Biography: business & industry
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Biography: business & industry
Hardcover. Chronicles the experiences of an American stock-market trader from his first job as a quotation boy in a Boston brokerage firm to his influential position on Wall Street in the 1920s. The author provides his observations about the markets and the minds and motivations of a typical trader. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGBA; KFFM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471059684
- ISBN
- 9780471059684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.58€ 146.10
€ 175.58
€ 146.10
Hardcover. This biography of Bernard Baruch considered to be renowned as the definitive story about the notorious financial wizard and presidential advisor. Baruch's political policies are discussed briefly, and James Grant includes a detailed account of Baruch's trading and investment gains and losses. Num Pages: 366 pages, Illustrations, facsims.,ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471170754
- ISBN
- 9780471170754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.53€ 50.90
€ 58.53
€ 50.90
Paperback. The classical Melnikov method provides information on the behavior of deterministic planar systems that may exhibit transitions, that is it escapes from and captures into preferred regions of phase space. This book develops a unified treatment of deterministic and stochastic systems. Series: Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 94 line illus. BIC Classification: BGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144344
- ISBN
- 9780691144344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.38€ 51.43
€ 64.38
€ 51.43
Paperback. From ancient times to the present day, Iranian social, political, and economic life has been dramatically influenced by psychoactive agents. This book looks at the stimulants that, as put by a longtime resident of seventeenth-century Iran, Raphael du Mans, provided Iranians with damagh, gave them a 'kick', got them into a good mood. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. 6 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: BGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144443
- ISBN
- 9780691144443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.88
€ 45.99
€ 33.88
Hardcover. Vodafone is on of the largest mobile telecommunications network group in the world. Its phenomenal growth can be attributed largely to one person, chief executive Sir Christopher Gent. This book examines the dramatic rise of Gent and Vodafone and assesses the underlying forces driving the man and the company. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJ; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Capstone
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841124315
- ISBN
- 9781841124315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.28
€ 25.99
€ 21.28
Hardback. Informs readers of the historical foundations on which the accounting profession is based, the historical antecedents of today's accounting institutions, and the historical impact of accounting. This book explores the lives and works of pre-eminent individuals in the profession's history. Series: Studies in the Development of Accounting Thought. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848555884
- ISBN
- 9781848555884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.02
€ 133.02
Paperback. This is the story of Georgie Anne Geyer's rise from cub reporter to foreign correspondent. Geyer transports the reader to Guatemala, Cuba, Egypt, Russia and Cambodia, recounting the history and politics, adventure and exhaustion of the time. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BGBA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226289915
- ISBN
- 9780226289915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.06
€ 32.99
€ 26.06
Hardcover. A biography of the entrepreneur who, working from the spare bedroom of his Bloomington, Indiana, apartment in 1963 with a $1,500 investment, began to construct the wire guides, needles, and catheters that would become the foundation of the global multi-billion-dollar Cook Group. Num Pages: 432 pages, 75 b&w photos, 25 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5868 x 3937 x 34. Weight in Grams: 871.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253352545
- ISBN
- 9780253352545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.68
€ 34.99
€ 33.68
Hardcover. Blaise Cendrars, one of twentieth-century France's most gifted men of letters, came to Hollywood in 1936 for the newspaper "Paris-Soir". This book records Cendrars' experiences on Hollywood's streets and at its studios and hottest clubs. Illustrator(s): Guerin, Jean. Translator(s): White, Garrett. Num Pages: 195 pages, photograph, 29 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGB; KNTC; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520078079
- ISBN
- 9780520078079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.67€ 42.52
€ 52.67
€ 42.52
paperback. This book argues that forestry is a more diverse and complex activity than has been generally recognized. It also underlines the political character of the profession. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCV; 3JJ; BGB; KNAL; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774807661
- ISBN
- 9780774807661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.57
€ 40.99
€ 36.57
Paperback. This book traces 25 turbulent years (1821-46) in the Pacific Northwest's fur trade through the experiences of Archibald McDonald, a trader, cartographer and literate observer of his times. Series: The Pioneers of British Columbia. Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; BGB; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; KCCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774808330
- ISBN
- 9780774808330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.32
€ 36.99
€ 34.32
Hardcover. Gerhard G Mueller is best known for his work in the area of international accounting, but his contributions have spanned many areas of accountancy teaching, research, and professional service. His books and leadership roles have made him the premiere international accountant of the 20th century. Series Editor(s): Previts, Gary J.; Bricker, Robert. Series: Studies in the Development of Accounting Thought. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: BGB; JN; KFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780857243331
- ISBN
- 9780857243331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.06
€ 182.06
Hardback. Lessons on product, quality, innovation, and longevity from the "First Family of Bourbon" The Big Man of Jim Beam delves into the life and times of legendary distiller F. Booker Noe III, grandson of Jim Beam and father of the bourbon boom. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; BGB; KJZ; KNDF; KNSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119320159
- ISBN
- 9781119320159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.08
€ 25.99
€ 21.08
Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 69ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1007.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271007489
- ISBN
- 9780271007489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.41€ 77.94
€ 92.41
€ 77.94
Paperback. In this authorised biography of one of the most remarkable Irishmen of the twentieth century, Richard Aldous is independent in his judgements and frank in his examination of his subject's shortcomings and eccentricities. But most of all, he writes with verve and pace. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KNGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780717165520
- ISBN
- 9780717165520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.41
€ 15.99
€ 12.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780731407316
- ISBN
- 9780731407316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.35
€ 24.99
€ 20.35
Hardcover. A rare insight into the corridors of the world's leading management consultancy firm - and how one man rose to the top. Num Pages: 288 pages, Black & White images. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Lid Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910649657
- ISBN
- 9781910649657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.63
€ 26.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. An illuminating account of Dong Mingzhu and Gree - China's leading female business leaders whose company Gree is an industry giant. Series: China's Leading Entrepreneurs and Enterprises. Num Pages: 256 pages, approx. 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- LID Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911498308
- ISBN
- 9781911498308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.74
€ 13.99
€ 11.74
hardcover. Murder is an effective way to gain power over others. Kill its leaders, and a country can be yours. Kill the people or ruthlessly intimidate them, and you can control their territory. Kill the journalists-or the story-and the truth of what is happening can be buried. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJP; AJRD; BGBA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971249
- ISBN
- 9781597971249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.27
€ 29.99
€ 28.27
hardcover. In this riveting biography, Marilyn Greenwald describes how a woman reporter from Columbus, Ohio, broke into the ranks of the male-dominated upper echelon at the New York Times. It documents what she did to succeed and what she had to sacrifice. Charlotte Curtis paved the way for the generations of female journalists who followed her. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; CBW; JFD; JFSJ1; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 712. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821412657
- ISBN
- 9780821412657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.70
€ 36.99
€ 35.70