12 stories from the heart of South Minneapolis: Lake Street.Lake Street cuts across Minneapolis from west to east, from the urbane to the urban to the blue-collar. North and south, it is the dividing line between inner-city neighborhoods and tidy bedroom communities. Lake Street is a polyglot of people from all corners of the world mixing with lifelong Minneapolitans.These stories connect people's hope for a new beginning with the history of what was.

IN EARLY 2007, Edish.com was a thriving discontinued china business with two stores, a huge internet presence, and well over two hundred thousand loyal customers. By January 2009, the company was on the brink of failure. Discontinued: What I Lost and Found During the Recession is the timely and dramatic story of the last six months in the life of Edish.com. The story chronicles the ups and downs of attempting to save the business and of the author’s relationship with her two partners— one ...

**Former CEO and now chairman emeritus Howard Schultz illustrates the principles that have shaped the Starbucks phenomenon, sharing the wisdom he has gained from his quest to make great coffee part of the American experience."It is hard to imagine a more satisfying brew than this memoir." —Publishers Weekly**The success of Starbucks Coffee Company is one of the most inspiring business stories in decades. What started as a single store on Seattle's waterfront has gr...

Kris Jenner- The Kardashian Biography gives you a timeline and inner workings behind one of the most popular families in the U.S. Kris Jenner has been sure to protect the careers and assets of the Kardashian Empire.Within this short ebook you'll find a wealth of information and timeline that chronicles Kris Jenner's humble beginnings to her seat of power over the Kardashian Brand.Filled with juice, facts, imagination and reality this is a must read biography about the backb...

This book combines an extraordinary first-person account of an entrepreneurial instinct to start and develop a highly-successful international travel adventure company and reveals unusual management secrets that not only keep employees fully engaged but also keep customers extremely happy.After being fired from McDonald's as a teenager, Poon Tip decided that if he wanted to be successful in life, he would need to be self employed. To do that, he started G Adventure...

Mark Zuckerberg is one of the youngest and most successful billionaires of our time. His company, Facebook is on it’s way to have 1 billion users that means one in seven people in the world have a Facebook Profile.Within this biography you’ll learn details about Mark, his motivation and continued vision towards dominating the social media landscape. Mark isn’t your average billionaire if there’s such a thing. He tends to live in a relatively modest house, drive a modest car and wea...

A look at the history of a family beer business and how they've managed to maintain strength in an increasingly competitive industry.Featuring important insights from the company's current executives and employees, Last Canadian Beer: The Moosehead Story is not only a fascinating company history, but also a candid look at how a small New Brunswick business remains competitive in a difficult global marketplace. While other Canadian beer brands long ago sold ...

In this book you will discover;. The secrets to buying and seeling real estate from the countr'y most succesful agents.The best time to seel or buy a property or business.How to sell your property or business for top dollar in any market.How to position your property to stand out from the crowd.The qualities of top real estate agents.How to have a successful career in real estate.Negotiation techniques only the experts know that could save ...

The first biography of one of the twentieth century's greatest economic thinkers, Milton Friedman.Born the son of immigrant parents, Milton Friedman went on to become a major figure during the resurgence of American conservatism. As an advisor to the Reagan administration and a widely read columnist, he played a vital role in shaping government policy and public opinion while he made headlines for his controversial views.Drawing on author Lanny Eben...

The Author has written 3 books based of his life and experiences. "The Old Firm" is the story of how his father's company survived during the great depression. Time and Chance follows on after this, starting when the author was 15. When Angels Travel is the story of the author's international business travels in the 1960's.

Legendary CEO Bob Benmosche's astonishing memoir Good for the Money details how he pulled AIG back from the brink of bankruptcy and engineered one of history's most astonishing corporate turnarounds.In 2009, at the peak of the financial crisis, AIG - the American insurance behemoth - was sinking fast. It was the peg upon which the nation hung its ire and resentment during the financial crisis: the pinnacle of Wall Street arrogance and greed. When Bob Benmo...

The story of one of New Zealand's most successful manufacturers and exporters. Robert Stewart may have been born into a successful manufacturing family, but he had to set up his own company the hard way, using his own money, resourcefulness, courage, stamina, street smarts and creativity. There were tough times when he almost went to the wall, but today SKOPE Industries is one of New Zealand's leading manufacturers and exporters. You will find its world-beating refrigerati...