Download or read book The Inventor and the Tycoon written by Edward Ball and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Chicago Tribune Noteworthy Book of the Year Nearly 140 years ago, in frontier California, photographer Eadweard Muybridge captured time with his camera and played it back on a flickering screen, inventing the breakthrough technology of moving pictures. Yet the visionary inventor Muybridge was also a murderer who killed coolly and meticulously, and his trial became a national sensation. Despite Muybridge’s crime, the artist’s patron, railroad tycoon Leland Stanford, founder of Stanford University, hired the photographer to answer the question of whether the four hooves of a running horse ever left the ground all at once—and together these two unlikely men launched the age of visual media. Written with style and passion by National Book Award-winner Edward Ball, this riveting true-crime tale of the partnership between the murderer who invented the movies and the robber baron who built the railroads puts on display the virtues and vices of the great American West.

Download or read book The Rebel Tycoon Returns Mills Boon Desire The Millionaire s Club Book 2 written by Katherine Garbera and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up poor, Christopher Richardson vowed he’d be rich some day. But seeing Macy Reynolds makes him realise she’s the real reason he’d worked so hard. Macy is shocked to find him back. And his interest is flattering. But does Christopher truly want her...or is she just a pawn in his latest deal?

Download or read book Tycoon s Temptation written by Trish Morey and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Franco Chatsfield never lived by his family's rules, and he isn't going to start now. But The Chatsfield's new CEO needs Franco to secure a partnership, and he can't say no. He'll seal the deal and leave. But one woman stands in his way. Holly Purman has devoted her life to her family's vineyard, and she won't risk it all for a Chatsfield, so she'll give Franco six weeks to prove himself. But working together sends their senses reeling, and when one taste isn't enough, they quickly discover the price of temptation!

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Download or read book The New Tycoons written by Jason Kelly and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-09-11 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside the Trillion Dollar Industry That Owns Everything What do Dunkin' Donuts, J. Crew, Toys "R" Us, and Burger King have in common? They are all currently or just recently were owned, operated, and controlled by private equity firms. The New Tycoons: Inside the Trillion Dollar Private Equity Industry That Owns Everything takes the reader behind the scenes of these firms: their famous billionaire founders, the overlapping stories of their creation and evolution, and the outsized ambitions that led a group of clever bankers from small shops operating in a corner of Wall Street into powerhouse titans of capital. This is the story of the money and the men who handle it. Go inside the private worlds of founders Henry Kravis, Steve Schwarzman, David Bonderman, and more in The New Tycoons, and discover how these men have transformed the industry and built the some of the most powerful and most secretive houses of money in the world. With numerous private equity firms going public for the first time, learn how these firms operate, where their money comes from and where it goes, and how every day millions of customers, employees, and retirees play a role in that complex tangle of money Author Jason Kelly tells the story of how thirty some years ago a group of colleagues with $120,000 of their own savings founded what would become one of the largest private equity shops in the world, completing the biggest buyout the world has ever seen, and making them all billionaires in the process Presents a never-before-seen look inside a secretive and powerful world on the verge of complete transformation as the industry and its leaders gain public profiles, scrutiny, and political positions Analyzing the founders and the firms at a crucial moment, when they've elevated themselves beyond their already lofty ambitions into the world of public opinion and valuation, New Tycoons looks at one of the most important, yet least examined, trillion-dollar corners of the global economy and what it portends for these new tycoons.

Download or read book Studies in Corpus Based Sociolinguistics written by Eric Friginal and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies in Corpus-Based Sociolinguistics illustrates how sociolinguistic approaches and linguistic distributions from corpora can be effectively combined to produce meaningful studies of language use and language variation. Three major parts comprise the volume focusing on: (1) Corpora and the Study of Languages and Dialects, in particular, varieties of global Englishes; (2) Corpora and Social Demographics; and (3) Corpora and Register Characteristics. The 14 peer-reviewed, new, and original chapters explore language variation related to regional dialectology, gender, sexuality, age, race, ‘nation,’ workplace discourse, diachronic change, and social media and web registers. Invited contributors made use of systematically-designed general and specialized corpora, sound research questions, methodologies (e.g., keyword analysis, multi-dimensional analysis, clusters, and collocations), and logical/credible interpretive techniques. Studies in Corpus-Based Sociolinguistics is an important resource for researchers and graduate students in the fields of sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics, and applied linguistics.

Download or read book Reserved for the Tycoon written by Charlene Sands and published by Silhouette. This book was released on 2009-02-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This elegant hotel on the lush Hawaiian island of Maui was everything Vanessa Dupree had dreamed of. Working here meant she could take the sweet revenge she had reserved for Brock Tyler, the ruthless tycoon who owned the resort. She'd destroy his business, paying him back for what he'd done to her family. But was this devastatingly handsome—and dangerously charming—man beginning to suspect his new "right-hand woman"? And was that the real reason for the sizzling seduction that was making it so hard to keep her mind on sabotage…?

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Download or read book Spare Room Tycoon written by James Chan and published by Nicholas Brealey Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chan offers an intimate portrait of a new way of working and a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to find peace, satisfaction and fulfillment as an independent entrepreneur.

Download or read book The Tycoon s Temptation written by Katherine Garbera and published by Silhouette. This book was released on 2011-02-21 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only two things had ever sliced through billionaire businessman Preston Dexter's razor-sharp focus on making money—Lily Stone's legs! The sight of those shapely, mile-long wonders sent him charging past "go" in a high-powered game of seduce-and-possess. But on his quest to acquire exclusive rights to the virtuous virgin's bedroom, he found that she matched his own primal passions. And in the aftershocks of their kisses, the powerful mogul felt his defenses slipping. For Lily refused to surrender her innocence for anything less than absolute commitment...and suddenly this tycoon faced his ultimate temptation!

