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Short Tails And Treats From Three Dog BakeryShort Tails And Treats From Three Dog Bakery
Best Price: $3.49
I love what these guys have done with the dog treat industry. This book had more of a story to...
The Pre-Paid Legal Story: The Story of One Man, His Company, and Its Mission to Provide Affordable Legal Protection for EveryoneThe Pre-Paid Legal Story: The Story of One Man, His Company, and Its Mission to Provide Affordable Legal Protection for Everyone
Best Price: $4.50
Here is the real story behind Mr. Stonecipher's lawsuit: [...] The story is company...
Outrageous Fortune: The Rise and Ruin of Conrad and Lady BlackOutrageous Fortune: The Rise and Ruin of Conrad and Lady Black
Best Price: $5.74
Conrad Black has written extensively in reply to his critics and eagerly awaits his day in court...
Vernor's Ginger Ale (Images of America: Michigan)Vernor's Ginger Ale (Images of America: Michigan)
Best Price: $12.21
I was tickled pink to find this book. Being 80 years old, it brought back memories of my...
Father, Son & Co.: My Life at IBM and BeyondFather, Son & Co.: My Life at IBM and Beyond
Best Price: $10.00
This is a brilliant autobiography from one of the most talented business figures in last...


The Sparkling Story of Coca-Cola: An Entertaining History Including Collectibles, Coke Lore, and Calendar GirlsThe Sparkling Story of Coca-Cola: An Entertaining History Including Collectibles, Coke Lore, and Calendar Girls
Best Price: $8.79
This product arrived promptly and in brand-new condition as ordered. It was very nice and I'm...
The King of Cash: The Inside Story of Laurence TischThe King of Cash: The Inside Story of Laurence Tisch
Best Price: $28.73
The King of Cash: The Inside Story of Laurence Tisch By Christopher Winans "His net...
Starting From Scratch: Secrets from 21 Ordinary People Who Made the Entrepreneurial LeapStarting From Scratch: Secrets from 21 Ordinary People Who Made the Entrepreneurial Leap
Best Price: $5.98
This book is full of very inspirational stories. These 21 individuals all started from scratch...
The Theory of the Growth of the FirmThe Theory of the Growth of the Firm
Best Price: $39.00
The Theory of the Growth of the Firm is a classic book in management literature, and one that is...
The Dodge Brothers: The Men, The Motor Cars, And The Legacy (Great Lakes Books)The Dodge Brothers: The Men, The Motor Cars, And The Legacy (Great Lakes Books)
Best Price: $28.76
This book is truly a must-read gem. It is the first academic book about the Dodge Brothers. ...


The Economic Institutions of CapitalismThe Economic Institutions of Capitalism
Best Price: $14.90
I was searching for something about comparative organizational forms - such as how is Toyota...
Dossier: The Secret History of Armand HammerDossier: The Secret History of Armand Hammer
Best Price: $5.82
There exists an unusually wide breadth of opinions about Armand Hammer -- he almost won the...
In Pursuit of Shadows: A Career in CounterintelligenceIn Pursuit of Shadows: A Career in Counterintelligence
Best Price: $6.12
Spies, espionage, intelligence, counterintelligence, clandestine activity and surveillance:...
A View from the Roof: Lessons for Life & BusinessA View from the Roof: Lessons for Life & Business
Best Price: $3.99
Dr. Mackie is the true embodiment of the American Dream. His book provides an effective roadmap...
Fast Company: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Motorcycles in ItalyFast Company: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Motorcycles in Italy
Best Price: $3.63
"Fast Company," the first book by David M. Gross, is an amazingly rich and detailed...

Schwinn BicyclesSchwinn Bicycles
Best Price: $14.82
The legendary 100-year history of the best-known name in American bicycling. German immigrant...
Contractor Combatants: Tales of an Imbedded CapitalistContractor Combatants: Tales of an Imbedded Capitalist
Best Price: $5.12
This book is told from the first person perspective of a true American hero. It is action...
The Game Makers: The Story of Parker Brothers, from Tiddledy Winks to Trivial PursuitThe Game Makers: The Story of Parker Brothers, from Tiddledy Winks to Trivial Pursuit
Best Price: $3.90
Parker Brothers have made some of the most memorable games and the story of how they came up...
Profit with Honor: The New Stage of Market Capitalism (The Future of American Democracy Series)Profit with Honor: The New Stage of Market Capitalism (The Future of American Democracy Series)
Best Price: $5.89
Daniel Yankelovich is a social scientist who has also served on several corporate boards. That...
Klondikes, Chipped Ham, & Skyscraper Cones: The Story of Isaly'sKlondikes, Chipped Ham, & Skyscraper Cones: The Story of Isaly's
Best Price: $8.66
A must read for anyone who grew up in Western Pennsylvania or Eastern Ohio who remembers Isaly's...

