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About: Freedom’s Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II by Arthur Herman tells of America’s extraordinary achievement mobilizing industries to make war machines through the eyes of two businessmen. Mr. Herman is a historian writing from the perspective of […]
About: Operation Ghost Reich: From Bavaria to Buenos Aires: Tracking the Last Nazi Fugitives by Gary Covella focuses on the escape routes and post-war lives of Nazi fugitives. Dr. Covella is an American author, educator and entrepreneur. My rating for Operation Ghost […]
About: Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor by Christine Kuehn is a gripping memoir of the author’ genealogy search about her family, and the secrets they buried. My rating […]
About: Hacking the Hacker: Learn From the Experts Who Take Down Hackers by Roger A. Grimes contains twenty-six mini-biographies of men and women who’s influence over technology cannot be overstated. Mr. Grimes is an accomplished author and writer specializing in secure technology. […]
About: The Grave Robber: The Biggest Stolen Artifacts Case in FBI History and the Bureau’s Quest to Set Things Right by Tim Carpenter is a memoir concerning the case of Don Miller, an Indiana man who looted over 42,000 artifacts and nearly […]
I enjoyed this book very much, not from the franchising or business perspective as much as the way Mr. Kroc managed and led the company to have consistent standards he called “OSCV” which stands for Quality, Service, Cleanliness and Value.
In the Burger King, Mr. Mclamore traces his rise to riches from his humble beginnings, with lessons he learned in life and business along the way
The book fun because Mr. Jones chose to focus on the people who made The Wars of the Roses entertaining – in hindsight of course
Ron Chernow shows us why he’s the master of biographies, focusing on who Samuel Langhorn Clemens was, as well as Mark Twain’s story beyond his humor and books
I learned a lot from reading this book. I’ve heard of Colditz before but never read a history of the castle and the camp within it