Download or read book The Tycoon s Lady written by Katherine Garbera and published by Silhouette. This book was released on 2011-01-17 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE… The bachelorette auction was perfect, just likeeverything Angelica Leone arranged. At least, it wasuntil she tumbled off the stage—and landed in thearms of a man who seemed determined to mussup her immaculate exterior.… Hard-driving corporate executive Paul Sterling wasused to snapping his fingers and getting exactlywhat he wanted. The trouble was, it looked as ifwhat he wanted now was her!Well, he had to remember that this was strictly abusiness arrangement—even if he was making her acheto cross the fine line between business and pleasure.…

Download or read book Tempted by the Billionaire Tycoon written by Jennifer St George and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three strikes and you're out... A series of strange accidents are occurring at Sirona, a luxury spa resort in the picturesque English countryside. Billionaire owner Nic Capitini wants the person responsible sacked. But the law requires he give three official warnings. Nic checks in undercover to gather the evidence he needs, and when he arrives to find his general manager enjoying the spa's facilities, he doesn't think it will prove very challenging. Despite first impressions, it isn't long before Nic realises that not only is Poppy Bradford beautiful, she's a brilliant manager who runs the resort superbly. And the chemistry between them is undeniable. When Poppy herself is threatened, it seems clear the incidents are part of a systematic campaign of sabotage. Even though he believes she's innocent, Nic knows Poppy is hiding something. But will learning her secret mean losing her forever? Tempted by the Billionaire Tycoon is part of the Billionaire series by Jennifer St George, but can certainly be enjoyed as a stand-alone book. THE BILLIONAIRE ROMANCE SERIES: The Billionaire's Pursuit of Love Tempted by the Billionaire Tycoon

Download or read book At the Tycoon s Command written by Shawna Delacorte and published by Silhouette. This book was released on 2010-12-27 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working for Jared Stevens was not how teacher Kim Donaldson wanted to spend her vacation, but doing so would pay off her father's debt and end the long-standing feud begun by their grandfathers. If only Jared hadn't matured into a handsome man with a magnetic appeal and a smooth, sexy voice that made concentrating extremely difficult! Reformed playboy Jared was nothing like his unethical father—he was hardworking and responsible...and his attraction to his newest employee was immediate and powerful. Jared found their passionate battles in the office led to steamy lovemaking in the bedroom. But could a woman who no longer trusted find love with a man afraid of commitment?

Download or read book The Tycoon s Socialite Bride written by Tracey Livesay and published by Entangled: Indulgence. This book was released on 2014-02-10 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revenge has been the only thing on real estate tycoon Marcus Pearson's mind since his mother's mistreatment at the hands of her upper-crust employer. He worked his way up from the bottom, but the only way he's going to get entry to their exclusive world is by finding a wife already in it. So when the most beautiful woman he's ever seen turns out to be a socialite from "old" money, and needs his help, he has the perfect proposition--marriage. Pamela Harrington will do anything to save the women's shelter she volunteers at, even agree to a marriage of convenience. She isn't worried about the pretend passion with Marcus turning real, no matter how attractive he is--she's sworn off powerful, driven men who use her for her family's connections. So she'll deny the way her pulse races with one look from his crystalline blue eyes. And he'll ignore the way his body throbs with each kiss from her full lips. Because there's no way he'll lose his blue-collar heart to the blue-blooded beauty.

Download or read book Billionaire s Secret written by Chantelle Shaw and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the secrets of the past won't stay buried... Once the heartthrob of London's elite, gorgeous Nicolo Chatsfield now lives alone in his family's crumbling estate. No one dares reach out to his tormented soul.... Until a glimmer of hope enters Nicolo's lonely world, bringing light to the shadows.... Sophie Ashdown knows about painful pasts and has no intention of redeeming Nicolo--she just needs him to attend the Chatsfield shareholders' meeting! But she's not prepared for this darkly compelling Chatsfield, and soon Sophie is under Nicolo's spell, easing his pain in the most pleasurable way! Welcome to Chatsfield House! Collect all 8 titles in The Chatsfield miniseries: Sheikh's Scandal, by USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Lucy Monroe Playboy's Lesson, by USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Melaine Milburne Socialite's Gamble, by Michelle Conder Billionaire's Secret, by USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Chantelle Shaw Tycoon's Temptation, by USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Trish Morey Rival's Challenge, by USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Abby Green Rebel's Bargain, by USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Annie West Heiress's Defiance, by USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Lynn Raye Harris

Download or read book Regarding the Tycoon s Toddler written by Mary Anne Wilson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guess who was left holding the baby! Lindsey Atherton was furious with CEO Zane Holden's attitude toward the company day-care center. But when she stormed over to tell him so, she found the usually cool, controlled exec with panic on his face and a child in his arms. The man she'd called a heartless playboy had inherited…a toddler! One look at bachelor and baby, and Lindsey's defenses crumbled. A woman like Lindsey was dangerous to Zane's carefully calculated plans. But he desperately needed her help. Could he work with the tempting beauty long enough to learn to be a father—and leave before she taught him about love and forever? Just for Kids: a corporate day-care center where love abounds…and families are made!

Download or read book The Tycoon s Reluctant Bride BWWM Billionaire Romance written by Rose Francis and published by Poison Arrow Publishing. This book was released on 1901 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: