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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.Everyday law: a survival guide for Canadians
Par Jack Batten, Marjorie Harris. 1987
Easy-to-follow handbook that outlines the common legal problems which every Canadian faces. Discusses such subjects as choosing a lawyer, preparing…
a will, getting married, going to court, and buying a house. c1987.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.Frost takes listeners back to the 1975 World Series in this thrilling account of the greatest baseball game ever played.…
The Reds and Red Sox endured three soggy days of inactivity to reach game six. But all that downtime could not prepare them for what happened when the skies finally cleared. 2009.Hart Massey (Canadians)
Par Paul Collins. 1977
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.How life imitates the World Series: an inquiry into the game
Par Thomas Boswell. 1982
A baseball writer for the "Washington Post" reports on the new statistic, the Total Average, and analyzes such figures as…
Bill Veeck, Earl Weaver, Steve Carlton, Pete Rose, and Reggie Jackson. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1982.Fungo blues: an uncontrolled look at the Toronto Blue Jays
Par Philippe Van Rjndt, Patrick Blednick. 1985
Game day: the Blue Jays at SkyDome
Par Martin O'Malley, Sean O'Malley. 1994
The authors take us for a behind-the-scenes look at the Blue Jays and Skydome. They include a tour of the…
clubhouse, umpire's room, batting cage, press box. They talk to everyone involved with the game, from Skydome executives to ticket vendors, as well as the media who cover the team. Some strong language. 1994.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.Financier, the biography of André Meyer: a story of money, power, and the reshaping of American business
Par Cary Reich, André Meyer. 1983
Portrait of the legendary financial wizard and art connoisseur. Meyer emigrated from France to New York during World War II…
and established himself as one of the most successful capitalists of the post-war era. 1983.Fayed: the unauthorized biography
Par Tom Bower. 1998
Mohamed Al Fayed has become Britain's most controversial tycoon. Few men enjoy so much publicity and provoke so many questions…
about themselves as the Egyptian owner of Harrods, bereaved father of Dodi, and instigator of the "cash for questions" row that ocurred during the last Tory government. 1998.FairTax, the truth: answering the critics
Par Neal Boortz, John Linder, Rob Woodall. 2008
In 2005, radio show host Boortz and Georgia congressman Linder wrote "The FairTax Book", presenting a plan designed to eliminate…
federal taxes and the IRS and jump-start the U.S. economy. This follow-up offers new insights, and debunks the negative myths and misrepresentations of their idea. The plan enables Americans to keep all the money in their paychecks; eliminates the fraud, hassle, and waste of the current system; and revolutionizes the way America pays for itself. 2008.