In 1970, Kenneth Gibson was elected as Newark, New Jersey’s first African-American mayor, a position he held for an impressive sixteen years. Yet even as Gibson served as a trailblazer for black politicians, he presided over a troubled time in the city’s history, as Newark’s industries declined and its crime and unemployment rates soared.This book offers a balanced assessment of Gibson’s leadership and his legacy, from the perspectives of the people most deeply immersed in 1970s an...

A major reassessment of New York City’s first Black mayor and the fragile coalition politics that reshaped urban AmericaCharting the rise and fall of New York City’s first African American mayor, A Fragile Alliance offers a vivid, deeply researched account of governance, coalition-building, and political change in one of the nation’s most turbulent urban eras. Drawing on newly available archival sources, James J. Barney examines David Dinkins’s mayoralty (...

他是億萬富豪、連續創業家、500萬訂閱YouTuber以前的他出身伊朗難民，高中都念不下去…堪比電影的人生成果，都來自於「敵人的造就」貝大衛12歲隨父母從伊朗逃難至美國，全家仰賴社會救濟金過活；高中成績太差，只能簽下去成為職業軍人謀生，甚至一度失志到每晚流連夜店，背上百萬卡債，連唯一代步的破車都被銀行強制收回抵債。有次親友對老父親的無情訕笑，如同一巴掌將他從渾渾噩噩的爛泥生活中打醒，他當下立志要奮發向上，讓全世界都知道他是誰，否則絕不罷休！貝大衛不但說到做到，狂人如他還有以下創舉：• 首次創業的PHP金融保險公司，他將員工從66人發展至4萬人，最終以數十億美元風光出售。• 他再次創立價值娛樂（Valuetainment）媒體、顧問公司， YouTuber頻道訂閱數500萬，累積觀看人數近10億次，是創業者最愛收看的頻道。• 他現在是紐約洋基隊小老闆。• 他出手闊綽，出入名車代步，更不吝在鏡頭面前展示兩千萬美金豪...

Chris McNickle argues that New York City Mayor David Dinkins failed to wield the power of the mayor with the skill required to run the city. His Tammany clubhouse heritage and liberal political philosophy made him the wrong man for the time. His deliberate style of decision-making left the government he led lacking in direction. His courtly demeanor and formal personal style alienated him from the people he served while the multi-racial coalition he forged as New York's first African-Ameri...

**National Bestseller!What’s the difference between your competitor and your enemy?**You know who your competitors are. You keep tabs on them regularly, and can list them calmly, along with their strengths and weaknesses.But your enemies are a whole other matter. They’re the haters and the doubters who said you’d never make it, the ones who stomped on your dreams. When you think about your enemies, you get emotional. You feel like you won’t let any...

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How did a scrawny black kid -- the son of a barber and a domestic who grew up in Harlem and Trenton -- become the 106th mayor of New York City? It's a remarkable journey. David Norman Dinkins was born in 1927, joined the Marine Corps in the waning days of World War II, went to Howard University on the G.I. Bill, graduated cum laude with a degree in mathematics in 1950, and married Joyce Burrows, whose father, Daniel Burrows, had been a state assemblyman well-versed in the workings of New Y...

Ya sabes quiénes son tus competidores, pero tus enemigos son algo completamente diferente. Son las personas que te han criticado y han dudado de ti, que te han dicho que nunca lo lograrás, que han pisoteado tus sueños.En este libro, Patrick Bet-David, autor número uno en ventas en la lista del Wall Street Journal, muestra cómo puedes aprovechar las vibrantes emociones que te provocan tus enemigos para potenciar tu negocio, tener un gran año y crecer. Pero primero tienes que elegirl...

Dans le monde des affaires comme aux échecs, le gagnant est celui qui prédit et devance les actions de son adversaire. Si vous ne contrôlez pas le jeu, c'est que vous êtes vous-même un pion !Quels que soient votre secteur d'activité et la taille de votre entreprise, ce livre sera votre allié pour concrétiser vos objectifs business les plus audacieux.Avec franchise et pédagogie, l'entrepreneur à succès raconte son histoire et partage ses stratagèmes les plus b...

QUAL É A DIFERENÇA ENTRE O SEU CONCORRENTE E O SEU INIMIGO? Você sabe quem são seus concorrentes, fica de olho neles o tempo todo e pode listá-los com calma, com suas forças e fraquezas. Entretanto, seus inimigos são outro esquema. Eles são os seus haters, quem duvidou de você, disse que nunca teria sucesso e pisou nos seus sonhos. Quando pensa em seus inimigos, você se emociona e sente que não deixará nada — ou ninguém — impedi-lo. Em Escolha Seus Inimigos com Sabedoria, Patrick Bet-David...

What’s the difference between your competitor and your enemy?You know who your competitors are. You keep tabs on them regularly, and can list them calmly, along with their strengths and weaknesses.But your enemies are a whole other matter. They’re the haters and the doubters who said you’d never make it, the ones who stomped on your dreams. When you think about your enemies, you get emotional. You feel like you won’t let anything—or anyone—stop you...

Patrick Bet-David weiß, warum Unternehmer mit Weitblick jede Herausforderung meistern, und zeigt, wie jeder lernen kann, die richtigen fünf Züge vorherzusehen. Schachgroßmeister und erfolgreiche Unternehmer haben zumindest eins gemein: Sie verfügen über Weitblick und wissen, was als Nächstes zu tun ist. Die Welt verändert sich schnell und gerade Unternehmer müssen wissen, welche fünf Züge als Nächstes zu spielen sind, um ihren Betrieb nicht an die Wand zu fahren. Der erfolgreiche CEO Patri...