Grand Ambition

Author : G. Bruce Knecht
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416576002
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grand Ambition written by G. Bruce Knecht and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of Doug Von Allmen's plan to build an extraordinary yacht and the way that the 2008 financial crisis threatened the project and the livelihood of the one thousand employees of the shipyard where it was built.

Author : Lisa Michaels
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393322958
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grand Ambition written by Lisa Michaels and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2002-04 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An absorbing, affecting and beautifully written novel."--New York Times Book Review

Author : G. Bruce Knecht
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416576010
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grand Ambition written by G. Bruce Knecht and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former Wall Street Journal reporter and author of The Proving Ground presents a narrative account of the construction of a $40 million yacht through the experiences of its contributors, tracing the audacious Ponzi scheme devised by its creator and the roles of the Southern Mississippi laborers who built it.

Author : Bruce Knecht
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007292082
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Proving Ground written by Bruce Knecht and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Proving Ground' is the story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart boat race. By focusing on a handful of yachts and those who crewed them, Knecht recreates those dramatic hours and the fear of those caught in the storm, battling for their lives.

Author : Lisa Michaels
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393344347
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grand Ambition: A Novel written by Lisa Michaels and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2002-04-17 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An absorbing, affecting and beautifully written novel."—New York Times Book Review In Lisa Michaels's enthralling debut novel, she weaves the tale of two young newlyweds, Glen and Bessie Hyde, who set out in 1928 to run the rapids of the Grand Canyon. The pair hoped to set a record: Bessie would be the first woman to negotiate that treacherous stretch of the Colorado River. When they failed to appear at their destination on time, Glen's father mounted a desperate search to find them. Based on the few known facts of a true story, Grand Ambition contemplates our need for risk and danger, and treats with great complexity the power of youthful passion. Reading Group Guide included.

Author : Rita Cosby
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0446406260
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blonde Ambition written by Rita Cosby and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2007-09-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: YOU PROBABLY THINK YOU KNOW ALL THERE IS TO KNOW. ANNA NICOLE SMITH LOST HER SON. SHE ACCIDENTALLY OVERDOSED. SHE WAS A DRUG ADDICT. YOU DON'T KNOW A THING... She was famous for being famous-Americana at its Scarlet Letter-wearing best. A bodacious young girl from Texas, Anna remade herself into the centerfold of the world. She was a "dumb blonde," a stripper, a Playboy Playmate, who boldly took her case against her billionaire husband's family all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Her tragic life and untimely death evoke an odd mix of fascination, shock, and dismay. And through it all, there still exists a voracious thirst to discover more about who she actually was...and how she really died. In a book that is sure to surprise even the most avid pop culture junkies, Rita Cosby blows the lid off this astounding story. After an in-depth investigation, this is the definitive journalistic account of the Anna Nicole Smith saga-with unearthed secrets and explosive, never-before-told information.

Author : John Lewis Gaddis
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525557296
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Grand Strategy written by John Lewis Gaddis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The best education in grand strategy available in a single volume . . . a book that should be read by every American leader or would-be leader.”—The Wall Street Journal A master class in strategic thinking, distilled from the legendary program the author has co-taught at Yale for decades John Lewis Gaddis, the distinguished historian of the Cold War, has for almost two decades co-taught grand strategy at Yale University with his colleagues Charles Hill and Paul Kennedy. Now, in On Grand Strategy, Gaddis reflects on what he has learned. In chapters extending from the ancient world through World War II, Gaddis assesses grand strategic theory and practice in Herodotus, Thucydides, Sun Tzu, Octavian/Augustus, St. Augustine, Machiavelli, Elizabeth I, Philip II, the American Founding Fathers, Clausewitz, Tolstoy, Lincoln, Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Isaiah Berlin. On Grand Strategy applies the sharp insights and wit readers have come to expect from Gaddis to times, places, and people he’s never written about before. For anyone interested in the art of leadership, On Grand Strategy is, in every way, a master class.

Author : Joel Achenbach
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9780684848570
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Grand Idea written by Joel Achenbach and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking down upon the Potomac from his verandah at Mount Vernon, recently retired General George Washington imagined a route through the mountains to the vastness of the West. He was wrong about the river, but not about his country's destiny.

Author : Marcia Clark
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1444755250
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Killer Ambition written by Marcia Clark and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this gripping legal thriller from author and prosecutor Marcia Clark, Rachel Knight faces down the dark side of Hollywood - perfect for fans of James Patterson and David Baldacci. Would you kill to protect your career? When the teenage daughter of a billionaire director is kidnapped, Deputy DA Rachel Knight and Detective Bailey Killer are on the case. But things go wrong fast. The girl is found murdered, and the man they suspect has rich and powerful friends. In the hostile glare of the media, under attack from her own bosses, Rachel prepares the case for trial. She will bring the truth to light... no matter who wants it to stay hidden. The stage is set for stunning courtroom drama and a thrilling ride through the dark side of Hollywood.

Author : Lisa Michaels
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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