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by Arthur Pound
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2013
“ …GENERAL MOTORS in 1933 reached its twenty-fifth milestone. Since the founding of General Motors Company of New Jersey in 1908, the growth of the organization has contributed a unique chapter to American industrial history. From beginnings so small that its birth escaped notice in financial...
The Yugo
The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Six months after its American introduction in 1985, the Yugo was a punch line; within a year, it was a staple of late-night comedy. By 2000, NPR's Car Talk declared it "the worst car of the millennium." And for most Americans that's where the story begins and ends. Hardly. The short, unhappy...
Storied Independent Automakers
Nash, Hudson, and American Motors
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2009
With roots extending back to the first decade of the twentieth century, Nash Motor Company and the Hudson Motor Car Company managed to compete and even prosper as independent producers until they merged in 1954 to form the American Motors Company, which itself remained independent until it was bought...
Asphalt Nation
How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Asphalt Nation is a major work of urban studies that examines how the automobile has ravaged America’s cities and landscape, and how we can fight back.
The automobile was once seen as a boon to American life, eradicating the pollution caused by horses and granting citizens new levels of personal...
Head's Broadcasting in America
A Survey of Electronic Media (1-download)
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2016
This book documents the dramatic changes in the field of electronic media in the past decade and provides informed insights in the exciting, and changes yet to come. It examines the transition in broadcasting from analog to digital transmission and the changing business models of electronic media.
Hit Men
Power Brokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2011
Copiously researched and documented, Hit Men is the highly controversial portrait of the pop music industry in all its wild, ruthless glory: the insatiable greed and ambition; the enormous egos; the fierce struggles for profits and power; the vendettas, rivalries, shakedowns, and payoffs. Chronicling...
by Albert N. Greco
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
The Book Publishing Industry focuses on consumer books (adult, juvenile, and mass market paperbacks) and reviews all major book categories to present a comprehensive overview of this diverse business. In addition to the insights and portrayals of the U.S. publishing industry, this book includes an...
Thirsty Dragon
China's Lust for Bordeaux and the Threat to the World's Best Wines
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
An inside view of China's quest to become a global wine power and Bordeaux's attempt to master the thirsty dragon it helped create
The wine merchants of Bordeaux and the rising entrepreneurs of China would seem to have little in common—old world versus new, tradition versus disruption, loyalty...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011
Beer has been consumed across the globe for centuries and was the drink of choice in many ancient societies. Today it is the most important alcoholic drink worldwide, in terms of volume and value. The largest brewing companies have developed into global multinationals, and the beer market has enjoyed...
Money, Taste, and Wine
It's Complicated!
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
“It’s complicated!” That’s a simple way to describe the sort of relationship that seemingly defies simple explanations. Like a love triangle, money, taste, and wine are caught in a complicated relationship affecting every aspect of the wine industry and wine enthusiast experience. As wine...
Blockbusters
wat we kunnen leren van de hitmakers uit de entertainmentindustrie
Language: Dutch
Release Date: May 17, 2016
‘Iedereen kan leren van de entertainmentindustrie. Wie keuzes durft te maken, is het succesvolst.’ In de colleges van Anita Elberse kan zomaar voetbaltrainer Alex Ferguson langskomen. Of de manager van Lady Gaga. Of Jay Z, rapper, muziekproducent en platenlabeleigenaar. De beroemdheden komen graag...
by Industrial Systems Research
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2013
Housebuilding and the New Homes Market: A Survey
This is a detailed business-economic study of housebuilding and the new homes market.
The book looks at company growth and profitability, market trends and issues, and innovation. It analyzes recent technical-production developments at...
by Summary Station
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2016
“Hook - First Verse - Chorus - Second Verse - Chorus - Bridge - Chorus - Outro.” Cleverly laid out as the chapters in John Seabrook’s newest title is the algorithm for the “hit track.” The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory is all about the hit track: Who writes them, how they are made,...
Designing Reality
How to Survive and Thrive in the Third Digital Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
That's the promise, and peril, of the third digital revolution, where anyone will be able to make (almost) anything
Two digital revolutions--computing and communication--have radically transformed our economy and lives. A third digital revolution is here: fabrication. Today's 3D printers are...