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1) Elon Musk
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"From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era--a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. Oh, and took over Twitter"--
As a kid in South Africa, Musk was regularly beaten by bullies; he once was in the hospital for a week after...
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In today's business environment--one where the traditional career path isn't as readily available as it once was; the economy and the banking system are volatile; and government regulation makes it increasingly difficult for entrepreneurs and new business owners to get their ideas off the ground--more and more people are seeking an alternate path to success. It's the kind of world where learning to be vreative, challenging convention, and seizing...
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"In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the first person to mass-produce sunglasses, Sam Foster. Follow Foster's story from his early years manufacturing plastic accessories to his creation of the Foster Grant company and the development of sunglasses from novelty item to fashion accessory to protective eyewear. Fun Facts, a helpful timeline, a glossary, and an index supplement the historical and color photos showcased in this inspiring...
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America's favorite uncle and bestselling author of Si-cology 1, Duck Dynasty's Si Robertson, opens up about how his faith has brought him peace and serenity throughout his many not-so-peaceful adventures. Si Robertson has gone from chief duck call maker to beloved star of A&E's Duck Dynasty. Through his transition, he has remained untainted by the popularity and money, and is the same man he was before stardom-generous, kind, compassionate, and a...
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Microsoft's CEO tells the inside story of the company's continuing transformation and offers his vision for the coming wave of intelligent technologies. He examines how people, organizations, and societies can and must transform, how they must 'hit refresh' in their persistent quest for new energy, new ideas, and continued relevance and renewal. Yet he feels strongly that one of our essential qualities -- empathy -- will become ever more valuable....
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In this title, unwrap the lives of talented Ben & Jerry's Homemade ice cream manufacturers, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield! Readers will enjoy getting the scoop on these Food Dudes, beginning with their childhood in Merrick, New York. Students can follow their success story from Greenfield's education at Oberlin College and Cohen's job at Highland Community School to their various jobs in between. Cohen and Greenfield's efforts to open their first...
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Donald Trump called this book "terribly written," sued the author for $5 billion-and lost. For anyone wondering what life might be like under President Trump, this field guide through TrumpNation offers a probing, often hilarious, and thoroughly definitive account of the man behind the hype. Available for the first time in a decade, with a new introduction by the author, this myth-busting look inside the world of Donald Trump is chock full of rip-roaring...
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"In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the inventor of blue jeans, Levi Strauss. Follow Strauss's story from his early years as a dry goods merchant to his invention with Jacob Davis of the denim jeans. Fun facts, a helpful timeline, a glossary, and an index supplement the historical and color photos showcased in this inspiring biography. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's website.
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"There are few industrialists in history who could match Elon Musk's relentless drive and ingenious vision. A modern alloy of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Howard Hughes, and Steve Jobs, Musk is the man behind PayPal, Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and SolarCity, each of which has sent shock waves throughout American business and industry. More than any other executive today, Musk has dedicated his energies and his own vast fortune to inventing a future that...
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Wonder Boy is a riveting investigation into the turbulent life of Zappos visionary Tony Hsieh, whose radical business strategies revolutionized both the tech world and corporate culture, based on rigorous research and reporting by two seasoned journalists.
Tony Hsieh's first successful venture was in middle school, selling personalized buttons. At Harvard, he made a profit compiling and selling study guides. In 1998, Hsieh sold his first company...
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Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
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Large print edition.
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"A rare, insider's look at the life of Donald Trump from Bill O'Reilly, the bestselling author of the Killing series, based on exclusive interview material and deep research. Readers around the world have been enthralled by journalist and New York Times bestselling author Bill O'Reilly's Killing series--riveting works of nonfiction that explore the most famous events in history. Now, O'Reilly turns his razor-sharp observations to his most compelling...
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Melcher Media
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First edition.
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At the dawn of the Information Age in 1963, a computer salesman in Texas saw an opportunity where IBM, his former employer, saw only dusty oil camps. This young entrepreneur, who had grown up dirt-poor in rural Louisiana during the Great Depression, staked his young family's livelihood on the notion that computers would help out local businesses - and quite possibly, revolutionize the way America did business.
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Follow Hershey's success story from his apprenticeship at Royer's Ice Cream Parlor and Garden to his establishment of the Lancaster Caramel Company. Hershey's discovery of chocolate and determined creation of the Hershey bar also highlighted. Engaging text familiarizes readers with topics of interest including the town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, and the Milton Hershey School. An entertaining sidebar, a helpful timeline, a glossary, and an index, supplement...
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Donald Trump's path to the presidency is unlike any other in the nation's history. Before Trump's stunning rise to the presidency, he was a businessman and hotelier. After a million-dollar loan from his father, he got his own business off the ground and invested in casinos, hotels, and other real estate like golf courses. With unique biographical content and a timeline of his life, readers explore Trump's path through the business world, and see the...
18) Donald Trump
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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Donald Trump. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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"In one way or another, Donald Trump has been a topic of conversation in America for almost forty years. No one in the world of business-not Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, or Warren Buffett-has been as famous as Trump for as long. First associated with high-profile real estate development in 1970s Manhattan, his name has since become synonymous with success defined by wealth and luxury. What does one make of a grown man who, when he argues with women, stoops...
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"Suzanne Simons is a masterful storyteller. But make no mistake-Master of War is not a work of fiction….A powerful and true account."
-Wolf Blitzer, anchor, CNN's The Situation Room
Master of War is the riveting true story of Eric Prince, the ex-Navy SEAL who founded Blackwater and built the world's largest military contractor, privatizing war for client nations around the world. A CNN producer and anchor, Suzanne Simons is the first journalist...
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