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The unbelievable story of a secretive mathematician who pioneered the era of the algorithm--and made $23 billion doing it.
Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade, shares the epic inside story of how a working-class kid from the Nebraska prairie took on Wall Street’s clubby brokerage business, busted it open, and walked away a billionaire.
Joe Ricketts always had the gift of seeing what others missed.
". . . a must read for not only transitioning veterans but for those looking to
hire veterans." --Beau Higgins, Senior Manager, Military Affairs Team at AmazonForeword by Lt. Gen. Richard Mills, USMC (Ret),
President & CEO, Marine Corps University Foundation
“At the core, Hit Refresh, is about us humans and the unique quality we call empathy, which will become ever more valuable in a world where the torrent of technology will disrupt the status quo like never before.” – Satya Nadella from Hit Refresh
Binga is the definitive full-length biography of Jesse Binga, the first black banker in Chicago. Born into a large family in Detroit, Binga arrived in Chicago in 1892 in his late twenties with virtually nothing.
$30.00ISBN: 9781260452655Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: McGraw-Hill Education - October 1st, 2019The empowering story of Larry Hite's unlikely rise to the top of the hedge fund world--with critical insights and lessons you can take to the bank
$28.00ISBN: 9781982116910Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Scribner - October 8th, 2019For readers of Phil Knight’s Shoe Dog and Howard Schultz’s Onward, an inspiring memoir from the CEO of DICK’s Sporting Goods about building a multibillion dollar business, coming to the defense of embattled youth sports programs, and taking a principled—and highly controversial—stand against the types of guns that are too often used in mass shootings
$29.00ISBN: 9781984822543Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Currency - October 8th, 2019“To say Charles Schwab is an entrepreneur is actually an understatement. He really is a revolutionary.”—Phil Knight, co-founder of Nike, author of Shoe Dog
The founder of The Charles Schwab Corporation recounts his ups and downs as he made stock investing, once the expensive and clubby reserve of the few, accessible to ordinary Americans.$28.00ISBN: 9781982114152Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Simon & Schuster - October 15th, 2019One of the most innovative minds in business provides an equally original guide to getting ahead.
Frank Bennack’s accomplishments in media and business are unrivaled.
He was named chief executive of Hearst in 1979, and for nearly 30 years he helped solidify the company’s reputation as a leader in consumer media, overseeing the purchase of more than two dozen telev$16.95ISBN: 9781633939073Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Koehler Books - November 25th, 2019$24.99ISBN: 9781545679951Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Mill City Press, Inc. - December 1st, 2019FUSAICHI PEGASUS WON THE KENTUCKY DERBY RACE IN 2000. THE FIRST FAVORED HORSE TO WIN SINCE 1979. That win set off a riveting tale of a global race to acquire the horse for breeding. A tale that involved the richest horse farms in the world. A race that culminated in the greatest price ever paid for a racehorse. No other racehorse has ever generated such interest or price.
$26.99ISBN: 9781368023122Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Disney Editions - November 5th, 2019Travels with Figment: On the Road in Search of Disney Dreams is the final book from Disney Legend Marty Sklar. In his fifty-four years at Disney-among his assignments in his first ten years was writing personal materials for Walt Disney-Marty travelled the globe, creating Disney magic and committing his adventures to memory.
