business enterprises

Presents a collection of essays selected from the New York Times that looks at how innovations such as Uber, Airbnb, and Crispr are reshaping their industries.

"Griffin Watts is 13 years old in 1974 New York, a city which, at the brink of financial collapse, seems to crumble around him at roughly the same rate as his family. Desperate to forge a connection to his father, Griffin gets co-opted into his illicit and dangerous architectural salvage business, which allows him to discover the centuries old sculptures (gargoyles) carved into buildings all over the city by immigrant artisans. As his father's obsession with preserving the landmark buildings around him descends into mania, Griffin has to learn how to build himself into the person he wants to become--and let go of what he cannot keep"--Provided by publisher.

"Griffin Watts is 13 years old in 1974 New York, a city which, at the brink of financial collapse, seems to crumble around him at roughly the same rate as his family. Desperate to forge a connection to his father, Griffin gets co-opted into his illicit and dangerous architectural salvage business, which allows him to discover the centuries old sculptures (gargoyles) carved into buildings all over the city by immigrant artisans. As his father's obsession with preserving the landmark buildings around him descends into mania, Griffin has to learn how to build himself into the person he wants to become--and let go of what he cannot keep"--Provided by publisher.

Katie leaves her job at Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc., in Manhattan, as well as the sexy wizard Owen Palmer, to return to a simpler life in Cobb, Texas, but when Cobb is hit with a spate of devilish mischief, Katie recognizes it as "unauthorized magic," and Owen joins her and her friends in showing why it is unwise to hex with Texas.

"Follow the adventures of plucky twelve-year-old Zoey Kate as she opens up a restaurant inside a San Francisco trolley car"--.

Thirteen-year-old Ginger investigates a series of weird events taking place in her home town of Flinkwater, Iowa, beginning with people falling into comas while using their computers.

An illustrated introduction to graphs that describes different types of graphs--bar, circle, and line--practical applications, and their usefulness to communicate business growth and productivity; and provides problem-solving activities and an answer key.

Exlpores the rise of Xiaomi in China's smartphone market.

Presents a history of African Americans in the business world and discusses the contributions that they made.

When eleven-year-old Matt must set up a business to save his failing math grade, he overcomes his self-doubt and also gains two friends along the way.