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In the name of Gucci: a memoir
Par Wendy Holden, Patrizia Gucci. 2016
Patricia Gucci was born a secret: the love child whose birth could have spelled ruination for her father, Aldo Gucci.…
It was 1963, and the halcyon days for the "must-have" brand of Hollywood and European royalty. Patricia's mother gave birth in secret in London before she was smuggled back to Vatican City and hidden from the fashion world, the media, and the rest of the Gucci family. Aldo couldn't afford a public scandal, but he could not resist his feelings for Patricia's mother, Bruna, the paramour he first met when she worked for him as a shopgirl in Rome. Patricia Gucci charts her parents' untold love story, relying on her own childhood memories as well as an archive of love letters and interviews with her mother. She interweaves her parents' story with that of her own relationship with her father--from a little girl who remained a secret for eighteen months and wasn't publicly acknowledged for her first decade, through her rise to become Gucci's ambassador and Aldo's protégé, to the moment when his three sons, who betrayed him in a famous palace coup, were disinherited and Patricia--once considered the shame of Gucci--was made sole universal heir. 2016. Uniform title: Gucci.In the blood: battles to succeed in Canada's family business
Par Gordon Pitts. 2000
Dramatic stories of twelve business families and the trials and triumphs each has faced in trying to maintain their dynasty.…
Some of Canada's most prominent business families describe the successes and failures of their empires at the hands of family members. 2000.I hear she's a real bitch
Par Jen Agg. 2017
Toronto restaurateur Jen Agg, the woman behind the popular The Black Hoof, Cocktail Bar, Rhum Corner, and Agrikol restaurants, is…
known for her frank, crystal-sharp and often hilarious observations and ideas on the restaurant industry and the world around her. Her first book is caustic yet intimate, and wryly observant; an unforgettable glimpse into the life of one of the most interesting, smart, trail-blazing voices of this moment. 2017.This book shows how cultural, economic and moral prejudice locked blind people into frustrating mechanical labour and denied them their…
full humanity. It gives us a picture of historical forces that produced and often controlled ideas about blindness. 2008.Get smarter: life and business lessons for the 20- to 40-year-old
Par Seymour Schulich. 2007
In examining his own life, Seymour Schulich, a Canadian billionaire and philanthropist, realized that at age 20, and even at…
age 30, he knew very little. This is his attempt to impart lessons learned in a lifetime to today's youth, by someone who has achieved success in both his personal and professional life. Covers such issues as how to make a decision, choosing a career, and how to deal with adversity. 2007.Family ties: the real story of the McCain feud
Par Michael Woloschuk. 1995
Before 1993, few people knew much about how the McCain family ran their multi-billion dollar frozen food empire. Then a…
dispute between the McCain brothers, Harrison and Wallace, over corporate succession revealed stresses with both family and company. Mike Woloschuk takes us to Florenceville, New Brunswick, to meet the brothers and their family, who reveal with frankness how the brothers made such a worldwide success of the business, and then how it fell apart. c1995.How to build an empire on an orange crate, or, 121 lessons I never learned in school
Par Ed Mirvish. 1993
Renowned owner of a bargain emporium, three theatres, and a string of restaurants, Ed Mirvish has lived his life from…
"rags to riches." Mirvish holds a number of honourary degrees and is a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, but he started business as a school drop-out. Spiced with anecdotes and historical tidbits, Mirvish tells the story of his life, and provides 121 lessons he has learned along the way. 1993.Bread men: how the Westons built an international empire
Par Charles Davies. 1987
This history of one of the largest multi-national corporations in the world is also the history of three successive generations…
building the same company. The current generation controls 75 companies, including the grocery chain Loblaw's, the luxury retailer Holt Renfrew, and London's Fortnum and Mason. 1987.The untold history of America's first black millionaires--former slaves who endured incredible challenges to amass and maintain their wealth for…
