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So Far So Good the First 94 Years
ISBN: 9780471171867 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Roy Neuberger is renowned on Wall Street as a life-long value investor who's made a profitable art of shorting the market. He started trading only seven months before the crash of 1929 when he took advantage of RCA stock. Institutional Investor described him as cool as a cucumber during the 1987 crash. He also started one of the oldest and most respected money management firms, and one of the first no-load mutual funds. This book tells his story.
Roy Neuberger is renowned on Wall Street as a life-long value investor who's made a profitable art of shorting the market. He started trading only sev...
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A Traitor to His Class: Robert A.G. Monks and the Battle to Change Corporate America
ISBN: 9780471174486 / Angielski / Twarda / 378 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Robert A.G. Monks was born into privilege and fortune, He chose to use his wealth and status to wage a guerrilla war on big business to bite the hand that fed him. A razor-sharp businessman and concerned citizen, Monks embarked on a series of battles against the biggest corporations in the US including Sears, Kodak, and Honeywell. Monks created and nurtured the shareholder activist movement, now an integral part of modern investing and corporate governance
Robert A.G. Monks was born into privilege and fortune, He chose to use his wealth and status to wage a guerrilla war on big business to bite the hand ...
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211,37 |
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An Autobiography
ISBN: 9780471180029 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A unique personality . . . "Ogilvy, the creative force of modern advertising." --The New York Times "Ogilvy's sharp, iconoclastic personality has illuminated the industry like no other ad man's." --Adweek. . an acclaimed author. Praise for Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy "A writing style that snaps, crackles, and pops on every page." --The Wall Street Journal. "An entertaining and literate book that can serve as a valuable primer on advertising for any businessman or investor." --Forbes. A unique personality . . .
"Ogilvy, the creative force of modern advertising." --The New York Times "Ogilvy's sharp, iconocl... |
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192,15 |
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The Accidental Zillionaire: Demystifying Paul Allen
ISBN: 9780471234913 / Angielski / Twarda / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first in-depth look at one of the world's richest-and most secretive-businessmen
Though his wealth is certainly no secret, the world's fourth richest man remains an enigma. Paul Allen made his fortune as Bill Gates's partner in Microsoft, supplemented it with questionable, though often profitable, venture capital schemes, and has since invested his wealth in a widely divergent list of interests. He owns the NBA's Portland Trailblazers and the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. Among hundreds of smaller ventures, he is a primary stakeholder in the film production company DreamWorks SKG and... The first in-depth look at one of the world's richest-and most secretive-businessmen
Though his wealth is certainly no secret, the world's f... |
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192,15 |
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The Rediscovered Benjamin Graham: Selected Writings of the Wall Street Legend
ISBN: 9780471244721 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Benjamin Graham is one of Wall Street's greatest legends. Time has served to enhance his reputation and his influence is widespread, with his philosophies of investing gaining popularity at a remarkable rate.
Benjamin Graham is one of Wall Street's greatest legends. Time has served to enhance his reputation and his influence is widespread, with his philosop...
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Damn Right!: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger
ISBN: 9780471244738 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Praise for Damn Right
From the author of the bestselling WARREN BUFFETT SPEAKS. . . "Charlie Munger, whose reputation is deep and wide, based on an extraordinary record of brilliantly successful business strategies, sees things that others don't. There is a method to his mastery and, through this book, we get a chance to learn about this rare individual." -MICHAEL EISNER, Chairman and CEO, The Walt Disney Company "Janet Lowe uncovers the iconoclastic genius and subtle charm behind Charlie Munger's curmudgeonly facade in this richly woven portrait of our era's heir to Ben... Praise for Damn Right
From the author of the bestselling WARREN BUFFETT SPEAKS. . . "Charlie Munger, whose reputation is deep and wide, b... |
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261,32 |
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Adventures of a Bystander
ISBN: 9780471247395 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the author's autobiographical collection of stories and vignettes representing a social portrait of his life and times. He reflects and refracts the realities of interwar Europe, the New Deal years and America after the War. He paints a picture of his life and memoirs from his childhood in Vienna. He tells of his meetings with Sigmund Freud, Henry Luce, Alfred Sloan, John Lewis, Marshall McMuhan and the other famous and unknown people who influenced him.
This is the author's autobiographical collection of stories and vignettes representing a social portrait of his life and times. He reflects and refrac...
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280,54 |
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Financier: The Biography of Andre Meyer: A Story of Money, Power, and the Reshaping of American Business
ISBN: 9780471247418 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A first-rate biography of an extraordinary man." --Andrew Tobias.
