Business/Management
Explore our Business and Management collection, featuring a diverse range of eBooks on leadership, entrepreneurship, and organizational skills. Whether you're looking to improve decision-making or enhance team dynamics, these resources offer practical insights for professionals and students alike. Discover timeless strategies and modern approaches that can help refine your business acumen and propel your career forward. From foundational concepts to advanced techniques, this selection equips you with knowledge to succeed in any business environment.
John Jacob Astor
From a German butcher's son to an American millionaire, observe how he uses his skills and hard work to develop a great American empire.
By Elbert Hubbard
Men of Invention and Industry
Discover the trials and triumphs of England's maritime pioneers as they transform a nation through shipbuilding and trade.
By Samuel Smiles
The History of the Standard Oil Company
Discover the untold story of an oil empire's ruthless climb to power and the events that transformed an industry.
By Ida M. (Ida Minerva) Tarbell
How They Succeeded: Life Stories of Successful Men Told by Themselves
Discover how ambition, perseverance, and strong values paved the way for triumph in the lives of remarkable men.
By Orison Swett Marden
Accounting theory and practice, Volume 1 (of 3) : $b a textbook for colleges and schools of business administration
Discover the methods to understand business finances through detailed record-keeping.
By Roy B. (Roy Bernard) Kester
Dawson Black: Retail Merchant
A young man's dream of owning a hardware store turns into a challenging journey filled with unexpected obstacles and lessons about life.
By Harold Whitehead
Consumers' Cooperative Societies in New York State
Discover the triumphs and failures of early 20th-century New York cooperative societies, revealing the essential ingredients for community-driven success and the pitfalls that lead to collapse.
By Consumers' League of New York City
The works of Alexander Hamilton (vol. 1 of 7) : $b comprising his correspondence, and his political and official writings, exclusive of the Federalist, civil and military.
Through letters and documents, witness the birth of a nation and the rise of a founding father during the American Revolution.
By Alexander Hamilton
How Women May Earn a Living
Discover a historical roadmap empowering women to defy societal expectations and forge their own paths to financial freedom through education, skill, and unwavering determination.
By Mercy Grogan
The History of Trade Unionism (Revised edition, extended to 1920)
Witness the underdog story of British workers uniting to fight for their rights, growing from a few scattered groups into a powerful movement that reshaped society.
By Sidney Webb
The Labor Divide
** Explore the escalating tensions between workers and business leaders as society navigates the difficult path of jobs, social class, and cultural norms.
By Samuel Vaknin
Letters from an Old Railway Official to His Son, a Division Superintendent
Read along as a railway official imparts his wisdom to his son, guiding him through the challenges and triumphs of becoming a division superintendent.
By Charles De Lano Hine
John Law of Lauriston Financier and Statesman, Founder of the Bank of France, Originator of the Mississippi Scheme, Etc.
Driven by ambition and innovative financial theories, a fugitive gambler becomes a powerful figure in France, poised to reshape its economy with groundbreaking—and ultimately risky—schemes.
By A. W. Wiston-Glynn
General Instructions for the Guidance of Post Office Inspectors in the Dominion of Canada
Discover the forgotten rules that shaped Canada's postal system as inspectors navigate mail routes, contracts, and complaints to uphold order.
By Alexander Campbell
How to Get Rich
Unlock the secrets to becoming rich by learning how to create and sell profitable household items, turning your home into a hub of entrepreneurial success.
By Anonymous
Recipes Used in the Cooking Schools, U. S. Army
Discover how to feed an army with hearty, no-fuss recipes, perfect for fueling soldiers and large crowds in the early 20th century.
By United States. Army
The Romance and Tragedy of a Widely Known Business Man of New York
From humble beginnings to business success, one man's journey in a bustling city unfolds with blossoming love and heart-wrenching loss.
By William Ingraham Russell
Behind the Scenes in a Hotel
Uncover the hidden struggles of early 20th-century hotel women as they battle long hours, meager wages, and unfair tipping practices in a world of grand establishments.
By Consumers' League of New York City
Random Reminiscences of Men and Events
Discover an insider's view of the American oil industry at the turn of the century, as told through personal stories of collaboration, challenges, and the rise of an empire.
By John D. (John Davison) Rockefeller
Henry Ford's Own Story How a Farmer Boy Rose to the Power that goes with Many Millions, Yet Never Lost Touch with Humanity
Witness the extraordinary transformation of a farm boy into a millionaire who revolutionized an industry, all while staying grounded.
By Rose Wilder Lane