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Here's a biographical profile of Henry J. Kaiser, a great industrialist and philanthropist who had a profound impact on America's ability to prevail in World War II. People tend to regard the great American titans of the past as robber barons, men who made their fortunes off the backs of the oppressed, flaunting laws and living like nabobs while others had to scratch for a living.

John Carlton slyly refers to himself as “the most ripped-off writer on the Web”, and no one on the inside of the online business world disagrees. Other marketers also call John “the most respected writing teacher alive", and the list of well-known marketers who freely reference John as their primary mentor for writing sales messages is just staggering.

Business Stripped Bare, now available as an unabridged audiobook. From its creation as a mail-order record company to the literal launch of Virgin Galactic, today Virgin is one of the premier 'way-of-life' brands in the world, trusted and enjoyed by many millions of people. In Business Stripped...

With a Plan for Reducing U.S. Oil Dependency It’s never too late to top your personal best. Now eighty years old, T. Boone Pickens is a legendary figure in the business world. Known as the “Oracle of Oil” because of his uncanny ability to predict the direction of fuel prices, he built Mesa...

As one of the world's top salespeople for the Mary Kay Corporation, Gloria Mayfield Banks passionately inspires other independent consultants not just about sales, but also about leadership and how to achieve a balanced life that works for them. But life for Gloria didn't start out with success. Quantum Leaps shares how she overcame both personal and professional obstacles to achieve her dream one day at a time.

Bob Proctor, a star of the hit movie The Secret, is widely considered to be one of the greatest speakers in the world on the topic of prosperity. He has focused 40 years of his life around helping people create thriving lives, including spiritual awareness and rewarding relationships. Internationally know for his inspirational and motivational style, Bob has an incredible ability to help people get to the bottom of themselves and what it is they really want.

The New York Times bestseller by the most talked about woman in American business. For five and a half years, Carly Fiorina led Hewlett-Packard through major internal changes, the worst technology slump in decades, and the most controversial merger in high-tech history. Yet just as things were...

One of the great economists of the 20th century, Milton Friedman has always challenged the prevailing economic orthodoxy. At the same time, his work has become popular because it is engagingly written and because it helps in practical prediction. Thanks to Friedman, money is now regarded as a far more powerful factor than it had been before. It offers the prospect of permanently controlling the inflation that has become the most important economic problem of our age.

Beating the Odds is the improbable, inspiring autobiography of financial guru Eddie C. Brown, one of the nation's top stock pickers and money managers. It details how Brown skillfully kept Brown Capital Management afloat through the dot-com bust, 9/11, and the Great Recession. Born to a 13-year-old unwed mother in the rural South, this African-American investment whiz created a Baltimore-based financial firm that amassed more than $6 billion under management.

Brought to you by Penguin. Over his thirty-year career at Condé Nast, Nicholas Coleridge has witnessed it all. From the anxieties of the Princess of Wales to the blazing fury of Mohamed Al-Fayed, his story is also the story of the people who populate the glamorous world of glossy magazines...

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.

Это аудиокнига о компании, которая перевернула представления о том, какой должна быть космонавтика. О людях, которые, не имея права на ошибку, сделали невозможное. И о человеке, чьи идеи одновременно восхищают и раздражают, но неизменно двигают мир вперед. Двадцать лет назад SpaceX была маленьким стартапом, неспособным запустить даже одну ракету. Сегодня это корпорация, ежегодно отправляющая в космос более сотни миссий, мировой лидер и главный ускоритель технологической революции в отрасли. Как это стало возможным?

Павел Дуров — создатель Telegram и «ВКонтакте», бизнесмен-­визионер и энтузиаст блокчейна, почти мифологический цифровой кочевник и один из самых ярких технопредпринимателей. В ваших руках — его подлинная история. Дуров избегает интервью, не афиширует личную жизнь и строит глобальный бизнес по собственным правилам, но оказывается на передовицах газет по всему миру. После продажи доли во «ВКонтакте» он покинул Россию и запустил мессенджер, который стал символом приватности и свободы слова для сотен миллионов пользователей по всему миру.

Em Tudo ou nada, Malu Gaspar revela os bastidores, segredos e modus operandi do grupo X, de seu nascimento à bancarrota, e radiografa a excêntrica biografia de seu criador. Esta reedição do best-seller é acrescida de posfácio inédito. A história do império de Eike Batista, figura desde sempre controversa pela impetuosidade — ou temeridade — de seus projetos, é matéria de extensa investigação jornalística em Tudo ou nada.

When Michael Yang bought his first motorcycle, he was a teenager who’d just moved to America. He knew little English and had few friends. Still, whenever he rode that green Yamaha, he felt more in touch with life’s possibilities. The bike was stolen a few months later, but Yang never forgot the feeling. It wasn’t until later in life that Yang got back on a motorcycle. By then, he’d settled into Silicon Valley amidst the technology revolution; and founded, scaled, and sold a half-billion-dollar tech startup.

‘A gripping take on how fraud and scamming have become part of our everyday lives’ Laura Whateley For decades, we have thought of scammers as rogue actors – offshore con artists or opportunistic criminals who target the elderly, the ill-informed and the vulnerable, looking to gain access...

「燃えない街をつくりたい」――原宿、六本木、お台場。あの街の舞台裏に、この男あり。ラフォーレ原宿、アークヒルズ、六本木ヒルズ、ビーナスフォート――

Accidentally Sold the Business I Built is the raw, unfiltered story of an entrepreneur who started with ₹15,000, a 120-square-foot room, and a stubborn dream that education could be built with heart, not just capital. From delivering pizzas to survive his first failure, to building Intellect Educare into a movement that transformed thousands of lives through classrooms, blood donation camps, and child safety programs, Dr. Periasamy Pradeep's journey is anything but ordinary.

अलादीनच्या दिव्यातून येणारा राक्षस त्याच्या समोरची कोणतीही समस्या सोडवण्यासाठी हजर होतो, तसंच जगातल्या...

Elon Musk अंतरिक्ष यान बनाने वाली company SpaceX के संस्थापक, और दुनिया की सबसे अधिक मात्रा में electric cars बनाने वाली company, Tesla motors के CEO हैं...