businessmen

Tells about the life and phenomenal business skills of Wayne Huizenga, who turned a small loan into two multi-billion dollar corporations--Waste Management and Blockbuster video--enabling him to purchase three professional sports franchises, including the Miami Dolphins.

David Packard tells the story of the company he founded with friend, Bill Hewlett, in a one-car garage and how their philosophies helped Hewlett-Packard become a leader in technological advances.

Provides profiles on 225 individuals whose names are found on today's popular products.

A biography of Bill Gates, focusing on the Seattle business community and the global village that he has helped create through his work as a computer software entrepreneur.

Explores the life and achievements of Bill Gates, discussing his childhood, education, family, and influence on the computer industry.

Chronicles the life of Milton S. Hershey, discussing his childhood, schooling, business success, founding of the Milton Hershey School, and other related topics.

A brief biography of businessman Jeff Bezos, describing how he founded Amazon.com.

After her phone is stolen during a hotel fire drill, Poppy Wyatt, discovering an abandoned phone in a trash can, crashes into the life of the phone's owner, Sam Roxton, when she uses his phone to make her wedding preparations.

Traces an incrementally violent confrontation between a National Park Service biologist who would eradicate invasive wildlife on the Channel Islands and two locals who are fiercely opposed to the killing of any creatures.

A collection of essays written by current historians discusses the components of great leadership and reflects upon why FDR was a more successful Depression-era leader than Hoover and why Grant was one of the best presidents in American history.