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  • American Business History

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    By the early twentieth century, it became common to describe the United States as a "business civilization." President Coolidge in 1925 said, "The chief business of the American people is business." More recently, historian Sven Beckert characterized Henry Ford's massive manufactory as the embodiment of America: "While Athens had its Parthenon and Rome its Colosseum, the United States had its ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Fortune Tellers

    The Story of America's First Economic Forecasters

    A gripping history of the pioneers who sought to use science to predict financial marketsThe period leading up to the Great Depression witnessed the rise of the economic forecasters, pioneers who sought to use the tools of science to predict the future, with the aim of profiting from their forecasts. This book chronicles the lives and careers of the men who defined this first wave of economic ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • Birth of a Salesman

    The Transformation of Selling in America

    In this entertaining and informative book, Walter Friedman chronicles the remarkable metamorphosis of the American salesman from itinerant amateur to trained expert. From the mid-nineteenth century to the eve of World War II, the development of sales management transformed an economy populated by peddlers and canvassers to one driven by professional salesmen and executives.From book agents ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

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    American Business History

    A Very Short Introduction

    Narrated by Steve Menasche ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 27 min

    By the early twentieth century, it became common to describe the United States as a "business civilization." President Coolidge in 1925 said, "The chief business of the American people is business." More recently, historian Sven Beckert characterized Henry Ford's massive manufactory as the embodiment of America: "While Athens had its Parthenon and Rome its Colosseum, the United States had its ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People

    A fully revised and updated edition of the quintessential guide to learning to negotiate effectively in every part of your life"A must read for everyone seeking to master negotiation. This newly updated classic just got even better."—Robert Cialdini, bestselling author of Influence and Pre-SuasionAs director of the world-renowned Wharton Executive Negotiation Workshop, Professor G. Richard Shell ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • In Search of Excellence

    Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies

    The "Greatest Business Book of All Time" (Bloomsbury UK), In Search of Excellence has long been a must-have for the boardroom, business school, and bedside table.Based on a study of forty-three of America's best-run companies from a diverse array of business sectors, In Search of Excellence describes eight basic principles of management -- action-stimulating, people-oriented, profit-maximizing ... Read more

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  • The People's Tycoon

    Henry Ford and the American Century

    by Steven Watts ...
    How a Michigan farm boy became the richest man in America is a classic, almost mythic tale, but never before has Henry Ford’s outsized genius been brought to life so vividly as it is in this engaging and superbly researched biography. The real Henry Ford was a tangle of contradictions. He set off the consumer revolution by producing a car affordable to the masses, all the while lamenting the moral ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Corporate Culture and Performance

    Going far beyond previous empirical work, John Kotter and James Heskett provide the first comprehensive critical analysis of how the "culture" of a corporation powerfully influences its economic performance, for better or for worse. Through painstaking research at such firms as Hewlett-Packard, Xerox, ICI, Nissan, and First Chicago, as well as a quantitative study of the relationship between ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • A Consumers' Republic

    The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America

    In this signal work of history, Bancroft Prize winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Lizabeth Cohen shows how the pursuit of prosperity after World War II fueled our pervasive consumer mentality and transformed American life.Trumpeted as a means to promote the general welfare, mass consumption quickly outgrew its economic objectives and became synonymous with patriotism, social equality, and the ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Golden Passport

    Harvard Business School, the Limits of Capitalism, and the Moral Failure of the MBA Elite

    by Duff McDonald ...
    From the New York Times–bestselling author of The Firm: "A massively detailed history of Harvard Business School . . . and a searing critique." — Kirkus ReviewsWith The Firm, financial journalist Duff McDonald pulled back the curtain on consulting giant McKinsey & Company. In The Golden Passport, he reveals the inner workings of a singular nexus of power, ambition, and influence: Harvard Business ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Leaders

    The Strategies for Taking Charge

    Series series Collins Business Essentials
    "An insightful book that should be read by every manager aspiring to be a true leader. . . . One of the most important books of its type" ( Chicago Tribune).In this illuminating study of corporate America's most critical issue—leadership—world-renowned leadership guru Warren Bennis and his co-author Burt Nanus reveal the four key principles every manager should know: Attention Through Vision, ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 50 Success Classics Second Edition

    Winning Wisdom For Work & Life From 50 Landmark Books

    What makes a person successful? What makes them motivated, prosperous, a great leader? Inside 50 Success Classics, discover the all-time classic books that have helped millions of people achieve success in their work, their mission, and their personal lives.This brand new updated edition of Tom Butler-Bowdon's guide to the texts that will help you find success in your professional and personal ... Read more

    $12.99 USD