Negocios e Inversiones

Número de paginas: : 416 páginas Editor: Back Bay Books; Edición: Reprint (12 de agosto de 2014)ISBN-10: 0316219282 ISBN13: 978-0316219280 Peso: 12 oz.

Editor: Little, Brown and Company; Edición: 1st (15 de octubre de 2013) ISBN-10: 0316219266 ISBN13: 978-0316219266 Peso: 1.4 lb.

Opiniones editoriales:Opinión:“A biography that has many of the best attributes of a novel. . . . Wonderfully fluent and compelling.” — The New York Times “A triumph of the art of biography. Unflaggingly interesting, it brings John D. Rockefeller Sr. to life through sustained narrative portraiture of the large-scale, nineteenth-century kind.” — The New York Times Book Review “Important and impressive. . . . Reveals the man behind both the mask and the myth.” — The Wall Street Journal “One of the great American biographies. . . . [Chernow] writes with rich impartiality. He turns the machinations of Standard Oil . . . into fascinating social history.” — TimeFrom the Inside FlapJohn D. Rockefeller, Sr.--history's first billionaire and the patriarch of America's most famous dynasty--is an icon whose true nature has eluded three generations of historians. Now Ron Chernow, the National Book Award-winning biographer of the Morgan and Warburg banking families, gives us a history of the mogul "etched with uncommon objectivity and literary grace . . . as detailed, balanced, and psychologically insightful a portrait of the tycoon as we may ever have" (Kirkus Reviews). Titan is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller's exceptionally rich trove of papers. A landmark publication full of startling revelations, the book will indelibly alter our image of this most enigmatic capitalist. Born the son of a flamboyant, bigamous snake-oil salesman and a pious, straitlaced mother, Rockefeller rose from rustic origins to become the world's richest man by creating America's most powerful and feared monopoly, Standard Oil. Branded "the Octopus" by legions of muckrakers, the trust refined and marketed nearly 90 percent of the oil produced in America. Rockefeller was likely the most controversial businessman in our nation's history. Critics charged that his empire was built on unscrupulous tactics: grand-scale collusion with the railroads, predatory pricing, industrial espionage, and wholesale bribery of political officials. The titan spent more than thirty years dodging investigations until Teddy Roosevelt and his trustbusters embarked on a marathon crusade to bring Standard Oil to bay. While providing abundant new evidence of Rockefeller's misdeeds, Chernow discards the stereotype of the cold-blooded monster to sketch an unforgettablyhuman portrait of a quirky, eccentric original. A devout Baptist and temperance advocate, Rockefeller gave money more generously--his chosen philanthropies included the Rockefeller Foundation, the University of Chicago, and what is today Rockefeller University--than anyone before him. Titan presents a finely nuanced portrait of a fascinating, complex man, synthesizing his public and private lives and disclosing numerous family scandals, tragedies, and misfortunes that have never before come to light. John D. Rockefeller's story captures a pivotal moment in American history, documenting the dramatic post-Civil War shift from small business to the rise of giant corporations that irrevocably transformed the nation. With cameos by Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst, Jay Gould, William Vanderbilt, Ida Tarbell, Andrew Carnegie, Carl Jung, J. Pierpont Morgan, William James, Henry Clay Frick, Mark Twain, and Will Rogers, Titan turns Rockefeller's life into a vivid tapestry of American society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It is Ron Chernow's signal triumph that he narrates this monumental saga with all the sweep, drama, and insight that this giant subject deserves. "From the Hardcover edition.Sobre el autor:Ron Chernow’s bestselling books include The House of Morgan, winner of the National Book Award; The Warburgs, which won the George S. Eccles Prize; The Death of the Banker; Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award; Washington: A Life, which received the Pulitzer Prize for Biography; and Alexander Hamilton, nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award and adapted into the award-winning Broadway musical Hamilton. Chernow has served as president of PEN American Center and has received seven honorary doctoral degrees. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Número de paginas: : 416 páginas ISBN-10: 0062009273 ISBN13: 978-0062009272 Peso: 9.6 oz.

