Corporate category: 1876 books
Hit Refresh
The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
“At the core, Hit Refresh, is about us humans and the unique quality we call empathy, which will become ever more valuable in a world where the torrent of technology will disrupt the status quo like never before.” – Satya Nadella from Hit Refresh
“Satya has charted a course for making...
Sons of Wichita
How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2014
Like the Rockefellers and the Kennedys, the Kochs are one of the most influential dynasties of the modern age, but they have never been the subject of a major biography... until now.
Not long after the death of his father, Charles Koch, then in his early 30s, discovered a letter the family...
The Man Who Owns the News
Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2008
From the author of Fire and Fury, this irresistible account offers an exclusive glimpse into a man who wields extraordinary power and influence in the media on a worldwide scale—and whose family is being groomed to carry his legacy into the future.
If Rupert Murdoch isn’t making headlines,...
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense
The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
One of the biggest questions of the financial crisis has not been answered until now: What happened at Lehman Brothers and why was it allowed to fail, with aftershocks that rocked the global economy? In this news-making, often astonishing book, a former Lehman Brothers Vice President gives us the...
Blood Medicine
Blowing the Whistle on One of the Deadliest Prescription Drugs Ever
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2012
“Blood Feud rivals A Civil Action for best non-fiction book of the past twenty years.” — John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author of Damage
Procrit seemed like a biotech miracle, promising a golden age in medical care. Developed in the 1980s by Amgen and licensed to the pharmaceutical...
Onward
How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012
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 financial health and bring the company...
Small Giants
Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big, 10th-Anniversary Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
How maverick companies have passed up the growth treadmill — and focused on greatness instead.
It’s an axiom of business that great companies grow their revenues and profits year after year. Yet quietly, under the radar, a small number of companies have rejected the pressure of endless...
The HP Way
How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
In the fall of 1930, David Packard left his hometown of Pueblo, Colorado, to enroll at Stanford University, where he befriended another freshman, Bill Hewlett. After graduation, Hewlett and Packard decided to throw their lots in together. They tossed a coin to decide whose name should go first on...
When the Wolves Bite
Two Billionaires, One Company, and an Epic Wall Street Battle
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
The inside story of the clash of two of Wall Street's biggest, richest, toughest, most aggressive players--Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman--and Herbalife, the company caught in the middle
With their billions of dollars and their business savvy, activist investors Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman have...
Everyone Else Must Fail
The Unvarnished Truth About Oracle and Larry Ellison
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2003
Karen Southwick’s unauthorized account provides the full story of Larry Ellison’s brilliant, controversial career. Ellison’s drive and fierce ambition created Oracle out of the dust and built it into one of America’s great technology companies, but his unpredictable management style keeps...
by Paul Andrews
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2010
BP - Where did it all go wrong? is a quick-read business biography; it is a history and current breakdown of British Petroleum. The book introduces the reader to BP, how the company was formed, the chequered past it has, and discusses the recent disaster of one of the biggest oil spills in history....
The King of Madison Avenue
David Ogilvy and the Making of Modern Advertising
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2010
From the former CEO of Ogilvy & Mather, the first biography of advertising maverick David Ogilvy
Famous for his colorful personality and formidable intellect, David Ogilvy left an indelible mark on the advertising world, transforming it into a dynamic industry full of passionate, creative...
Finding My Virginity
The New Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Twenty years after his iconic memoir Losing My Virginity, the world’s ultimate entrepreneur is back with the rest of the story.
Richard Branson’s Losing My Virginity shared the outrageous tale of how he built Virgin from a student magazine into one of the greatest brands in history. No...
Grinding It Out
The Making of McDonald's
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016
"He either enchants or antagonizes everyone he meets. But even his enemies agree there are three things Ray Kroc does damned well: sell hamburgers, make money, and tell stories." --from Grinding It Out
Few entrepreneurs can claim to have radically changed the way we live, and Ray...