David Rockefeller once deemed Andre Meyer "the most creative financial genius of our time in the investment banking world." Andre Meyer was also known as "The Picasso of Banking" and "The Incomparable Investor," but probably his most notable achievement was his ability to completely and single-handedly revitalize American business after World War II. Cary Reich presents an illuminating portrait of this ferociously energetic, charming, and ruthless businessman who was a trusted advisor of the Kennedys and an intimate of... "A first-rate biography of an extraordinary man." --Andrew Tobias.
David Rockefeller once deemed Andre Meyer "the most creative financial genius... |
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191,63 |
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The Education of a Speculator
ISBN: 9780471249481 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Acclaim for The Education of a Speculator, a provocative and penetrating look into the mind, the soul, and the strategies of one of the most controversial traders of all time A compelling and an entertaining read. -The Wall Street Journal Victor Niederhoffer gives us page after page of distilled investment wisdom.
Acclaim for The Education of a Speculator, a provocative and penetrating look into the mind, the soul, and the strategies of one of the most controver...
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161,41 |
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Welch: An American Icon
ISBN: 9780471255222 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A rare perspective on the personal philosophy, business savvy, and future of the chairman of the most admired company in the world
Jack Welch, chairman of General Electric, is due to retire this spring. Welch has transported GE into the new economy with his management style, his forward-thinking approach to new technology, and by encouraging creativity among his employees. This book provides a look at what the innovative powerhouse executive has brought to American business and what will ultimately be his legacy. Thorough, authoritative, and absorbing, Welch: An American Icon includes... A rare perspective on the personal philosophy, business savvy, and future of the chairman of the most admired company in the world
Jack Welch, c... |
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109,53 |
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Blood and Whiskey: The Life and Times of Jack Daniel
ISBN: 9780471273929 / Angielski / Twarda / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first-ever biography of the man who created America's most famous whiskey
Born in Lynchburg, Tennessee, in 1850, Jack Daniel became a legendary moonshiner at age 15 before launching a legitimate distillery ten years later. By the time he died in 1911, he was an American legend-and his Old No. 7 Tennessee sipping whiskey was an international sensation, the winner of gold medals at the St. Louis World's Fair and the Liege International Exposition in Belgium. Blood and Whiskey captures Daniel's indomitable rise in the rough-edged world of the nineteenth-century whiskey trade-and shows... The first-ever biography of the man who created America's most famous whiskey
Born in Lynchburg, Tennessee, in 1850, Jack Daniel became a legend... |
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Bill Gates Speaks: Insight from the World's Greatest Entrepreneur
ISBN: 9780471293538 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Love him or hate him, Bill Gates has single-handedly shaped the technological future of the twenty-first century. Created through the independent research of bestselling author Janet Lowe, Bill Gates Speaks documents the life and ambitions of one of the world's most unique business and cultural leaders. The only book to compile Gates' actual words-culled from articles, newscasts, and interviews-this profile reveals what Gates has to say on everything from financing a start-up to running a conglomerate, developing technology, to raising a family.
Love him or hate him, Bill Gates has single-handedly shaped the technological future of the twenty-first century. Created through the independent rese...
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192,15 |
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Rebel with a Cause: The Entrepreneur Who Created the University of Phoenix and the For-Profit Revolution in Higher Education
ISBN: 9780471326045 / Angielski / Twarda / 265 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Born to a Missouri sharecropping couple, John Sperling discovered books at sea as a merchant marine. He returned to college and earned a doctorate from Cambridge, but found academic life too stifling. Driven by a vision of a new for-profit university that would offer adults a second chance at higher education, he returned to America and, aged 52, created the University of Phoenix. Less than 25 years later, Phoenix is the largest university in America. This book tells the story of Sperling's astounding success. It relates a dramatic personal success story, from merchant marine to academic...
Born to a Missouri sharecropping couple, John Sperling discovered books at sea as a merchant marine. He returned to college and earned a doctorate fro...