Número de paginas: : 448 páginas Editor: Fsg; Edición: Reprint (4 de marzo de 2014)ISBN-10: 9780374534608 ISBN13: 978-0374534608 Peso: 13.6 oz.

Número de paginas: : 384 páginas Editor: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press; Edición: Reprint (11 de marzo de 2019)ISBN-10: 0674237471 ISBN13: 978-0674237476 Peso: 1.1 lb.

Opiniones editoriales:Opinión:“Trump makes one believe for a moment in the American dream again.”— The New York Times “Donald Trump is a deal maker. He is a deal maker the way lions are carnivores and water is wet.”— Chicago Tribune “Fascinating . . . wholly absorbing . . . conveys Trump’s larger-than-life demeanor so vibrantly that the reader’s attention is instantly and fully claimed.”— Boston Herald “A chatty, generous, chutzpa-filled autobiography.”— New York PostSobre el autor:Donald J. Trump is the forty-fifth president of the United States. He is the very definition of the American success story, continually setting standards of excellence while expanding his interests in real estate, gaming, sports, and entertainment. He was named the Hotel and Real Estate Visionary of the Century by the UJA Federation. Trump is the New York Times bestselling author of many books, including Time to Get Tough, The America We Deserve, Think Like a Billionaire, How to Get Rich, Surviving at the Top, The Art of the Comeback, and The Art of the Deal. These books have sold millions of copies. An ardent philanthropist, Trump is involved with numerous civic and charitable organizations.

Número de paginas: : 400 páginas Editor: Random House Large Print; Edición: Large Print (1 de octubre de 2019)ISBN-10: 0593170989 ISBN13: 978-0593170984 Peso: 1 lb.

Número de paginas: : 416 páginas Editor: Simon & Schuster; Edición: Reprint (20 de octubre de 2015)ISBN-10: 1476755744 ISBN13: 978-1476755748 Peso: 11.4 oz.

Opiniones editoriales:Sobre el autor:Walter Isaacson, University Professor of History at Tulane, has been CEO of the Aspen Institute, chairman of CNN, and editor of Time magazine. He is the author of Leonardo da Vinci; The Innovators; Steve Jobs; Einstein: His Life and Universe; Benjamin Franklin: An American Life; and Kissinger: A Biography, and the coauthor of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. Facebook: Walter Isaacson, Twitter: @WalterIsaacson

Editor: Portfolio; Edición: First Edition (3 de octubre de 2017)ISBN-10: 0735213658 ISBN13: 978-0735213654 Peso: 1.1 lb.

ISBN-10: 1250217741 ISBN13: 978-1250217745 Peso: 15.2 oz.

ISBN-10: 0735224412 ISBN13: 978-0735224414 Peso: 1.2 lb.

Número de paginas: : 416 páginas Editor: Ecco; Edición: Reprint (24 de enero de 2017)ISBN-10: 006230125X ISBN13: 978-0062301253 Peso: 12 oz.

Número de paginas: : 360 páginas Editor: Harper Business; Edición: Reissue (12 de octubre de 2010)ISBN-10: 0061346721 ISBN13: 978-0061346729 Peso: 10.4 oz.

Número de paginas: : 352 páginas Editor: DK; Edición: Reprint (6 de febrero de 2018)ISBN-10: 1465473912 ISBN13: 978-1465473912 Peso: 2.1 lb.

ISBN-10: 0062878816 ISBN13: 978-0062878816 Peso: 1.2 lb.

Número de paginas: : 320 páginas Editor: W. W. Norton & Company; Edición: 1 (23 de marzo de 2015)ISBN-10: 0393351599 ISBN13: 978-0393351590 Peso: 9.3 oz.

ISBN-10: 073521798X ISBN13: 978-0735217980 Peso: 1.3 lb.