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Articles 141 à 160 sur 1992
Par Rod McQueen. 1996
When Confederation Life Insurance Co. was seized by regulators in August, 1994, it became the largest single bankruptcy ever in…
the North American insurance industry. Rod McQueen looks at what happened to one of Canada's biggest insurance companies, and how executives, regulators, auditors, and politicians all missed the signs of its impending failure. c1996.Par John Lawrence Reynolds, Frank O'Dea. 2007
Born in Montreal to an upper-middle-class family, Frank O'Dea's life took a downturn as a young man when he was…
sexually assaulted by a priest - he began drinking, smashing up cars, and soon was living on the streets of Toronto. By way of a sympathetic employer and the Salvation Army, O'Dea quit drinking and started a small business that developed into the Second Cup coffee chain. Over the years, his philanthropic activities extended to AIDS fundraising, child literacy in the Third World, and landmine removal. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2007.They were both born in the nineteenth century in humble circumstances--Helena Rubinstein in an orthodox Jewish household in Poland, Elizabeth…
Arden on a farm outside Toronto. But by the 1930s, they were the rulers of rival international beauty empires. 2017.Par Janet Lowe, Warren Buffett. 2009
A wise and winning collection of quotes, writings and favourite sayings, "Warren Buffett speaks" collects wisdom on diverse subjects such…
as investing, the Internet economy, running a business, teaching, and more. This unprecedented peek into the financial genius' wildly profitable philosophy is often surprising, always intriguing, and sparked throughout by Buffett's unique combination of savvy business smarts and wry wit. 2009.Par Milton Friedman, Rose D Friedman. 1998
Nobel Prize-winner Milton Friedman and his wife, Rose, describe their passion for economics and their involvement with presidents and other…
world leaders. A section by Milton Friedman explains their free-market philosophy, its eventual acceptance, and its impact on important events of the twentieth century. 1998.Par Henry A Grunwald. 1999
The author chronicles his experience of macular degeneration, and the daily struggle to overcome its physical and psychological implications, and…
the discovery of what medicine can and cannot do. This is a story not merely about seeing but about living; not merely about losing sight but about gaining insight. 1999.Par Donald Trump, Meredith McIver. 2004
A look at the secrets of Donald Trump's success. Includes insights into such areas as investing wisely, impressing the boss,…
managing a business efficiently, and negotiating anything. For those who are curious, there is also a look at "the art of the hair". Some strong language. 2004.Leonard Gentine operated a financially challenged mortuary business for sixteen years. Yet, by the time he died, he stood at…
the helm of Sargento Foods, Inc.--a profitable cheese company and a household name. How does one go from a struggling funeral director to a competitive force in the natural cheese category? This book tells the full, untold story. 2018.Par John George Pearson, Alexa De Guiller. 2017
John Paul Getty bâtit l'une des plus grosses fortunes des États-Unis, et sa famille le paya au prix fort. Parmi…
ses quatre fils, un seul réussit à mener une existence à peu près normale. Le deuxième se suicida, un autre sombra dans la drogue, le dernier fut déshérité. Quant à John Paul Getty III, le petit-fils préféré de John Paul, il fut kidnappé par la mafia italienne qui lui coupa une oreille et exigea une rançon - que son grand-père refusa de payer. En revenant sur les origines d'une fortune familiale phénoménale et sur la personnalité dérangeante de John Paul Getty, John Pearson se livre à une plongée effarante dans l'intimité d'une des familles les plus riches au monde, gangrénée par les litiges autour d'un héritage empoisonné. 2017. Titre uniforme: Painfully rich.Par Ron Chernow. 1998
Chernow reveals the person and family secrets behind the public demonization of the ruthless businessman who founded Standard Oil. While…
revolutionizing the way the world conducts business, Rockefeller also established philanthropic foundations and emphasized scientific research, all the while retaining his strong religious beliefs. Bestseller. 1998.Par Ed Mirvish. 1997
Honest Ed Mirvish recounts the curtain calls and pitfalls of his life in professional theatre, from the days in the…
1960s, shortly after he bought the Royal Alexandra Theatre, up to the building of the Princess of Wales Theatre. He also includes stories about the many stars he has met while he has been a part of "the business." 1997.The story of a family feud which resulted in the bankruptcy of one of America's biggest corporations. Pennzoil, an independent…
oil concern, obtained the approval of Getty Oil's directors to take over the company. When Texaco took over instead, Pennzoil sued Texaco and subsequently was awarded $11 billion. c1987.Par Anthony Bianco. 1997
A portrait of the Reichmann family, from its beginnings in 18th-century Hungary to its rise as one of the wealthiest…
families in the world, and subsequent ruin in the Canary Wharf project in London. 1997.Par Chris Gardner, Quincy Troupe, Mim Eichler Rivas. 2006
At the age of twenty, Milwaukee native Chris Gardner, just out of the Navy, arrived in San Francisco to pursue…
a promising career in medicine. Considered a prodigy in scientific research, he surprised everyone and himself by setting his sights on the competitive world of high finance. Yet no sooner had he landed an entry-level position at a prestigious firm than Gardner found himself caught in a web of incredibly challenging circumstances that left him as part of the city's working homeless and with a toddler son. Explicit descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence, explicit strong language. 2006.Par John Perkins. 2016
Perkins' New York Times bestseller is now expanded, with fifteen explosive new chapters about how economic hit men cheat countries…
around the globe, bringing the facts up-to-date and, chillingly, home to the United States--but it also gives us hope and ways to fight back. 2016.Par Jean Hough Davey, Anne O'Hagan. 2017
In the 1960s, when women were neither accepted nor encouraged to enter the world of finance, Jean Hough Davey became…
one of the first women in North America to be licensed as a stockbroker. Jean was a pioneer who rose to the highest levels of her profession, eventually becoming Vice President and Director of ScotiaMcLeod. But while she was publicly lauded, she struggled to maintain equilibrium in her personal life, drowning in an emotionally abusive marriage to Hockey Night in Canada kingpin Ted Hough, and finally summoning up the courage to leave and find true love. Here she shares the many lessons she's learned about how women can--and must--set themselves up for success in every area of their lives, even when the odds are not in their favour. 2017.Par Oliver W Sacks. 2010
Neurologist uses case studies to illustrate the brain’s ability to adapt to lost senses. Discusses a concert pianist who can…
no longer read music, a writer who is unable to read print after suffering a stroke, and Sacks’s own macular melanoma and its effects on his visual perception. 2010.Par Milton Meltzer. 1997
The rags-to-riches story of Andrew Carnegie, who rose from an impoverished Scottish immigrant to become the wealthiest man in the…
world after he sold his business interests to J.P. Morgan in 1900. In retirement, Carnegie became known for establishing libraries throughout the world. For senior high and older readers. 1997.Par Steven Watts. 1997
Both a biography of Walt Disney and a social study of the Disney enterprise and its influence on American values.…
Traces Disney's family, the growth of his company, and the cultural impact of the multi-billion-dollar corporation. c1997.Par Dennis McDougal. 1998
Biography of one of Hollywood's most powerful moguls who joined the industry at the beginning of talking films and could…
singlehandedly make or break a career. Wasserman was also a confidant to other powerful people; politicians and businessmen as well as Mafia bosses, as the head of Universal Studios. Some strong language. c1998.