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Writing in his own singular voice, Barry Diller delivers both an astute and entertaining business memoir and a surprisingly frank coming-of-age story. After starting his career in the mailroom of the William Morris Agency, Diller went on to have one of the most extraordinary ascents in show business history, inventing the TV Movie of the Week for ABC at age twenty-seven, becoming CEO of Paramount Pictures at age thirty-two, and launching the Fox TV network at age forty-four.

In The Optimist, the Wall Street Journal reporter Keach Hagey presents the most detailed account yet of Altman’s rise, from his precocious childhood in St. Louis to his first, failed startup experience; his time as legendary entrepreneur Paul Graham’s protégé and successor as head of Y Combinator, the start-up accelerator where Altman became the premier power broker in Silicon Valley; the founding of OpenAI and his recruitment of a small yet superior team; and his struggle to keep his company at the cutting edge while fending off determined rivals, including Elon Musk.

Your starting point doesn’t determine your destination. Turn your struggles into stepping stones for success. Dakota James Bailey’s From Foster Care to Millionaire is a raw and inspiring memoir of triumph over adversity. Growing up in foster care, working grueling factory shifts, and being labeled a “troublemaker,” Dakota seemed destined for failure. Instead, he built a multimillion-dollar company and a thriving real estate portfolio, proving that resilience and determination can rewrite any story.

The Untold Story of the Quiet Genius Who Built the Brand That Changed Global BusinessRed Bull is more than a drink. It’s a symbol. A movement. A myth made real through vision, patience, and relentless execution. And behind it all stood one man: Dietrich Mateschitz—the Austrian marketing mastermind who turned a quirky Asian tonic into a $25+ billion global empire without ever chasing the spotlight. Now, for the first time, English-speaking readers can finally access the definitive account of how Red Bull was built—written by Austrian journalist Wolfgang Fürweger, and originally ...

The Law of Success in 16 Lessons was initially published in 1928 as a multi-volume correspondence course. According to Hill, the work was commissioned at the request of Andrew Carnegie, at the conclusion of a multi-day interview with Hill. It was allegedly based upon interviews with over 100 American millionaires, including self-made industrial giants such as: Henry Ford, J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison, over 500 of the most successful people of the planet across nearly 20 years.

Claus Spreckels (1828-1908) emigrated from his homeland of Germany to the United States with only seventy-five cents in his pocket, built a sugar empire, and became one of the richest Americans in history. Migrating to San Francisco after the gold rush, Spreckels built the largest sugar beet factory of its kind in the United States. When Spreckels gave America its first sugar cube, he became the “Sugar King.” The indomitable Spreckels was a colorful and complicated character on both sides of the Pacific.

Value investing is not just a system for success in the market. It is also an intellectual toolkit for achieving a deeper understanding of the world. In The Joys of Compounding, the value investor Gautam Baid builds a holistic approach to value investing and philosophy from his wide-ranging reading, combining practical approaches, self-cultivation, and business wisdom. Distilling investment and life lessons into a comprehensive guide, Baid integrates the strategies and wisdom of preeminent figures whose teachings have stood the test of time.

Culinary Leverage: A Journey Through the Heat is about exposing the dysfunction of an industry through the eyes of a highly decorated chef who, through hard-won experience, resilience and grief, soul searching and moments of reckoning, finds a healthier way forward, not just for himself but for the restaurant business as a whole.

Mexican Miriam Landin dreamed of fulfilling the American dream since she was a child. Motivated to get her family out of poverty, she crossed the border in the company of her little one, Josstin de Ella, who was only four years old. She never thought the price of the top would be so high! She suffered from her own compatriots' indifference and discrimination from day one; they abused her status as undocumented and added to her scarcity was her illness. In her grayest days she saw her son cry from hunger, without having a bite to offer her. Despite hitting rock bottom, she did not give up. ...

لماذا "الخيال الممكن"؟ قررتُ قبل سنوات أن أدوّن تجربة الهيئة العامة للسياحة والتراث الوطني ومسيرتها في البناء والتنظيم والتطوير منذ تأسيسها في 12 محرم 1421هـ (17 أبريل 2000م)، وتشرفي بتكليفي كأول أمين عامٍّ لها، مؤسساً للأمانة العامة، ولاحقاً رئيساً لمجلس إدارتها ورئيساً لها حتى 18 ربيع الثاني 1440هـ (27 ديسمبر 2018م)...

