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"When her husband mysteriously disappears in a plane crash into the Virginia countryside, a devastated wife must sort out truth from lies in this page-turning New York Times bestseller. Sidney Archer has it all: a husband she loves, a job at which she excels, and a cherished young daughter. Then, as a plane plummets into the Virginia countryside, everything changes. And suddenly there is no one whom Sidney Archer can trust. Jason Archer is a rising young executive at Triton Global, the world's leading technology conglomerate. Determined to give his family the best of everything, Archer has secretly entered into a deadly game. He is about to disappear--leaving behind a wife who must sort out his lies from his truths, an accident team that wants to know why the plane he was ticketed on crashed, and a veteran FBI agent who wants to know it all."--provided by publisher.

Barbarians at the Gate has been called one of the most influential business books of all time -- the definitive account of the largest takeover in Wall Street history. Bryan Burrough and John Helyar's gripping account of the frenzy that overtook Wall Street in October and November of 1988 is the story of deal makers and publicity flaks, of strategy meetings and society dinners, of boardrooms and bedrooms -- giving us not only a detailed look at how financial operations at the highest levels are conducted but also a richly textured social history of wealth at the twilight of the Reagan era.

Chronicles the evolution of Corning Incorporated, including the leadership of five generations of the Houghton family from 1851 to 1996, and the development of Pyrex, the Ribbon Machine, Corning Ware, television tubes, and fiber optics.

A chronicle of Campbell Soup Company, from its beginnings in 1869 through the company's 125th anniversary in 1994. Includes a timeline of significant events in Campbell's history.

Describes the origins and growth of the highly successful aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, from the first airplane built by Bill Boeing in 1917 to the satellites and stealth airplane it is making at the end of the 20th century.