Industries Professions category: 12443 books
by David Shippy, Mickie Phipps
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
"A fast-paced tell-all. . .one of the great business stories of our young century." —Steve Cherry, IEEE Spectrum Magazine
The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game systems have changed the face of home entertainment. But few know the amazing story inside the consoles—how David Shippy...
It's All About the Guest
Exceeding Expectations in Business and in Life, the Davio's Way
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
When’s the last time you picked up a business book that was so engaging you couldn’t put it down? Steve Difillippo was only 24 when he opened his first Davio’s restaurant. Since then, he’s wowed Julia Child with his pomodoro, overlooked some triple-X rated shenanigans at Table 7, taken on...
Car Crazy
The Battle for Supremacy between Ford and Olds and the Dawn of the Automobile Age
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
In Car Wars, G. Wayne Miller, author of Toy Wars: The Epic Struggle Between G.I. Joe, Barbie, and the Companies That Make Them and Men and Speed: A Wild Ride through NASCAR's Breakout Season, takes readers back to the wild and wooly years of the early automobile era-from 1893, when the first U.S.-built...
Monopoly on Wheels
Henry Ford and the Selden Automobile Patent
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2011
Examines the eight-year legal fight to overturn the Selden automobile patent in the early days of the American auto industry.
by Arthur Pound
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2013
“ …GENERAL MOTORS in 1933 reached its twenty-fifth milestone. Since the founding of General Motors Company of New Jersey in 1908, the growth of the organization has contributed a unique chapter to American industrial history. From beginnings so small that its birth escaped notice in financial...
The Yugo
The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Six months after its American introduction in 1985, the Yugo was a punch line; within a year, it was a staple of late-night comedy. By 2000, NPR's Car Talk declared it "the worst car of the millennium." And for most Americans that's where the story begins and ends. Hardly. The short, unhappy...
Storied Independent Automakers
Nash, Hudson, and American Motors
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2009
With roots extending back to the first decade of the twentieth century, Nash Motor Company and the Hudson Motor Car Company managed to compete and even prosper as independent producers until they merged in 1954 to form the American Motors Company, which itself remained independent until it was bought...
Asphalt Nation
How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Asphalt Nation is a major work of urban studies that examines how the automobile has ravaged America’s cities and landscape, and how we can fight back.
The automobile was once seen as a boon to American life, eradicating the pollution caused by horses and granting citizens new levels of personal...
Head's Broadcasting in America
A Survey of Electronic Media (1-download)
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2016
This book documents the dramatic changes in the field of electronic media in the past decade and provides informed insights in the exciting, and changes yet to come. It examines the transition in broadcasting from analog to digital transmission and the changing business models of electronic media.
Hit Men
Power Brokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2011
Copiously researched and documented, Hit Men is the highly controversial portrait of the pop music industry in all its wild, ruthless glory: the insatiable greed and ambition; the enormous egos; the fierce struggles for profits and power; the vendettas, rivalries, shakedowns, and payoffs. Chronicling...
by Albert N. Greco
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
The Book Publishing Industry focuses on consumer books (adult, juvenile, and mass market paperbacks) and reviews all major book categories to present a comprehensive overview of this diverse business. In addition to the insights and portrayals of the U.S. publishing industry, this book includes an...
Thirsty Dragon
China's Lust for Bordeaux and the Threat to the World's Best Wines
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
An inside view of China's quest to become a global wine power and Bordeaux's attempt to master the thirsty dragon it helped create
The wine merchants of Bordeaux and the rising entrepreneurs of China would seem to have little in common—old world versus new, tradition versus disruption, loyalty...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011
Beer has been consumed across the globe for centuries and was the drink of choice in many ancient societies. Today it is the most important alcoholic drink worldwide, in terms of volume and value. The largest brewing companies have developed into global multinationals, and the beer market has enjoyed...
Money, Taste, and Wine
It's Complicated!
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
“It’s complicated!” That’s a simple way to describe the sort of relationship that seemingly defies simple explanations. Like a love triangle, money, taste, and wine are caught in a complicated relationship affecting every aspect of the wine industry and wine enthusiast experience. As wine...