Biography: business & industry books

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E.H. Harriman: Railroad Czar

E.H. Harriman: Railroad Czar

Author: George F. Kennan
ISBN: 9781893122710
Format: Paperback
$92.27

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The First John Murray and the Late Eighteenth-Century London Book Trade

The First John Murray and the Late Eighteenth-Century...

Author: William Zachs
ISBN: 9780197261910
Format: Hardback
$253.44

This volume tells the vivid and fascinating story of the founder of one of London's major publishing houses. Dr...  Read More >>

Transit Talk: New York's Bus and Subway Workers Tell Their Stories

Transit Talk: New York's Bus and Subway Workers Tell...

Author: Robert W. Snyder ,  Pete Hamill
ISBN: 9780813525761
Format: Hardback
$92.40

A lively, compelling insider's look at the work and lives of New York City transit workers, told in their own words....  Read More >>

It Was Fun While it Lasted

It Was Fun While it Lasted

Author: A. J. Lane
ISBN: 9781870325677
Format: Paperback
$44.75

Hilarious account of a lightkeeper's antics on an isolated rock lighthouse  Read More >>

Dictionary of Literary Biography: Twentieth-century British Book Collectors and Bibliographers

Dictionary of Literary Biography: Twentieth-century...

Author: William Baker ,  Kenneth Womack
ISBN: 9780787630720
Format: Hardback
$792.00

This text systematically presents career biographies of 20th century British book collectors and bibliographers....  Read More >>

Against the Odds: The Public Life and Times of Louis Rasminsky

Against the Odds: The Public Life and Times of Louis...

Author: Bruce Muirhead
ISBN: 9781282003088
Format: Electronic book text
$152.06

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Trespassing

Trespassing

Author: Gwendolyn M Parker
ISBN: 9781299887220
Format: Electronic book text
$29.04

Parker's compelling memoir offers a revealing glimpse inside corporate America through the eyes of a black woman...  Read More >>

Bill Gates Speaks: Insight from the World's Greatest Entrepreneur

Bill Gates Speaks: Insight from the World's Greatest...

Author: Janet Lowe ,  Janet Lowe
ISBN: 9780471293538
Format: Hardback
$82.95

Bill Gates, Speaks chronicles the voice and visions of the man, using pithy, original quotes compiled from speeches,...  Read More >>

Andrew Jackson Higgins and the Boats that Won World War II

Andrew Jackson Higgins and the Boats that Won World...

Author: Jerry E. Strahan
ISBN: 9780807123393
Format: Paperback
$65.87

This biography is about Andrew Jackson Higgins who designed the LVCP and the first effective tank landing craft,...  Read More >>

Man from Babel

Man from Babel

Author: Eugene Jolas ,  Andreas Kramer
ISBN: 9780300075366
Format: Hardback
$109.95

The autobiography of Eugene Jolas is the story of a man who, as the editor of the expatriate American literary magazine...  Read More >>

Correspondence Of Lord Overstone

Correspondence Of Lord Overstone

Author: D.P. O'Brien
ISBN: 9781855066243
Format: Hardback
$1056.00

This text provides a transcription of some 923 letters to and from Samuel Jones Loyd, Lord Overstone, between 1804...  Read More >>

Transit Talk: New York's Bus and Subway Workers Tell Their Stories

Transit Talk: New York's Bus and Subway Workers Tell...

Author: Robert W. Snyder ,  Pete Hamill
ISBN: 9780813525778
Format: Paperback
$57.95

A lively, compelling insider's look at the work and lives of New York City transit workers, told in their own words....  Read More >>

My Vast Fortune: An Investor's Fiscal Triumphs and Money Misadventures

My Vast Fortune: An Investor's Fiscal Triumphs and Money...

