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Giannini, the son of Italian immigrants, started a small bank in California in 1904 that would one day grow into the Bank of America. Called “A.P.” by both friend and foe, Giannini was a feisty, hardworking entrepreneur who came to banking after a [...]
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This richly detailed, fascinating history of a professional life virtually defines a bygone ideal of public service. When Martin was appointed to the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System by President Harry Truman in 1951, the Fed had lost much of [...]
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Shelf Life is the unforgettable story of A.J. Scribante, who founded one of America’s most revolutionary marketing companies, by literally stocking grocery shelves with a succession of unlikely and seemingly unrelated items until he found something that worked.
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Shelf Life is [...]
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And you think youve got it rough? Young, wealthy, powerful and prominent one day and a robbed fugitive with a KGB contract out on his head the next, so has gone the life of Alex Konanykhin. Like they said it on 60 Minutes, Alex Konanykhin didnt only have KGB after him…He [...]
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Founder of the investment firm of Neuberger and Berman, an originator of no-load mutual funds and active on Wall Street since 1929, Neuberger, at age 94, has written both a memoir and an investment guide. Much of his book revolves around his love [...]
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The rise and fall of media tycoon Conrad Black and his journalist wife, Barbara Amiel, is one of the great stories of the modern business world. In Outrageous Fortune, London-based journalist Tom Bower reveals how Conrad and Lady Black used other people’s money to finance a billionaire’s lifestyle, winning friends and influence [...]
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Carl G. Fisher was an early 20th-century entrepreneur whose energy and gift for promotion carried him through a number of very successful and historically noteworthy ventures: He created the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway and its annual 500-mile race, and he was the motivating [...]
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This is the story of John Templeton’s life. Rather than a biography, it aims to present a description of a vision being realized, detailing how he journeyed from financial success to an understanding of the concept of spiritual progress.
Order Sir John Templeton; From Wall Street to Humility Theology: Robert L. [...]
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Drawing upon his previous investigative journalism articles and radio stories on this subject, Paterson explores the roots and rise of New Mexico’s chile industry. The author not only details the major players in New Mexico’s chile game, such as Roy Nakama and other [...]
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Molly Murphy’s House of Fine Repute held a top spot on “Restaurant Row” in Oklahoma City for almost twenty years. People traveled from around the world to enjoy the four-star dining experience, served by an illustrious wait staff that included Groucho Marx, Blackbeard, Killer Bee, and countless other characters of fame [...]
