Corporate Finance category: 1651 books
La conquista del universo informático
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 7, 2017
Google, el Goliat de la tecnología
Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para descubrir las claves sobre Google, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos usted podrá:
• Descubrir cómo Larry Page y Sergey Brin...
by Darrell Lester
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2019
"You could already be a winner!" And who wouldn't like to win $10,000,000?
This intriguing book tells the never-before-told, true story of a legendary company that is now part of American pop culture: Publishers Clearing House.
The saga of Publishers Clearing House has been...
Younkers
The Friendly Store
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016
When shoppers went to Younkers, they experienced something magical. Celebrities signed autographs, chefs gave cooking demonstrations and Miss Universe discussed the latest styles in swimwear. The flagship store, a showplace in the heart of downtown Des Moines, boasted dazzling selling spaces equipped...
Lyndall Urwick, Management Pioneer
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2010
Lyndall Urwick was the dominant figure in British management between the late 1920s and the early 1960s. His writings and his passion in pursuit of management as a scientific and systematic activity rather than the rule-of-thumb approach to decision-making all too prevalent in Britain exercised a...
by Emily Golightly Rusk
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
Thalhimers was founded in Richmond in 1842 by German Jewish immigrant William Thalhimer as a humble dry goods store. It expanded over the years to become a 26-store chain across the Southeast under the leadership of William�s great-grandson, William B. Thalhimer Jr. It boasted the latest in clothing,...
Sex, Lies, and Headlocks
The Real Story of Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2010
“Current fans and recovering Hulkamaniacs alike should find [Sex, Lies, and Headlocks] as gripping as the Camel Clutch.” —Maxim
Sex, Lies, and Headlocks is the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at the backstabbing, scandals, and high-stakes gambles that have made wrestling an enduring television...
The Time of Their Lives
The Golden Age of Great American Book Publishers, Their Editors, and Authors
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
A lively portrait of mid-twentieth-century American book publishing—“A wonderful book, filled with anecdotal treasures” (The New York Times).
According to Al Silverman, former publisher of Viking Press and president of the Book-of-the-Month Club, the golden age of book publishing began...
Tim Cook
The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Journalist Leander Kahney reveals how CEO Tim Cook has led Apple to astronomical success after the death of Steve Jobs in 2011.
The death of Steve Jobs left a gaping void at one of the most innovative companies of all time. Jobs wasn't merely Apple's iconic founder and CEO; he was the living...
by Tracy Kidder
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Kidder memorably records the drama, comedy, and excitement of one company's efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market.
Computers have changed since 1981, when The Soul of a New Machine first examined the culture of the computer revolution. What has not changed is the...
Hatching Twitter
A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
The dramatic, unlikely story behind the founding of Twitter, by New York Times bestselling author and Vanity Fair special correspondent
The San Francisco-based technology company Twitter has become a powerful force in less than ten years. Today it’s everything from a tool for fighting political...
Super Mario
How Nintendo Conquered America
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2011
The story of Nintendo's rise and the beloved icon who made it possible.
Nintendo has continually set the standard for video-game innovation in America, starting in 1981 with a plucky hero who jumped over barrels to save a girl from an ape.
The saga of Mario, the portly plumber who became...
Final Accounting
Ambition, Greed and the Fall of Arthur Andersen
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2003
A withering exposé of the unethical practices that triggered the indictment and collapse of the legendary accounting firm.
Arthur Andersen's conviction on obstruction of justice charges related to the Enron debacle spelled the abrupt end of the 88-year-old accounting firm. Until recently,...
The Big Four
The Curious Past and Perilous Future of the Global Accounting Monopoly
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
**"Messrs. Gow and Kells have made an invaluable contribution, writing in an amused tone that nevertheless acknowledges the firms' immense power and the seriousness of their neglect of traditional responsibilities. 'The Big Four' will appeal to all those interested in the future of the profession--and...
The Decline and Fall of IBM
End of an American Icon?
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2014
IBM is in serious trouble. Big Blue, as the company is known, tends to rely for its success on magical thinking but that magic ran out a long time ago. The company got in trouble back in the 1990s and had to hire for the first time an outside CEO, Lou Gerstner, to save the day. Gerstner pushed IBM into...