businessmen

Tells Tony Hawk's life story, explaining how he came to be a skateboarding legend and describing his successful business ventures, including his video games, films, and road show. Also provides guidance on becoming a professional athlete.

This insightful work combines Jeff Bezos's life story, beginning in 1964 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with the creation of Amazon, in 1995, and its rise as the largest online retailer in the world. Bezos's zeal and tirelessness has seen Amazon through the inevitable ups and downs that come with building a worldwide powerhouse.

Provides overviews of the lives and careers of Evan Williams, Biz Stone, and Jack Dorsey, founders of the online social networking and microblogging service Twitter.

Provides an overview of the life and career of Andrew Mason, the creator of the deal-of-the-day web site Groupon.

This book tells about Craigslist, a site providing a service to the Internet community, and its developer, Craig Newmark.

Presents a brief biography of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, providing information on his early life, his education, his love of computers, and how he started Microsoft.

A biography of Samuel M. Walton, whose ingenuity and persistence contributed to his becoming one of the wealthiest men in America.

A biography of the World War II veteran who began a baby furniture business which blossomed into a worldwide concern.

Describes how entrepreneur Philip Knight developed the successful Nike company.

Story of the Dombey family and the business they own in nineteenth century England.