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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and achievements of the head of the chocolate factory empire, describing his fatherless upbringing by a strict Mennonite mother, his failures with two early candy companies, and his construction of the utopian Hershey village.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Like the Rockefellers and the Kennedys, the Kochs are one of the most influential dynasties of the modern age, but they have never been the subject of a major biography... until now. Not long after the death of his father, Charles Koch, then in his early 30s, discovered a letter the family patriarch had written to his sons. 'You will receive what now seems to be a large sum of money,' Fred Koch cautioned. 'It may either be a blessing or a curse.'...
Author
Publisher
HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Keach Hagey, media reporter for the Wall Street Journal, reveals the fascinating and shocking life story of Sumner Redstone, and his now-crumbling media empire, from his early rise in Boston to the estate battle that has already begun"--
Author
Publisher
Merrifield Garden Center
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The real life story of a man who's so clearly focused on creating opportunity for others and himself that there's simply no way that he could fail. Every setback was merely another challenge. His life, a case study that shows that no matter who you are, no matter where you're from, no matter what folks think, it's up to you to respond to life, be humbled by nature and create the life of your dreams. -- back cover.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
LESSONS FROM A BOSS-LEVEL DISRUPTOR AND GAMING LEGEND Reggie Fils-Aim�e, retired President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America Inc., shares leadership lessons and inspiring stories from his unlikely rise to the top. Although he's best known as Nintendo's iconic President of the Americas-immortalized for opening Nintendo's 2004 E3 presentation with, "My name is Reggie, I'm about kicking ass, I'm about taking names, and we're about...
Author
Series
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Julius Rosenwald (1862-1932) rose from modest means as the son of a peddler to immense wealth at the helm of Sears, Roebuck. Yet his most defining legacy stands not upon his business acumen but on the pioneering changes he introduced to the practice of philanthropy. While few may recall Rosenwald's name--he refused to have it attached to the buildings, projects, or endowments he supported--his passionate support of Jewish and African American causes...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Silicon Valley icon and bestselling author Guy Kawasaki shares the unlikely stories of his life and the lessons we can draw from them. Guy Kawasaki has been a fixture in the tech world since he was part of Apple's original Macintosh team in the 1980s. He's widely respected as a source of wisdom about entrepreneurship, venture capital, marketing, and business evangelism, which he's shared in bestselling books such as The Art of the Start and Enchantment....
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Randolph's account of Bloomberg's life and time reads almost like a novel, a quintessentially American story. She explains the "machine" he invented that gave and continues to give instant access to an infinite amount of information to bankers and investors on how, what, and where to invest, and how it changed the financial universe. Randolph recounts one day not long ago when the Bloomberg machine briefly blipped and the whole world's financial marketplace...
15) Steve Jobs
Author
Language
English
Description
"Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years--as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues--Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones,...
Author
Publisher
All Points Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A detailed business biography of George Washington, focusing on his many innovations and inventions. George Washington: general, statesman, businessman? Most Americans don't know that Washington was the country's first true entrepreneur, responsible for revolutionizing several industries. In George Washington, Entrepreneur, John Berlau gives us a tour of Mount Vernon, explaining how our founding father is at the heart of American innovation. Some...
Author
Publisher
Harper Horizon
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Faith, family, hard work, and second chances are at the core of every great American story, and Jenny Doan's story is just that. In her new memoir, How to Stitch an American Dream, readers will discover the behind-the-scenes success story of the Missouri Star Quilt Company and Jenny's remarkable journey to overcome hardship, claim the abundance of family, and ignite the power of giving--all while revitalizing a small town along the way. Over the last...
Author
Publisher
Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands. In 1962, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed $50 from his father and created a company with a simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost athletic shoes from Japan. Selling...
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