Biography: business & industry
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Biography: business & industry
Paperback. Despite the crush of media attention on Madoff's scam, little is known about Madoff himself. What could lead a seemingly good man to ruin the lives of everyone who ever cared about him? What caused Bernie Madoff to commit an unspeakable act of betrayal, bankrupting his family and thousands of investors who depended upon him for their livelihoods? Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061870774
- ISBN
- 9780061870774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.87
€ 18.99
€ 16.87
Paperback. Shows two worlds - the lucrative realm of the perfume makers, and the equally rivalrous domain of smell science. At the core of our sense of smell lies an enigma: why do things smell the way they do? How is smell written into the molecules? This book is the story of the quest to solve this puzzle. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; JMM; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571215386
- ISBN
- 9780571215386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Hardcover. Ben S. Bernanke's rise to chair of the Fed, the massive financial crisis, and the Fed's bold and effective response. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGBA; JPH; KCA; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 242 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393247213
- ISBN
- 9780393247213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.26
€ 37.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. Capturing his unparalleled brilliance, as well as his many demons, this biography focuses on the successes, setbacks, and contradictions that make up the extraordinary life and legacy of Steve Jobs. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KCS; KNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753557020
- ISBN
- 9780753557020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
€ 20.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. Zola called Selfridges a 'great cathedral of shopping', and its high priest was Harry Gordon Selfridge, father of modern retailing, philanderer, gamble dandy and the greatest showman the consumer world has ever known. The charismatic Selfridge had created nothing less than a lavish 'theatre of retail'. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGB; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- TV tie-in
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781250587
- ISBN
- 9781781250587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.68
€ 13.00
€ 11.68
Paperback. In September 2012, a YOUGOV poll conducted in Britain found that the person British workers would most like as their manager was Sir Richard Branson. In this book, he shares and distils his secrets of leadership and success. It is your guide to being your own CEO (Chief Enabling Officer) and becoming a true leader - not just a boss. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGBA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753519899
- ISBN
- 9780753519899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.70
€ 20.99
€ 15.70
Hardcover. A biography of Sebastian Walker (1942-91), who founded the internationally acclaimed publishing house Walker Books. Num Pages: 186 pages, Illustrations, ports., facsims. BIC Classification: BGB; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Walker Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 186
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780744544237
- ISBN
- 9780744544237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: BGB; HBJD1; KC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691163482
- ISBN
- 9780691163482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.49
€ 46.99
€ 33.49
paperback. From Crimea to World War II, wars repeatedly threatened the stability of Rothschilds' worldwide empire. Despite these many global upheavals, theirs remained the biggest bank in the world up until the First World War, their interests extending far beyond the realm of finance. This book tells the history of the legendary Rothschild banking dynasty. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGB; KFFK; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140286625
- ISBN
- 9780140286625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.51
€ 30.99
€ 20.51
Hardback. This book aims to show that Adam Smith (1723-90), the author of The Wealth of Nations, was not the promoter of ruthless laissez-faire capitalism that is still frequently depicted. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748623525
- ISBN
- 9780748623525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.22
€ 41.99
€ 37.22
Paperback. Barbie is the diminutive yet arrestingly voluptuous doll unveiled at the 1959 Toy Fair. Ruth Handler is Barbie's creator: the tenth child of Polish-Jewish immigrants; a passionately competitive and creative business pioneer. This title presents the story of two women, and how together they indelibly changed American business and culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KND; WCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061341328
- ISBN
- 9780061341328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.36
€ 13.99
€ 11.36
Paperback. From a Hackney council estate to the House of Lords, this is the extraordinary story of one of our greatest entrepreneurs. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 56. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Edition
- Main Market
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330520478
- ISBN
- 9780330520478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 800 pages, 1x8 and 1x16 page mono plates. BIC Classification: BGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408830956
- ISBN
- 9781408830956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.34
€ 23.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. Classic rags-to-riches story by entrepreneur and Dragons' Den star Theo Paphitis Num Pages: 288 pages, 30. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Orion
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752894225
- ISBN
- 9780752894225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJZ; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- A Cappella Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556525629
- ISBN
- 9781556525629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.05
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€ 18.05
Paperback. Veuve Clicquot champagne epitomizes glamor and style, with tribute paid everywhere from Lord Byron to Casablanca. But who was this young widow - the 'Veuve' - Clicquot, whose champagne sparkled at the courts of France, Britain, and Russia, and how did she rise to celebrity and fortune? This book talks about widow Clicquot. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGB; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061288586
- ISBN
- 9780061288586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.27
€ 17.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGBA; KJH; U. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons New York
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0200691
- ISBN
- 9780471401698
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. An illuminating account of Ma Huateng and Tencent - one of China's leading entrepreneurs whose company Tencent is China's number one brand. Series: China's Leading Entrepreneurs and Enterprises. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- LID Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911498285
- ISBN
- 9781911498285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.70
€ 13.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGB; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307886064
- ISBN
- 9780307886064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.57
€ 23.99
€ 17.57
Paperback. Uncovers the iconoclastic genius and subtle charm behind Charlie Munger's curmudgeonly facade. This book presents an account of the family, personal, and business life of the idiosyncratically complex figure. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471446910
- ISBN
- 9780471446910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.38
€ 32.99
€ 23.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGB; KJE; KJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062413413
- ISBN
- 9780062413413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.37
€ 13.00
€ 11.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Number of pages
- 302
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312650681
- ISBN
- 9780312650681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.10
€ 21.99
€ 19.10
Hardback. The autobiography of a towering figure of the legal world - and an incredible story of building up a business from humble beginnings Num Pages: 320 pages, 32. BIC Classification: BGBA; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 483.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848317970
- ISBN
- 9781848317970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.80
€ 23.99
€ 15.80
Paperback. "Buffett has generously endowed us all with a sensible and intelligent roadmap for investing. " -- Robert G Hagstrom "Warren Buffett -- The Oracle of Everything. He has been right about the stock market, rotten accounting, CEO greed, and corporate governance. The rest of us are just catching on. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KFFM; WHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470821534
- ISBN
- 9780470821534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.26
€ 25.99
€ 19.26