Corporate & Business History

From the early 1930s until the mid-1970s the Rootes Group was one of Britain's foremost car manufacturers, producing and selling a multitude of models under the Hillman, Humber, Singer, Sunbeam and Sunbeam-Talbot badges. Some of these cars have been the...

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, the CEO of Starbucks recounts the story and leadership lessons behind the global coffee company's comeback and continued success.In 2008, Howard Schultz decided to return as the CEO of Starbucks to help restore its...

Every VC wants to find the next billion dollar company to invest in, and every startup wants to become one. Ali Tamaseb set out to find patterns in the backgrounds, methods, and trajectories of these companies, gathering and analyzing 40,000 data points...

From twice-Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Steve Coll comes Private Empire, winner of the FT/GOLDMAN SACHS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2012The oil giant ExxonMobil makes more money annually than the GDP of most countries; has greater sway than US...

Millions have sat under the "big top," watching as trapeze artists glide and clowns entertain, but few know the captivating stories behind the men who shaped the circus.Battle for the Big Top is the untold story of the battles of the three circus...

Corporate Governance and Accountability presents students with a complete and current survey of the latest developments involving how a company is directed and controlled. Providing a broad research-based perspective, this comprehensive textbook examines...

This second volume of Niall Ferguson's acclaimed, landmark history of the legendary Rothschild banking dynasty concludes his myth-breaking portrait of one of the most powerful and fascinating families of modern times. With all the depth, clarity and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767901840Author Kevin FreibergFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday DelPublisher Broadway Books (A...

Today's economy is fueled by knowledge. Every leader knows this to be true, yet few have systematic methods for converting organizational knowledge into economic value. This book argues that communities of practice--groups of individuals formed around...

Start-ups rarely survive their second birthday. Even established firms in the UK and the US average a life of only fifteen years. So how can your company build and sustain success for decades to come?Professor Alex Hill has conducted thirteen years of...

Tesla is the most exciting car company in a generation . . . but can it live up to the hype?Tesla Motors and CEO Elon Musk have become household names, shaking up the staid auto industry by creating a set of innovative electric vehicles that have wowed...

In June 2017, Travis Kalanick, the CEO of Uber, was ousted in a boardroom coup that capped a brutal year for the transportation giant. Uber had catapulted to the top of the tech world, yet for many came to symbolise everything wrong with Silicon Valley...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805067897Author Larry TyeFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Owl Books,U.S.Publisher Henry Holt & Company IncWeight(grams) 294gDimensions(mm) 212mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780446563048Author Tony HsiehFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Business PlusPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 460gDimensions(mm) 236mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591845645Author Isadore SharpFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 325gDimensions(mm) 214mm * 142mm *...

'A close analysis of five gritty leaders whose extraordinary passion and perseverance changed history . . . a gripping read on a timeless and timely topic!'Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of GritTen years in the writing, Forged in Crisis, by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award.Book InformationISBN 9780143109600Author Bo BurlinghamFormat PaperbackPage Count...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781576601501Author Paul DolanFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Bloomberg PressPublisher Bloomberg PressWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 155mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553347593Author John F. LoveFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Bantam Books IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 550gDimensions(mm) 228mm *...

A compelling look at the B Corp movement and why socially and environmentally responsible companies are vital for everyone's future-"a valuable guide to an important force" (Financial Times) "An important blueprint for how businesses can and should be...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743225052Author Matthew SymondsFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Simon & Schuster AustraliaPublisher Simon & Schuster Australia

THE FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR This absorbing collective biography of the genius Nobel family reveals how the Nobels' business and personal lives were fundamentally intertwined with the histories of Sweden and Russia, as well as the...

The pub is a prominent social institution integral to British identity. From Taverns of Gastropubs: Food, Drink, and Sociality in England charts the historical development of the English public house from the Restoration period to the twenty-first...

"This makes entertaining reading. Many accounts of the birth of personal computing have been written, but this is the first close look at the drug habits of the earliest pioneers." -New York TimesMost histories of the personal computer industry focus on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812982732Author Gabriel ShermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262542951Author Jon PetersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

From the Wall Street Journal's Tripp Mickle, the dramatic, untold story inside Apple after the passing of Steve Jobs by following his top lieutenants-Jony Ive, the Chief Design Officer, and Tim Cook, the COO-turned-CEO-and how the fading of...

On a moonless night in January 1991, a dozen U.S. aircraft appeared in the skies over Baghdad. To the Iraqi air defenses, the planes seemed to come from nowhere. Their angular shape, making them look like flying origami, rendered them virtually...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262038904Author Maria ErikssonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 17mm

For the first time the complete financial history of Berkshire Hathaway is available under one cover in chronological format. Beginning at the origins of the predecessor companies in the textile industry, the reader can examine the development of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143130000Author Peter B. DoranFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

MG was a home-grown concept that became an international success, bringing the small market town of Abingdon onto the global map. MG - Made in Abingdon recounts the inside story of the famous factory, recognising that the most important aspect of MG's...

For almost a hundred years from the 1860s, the City of London's overseas banks financed the global trade that lay at the core of the British Empire. Foremost among them from the beginning were two start-up ventures: the Standard Bank of South Africa,...

"A landmark book...[a] bold reframing of the history of the British Empire."-Caroline Elkins, Foreign AffairsAn award-winning historian places the corporation-more than the Crown-at the heart of British colonialism, arguing that companies built and...

Kleinwort Benson is one of the most distinguished international investment banks in the City of London, becoming part of the Dresdner Bank Group in 1995. This is the story of how two families, the Kleinworts and the Bensons, emerged from medieval...

The toy industry and its close relationship with children's artefacts and equipment, made a huge contribution British ascendancy in light industry, after decline of heavy industry. Light industry was a pivotal theme in British economic history and...

Today - six years after it was created in a Harvard dorm room - over 500 million people use Facebook regularly, in just about every country on earth. That a company this powerful and influential was started as a lark by a couple of 19-year-olds makes it...

Today - six years after it was created in a Harvard dorm room - over 500 million people use Facebook regularly, in just about every country on earth. That a company this powerful and influential was started as a lark by a couple of 19-year-olds makes it...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316239905Author Brad StoneFormat HardbackPage Count 576Imprint Little Brown and CompanyPublisher Little Brown and CompanyWeight(grams) 862gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592409358Author Pamela Skaist-LevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Gotham BooksPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 224g