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The original American entrepreneur! One of the great historical business leaders shares his observations on making money. A must-listen for anyone interested in business.

Ruth Elias, a Jewish woman who was taken to Auschwitz while several months pregnant, recounts her challenging and unthinkable story of confronting perhaps the most agonizing choice so that she and her newborn infant would not die. Taken for Nazi medical experimentation, she confronted the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele and saved the life of not only herself but her child as well.

Here is the story of a mechanically inclined farm boy who turned the automobile from a toy for the wealthy, into a necessity for modern life.

This biography approaches the story of Henry Ford in the context of his world. For example, roads were as much a factor for cars, as the car was for roads. The farmer would not risk his livelihood on a Ford internal combustion tractor until the engine proved itself in his Sunday car.

Der Salierkaiser Heinrich IV. (1056-1106) musste sich gegen Vormünder und die Großen im Reich durchsetzen, sah sich in Gregor VII. einem übermächtigen Reformpapst gegenüber...