Author: Andrew P Tobias
ISBN: 9780156006224
Format: Paperback
$42.21

The author of the million-copy bestseller ""The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need"" tells the hilarious, sometimes...  Read More >>

Tyson: from Farm to Market

Tyson: from Farm to Market

Author: Marvin Schwartz
ISBN: 9781557281890
Format: Hardback
$79.07

Marvin Schwartz chronicles the story of Tyson Foods and its impact on both the business community and the poultry...  Read More >>

Forbes Greatest Technology Stories: Inspiring Tales of the Entrepreneurs and Inventors Who Revolutionized Modern Business

Forbes Greatest Technology Stories: Inspiring Tales...

Author: Jeffrey S. Young
ISBN: 9780471243748
Format: Hardback
$105.47

Backed by Forbes' excellence both in reporting as well as in writing, this book follows on the success of the blockbuster...  Read More >>

Economics & Life

Economics & Life

Author: Herbert Stein (A. Willis Robertson Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Virginia, USA)
ISBN: 9780844740843
Format: Paperback
$23.95

After 65 years as a student, teacher, presidential adviser and commentator, Herbert Stein has collected, in this...  Read More >>

Assignment Homicide, Behind the Headlines: A Woman Reporter in New York City in the 1940's

Assignment Homicide, Behind the Headlines: A Woman Reporter...

Author: Jeanne Toomey
ISBN: 9780865342712
Format: Hardback
$60.59

In New York City in 1948, a dozen or so reporters founded the New York Press Club to improve relations between newspapermen...  Read More >>

Economics & Life

Economics & Life

Author: Herbert Stein (A. Willis Robertson Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Virginia, USA)
ISBN: 9780844740836
Format: Hardback
$46.95

After 65 years as a student, teacher, presidential adviser and commentator, Herbert Stein has collected, in this...  Read More >>

Snapshots From Hell: Making of an MBA

Snapshots From Hell: Making of an MBA

Author: Peter Robinson
ISBN: 9781857880786
Format: Paperback
$42.24

"This work is an attempt to provide an answer to the paramount question every prospective student asks, ""What is...  Read More >>

Churchill on Leadership: Executive Success in the Face of Adversity

Churchill on Leadership: Executive Success in the Face...

Author: Steven F. Hayward
ISBN: 9780761514404
Format: Paperback
$29.99

Today's business leaders and entrepreneurs have a lot to learn from Winston Churchill. Churchill is seen here as...  Read More >>

Wildest Dreams: a Selective Memoir: A Selective Memoir

Wildest Dreams: a Selective Memoir: A Selective Memoir...

Author: Michael Wilding
ISBN: 9780702230196
Format: Paperback
$50.03

Professor Michael Wilding, English Department, University of Sydney, is probably one of the best known, respected...  Read More >>

Cautious Visionary: Cordell Hull and Trade Reform, 1933-37

Cautious Visionary: Cordell Hull and Trade Reform, 1933-37...

Author: Michael A. Butler
ISBN: 9780873385961
Format: Hardback
$102.96

Cordell Hull's persistence and legislative experience were determining factors in the development of the Trade Agreements...  Read More >>

European Economists of the Early 20th Century, Volume 1: Studies of Neglected Thinkers of Belgium, France, The Netherlands and Scandinavia

European Economists of the Early 20th Century, Volume...

Author: Warren J. Samuels
ISBN: 9781858980881
Format: Hardback
$435.25

This text presents 17 specially commissed essays on the often forgotten figures in the European history of economic...  Read More >>

A Propensity to Self-Subversion

A Propensity to Self-Subversion

Author: Albert O. Hirschman
ISBN: 9780674715585
Format: Paperback
$76.95

In these 20 essays Hirschman casts his sharp analytical eye on his own ideas, questioning and qualifying some of...  Read More >>

All-American Anarchist: Joseph A.Labadie and the Labor Movement

All-American Anarchist: Joseph A.Labadie and the Labor...

Author: Carlotta R. Anderson
ISBN: 9780814327074
Format: Hardback
$100.19

This biography chronicles the life and work of Joseph A. Labadie (1850-1933) - Detroit's prominent labour organizer...  Read More >>

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