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At Massive Entertainment, a Ubisoft studio, a key division of one of the largest, most influential companies in gaming, Managing Director Polfeldt has had a hand in some of the biggest video game franchises of today, from Assassin's Creed to Far Cry to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Reviews"We mutually enjoyed successful years as you have set forth in your book Kialoa US-1: Dare to Win. The bond of friendship between two racing sailors and their synergistic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982194475Author Dick EbersolFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 231g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781455622320Author Kathy FinnFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Pelican Publishing CoPublisher Pelican Publishing CoWeight(grams) 0g

An ambitious, intelligent, and very readable guide to understanding our present and our future."-Harry Beckwith, author of Selling the Invisible No one can foretell the future. Or can they? There are many who purport to-and they are making a fortune...

The first in-depth look at one of the world's richest-and most secretive-businessmen Though his wealth is certainly no secret, the world's fourth richest man remains an enigma. Paul Allen made his fortune as Bill Gates's partner in Microsoft,...

A classic American success story with a twist Like J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie, Marshall Field was one of the overlords of triumphant capitalism in the Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century. However, his phenomenal wealth...

A fascinating biography of the visionary behind the shareholder activist movement "Bob Monks is a truly rare creature, not only a businessman turned political activist, which is rare enough, but an activist in and on behalf of business, which makes...

This is a comprehensive biography of Clarence Charles Hatry, 1888-1965, an enigmatic and charismatic public figure. Hatry was the son of Jewish immigrant parents who became a company promoter and whose companies collapsed in 1929, leading to a crash on...

In Business and Society: Building Skills and Awareness for the Workplace, students learn how business, when handled with integrity, can make a positive impact on society and its stakeholders. Students explore the role of business organizations in society...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781740311021Author Steve DabkowskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint John Wiley & Sons Australia LtdPublisher John Wiley & Sons Australia...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998293431Author Tariku BogaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Dual PublisherPublisher Dual PublisherWeight(grams) 142g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982701911Author Elizabeth Thalhimer SmarttFormat HardbackPage Count 274Imprint Dementi Milestone PublishingPublisher Dementi Milestone...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888390561Author Tom HookFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,CanadaPublisher Hancock House Publishers Ltd...

Twilight on the Bay: The Excursion Boat Empire of B. B. Wills tells the story of one man's effort to sail against the tide. In 1934 when Benjamin Bowling Wills purchased a fifty-year-old Hudson River steamboat to bring passengers to an amusement park he...

Today, the Chesapeake Bay watermen's way of life is under pressure to survive. Captain Larry Simns has worked as a commercial fisherman in the waters of Maryland for nearly sixty years, serving as President of the Maryland Watermen's Association since...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789881900272Author John HungFormat HardbackPage Count 312Imprint Blacksmith BooksPublisher Blacksmith BooksWeight(grams) 253g

The trials and tribulations of a Canadian business titan during a fascinating period in 19th-century Quebec. A Mind at Sea is an intimate window into a vanished time when Canada was among the world's great maritime countries. Between 1856 and 1877, Henry...

The author puts this book in the best possible context by referring to the "magisterial and paradoxical Dr. Schumpeter". A figure in a rare class with John Maynard Keynes, Friedrich von Hayek, and Alfred Marshall, the work of Joseph Schumpeter...

The author puts this book in the best possible context by referring to the "magisterial and paradoxical Dr. Schumpeter". A figure in a rare class with John Maynard Keynes, Friedrich von Hayek, and Alfred Marshall, the work of Joseph Schumpeter...

More Than The Eye Can See tells the story of Gopinath Pillai, a Singaporean businessman and diplomat who served as Singapore's Non-Resident Ambassador to Iran (1989-2008) and High Commissioner to Pakistan (1994-2001). Alongside working with prominent...

An in-depth look at the life of Oakland, California native, Barclay Simpson, Strong Ties focuses on the set of convictions and leadership qualities that allowed Simpson to build a successful business from nothing and to become one of the major...

It was love at first sight. We drove up the long track, pulled into the yard, and wow! What a view. I did the drawings myself, the maximum we were told (in those days) about what one could get away with in terms of planning permission. A local...

A former commodities trader gives an intimate glimpse into what it was like to work on the raucous exchange floors in the trading pits of Chicago and New York.In 1989, Brad Schaeffer was working as an artist when his trader brother invited him to visit...

ASW ('ASW'), its health and beauty retail arm commonly known as 'Watsons' in Asia, traces its humble beginnings back to a matshed colonial apothecary shop called the Hong Kong Dispensary (the 'Dispensary') when it was set up back in 1841. This book...

China's economic rise and influence has been one of the most significant developments in the global economy of recent times. A driving force behind this expansion has been the private entrepreneurs and companies of China, some of which have literally...

The engrossing, insightful, and personal musical odyssey of Peter Shapiro, perhaps the most notable independent concert promoter since Bill GrahamPeter Shapiro is the best known and most influential concert promoter of his generation. He owned the...

Achievement almost killed him. Fulfillment saved him.Grant Muller was nearly killing himself – quite literally. A desperate quest to get rich had made him a millionaire before the age of 30 but then taken him to the brink: homeless, living on drugs and...

'I have no intention of making small bets' - Masayoshi SonIn order to understand what's happening in Silicon Valley, you just need to look at Masayoshi Son.__________There is no one in the world right now who is in a better position to influence the next...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591842705Author Vahan JanjigianFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

The life of Seager Wheeler is one of the most significant--albeit nearly forgotten--Canadian success stories. He was North America's most celebrated wheat developer, whose varieties in the 1920s made up 40 percent of the world's wheat exports, and...

George Soros, is one of the most acclaimed and feared figures in the investment world. Famous for his role in breaking the Bank of England, he is also known for his outspoken criticism of distinguished politicians. Soros has earned his respect not only...

This is a memoir about a man who embraces adventure and misadventure, who often finds himself in unique business and life situations, and who always uses risks and challenges to make things better. It's the life story of Michael Ainslie, innovator,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781540201591Author Erika ThomasFormat HardbackPage Count 146Imprint History Press Library EditionsPublisher History Press Library EditionsWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374281335Author David M GrossFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3plPublisher Farrar, Strauss &...

John Fletcher Hanson was a rare combination of industrialist, journalist, and orator who spent most of his life in Macon, Georgia, rising from the ashes of the Civil War to become the leading voice of the New South. Many have assigned that role to Henry...

Ted Turner revolutionized television. Foreseeing cable's potential in its infancy, he parlayed a tiny UHF station in Atlanta into a national superstation, invented CNN, and transformed sports teams and the MGM film library into lucrative programming. Ken...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316219280Author Brad StoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Back Bay BooksPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781957588186Author Robert ZaretskyFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Rodin BooksPublisher Rodin BooksWeight(grams) 340g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250276933Author Rob CopelandFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 236mm *...