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Author
Publisher
Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 audio file (7 hr., 9 min.))
Language
English
Description
A quintessential American dream story from a Mexican entrepreneur who shares the tale of building a multi-million-dollar business from scratch, complete with both success and failure, and always a vision of hope. Leal came to the US penniless as a teenager, speaking almost no English; he literally slept in the boiler room of a Wisconsin cheese factory for months before he was caught. Through hard work, grit, and ingenuity Leal would go on to launch...
Author
Publisher
Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 audio file (10 hr., 3 min.))
Language
English
Description
Warren Buffett is perhaps the most accomplished investor of all time. The CEO and chair of Berkshire Hathaway has earned admiration for not only his financial feats but also the philosophy behind them. Todd A. Finkle provides striking new insights into Buffett's career through the lens of entrepreneurship. This book demonstrates that although Buffett is thought of primarily as an investor, one of the secrets to his success has been running Berkshire...
Author
Publisher
Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 audio file (9 hr., 55 min.))
Language
English
Description
"Over the course of seven decades Ralph Nader has been Corporate America's fiercest critic. Supreme Court Justice William Powell singled out Nader in his infamous memo as the ""single most effective antagonist of American business ... [the] target of his hatred ... is corporate power."" But now, in a book that will surprise both his fans and critics, Nader profiles a small group of CEOs who he believes performed extraordinarily well as business leaders...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
""Love is our only hope," Anne Lamott writes in this perceptive new book. "It is not always the easiest choice, but it is always the right one, the noble path, the way home to safety, no matter how bleak the future looks." In Somehow: Thoughts on Love, Lamott explores the transformative power that love has in our lives: how it surprises us, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths, reminds us of our humanity, and guides us forward. "Love just won't...
Author
Publisher
Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 audio file (6 hr., 2 min.))
Language
English
Description
"Irrational Persistence tells the story of Garden Fresh Gourmet, and how two entrepreneurs turned a million-dollar debt to a 100-million-dollar annual revenue. Woody Allen famously said that 80 percent of success is just showing up; but any entrepreneur can tell you that it's the other 20 percent that's key. The founders of Garden Fresh took that old saying to heart, building so many strategic advantages into their products and business that their...
Author
Series
Publisher
Norton Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
105 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Did you know that Amelia Earhart loved heights so much she built a roller coaster in her backyard? Or that she used to race worms with her sister? Bet you didn't know that she took photographs of garbage cans to pay for flying lessons! Siblings Paige and Turner do-and they've collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the legendary pilot, from her childhood in the rural Midwest and the spark of her passion for flying to her record-smashing...
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
399 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Florian Gadsby tells the story of his artistic awakening, his education in England, Ireland and Japan. Arguing for the value in dedicating yourself to a craft, Florian weaves anecdotes about particular pots and processes into the narrative of his life, exploring what he has learnt from specific pieces he was taught to throw during his apprenticeships and how they have informed his philosophy and approach to his work.
Author
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
277 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
NBA All-Star and ESPN commentator Carlos Boozer shares his full story in this memoir about overcoming trauma, achieving your dreams and staying true to who you are in the process.
Author
Publisher
Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
xvii, 458 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles during the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood, this debut book celebrates Anna May Wong, the first Asian American movie star, to bring an unsung heroine to light and reclaim her place in cinema history"--
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The story of how jazz arrived at the pinnacle of American culture in 1959, told through the journey of three towering artists-Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans-who came together to create the most famous and bestselling jazz album of all time, Kind of Blue"--
Author
Series
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Dwight Hamilton Diller is a 69 year old musician from West Virginia devoted to traditional Appalachian fiddle and banjo music, and a seminary-trained minister steeped in local Christian traditions. This book tells the story of Diller's life and music, his personal challenges and his decades of teaching an elusive musical form"--
Author
Publisher
Zondervan Reflective
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Third edition, with bonus content, new reflections.
Physical Desc
373 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
An unexpected journey from Islam to Christianity. In Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, Nabeel Qureshi describes his dramatic journey from Islam to Christianity, complete with friendships, investigations, and supernatural dreams along the way. Providing an intimate window into a loving Muslim home, Qureshi shares how he developed a passion for Islam before discovering, almost against his will, evidence that Jesus rose from the dead and claimed to be God....
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Sterling edition.
Physical Desc
87 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
"Take a wonderful journey through time to discover the story of paintings, from Stone Age cave art to the graffiti-inspired work of Jean-Michel Basquiat."--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
ix, 194 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"World-class luthier and renowned guitarist Wayne Henderson calls Albert Hash "a real folk hero." A virtuoso fiddler from the Blue Ridge, Hash built more than 300 fiddles in his lifetime, recorded numerous times with a variety of bands and inspired countless instrument makers and musicians in the mountains of rural Southwest Virginia near the North Carolina border. His biography is the story of a resourceful, humble man who dedicated his life to his...
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition, First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, and the making of a comedic film classic that helped shape our popular culture.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 238 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Brent Cummings, an Iraq war veteran, has come home feeling he survived one war only to find himself in the midst of another one. The country he loves and defended for twenty-eight years seems to be unraveling in front of his eyes. Raised to believe in a vision of America that values fairness, honesty, and respect for others, Cummings is increasingly engulfed by the fear and anger sweeping through his beloved country as he tries to hold onto hope about...
Author
Publisher
Oxford Southern, an imprint of Sunbury Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Oxford Southern edition
Physical Desc
xv, 312 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"The epic fight between Nicholas Biddle and Andrew Jackson over the fate of the Second Bank of the United States comes to vivid life in this compelling biography of political intrigue. The battle that culminated in 1837 riveted and polarized the nation. Jackson accused Biddle of treason; Biddle said the president promoted anarchy. Newly discovered Biddle correspondence alters the financier's place in history"--
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