and a clash of civ...

An eminent expert on Japanese culture draws on unparalleled access to Sony's archives and executives to craft a revelatory portrait of the passions and loy...

Discover the underdog story of how America came to dominate beer stylistically in the second edition of Tom Acitelli's The Audacity of Hops: The History of ...

From Civil Rights To Ferguson, Franchise Reveals The Untold History Of How Fast Food Became One Of The Greatest Generators Of Black Wealth In America. Often...

Jack Welch's Straight From The Gut Was Once The Essential Primer For Managers, But Today's Leaders Need A New Playbook. In How Google Works, Eric Schmidt An...

Meet Blackwater USA, the powerful private army that the U.S. government has quietly hired to operate in international war zones and on American soil. With i...

This is a practical roadmap to modern day activism created by the brilliant minds behind the world's biggest campaigns including Colin Kaepernick, Emma Wats...

The Former Chairman Of The Federal Reserve Documents His Rise From A Southern Youth To Ivy League Professorships Prior To The 2007 Housing Bubble Burst, Det...

What's Passion Got To Do With It? -- Ask Yourself, What's The Big Idea? -- Get A Telescope, A Wide-angle Lens, And A Microscope -- Teach So You Can Learn --...

Hewlett-packard Is An American Icon, The Largest Information Technology Company In The World. The Bedrock Of Silicon Valley, It Employs More Than 300,000 Pe...

Four years after his #1 bestseller The Big Short, Michael Lewis returns to Wall Street to report on a high-tech predator stalking the equity markets. Flash...

Documents The Fierce Executive Battle For Control Of The Walt Disney Company, In An Account That Discusses How Michael Eisner Lost His Chairmanship And How ...

Michael Lewis. With A New Afterword--cover. Includes Index.Categories: Business & Money InvestingAnalysis & Strategy

Now in its Fifth Edition, this text provides a comprehensive and wellness-oriented approach to the theory and practice of gerontologic nursing. Organized ...

Welcome To Celebrity Culture In The Early Aughts: The Reign Of Perez Hilton, Celebrity Sex Tapes, And Dueling Tabloids Fed By Paparazzi Who Were Willing To ...

February 2016. Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Tareq Hadhad Was Worried About His Father: Isam Did Not Know What To Do With His Life. Before The War Began In Syria...

Michael Moritz And Barrett Seaman. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [331]-332.Categories: Literature & Fiction Humor & SatireSatire

Senior Editor, Sam Atkinson--copyright Page.Categories: Reference Encyclopedias & Subject GuidesBusiness

Power Failure: The Inside Story Of The Collapse Of Enron Follows The Story Of Enron From The Perspective Of Sherron Watkins, The Vice President Who Exposed ...

A fascinating and candid memoir about successful leadership from the former CEO of General Electric, named one of the "World's Best CEOs" three times by Bar...

In April of 2000, Gary Erickson turned down a $120 million offer to buy his thriving company. Today, instead of taking it easy for the rest of his life and...

An inspiring book for readers of Sheryl Sandberg and Arlene Dickinson Lisa Lisson’s life seemed perfect: she had married her high school sweetheart, appl...

Warren Buffett: The Life, Lessons & Rules For Success He’s been consistently voted one of the wealthiest people in the world.Time Magazine also voted...

Traces The History Of The Maybelline Cosmetics Company, From Its Inception By Founder Tom Lyle Williams To Its Growth Throughout The Twentieth Century As A ...

The history of Guinness, one of the world’s most famous brands, reveals the noble heights and generosity of a great family and an innovative business. It...

In this saga of brilliant triumphs and magnificent failures, David E. Hoffman, the former Moscow bureau chief for the Washington Post, sheds light on the hi...

It’s as Canadian as hockey and beer, and almost every town has at least one. Manyknow that it was hockey legend Tim Horton who opened the first Tim Horto...

For would–be entrepreneurs, innovation managers or just anyone fascinated by the special chemistry and drive that created some of the best technology co...