Nonfiction category: 1132351 books
Now for the Disappointing Part
A Pseudo-Adult?s Decade of Short-Term Jobs, Long-Term Relationships, and Holding Out for Something Better
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
True stories from the world of temporary employment for anyone terrified of being stuck in a job they hate.
When Steven Barker was twelve, his father, in pursuit of the American Dream, moved the family from Canada to Connecticut, having worked his way up from an IBM mailroom to landing a vice...
Priceless
The Case that Brought Down the Visa/MasterCard Bank Cartel
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Lloyd Constantine began his career in legal services, representing impoverished clients in civil rights and constitutional cases. Decades later, he would make headlines for representing retailers and consumers against a cartel that undermined one of the fundamental tenets of commerce in America: competition....
Money Sucks
A Memoir on Why Too Much or Too Little Can Ruin You
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
A funny and touching story about how to deal with the struggles of adulthood, how to live a good life, and how money can complicate it all.
Michael Baughman’s hope was to send his oldest grandson off to his first year of college in the fall of 2012 with an informed and thoughtful attitude...
The Disney Version
The Life, Times, Art and Commerce of Walt Disney
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2019
“The single most illuminating work on America and the movies” (The Kansas City Star)****: the story of how a shy boy from Chicago crashed Hollywood and created the world’s first multimedia entertainment empire—one that shapes American popular culture to this day.
When Walter Elias Disney...
by umar shehzad
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2018
Today I will show you how to create an amazing piece of life under a microscope :) and using only three resource! In this tutorial I’ll show how to transform 3D in a realistic DNA and create a whole picture of it. We pay attention to blending modes and work with a variety of tools and effects. I...
The Money Man
A True Life Story of One Man's Unbridled Ambition, Downfall, and Redemption
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Serves as a resource for corporate discernment.
Shows readers how to find a purpose in life, and prepare for change when business fails.
Examines what the value is of love between a man and a woman.
Shows readers how to make amends for mistakes.
Reveals to readers how to...
by Instaread Summaries
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2019
Summary, Analysis & Review of Brad Stone’s The Everything Store by Instaread
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The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon recounts the rise of Amazon since it was founded in 1994. Simultaneously, the book is a partial biography of the company’s...
by Chantal Gevrey
Language: French
Release Date: September 2, 2013
Language: French
Release Date: September 2, 2013
Gilbert ne croit pas au hasard : il a découvert comment fonctionne le destin. Mais ce dernier, qui a plus d'un tour dans son sac, transforme la vie apparemment sans histoire de ce jeune cadre en une cascade de péripéties. Du travail à l'amour en passant par les petites choses du quotidien, c'est...
by Andrea Illy
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 8, 2015
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 8, 2015
Dentro una tazzina di caffè c’è un mondo intero: culture che s’incontrano, il profumo e l’esotismo di luoghi meravigliosi, storia, arte, viaggi. E poi scienza, saper fare, innovazione, tanto lavoro e passione. Quale voce può raccontare la storia e i mille segreti del caffè – eccellenza...
Interminable
Stories & Steps to Overcoming Life's Obstacles After a Repetitive Cycle of Pain and Loss. How to Maintain Your Win!
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2019
How do you maintain your win when you climb out of a repetitive cycle of pain and loss? From time to time, life sometimes deals us a bad hand, and while many learn from their mistakes and prevent making new ones, others either consciously or unconsciously, find themselves on a much harder path. Many...
by Ian Rodwell
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2014
I have worked in construction for many years (since 1978) and worked in many countries including the UK, the Channel Islands, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Qatar, Istanbul, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Kuwait. I have enjoyed the work (a bit) and experienced loads of new and interesting things.
However...
Hartland de Montarville Molson
Man of Honour
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2012
A portrait of the man often called the Canadian establishment's quintessential figure. Hartland Molson's life spanned almost a century that included two world wars, Prohibition, the Depression, major political upheaval, and massive social and industrial change. Born in 1907 to great wealth...
by Judith Fitzgerald
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2001
Communications theorist Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980) predicted the effects of electronic media on modern culture as early as 1964. McLuhan published several breakthrough books and coined terms like "hot" and "cool" media, "the global village," and "the medium is the message."
Road to Power
How GM's Mary Barra Shattered the Glass Ceiling
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2015
Follow a pioneer's journey from factory floor to CEO
Road to Power is the story of how Mary Barra drove herself to the pinnacle of a company that steers the nation's wealth. Beginning as a rare female electrical engineer and daughter of a General Motors die maker, Barra spent more than thirty...