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Author
Publisher
Meridian Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 246 oages L illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
From mental hospital to millionaire. Everyone told Jonathan Beskin that his ideas would never work, his business would never succeed, and he would be a failure. He endured bullying and abuse from family, peers, teachers, and even doctors, but refused to believe them.
The Least Likely Millionaire is a triumphant memoir of overcoming crippling anxiety, toxic parenting, and a total lack of support to start and build a wildly successful company in...
7) A wild idea
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 353 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents the story of Douglas Tompkins, founder of The North Face, who sold his stake in the company and used his fortune to protect over twenty-five million acres of land in South America from development.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 352 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The founder of Starbucks shares his untold personal story--from his childhood in Brooklyn's housing projects to his rise as a business icon--and lays out his vision for how companies can improve their social impact.
9) Elon Musk
Author
Language
English
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Description
"From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era--a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. Oh, and took over Twitter"--
As a kid in South Africa, Musk was regularly beaten by bullies; he once was in the hospital for a week after...
11) Donald Trump
Author
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Learn about the United States 45th President, Donald Trump.
Author
Publisher
All Points Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 329 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A Rosetta Stone for understanding Donald Trump's style, mindset, and every action, made up of over one hundred interviews with his closest associates and adversaries over the last 15 years." -- From Amazon.com summary.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 270 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The charismatic, accessible, and down-to-earth CEO of Dunkin' Brands (Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins) shows how positive pushback--the discipline of "questioning everything without trashing anyone"--Provides a unique, results-oriented way to lead an organization to prosperity.
Author
Publisher
J. Wiley
Pub. Date
©1997
Physical Desc
vii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
For the first time and in his own hard-hitting style, Michael Bloomberg offers an intimate look at the mind and personality behind the Bloomberg logo. In Bloomberg by Bloomberg, he combines personal reminiscence with penetrating insight into the ceaseless, worldwide demand for fast, accurate financial information. He describes in vivid detail his early Wall Street career; both the victories and frustrations, including a personal account of what it...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1914 Henry Ford and naturalist John Burroughs visited Thomas Edison in Florida and toured the Everglades. The following year Ford, Edison, and tire maker Harvey Firestone joined together on a summer camping trip and decided to call themselves the Vagabonds. They would continue their summer road trips until 1925, when they announced that their fame made it too difficult for them to carry on. Although the Vagabonds traveled with an entourage of...
16) Rigged
Author
Publisher
Harper Audio
Pub. Date
℗2007
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
7 audio discs (8 1/2 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From the author who brought you the massive New York Times bestseller Bringing Down the House, this is the startling rags-to-riches story of an Italian-American kid from the streets of Brooklyn who claws his way into the wild, frenetic world of the oil exchange. After conquering the hallowed halls of Harvard Business School, he enters the testosterone-laced warrens of the Merc Exchange, the asylumlike oil exchange located in lower Manhattan. A place...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Chunky Monkey. Cherry Garcia. Phish Food. Truffle Kerfuffle. Chubby Hubby. Legendary ice cream makers Ben & Jerry are behind some of the wackiest, tastiest flavors we all know and love. It all began in 1965 when two groovy guys, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, met when they were twelve years old. Ben liked art, Jerry liked science, and they both loved food... especially ice cream! They eventually started a business together, and with no idea how...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's ascent to power and the global impact of the empire he built. The film also investigates the darker side of the company's rapid growth: worker exploitation, product safety problems, and surveillance; as well as the challenge of trying to rein in the power of the richest man in the world.
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Throughout his life, basketball superstar Earvin Magic Johnson has met both challenges and opportunities with perseverance and leadership. Dubbed "Magic," Johnson blazed a spectacular career in basketball. His play with the Los Angeles Lakers as point guard alongside center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, as well as his epic rivalry with the Boston Celtics forward Larry Bird, marked a legendary era in the NBA. In 1991, Magic announced he had tested positive...
20) Rickenbacker
Author
Publisher
Prentice-Hall
Pub. Date
[1967]
Physical Desc
458 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Rickenbacker was one of the earliest race car drivers on the national circuit, competing against all the greats of that sport's infancy and eventually owning and running the Indianapolis Speedway. During World War I, he joined up, was sent to France with General Pershing's American Expeditionary Forces, and finally worked his way into the Air Services. He battled in the skies with Baron Manfred von Richtofen's Flying Circus, flew the most perilous...
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