Biography: business & industry books

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John Kenneth Galbraith

John Kenneth Galbraith

Author: Richard Parker
ISBN: 9780226646770
Format: Paperback
$42.75

In the first full-length biography of Galbraith and his times, Parker provides not only a nuanced portrait of this...  Read More >>

Wreck, Rescue and Salvage

Wreck, Rescue and Salvage

Author: Dick Jolly
ISBN: 9781904445425
Format: Paperback
$43.96

A rare insight into the little-known world of deep-sea towing and marine salvage  Read More >>

Lone Star: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Dan Rather

Lone Star: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Dan Rather...

Author: Alan Weisman
ISBN: 9780471792178
Format: Hardback
$32.95

Alan Weisman has come as close as anyone to unraveling one of the big mysteries of the television age: who is the...  Read More >>

The Accidental Investment Banker: Inside the Decade That Transformed Wall Street

The Accidental Investment Banker: Inside the Decade...

Author: Jonathan A. Knee
ISBN: 9780195307924
Format: Hardback
$131.87

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My Life and Work (1922)

My Life and Work (1922)

Author: Mrs Henry Ford ,  Samuel Crowther
ISBN: 9781594621987
Format: Paperback
$57.95

What is the idea? The beginning; What I learned about business; Starting the real business; Secret of manufacturing...  Read More >>

Adam Smith, Radical and Egalitarian: An Interpretation for the 21st Century

Adam Smith, Radical and Egalitarian: An Interpretation...

Author: Iain McLean
ISBN: 9780748623525
Format: Hardback
$80.21

This book aims to show that Adam Smith (1723-90), the author of The Wealth of Nations, was not the promoter of ruthless...  Read More >>

Joe Wilson and the Creation of Xerox

Joe Wilson and the Creation of Xerox

Author: Charles D Ellis
ISBN: 9786610549900
Format: Electronic book text
$147.58

Charley Ellis has written a magnificent portrait, capturing the indomitable spirit of Joe Wilson and his instinctive...  Read More >>

Dear Bill: A Memoir

Dear Bill: A Memoir

Author: W. F. Deedes
ISBN: 9780330354103
Format: Paperback
$36.83

The fully updated memoirs of one of the most beloved figures in the British media  Read More >>

In Pursuit of Shadows: A Career in Counterintelligence

In Pursuit of Shadows: A Career in Counterintelligence...

Author: Thomas M Slawson
ISBN: 9781844016952
Format: Paperback
$28.91

"Spies, espionage, intelligence, counterintelligence, clandestine activity and surveillance: these are not just...  Read More >>

Across the Shallow Waters - The Life and Times of a Marks & Spencer Manager

Across the Shallow Waters - The Life and Times of a...

Author: Reg Clark
ISBN: 9781846670251
Format: Hardback
$46.55

This autobiography chonicles the life, loves and trials of a British businessman from early boyhood during World...  Read More >>

Jackie Robinson: Race, Sports and the American Dream

Jackie Robinson: Race, Sports and the American Dream...

Author: Joseph Dorinson ,  Joram Warmund
ISBN: 9780765603180
Format: Paperback
$114.00

This anthology discusses Jackie Robinson's early years, his life and baseball glory as a Brooklyn Dodger, his relationship...  Read More >>

Nobody's Child

Nobody's Child

Author: Kate Adie
ISBN: 9780340838013
Format: Paperback
$26.99

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Whicker’s War

Whicker’s War

Author: Alan Whicker
ISBN: 9780007205080
Format: Paperback
$19.99

Alan Whicker is quite simply a legend. A visionary and master of his craft, his television shows from the fifties...  Read More >>

Liar's Poker: From the author of the Big Short

Liar's Poker: From the author of the Big Short

Author: Michael Lewis
ISBN: 9780340839966
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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A Passion to Succeed

A Passion to Succeed

Author: David Singh
ISBN: 9781550227505
Format: Paperback
$52.67

David Singh's inspiring story of his rise from abject poverty in the Third World to become the leader of Fortune...  Read More >>

Samuel May Williams Home

Samuel May Williams Home

Author: Tshaother
ISBN: 9780876111253
Format: Paperback
$26.27

Built in the winter of 1839-1840, this house, and the Texas pioneer who inhabited it, are the central focus of this...  Read More >>

Breed So Rare

Breed So Rare

Author: Carleton-D
ISBN: 9780876111666
Format: Hardback
$105.47

"No Texas archetype is more indelibly stamped on the public perception than the Texas oil man--a shrewd, flamboyant...  Read More >>

The Boy from Altheimer: From the Depression to the Boardroom

The Boy from Altheimer: From the Depression to the Boardroom...

Author: William H. Bowen
ISBN: 9781557288189
Format: Paperback
$32.00

Bill Bowenas memoir deals with many of the most important events and years in Arkansas history in the twentieth...  Read More >>

Jay Cooke's Gamble: The Northern Pacific Railroad, the Sioux, and the Panic of 1873

Jay Cooke's Gamble: The Northern Pacific Railroad, the...

Author: M. John Lubetkin
ISBN: 9780806137407
Format: Hardback
$79.07

In 1869, Jay Cooke, the idiosyncratic American banker, decided to finance the Northern Pacific, a transcontinental...  Read More >>

The Liberty Seekers An American Saga: A History of the Hughes Family and Fortune

The Liberty Seekers An American Saga: A History of the...

Author: Howard Robard Hughes III ,  Howard Robard Hughes III
ISBN: 9781419639784
Format: Paperback
$42.21

The author, Howard R. Hughes III, an eleventh generation American and legitimate son of famed Howard R. Hughes Junior,...  Read More >>

Julius Rosenwald: The Man Who Built Sears, Roebuck and Advanced the Cause of Black Education in the American South

Julius Rosenwald: The Man Who Built Sears, Roebuck and...

Author: Peter M. Ascoli
ISBN: 9780253347411
Format: Hardback
$92.40

A biography of an American businessman and philanthropist, this book offers a portrait of Julius Rosenwald. It provides...  Read More >>

The Pursuit Of Happyness

The Pursuit Of Happyness

Author: Chris Gardner
ISBN: 9780060744861
Format: Hardback
$50.00

Gardner goes from the highs of landing an apprenticeship on Wall Street to the nadir of being homeless with a toddler...  Read More >>

My Life and Work

My Life and Work

Author: Henry Ford ,  Samuel Crowther
ISBN: 9781599869681
Format: Paperback
$39.57

This is Henry Ford's most revealing insights into his philosophy of both business and life. Discover how Henry Ford...  Read More >>

Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Changed America

Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick,...

Author: Les Standiford
ISBN: 9781400047680
Format: Paperback
$39.60

From the author of ""Last Train to Paradise"" comes the history of two founding fathers of American industry--Andrew...  Read More >>

The Glass Castle: The New York Times Bestseller - Two Million Copies Sold

The Glass Castle: The New York Times Bestseller - Two...

Author: Jeannette Walls
ISBN: 9781844081820
Format: Paperback
$22.99

Walls has carved a story with precision and grace out of one of the most chaotic, heart-breaking childhoods... This...  Read More >>

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