a century, from the Jacksonian period to the Roaring Twenties--self-made entrepreneurs whose unknown success mirrored that of American business heroes such as Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller, and Thomas Edison. 2018.Fins: Harley Earl, the rise of General Motors, and the glory days of Detroit
Par William Knoedelseder. 2018
William Knoedelseder reveals the backstory of American icon General Motors in the 1950s, whose phenomenal rise was due to the…
stylings of visionary car designer Harley Earl. Knoedelseder tells the story in ways both large and small, weaving the history of the company with the history of Detroit and the Earl family as he examines the effect of the automobile on America's economy, culture, and national psyche. 2018.Anthony Fokker: the Flying Dutchman who shaped American aviation
Par Marc Dierikx. 2018
Comprehensive biography of Anthony Fokker, the famed Dutch pilot and daredevil aviator. Fokker came from an affluent Dutch family and…
developed a gift for tinkering with mechanics. Despite not receiving a traditional education, he stumbled his way into aviation as a young stunt pilot in Germany in 1910. He survived a series of spectacular airplane crashes and rose to fame within a few years. A combination of industrial espionage, luck, and deception then propelled him to become Germany's leading aircraft manufacturer during World War I, making him a multimillionaire by his midtwenties. When the German Revolution swept the country in 1918 and 1919, Fokker made a spectacular escape to the United States. He set up business in New York and New Jersey in 1921, and shortly thereafter became the world's largest aircraft manufacturer. The U.S. Army and Navy acquired his machines, and his factories equipped legendary carriers such as Pan American and TWA at the dawn of commercial air transport. Yet despite his astounding success, his empire collapsed in the late 1920s after a series of ill-conceived business decisions and deeply upsetting personal dramas. 2018. Uniform title: Anthony Fokker.Lowe profiles what some call the prototypical 21st-century company, Internet giant Google. In less than 15 years, creators Sergey Brin…
and Larry Page built what was supposed to be a simple search engine into a megaprofitable operation with over $16 billion in annual revenues. 2009.Healing the eye the natural way: alternative medicine and macular degeneration
Par Edward Kondrot. 2000
A look at how to heal and care for your eyes with nutrition, vitamin therapy, mineral therapy, homeopathy, microcurrent stimulation,…
and chelation therapy. Includes exercises and tips for everyday living. 2001.How does it feel to be blind?: the psychodynamics of visual impairment
Par Paul J Schulz. 1980
The author has elucidated the vast experiences and reactions of the newly blind person in a thorough, insightful way which…
will prove valuable to those who deal with the problems of the blind. 1980.Hart Massey (Canadians)
Par Paul Collins. 1977
Glaucoma: a patient's guide to the disease, fourth edition
Par Graham E Trope. 2011
Howard Hughes: the secret life
Par Charles Higham. 2004
Howard Hughes had various personas: aviator, film producer, entrepreneur and recluse. Revealing the private scandals, his affairs with Hollywood stars…
and his involvement in Watergate, this book ties in with the release of a film about Hughes' early life - 'The Aviator' starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Includes strong language. 2004.Howard Hughes: the untold story
Par Peter H Brown, Pat H Broeske. 1996
Drawing on interviews and recently-revealed documents, this biography of the billionaire, aviator and Hollywood mogul spans seven decades. It provides…
insight on his secretive life, his love affairs, his bizarre behaviour and his eventual descent into madness. 1996.Harvests of joy: my passion for excellence
Par Robert Mondavi, Paul Chutkow. 1998
Autobiography of a California wine maker who changed the industry in the United States. Recalls how in 1965, at fifty-two,…
Mondavi bitterly broke away from the family firm and established his own vineyard. His innovations helped Napa Valley wines challenge those of France. 1998.Canadian Tire was founded by A.J. and John Billes in 1922 and grew to become a national institution. In 1986,…
one of A.J.'s sons decided to sell his company shares to a group of Canadian Tire dealers, sparking a feud with his sister, Martha. 1990 winner of the National Business Book Award. Strong language.