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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"What happens when a young Wall Street investment banker spends a small fortune to have lunch with Warren Buffett? He becomes a real value investor. In this fascinating inside story, Guy Spier details his career from Harvard MBA to hedge fund manager. But the path was not so straightforward. Spier reveals his transformation from a Gordon Gekko wannabe, driven by greed, to a sophisticated investor who enjoys success without selling his soul to the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
Pablo Garnica Echevarría. El gran banquero es un fascinante relato de la vida y obra de uno de los más prominentes líderes empresariales de España. La obra narra la historia de Pablo Garnica marcada por acontecimientos históricos que marcaron a España en la primera mitad del siglo XX. Comienza con los antecedentes familiares juristas del protagonista y cómo inició su carrera ingresando en el Cuerpo de Abogados del Estado, lo que le...
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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Description
Traces the parallel stories of nineteenth-century art patron Charles Ephrussi and his unique collection of 360 miniature netsuke Japanese ivory carvings, documenting Ephrussi's relationship with Marcel Proust and the impact of the Holocaust on his cosmopolitan family.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Tips from the Trolley Boy is a book for anyone, from any walk of life, at any stage of life. It contains some of the most straightforward and applicable advice you've ever heard. Simple principles to apply to life are given in an accessible and friendly voice. Ying Tan's approachable, caring personality infuses this book with warmth. He is as likeable in print as he is in life (as readers will learn from the outstanding testimonials given by the...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The passionate, true story of one man's quest to reclaim what the Nazis stole from his family--their beloved art collection--and to restore their legacy. Simon Goodman's grandparents came from German Jewish banking dynasties and perished in concentration camps. And that's almost all he knew--his father rarely spoke of their family history or heritage. But when he passed away, and Simon received his father's papers, a story began to emerge. The Gutmanns,...
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