It is very rare that we are fortunate enough to encounter an individual whose life has had an impact on past and present generations, and will have an even greater impact on the future. As William J. Powell shares his trials and triumphs with us in his biography, Clearview Golf Club: America’s Course, we are inspired and given hope that dreams can come true, if we are willing to stay the course. This is the story of an American hero who believed that in America anything was possible, and set out to prove just that. Throughout his entire journey in life he faced obstacles that could have ...

For fans of rags-to-riches stories, Be There When I Return is not just about overcoming epilepsy and finding success—it is also for those who are looking for a celebration of love in its purest form. When thirty-one-year-old Michael starts to act out of character, it gets the attention of his roommate and a woman he has started dating. After denying anything is wrong with him, Michael finally decides to visit a neurologist. His life takes an unexpected turn when he receives a life-altering diagnosis of epilepsy.

The Law of Success in 16 Lessons was initially published in 1928 as a multi-volume correspondence course. According to Hill, the work was commissioned at the request of Andrew Carnegie, at the conclusion of a multi-day interview with Hill. It was allegedly based upon interviews with over 100 American millionaires, including self-made industrial giants such as: Henry Ford, J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison, over 500 of the most successful people of the planet across nearly 20 years.

Citizen Wynn recounts the cautionary saga of uber-wealthy casino king Steve Wynn, who built a global gambling empire on fantasy, grift, and misogyny before hubris and #MeToo brought him down. Part Mafia history, part deeply researched social commentary, part Horatio Alger gone horribly awry, Citizen Wynn is a modern morality tale with instant appeal to 100 million Americans who gamble regularly as well as millions more who recognize the Wynn name from Macao to Monaco.

From the visionary who brought you the Amazon bestselling book MINDING YOUR BUSINESS, comes the companion to set you up for success. For 22 years, Entrepreneur/Bestselling Author/Brand Strategist Cyrus Webb has not just built his own media company. He has helped other entrepreneurs and creators do the same. Now with the MINDING YOUR BUSINESS ACCOUNTABILITY JOURNAL, Webb shares his trusted success formula for achieving your goals and dreams while also helping you identify the areas that you have to work on and monitor along the way. If you are ready to go to the next level in your business ...

Transform your everyday life into a thrilling detective story with Elementary, My Dear: The Art of Deduction – For Fun, For Profit, For Real. In this practical guide, Carmen and Harold Laski strip away the mystique of Sherlock Holmes and hand you the tools to: • Uncover hidden clues in conversations, contracts, and coffee shop messes • Apply Bayes’ head-count method to separate true signals from false alarms • Use mnemonic systems and memory-palace mapping to store and retrieve vital details • Spot red herrings, avoid rabbit holes, and shortcut complex decisions • Navigate ...

En esta biografía, construida enteramente con la ayuda de la Inteligencia Artificial, exploramos la trayectoria de Elon Musk basada en información pública disponible en internet. Desde su infancia en Sudáfrica hasta su impacto global como uno de los emprendedores más influyentes del siglo XXI, este libro ofrece un análisis detallado y estructurado de su vida, logros, desafíos y legado.

John D. Rockefeller se ha convertido en todo un mito de la era moderna. Casi no hay un hombre de negocios actual que no haya estudiado su vida o, al menos, no haya sentido curiosidad por hacerlo. Self-made tycoon (magnate hecho a sí mismo), John D. es el compendio, en un solo hombre, de la sabiduría de los negocios. Con sólo 16 años empieza su carrera, vagando en los puertos de Cleveland rogándole a los comerciantes por un empleo, encontrándose con toda clase de desprecios hasta que, finalmente, uno de ellos decide darle una oportunidad. No haría falta más para que el joven John D. ...

Success is a Special Need is the powerful memoir of Jeffrey L. McCain, who shares his life story of overcoming dyslexia to build a successful business. With personal anecdotes and reflections, McCain recounts how he navigated his educational struggles, developed survival skills, and eventually achieved extraordinary success in the traffic signal industry. This inspiring tale is one of resilience, innovation, and determination in the face of adversity.

Read one man's chronicle of his thirty year career in a business that he began but not well suited for. See how he adjusted and navigated working in department stores from Texas to Maine, all the while with the same company. I hope you enjoy the story.