The Oxford Handbook of Business History (Oxford Handbooks in Business & Management)The Oxford Handbook of Business History (Oxford Handbooks in Business & Management)
Best Price: $108.00
This Handbook provides a state-of-the-art survey of research in business history. Business...
Walt Disney The American DreamerWalt Disney The American Dreamer
Best Price: $11.47
Walt Disney has been described as complex, difficult to work with, and a workaholic. This book...
All Aboard : The Story of Joshua Lionel Cowen & His Lionel Train CompanyAll Aboard : The Story of Joshua Lionel Cowen & His Lionel Train Company
Best Price: $3.16
My grand-uncle, Mario Caruso, was the co-owner and co-founder of Lionel Trains along with Joshua...
Henry and Edsel: The Creation of the Ford EmpireHenry and Edsel: The Creation of the Ford Empire
Best Price: $6.00
Richard Bak is a long-time resident of Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan, and doubtless absorbed...
Be Our Guest (Disney Institute Leadership Series)Be Our Guest (Disney Institute Leadership Series)
Best Price: $16.97
An excellent book adaptable to almost any environment where customers are encountered. The...

BUILDING A COMPANY: ROY O. DISNEY AND THE CREATION OF AN ENTERTAINMENT EMPIREBUILDING A COMPANY: ROY O. DISNEY AND THE CREATION OF AN ENTERTAINMENT EMPIRE
Best Price: $5.10
I'm a big Disney fan. Having read "the animated man" all about Walt's life, I wanted...
La Era de las TurbulenciasLa Era de las Turbulencias
Best Price: $16.47
En La era de las turbulencias, Alan Greenspan hace recuento de su vida y sus experiencias...
Airline Without  A Pilot - Leadership Lessons/Inside Story of Delta's Success, Decline and BankruptcyAirline Without A Pilot - Leadership Lessons/Inside Story of Delta's Success, Decline and Bankruptcy
Best Price: $15.41
This book was a gift for my husband who works for Delta. He really enjoyed the book.
Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller CenterGreat Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center
Best Price: $0.42
Although a slow read, this book is well worth having in your history collection. It fills in...
Alwaleed: Businessman, Billionaire, PrinceAlwaleed: Businessman, Billionaire, Prince
Best Price: $6.69
There are many billionaries listed with Forbes. But in Saudi Arabia, Alwaleed rules. It is a...

Notes from Toyota-Land: An American Engineer in JapanNotes from Toyota-Land: An American Engineer in Japan
Best Price: $20.86
This is is a sophisticated and intelligent analysis of work, life and politics in Toyota-land....
A Big Life In AdvertisingA Big Life In Advertising
Best Price: $4.74
I love 1960s and 1970s advertising, so I enjoyed Mary Wells Lawrence's account of some of the...
War Paint: Madame Helena Rubinstein and Miss Elizabeth Arden, Their Lives, Their Times, Their RivalryWar Paint: Madame Helena Rubinstein and Miss Elizabeth Arden, Their Lives, Their Times, Their Rivalry
Best Price: $10.00
This book is a delight. War Paint gives us two biographies, a juicy bit of history, a slice...
The Baldwin Locomotive Works, 1831-1915: A Study in American Industrial Practice (Studies in Industry and Society)The Baldwin Locomotive Works, 1831-1915: A Study in American Industrial Practice (Studies in Industry and Society)
Best Price: $14.18
This is not a typical history of a locomotive builder. Many of us, and I confess that includes...
SOROS: The Unauthorized Biography, the Life, Times and Trading Secrets of the World's Greatest InvestorSOROS: The Unauthorized Biography, the Life, Times and Trading Secrets of the World's Greatest Investor
Best Price: $8.79
This book was a complete waste of money. Dr Seuss could have written better finance...

The Silicon Valley Edge: A Habitat for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Stanford Business Books)The Silicon Valley Edge: A Habitat for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Stanford Business Books)
Best Price: $13.77
This is an excellent book to describe all thinkable crosssections of Silicon Valley through...
Wal-Mart: The Bully of Bentonville: How the High Cost of Everyday Low Prices is Hurting AmericaWal-Mart: The Bully of Bentonville: How the High Cost of Everyday Low Prices is Hurting America
Best Price: $8.81
I did a rather intense research project on Wal-Mart during my senior year as a Political Science...
No Bull: My Life In and Out of MarketsNo Bull: My Life In and Out of Markets
Best Price: $5.99
This is probably the worst book on investing I have ever read. Firstly, Steinhardt does not...
No Limit: The Rise and Fall of Bob Stupak and Las Vegas' Stratosphere TowerNo Limit: The Rise and Fall of Bob Stupak and Las Vegas' Stratosphere Tower
Best Price: $8.74
stories of these types of guys are fascinating. His first hour ever in Vegas and he blows...
Philosophy and Practice of Organizational Learning, Performance, and ChangePhilosophy and Practice of Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change
Best Price: $25.88
In this book, the authors integrate the three dominant approaches to organizational...

