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Uncover the secret to financial success with advice from self-made millionaire Felix Dennis. Felix Dennis is an expert at proving people wrong. Starting as a college dropout with no family money, he created a publishing empire, founded Maxim magazine, made himself one of the richest people in...

The success of Starbucks is one of the most remarkable business stories in decades. Since 1987, the coffee merchant has grown from a single retail store on Seattle's waterfront to a company with more than 1,000 stores nationwide and a new one opening somewhere every business day. According to Fortune magazine, Starbucks "has changed everything...from our tastes to our language to the face of Main Street."

Before Bill Gross was known among investors as the Bond King, he was a gambler. In 1966, a fresh college grad, he went to Vegas armed with his net worth ($200) and a knack for counting cards. Ten thousand dollars and countless casino bans later, he was hooked, so he enrolled in business school. The Bond King is the story of how that whiz kid made American finance his casino.

From the cofounder of Square, an inspiring and entertaining account of what it means to be a true entrepreneur and what it takes to build a resilient, world-changing company In 2009, a St. Louis glassblowing artist and recovering computer scientist named Jim McKelvey lost a sale because he...

Gallo Be Thy Name is the portrait of an American dynasty, chronicling the family's history from Prohibition and the Great Depression to its roots in organized crime, its impact on the roiling farm labor movements of the 60s and 70s, and ultimately to its domination of America's wine market. The Gallos rode the turbulent currents of history to triumph, with iconic brothers Ernest and Julio steering the ship. But beneath the carefully polished surface of E. & J. Gallo Winery is a sweeping story of passion and power — swirling with rumors of murder.

New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR A New York Times technology and business reporter charts the dramatic rise of Bitcoin and the fascinating personalities who are striving to create a new global money for...

Financier Ronald O. Perelman is one of the richest men in America, building a personal business empire worth billions. Linked to society's most dazzling beauties, Perelman owns palatial estates in Palm Beach, East Hampton, Manhattan, Sun Valley, and Bel Air, plus an impressive art collection, a fleet of automobiles, and two G-4 jets. This first biography of the brilliant entrepreneur recounts the story behind Perelman's spectacular financial success and lavish lifestyle.

A title ranking the great 26 entrepreneurs of all time.

Explore the fascinating past, present, and possible future of Elon Musk’s SpaceX in this comprehensive history of the company. The private space industry’s consensus leader, SpaceX, headed by controversial billionaire Elon Musk, was worth an estimated $187 billion in 2023 while taking on...

The fifth in my series of audiobooks of highlights from my printed books. This one is 120 minutes from I'm Coming to Take You to Lunch, the story of how I arranged for Wham!, whom I managed, to go and play in China. This is Part One of the book.

Over the course of nearly two centuries, the innovations, mistakes, and scandals of different market participants have played an important role in shaping today's financial markets. Now, in 100 Minds that Made the Market, Ken Fisher delivers cameo biographies of these pioneers of American financial history. From Joe Kennedy's "sexcapades" to Jesse Livermore's suicide, this book details the drama, the dirt, and the financial principles of an amazingly inventive group of financial minds.

In the summer of 1987, Payam Zamani fled Iran. As a member of the Baha'i Faith, he had already survived years of religious persecution at the hands of Islamic fundamentalists. Taking the only path available to him, he escaped to Pakistan through the Emptiness Desert: a harrowing five-day trek through one of the hottest, driest, and most hostile regions on the planet. Twelve years later, he and his brother set records when the company they founded hit a $1.2 billion valuation on Wall Street.

By the time he was in Primary 5, Benny Se Teo was packing opium and running the packets to his father's opium den in Chinatown. At 15, Benny had his first puff of pot, then one night, he bought a straw of heroin and his troubles truly began. In jail after his umpteenth arrest, he began to bleed...

Este audiolibro está pensado para las personas que trabajan en el mundo de los negocios y que desean maximizar su potencial para obtener resultados óptimos. Cada una de estas leyes es indispensable para que puedas realizar tu potencial. La transgresión de cualquiera de estas leyes puede costarte meses de frustración y poco rendimiento. Mientras escuchas, tómate unos momentos con cada ley y evalúa honestamente tu conducta y comportamiento. Sólo necesitas una idea nueva para cambiar la dirección de tu vida.

Este livro é fruto da experiência de anos com pasta na mão, vendendo serviços e ideias, e como empresário, vendendo produtos aliado ao trabalho de vários anos atuando em consultoria, treinamentos e palestras de gestão, motivação e vendas. O princípio deste livro é motivar o leitor a buscar resultados, qualidade de vida, motivação e essencialmente ter prazer em vender e em trabalhar. O trabalho, quando é um prazer a vida é uma alegria, e quando é um dever a vida é uma escravidão. Este livro não é uma obra de ficção.

ONE DOLLAR MAN er den glemte historie om cykelsmeden, der udvandrede med immigrantskib fra København i 1900 med 30 dollars på lommen. Han kæmpede sig op fra bunden af det amerikanske samfund og blev en af USAs største og bedst betalte erhvervsfolk, inden han blev hentet til Washington DC for at hjælpe præsidenten. William S. Knudsen havde et usædvanligt talent for at organisere mænd og maskiner. Han satte samlebåndsproduktionen i system hos Ford, skabte bilmærket Chevrolets store succes og blev øverste direktør for General Motors med 250.000 ansatte.

「他人の暮らしに入り込む仕事」訪問介護員が寄り添う、家庭の事情、命の期限――あなたも女優になれますか？「誰かのケアをする」というキャパは重い障害のある息子たちを育てるとき、いっぱいになった。かわいいからこそ苦しかった。だから、たくさんの人に助けてもらった。介護職に就いて10年がすぎ、今度は親が認知症になり、その介護が必要になった。

How one baby blanket altered the course of this corporate trainer's life

James Harmon has always had a passion for ambitious causes. As a banker, he successfully advised corporations, like Starbucks, and helped them to become cultural institutions. Dabbling in the movie and music industries, he found meaning in funding the art he felt would make people happy and add to the public good. His unique perspective on investment led him to the Clinton White House as head of EXIM Bank and, eventually, to Egypt, where he represented the State Department shortly after the Arab Spring. Still ​"up and doing," today he co-chairs the board of the World Resources Institute.

From the former President and CEO of the United States Tennis Association—the first black woman and youngest person ever to hold the position—comes a behind-the-scenes look at the leadership skills involved in hosting the U.S. Open, the largest and most lucrative sports event in the...