Biography: business & industry books

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Penguin Special: The Life and Times of Allen Lane

Penguin Special: The Life and Times of Allen Lane

Author: Jeremy Lewis
ISBN: 9780141015965
Format: Paperback
$43.96

Talks about the era in which the masses were given access to what had previously been the preserve of a wealthy...  Read More >>

Jubilee Jim: The Life of Colonel James Fisk, JR.

Jubilee Jim: The Life of Colonel James Fisk, JR.

Author: Robert H Fuller
ISBN: 9781428631106
Format: Paperback
$118.67

How He Traveled With Van Amberg's Circus; Made A Fortune In Contraband Cotton, Lost It In Wall Street, Joined Jay...  Read More >>

Sanders Confectionery

Sanders Confectionery

Author: Greg Tasker
ISBN: 9780738540443
Format: Paperback
$58.05

For more than 130 years, there has been no sweeter word in Detroit than Sanders. The venerable confectioner was...  Read More >>

Others Thought I Could Lead

Others Thought I Could Lead

Author: James Avery, Sr ,  James S Avery
ISBN: 9781587365782
Format: Paperback
$55.31

As a corporate executive, James S. Avery did not simply open doors for black people in this country; he changed...  Read More >>

Ian Potter

Ian Potter

Author: Yule, Peter
ISBN: 9780522852523
Format: Hardback
$118.67

Urbane, charming and with a razor-sharp intellect, Ian Potter was a dominant figure in the Australian business world...  Read More >>

A Life in Writing: The Story of an American Journalist

A Life in Writing: The Story of an American Journalist...

Author: Charles Champlin
ISBN: 9780815608479
Format: Hardback
$65.87

"Turning his journalistic eye on his own life, the author offers a series of sketches that describes the events...  Read More >>

New Horizons: The Story of Federated Investors

New Horizons: The Story of Federated Investors

Author: Jeffrey L Rodengen ,  Ann Gossy
ISBN: 9781932022018
Format: Undefined
$105.47

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News Junkie

News Junkie

Author: Jason Leopold
ISBN: 9780976082248
Format: Paperback
$42.24

Reveals the parallel addictions of breaking a news story and scoring drugs. This book presents the cut-throat worlds...  Read More >>

Zhang Xin: On the Return to China

Zhang Xin: On the Return to China

Author: Ingrid Li
ISBN: 9780977472413
Format: Paperback
$33.51

Zhang--who grew up in poverty--represents a new breed of Chinese entrepreneurs, who are well-educated, and honed...  Read More >>

Landlord Tales: A Landlord's Journal of Chilling Stories

Landlord Tales: A Landlord's Journal of Chilling Stories...

Author: Sarah Laversa
ISBN: 9781424132331
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Landlord Tales is comprised of true short stories of residential and commercial tenants encountered while the author...  Read More >>

Flying High: How JetBlue Founder and CEO David Neeleman Beats the Competition... Even in the World's Most Turbulent Industry

Flying High: How JetBlue Founder and CEO David Neeleman...

Author: James Wynbrandt
ISBN: 9780471756989
Format: Paperback
$42.95

Flying High traces the incredible career of the founder and chairman of JetBlue, David Neeleman, from his teenage...  Read More >>

Left Bank Waltz

Left Bank Waltz

Author: Elaine Lewis
ISBN: 9781740513494
Format: Paperback
$29.99

It is difficult to describe the mixture of elation and pride one felt coming upon the Australian Bookshop in Paris,...  Read More >>

The Men Who Loved Trains: The Story of Men Who Battled Greed to Save an Ailing Industry

The Men Who Loved Trains: The Story of Men Who Battled...

Author: Rush Loving, Jr
ISBN: 9786613582300
Format: Electronic book text
$45.46

<p>A saga about one of the oldest and most romantic enterprises in the land-America's railroads-The Men Who Loved...  Read More >>

In the Shadow of Detroit: Gordon M. McGregor, Ford of Canada, and Motoropolis

In the Shadow of Detroit: Gordon M. McGregor, Ford of...

Author: David Roberts
ISBN: 9780814332849
Format: Hardback
$92.27

Part biography and part corporate history, this work investigates the life and career of Gordon M McGregor, who...  Read More >>

Billy, Alfred, and General Motors: The Story of Two Unique Men, a Legendary Company, and a Remarkable Time in American History

Billy, Alfred, and General Motors: The Story of Two...

Author: William PELFREY
ISBN: 9780814433874
Format: Paperback
$32.99

Billy, Alfred, and General Motors is the tale not just of the two extraordinary men of its title but also of the...  Read More >>

Confessions of a Norfolk Newshound

Confessions of a Norfolk Newshound

Author: Keith Skipper
ISBN: 9781854183774
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Journalism in the 60s and 70s was still a world of epic lunch hours, carbon paper, hot metal and eccentric bosses...  Read More >>

Golden Apples:  Six Simple Steps to Success

Golden Apples: Six Simple Steps to Success

Author: Bill Cullen
ISBN: 9780340838983
Format: Paperback
$24.99

The multi-millionaire businessman turned half a million copy-selling author of It's A Long Way From Penny Apples...  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: 9781846670077
Format: Paperback
$42.11

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

Gentleman of Substance: The Life and Legacy of John Redpath (1796-1869)

Gentleman of Substance: The Life and Legacy of John...

Author: Richard Feltoe
ISBN: 9781554880515
Format: Electronic book text
$36.93

John Redpath arrived in Canada, penniless, in 1816. From skilled stonemason, he became a wealthy entrepreneur in...  Read More >>

The Beginning of the End

The Beginning of the End

Author: W Ellis
ISBN: 9781845960568
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Walter Ellis grew up in East Belfast. He and his sister were not abused as children. Instead, he was sent to school...  Read More >>

Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons In Life

Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons In Life

Author: Richard Branson
ISBN: 9780753510995
Format: Paperback
$15.50

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The Legend of Electric Boat

The Legend of Electric Boat

Author: Jeffrey L Rodengen ,  Stanimira Stefanova
ISBN: 9781932022186
Format: Hardback
$105.47

The second edition of Serving the Silent Service: The Legend of Electric Boat, by noted industrial historian Jeffrey...  Read More >>

Confessions of a Municipal Bond Salesman

Confessions of a Municipal Bond Salesman

Author: Jim Lebenthal ,  Bernice Kanner
ISBN: 9780471771746
Format: Hardback
$65.87

Confessions of a Municipal Bond Salesman traces Jim Lebenthal's life journey from Hollywood reporter to renowned...  Read More >>

Tea with Einstein and other memories: Tea With Einstein and other memories

Tea with Einstein and other memories: Tea With Einstein...

Author: William Frankel
ISBN: 9781870015974
Format: Hardback
$102.83

This former newspaper editor reflects on life lived to the full  Read More >>

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