Biography category: 101305 books
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...
by Joni Woodson
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
Mark Zuckerberg is one of the youngest and most successful billionaires of our time. His company, Facebook is on it’s way to have 1 billion users that means one in seven people in the world have a Facebook Profile.
Oil Man
The Story of Frank Phillips and the Birth of Phillips Petroleum
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
This rich, rousing gusher of a biography captures the life and times of an American hero and the birth of the modern oil empire he created.
Frank Phillips, founder of Phillips Petroleum, was one of the most prominent self-made business tycoons of the twentieth century. In Oil Man, Michael Wallis,...
The Price of Fortune
The Untold Story of Being James Packer
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
The biography of James Packer. James Packer turns to Greek mythology in an attempt to explain the most exciting yet tumultuous period of his 50 years on earth.
"I was like Icarus," the billionaire tells his biographer, journalist Damon Kitney, of the heady days of 2016 when he broke...
by Thomas J. Strang
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2016
Female entrepreneurs, also known as women entrepreneurs, encompass approximately 1/3 of all entrepreneurs worldwide. Before the 20th century, women operated businesses as a way of supplementing income. In many cases, they were trying to avoid poverty or were replacing the income from the loss of a...
by Doug Nancarrow
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
The biography of one of Australia's most fascinating and enigmatic business leaders, John Borghetti From mail boy to CEO - the trajectory of John Borghetti's career seemed set for a corporate fairy-tale ending ... until it nearly wasn't. After 36 years at Qantas, Borghetti was passed over for the...
Opening Doors: Life and Work of Joseph Schumpeter
Volume 1, Europe
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2017
"The author puts this book in the best possible context by referring to the ""magisterial and paradoxical Dr. Schumpeter"". A figure in a rare class with John Maynard Keynes, Friedrich von Hayek, and Alfred Marshall, the work of Joseph Schumpeter is equalled only in monumental...
Self-help Messiah
Dale Carnegie and Success in Modern America
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
An illuminating biography of the man who taught Americans “how to win friends and influence people”
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Before Stephen Covey, Oprah Winfrey, and Malcolm Gladwell there was Dale Carnegie. His book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, became a best seller worldwide, and Life magazine named...
by My Ebook Publishing House
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2017
“If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it.” (Elon Musk)Do you want to know what made Elon Musk so successful?Learn About The Billionaire Visionary Behind Tesla Motors and PaypalThis book will offer you the most extensive introduction...
Jim's Book
The Surprising Story of Jim Penman - Australia's Backyard Millionaire
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2019
Meet the man and uncover the story behind one of Australia’s most recognised brands
We all know Jim’s. Maybe you just passed a Jim’s Mowing trailer on the road; or maybe there’s a Jim’s Cleaning van parked across the street each Tuesday morning; or maybe your best mate is laughing...
Roy D. Chapin
The Man Behind the Hudson Motor Car Company
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2004
"John Cuthbert Long’s Roy D. Chapin is a thorough and detailed biography of a remarkable, but little-known Detroit automobile industry pioneer. Historians should include Roy Dikeman Chapin (February 23, 1880–February 16, 1936) in any listing of significant American auto industry pioneers, along with...
by Michael B. Becraft
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
Bill Gates has been instrumental in creating and developing the home computing era that has thoroughly transformed nearly every aspect of our lives, from work to commerce to communication. Stepping down as CEO of Microsoft in 2000 after 25 years at the helm, he remained as chairman, a position he...
Mercury
An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
Revealing and intimate, based on more than 100 interviews with key figures in his life, this is the definitive biography of Queen front man Freddie Mercury, one of pop music’s best-loved and most complex figures.
A revealing, intimate look at the man who would be Queen.
As lead vocalist...
Mapplethorpe
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
With Robert Mapplethorpe's full endorsement and encouragement, Morrisroe interviewed more than three hundred friends, lovers, family members, and critics to form this definitive biography of America's most censored and celebrated photographer.
“Eventually I found several hundred people who...