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The Davis Discipline: Fifty Years of Successful Investing on Wall Street
ISBN: 9780471331780 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A half-century of Wall Street history as seen through the lives of its most illustrious family
This compelling new narrative from bestselling author John Rothchild tells the story of three generations of the legendary Davis family, who rank among the most successful investors in the history of the Street. With a novelist's wit and eye for telling detail, Rothchild chronicles the financial escapades of this eccentric, pioneering clan, providing a vivid portrait of fifty years of Wall Street history along the way. Rothchild shadows the Davis family's holdings through two lengthy bull... A half-century of Wall Street history as seen through the lives of its most illustrious family
This compelling new narrative from bestselling au... |
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Carnegie
ISBN: 9780471386308 / Angielski / Twarda / 628 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the major figures in American history, Andrew Carnegie was a ruthless businessman who made his fortune in the steel industry and ultimately gave most of it away. He used his wealth to ascend the world's political stage, influencing the presidencies of Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt. In retirement, Carnegie became an avid promoter of world peace, only to be crushed emotionally by World War I.
In this compelling biography, Peter Krass reconstructs the complicated life of this titan who came to power in America's Gilded Age. He transports the reader to... One of the major figures in American history, Andrew Carnegie was a ruthless businessman who made his fortune in the steel industry and ultimately gav...
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Bill Gates Speaks: Insight from the World's Greatest Entrepreneur
ISBN: 9780471401698 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Love him or hate him, Bill Gates has single-handedly shaped the technological future of the twenty-first century. Created through the independent research of bestselling author Janet Lowe, Bill Gates Speaks documents the life and ambitions of one of the world's most unique business and cultural leaders. The only book to compile Gates' actual words-culled from articles, newscasts, and interviews-this profile reveals what Gates has to say on everything from financing a start-up to running a conglomerate, developing technology, to raising a family.
Love him or hate him, Bill Gates has single-handedly shaped the technological future of the twenty-first century. Created through the independent rese...
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88,20 |
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Jack Welch Speaks: Wisdom from the World's Greatest Business Leader
ISBN: 9780471413363 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The world tries to keep up when JACK WELCH SPEAKS:
"Jack Welch has long been one of my heroes. When you read this book you will understand why." -Warren Buffett Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway. "Jack Welch is a management genius who attacks life as he does business-with unconventional flair, a restless intellect, and no tolerance for phonies. And I'd say that even if he weren't my boss " -Tom Brokaw Anchor and Managing Editor, NBC "Jack Welch describes himself as 'just a man in a room.' Janet Lowe takes us into this room by letting the man speak for himself. Through his own... The world tries to keep up when JACK WELCH SPEAKS:
"Jack Welch has long been one of my heroes. When you read this book you will understand why.... |
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111,26 |
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The Maverick and His Machine: Thomas Watson, Sr. and the Making of IBM
ISBN: 9780471414636 / Angielski / Twarda / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first complete look at one of America's legendary business leaders
This groundbreaking biography by Kevin Maney, acclaimed technology columnist for USA Today, offers fresh insight and new information on one of the twentieth century's greatest business figures. Over the course of forty-two years, Thomas J. Watson took a failing business called The Computer-Tabulating-Recording Company and transformed it into IBM, the world's first and most famous high-tech company. The Maverick and His Machine is the first modern biography of this business titan. Maney secured exclusive access to... The first complete look at one of America's legendary business leaders
This groundbreaking biography by Kevin Maney, acclaimed technology columnist... |
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153,67 |
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No Bull: My Life in and Out of Markets
ISBN: 9780471660460 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When the official history of twentieth-century Wall Street is written, it will certainly contain more than a few pages on Michael Steinhardt. One of the most successful money managers in the history of "The Street," Steinhardt far outshone his peers by achieving an average annual return of over thirty percent-significantly greater than that of every market benchmark. During his almost thirty-year tenure as a hedge fund manager, he amassed vast wealth for his investors and himself. One dollar invested with Steinhardt Partners L.P., his flagship hedge fund, at its inception in 1967 would have...
When the official history of twentieth-century Wall Street is written, it will certainly contain more than a few pages on Michael Steinhardt. One of t...
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The Maverick and His Machine: Thomas Watson, Sr. and the Making of IBM
ISBN: 9780471679257 / Angielski / Miękka / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first complete look at one of America's legendary business leaders
This groundbreaking biography by Kevin Maney, acclaimed technology columnist for USA Today, offers fresh insight and new information on one of the twentieth century's greatest business figures. Over the course of forty-two years, Thomas J. Watson took a failing business called The Computer-Tabulating-Recording Company and transformed it into IBM, the world's first and most famous high-tech company. The Maverick and His Machine is the first modern biography of this business titan. Maney secured exclusive access to... The first complete look at one of America's legendary business leaders
This groundbreaking biography by Kevin Maney, acclaimed technology columnist... |
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115,29 |
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