businessmen

Presents the early life and influences on Vermont ice cream magnates Ben and Jerry, and tells how their partnership developed as they built their company.

A biography of Clarence Birdseye, the American inventor, discussing work as a fur trapper in Canada early in the twentieth-century, his patented Birdseye freezing process that changed the way we preserve, store, and distribute food, and the other inventions that he created.

A biography of Frank Batten Sr., the founder of the Weather Channel, discussing his childhood and family, schooling, work life, philanthropy, and his struggle with throat cancer.

Contains essays in which American historians attempt to understand the qualities of effective leaders as seen in the lives of George Washington, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Robert Kennedy, Chief Joseph, J. Pierpont Morgan, and others.

Describes the histories of Amazon.com and the Kindle; discusses the life of their founder and creator Jeffrey Bezos; and examines how they have influenced the world.

George Babbitt, a successful middle-aged businessman living in 1920s Ohio, is shocked when his best friend is convicted of murder.

A biography of the man who created Microsoft, from his childhood to his battle in court after being accused of having a monopoly in the computer industry.

Examines the life and career of the business tycoon and oilman who dominated one of the largest business empires ever built by a single man and died owning close to one billion dollars.

Chronicles the life and career of Steve Jobs, who was the founder and chief executive officer of Apple, a technology company.

Relates the history of the Mars, Inc., a candy business started in the 1920s by Frank C. Mars, who was later joined by his son, Forrest, who expanded the operation to other countries and products before finally becoming the sole owner of Mars following the deaths of his parents.