MurdochMurdoch
Best Price: $13.50
Rupert Murdoch is one of the most interesting business men of our day. His growth at the Fox...
The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: *God Doesn't Think He's Larry EllisonThe Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: *God Doesn't Think He's Larry Ellison
Best Price: $1.91
I absoultly loved this book. I am currently recieving my MBA, and it gave me a whole new...
River RougeRiver Rouge
Best Price: $25.14
I ordered this book as a gift for my husband after a trip to Michigan and Ford Museum. He...
Threshold Resistance: The Extraordinary Career of a Luxury Retailing PioneerThreshold Resistance: The Extraordinary Career of a Luxury Retailing Pioneer
Best Price: $4.79
Arthur Taubman's "Threshold Resistance" provides a candid read about the rise of a...
Rising Tide : Lessons from 165 Years of Brand Building at Procter & GambleRising Tide : Lessons from 165 Years of Brand Building at Procter & Gamble
Best Price: $1.98
The book is excellent for those who really want to know about the strategy of a giant such as...

Half Luck and Half Brains: The Kemmons Wilson, Holiday Inn StoryHalf Luck and Half Brains: The Kemmons Wilson, Holiday Inn Story
Best Price: $44.44
After spending seven nights in a Holiday Inn, I picked up a copy of this book in the hotel gift...
The Five Dollar Day: Labor Management and Social Control in the Ford Motor Company, 1908-1921 (SUNY Series in American Social History)The Five Dollar Day: Labor Management and Social Control in the Ford Motor Company, 1908-1921 (SUNY Series in American Social History)
Best Price: $20.99
This is a wonderful former dissertation that became a good book, especially important now as we...
We Bought a Zoo: The Amazing True Story of a Young Family, a Broken Down Zoo, and the 200 Wild Animals That Changed Their Lives ForeverWe Bought a Zoo: The Amazing True Story of a Young Family, a Broken Down Zoo, and the 200 Wild Animals That Changed Their Lives Forever
Best Price: $16.47
Benjamin Mee decided to uproot his family and move them to an unlikely new home: a dilapidated...
Guts: 8 Laws of Business from One of the Most Innovative Business Leaders of Our TimeGuts: 8 Laws of Business from One of the Most Innovative Business Leaders of Our Time
Best Price: $8.00
Guts by Bob Lutz is a great insiders view of how Chrysler developed their innovative Platform...
The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made and Gave Away a FortuneThe Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made and Gave Away a Fortune
Best Price: $10.85
Chuck Feeney was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to a blue-collar Irish-American family during...

THE GO-GETTER: A Story That Tells You How to Be OneTHE GO-GETTER: A Story That Tells You How to Be One
Best Price: $4.94
Short, to the point, and teaches a lesson. This is the book that termed the phrase go-getter...
Work in Progress: Risking Failure, Surviving SuccessWork in Progress: Risking Failure, Surviving Success
Best Price: $1.59
Michael Eisner put out this book, which covers the first half of his tenure at the Disney...
Journal of a West India Proprietor (Oxford World's Classics)Journal of a West India Proprietor (Oxford World's Classics)
Best Price: $10.17
Matthew Lewis is best remembered as the author of the sensational Gothic novel The Monk. He was...
To Profit or Not to Profit: The Commercial Transformation of the Nonprofit SectorTo Profit or Not to Profit: The Commercial Transformation of the Nonprofit Sector
Best Price: $33.23
Nonprofit organizations are changing dramatically in the ways they are financed. They are...
The 18 Immutable Laws of Corporate Reputation: Creating, Protecting, and Repairing Your Most Valuable AssetThe 18 Immutable Laws of Corporate Reputation: Creating, Protecting, and Repairing Your Most Valuable Asset
Best Price: $4.93
This book is worth reading just to get a sense of the way the American public views business...

Wrestling with Starbucks: Conscience, Capital, CappuccinoWrestling with Starbucks: Conscience, Capital, Cappuccino
Best Price: $16.47
This is a great book. It is about so much more than Starbucks. It is about work life and the...
Around The Corporate Campfire: "How Great Leaders Use Stories To Inspire Success"Around The Corporate Campfire: "How Great Leaders Use Stories To Inspire Success"
Best Price: $19.95
Given a new role at work as a Change Agent, I am pursuing different approaches to my job and...
Car: A Drama of the American WorkplaceCar: A Drama of the American Workplace
Best Price: $10.00
I agree with several reviewers: no special interest in the car industry is required to enjoy...
Be My GuestBe My Guest
Best Price: $19.78
Okay, well, I claimed this book was an emetic in the book title, but actually it is so much more...
 
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