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Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The authorized biography of the most notorious rock manager of all time, Peter Grant, best known for his work with Led Zeppelin
Peter Grant is the most famous music manager of all time. Often acknowledged as the "fifth member of Led Zeppelin," Grant's story has appeared in fragments across countless Zeppelin biographies, but none has explored who this brilliant and intuitive manager yet flawed and sometimes dangerous man truly was. No one has successfully...
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Why not me?" It's not a question--it is a philosophy to live by. It's Donny Deutsch's motto. And it is the secret possessed by every person with the right stuff--the one-in-a-hundred who gets to the top of their team, their company, their business, their industry. One of America's most colorful and exciting entrepreneurs, Deutsch lays out the core principles that propelled him to create tremendous wealth, build a huge and influential business, and...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The incredible and true story of hair-care tycoon Madame C.J. Walker. Born into poverty on a Louisiana plantation, the child of former slaves, and orphaned at the age of 7, she began to concoct her own hair treatments as a young woman and sold them door-to-door, eventually making a fortune and providing dignified employment to many other African American women.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Women all over the globe are asking questions that affect lives and creating businesses that answer them. Like, can we keep premature babies warm when they're born far from the hospital? Or, can the elderly stay in their homes and eat a balanced diet? Women are taking on and solving these issues with their ingenuity and business acumen"-- Amazon.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
One of professional tennis's Grand Slam Tournaments, the U.S. Open has been described as a fourteen-day Superbowl. This single tennis championship, held annually in New York City, attracts top professionals from around the globe, generates more money than any other sporting event--or any other sport over an entire season--and attracts more than 700,000 attendees and millions of television viewers. In Own the Arena, Katrina Adams offers a privileged,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Why Not Win? is a front-row seat to how one man altered his thinking to transform his life. The book begins with his growing up with brown skin in the 1960s in segregated Montgomery, Alabama. Larry Thornton's artistry and work ethic got him attention at Coca-Cola, both for the good and the bad. He had to figure out a way to navigate this new world, where higher-ups praised him for his contributions but co-workers reminded him of his 'blackness.'...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Readers will be introduced to Robert L. Johnson. They'll find out how his charisma, determination, and sharp business skills helped him earn a Master's degree from Princeton University, found one of the biggest television networks in the world, and become driving forces of the entertainment industry.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The unforgettable true story of how a janitor struggling to put food on the table invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos in a secret test kitchen, breaking barriers and becoming the first Latino executive at Frito-Lay. Richard Montañez wasn't supposed to have big dreams. Born to migrant farm workers and mired in grinding generational poverty, he left school in the sixth grade, eventually taking a job mopping floors at Frito Lay's California factory to support...
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