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Cousins Maine Lobster
How One Food Truck Became a Multimillion-Dollar Business
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
"Required Reading," The New York Post
From the co-founders of the smash hit Cousins Maine Lobster food trucks comes a business book revealing to new entrepreneurs how the authors built their brand through integrity and authenticity.
In early 2012, Jim Tselikis visited L.A....
Good for the Money
My Fight to Pay Back America
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
In 2009, at the peak of the financial crisis, AIG - the American insurance behemoth - was sinking fast. It was the peg upon which the nation hung its ire and resentment during the financial crisis: the pinnacle of Wall Street arrogance and greed. When Bob Benmosche climbed aboard as CEO, it was widely...
The King of Madison Avenue
David Ogilvy and the Making of Modern Advertising
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2010
From the former CEO of Ogilvy & Mather, the first biography of advertising maverick David Ogilvy
Famous for his colorful personality and formidable intellect, David Ogilvy left an indelible mark on the advertising world, transforming it into a dynamic industry full of passionate, creative...
Prince of Darkness
The Untold Story of Jeremiah G. Hamilton, Wall Street's First Black Millionaire
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
In the middle decades of the nineteenth century Jeremiah G. Hamilton was a well-known figure on Wall Street. Cornelius Vanderbilt, America's first tycoon, came to respect, grudgingly, his one-time opponent. The day after Vanderbilt's death on January 4, 1877, an almost full-page obituary on the front...
Grinding It Out
The Making of McDonald's
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016
"He either enchants or antagonizes everyone he meets. But even his enemies agree there are three things Ray Kroc does damned well: sell hamburgers, make money, and tell stories." --from Grinding It Out
Few entrepreneurs can claim to have radically changed the way we live, and Ray...
The Bite in the Apple
A Memoir of My Life with Steve Jobs
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
An intimate look at the life of Steve Jobs by the mother of his first child providing rare insight into Jobs's formative, lesser-known years
Steve Jobs was a remarkable man who wanted to unify the world through technology. For him, the point was to set people free with tools to explore their...
Taking Down the Lion
The Triumphant Rise and Tragic Fall of Tyco's Dennis Kozlowski
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
As the widely-admired CEO of Tyco International, Dennis Kozlowski grew a little-known New Hampshire conglomerate into a global giant. In a stunning series of events, Kozlowski suddenly lost his job along with his favored public status when he was indicted by legendary Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau—it...
Beauty Queen
Inside the Reign of Avon's Andrea Jung
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
Andrea Jung, the glamorous former head of Avon, was arguably the world's most charismatic and effective CEO, credited with the astonishing turnaround of the venerable brand.
Avon's board was filled with tough-minded, successful CEOs and other high achievers, but when Jung walked into a room...
Fair Shot
Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
"...deeply felt and cogently argued...Hughes makes a powerful case that deserves a respectful hearing." —The Financial Times
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes argues that the best way to fight income inequality is with a radically simple idea: a guaranteed income for working people,...
by Gurbaksh Chahal
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2008
One of America's most successful young internet entrepreneurs tells his unique and inspiring story, and reveals the risks and rewards behind the sky's-the-limit possibilities of internet entrepreneurship.
Gurbaksh Chahal started the Internet advertising company ClickAgents from his bedroom...
Scrappy
Use Everything You Have, Trust Yourself, and Press the Reset Button for Success, the Lolly Wolly Doodle Way
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
Born from a hobby of sewing clothes for her daughters, Brandi Temple’s Lolly Wolly Doodle has grown into one of the largest online retailers of children’s and family clothing. Brandi’s transition from a full-time mom to selling in flea markets to establishing a wildly successful e-Bay store...
LIFE WITHOUT FOOD
Whatever a man believes in
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2015
Could you imagine your life without food? Well, some people can. Deepen your gaze into introspective and personal story of a man, who decided to change his unpleasant physical, health and mental state and became a special one! Author is overtly sharing his experience with the reader in a thoughtful...
A Colorful Way of Living
How to Be More, Create More, Do More the Vera Bradley Way
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
From the co-founder of the Vera Bradley empire, a practical and inspiring book that shows women how to awaken their full potential, at any age.
"This place could use some color!" That's what Barbara Bradley said to her friend Pat during an airport layover. It was 1982 and all the...
Banksy
The Man Behind the Wall
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
While hiding from the limelight, Banksy has made himself into one of the world's best-known living artists. His pieces have fetched millions of dollars at prestigious auction houses. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his film Exit Through the Gift Shop. Once viewed as vandalism, his work is...