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“barry j whyte”

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  • The Impossible Dream

    The spectacular rise and fall of Steorn, one of the Celtic Tiger's most audacious start-ups

    by Barry J Whyte ...
    In 2006, a previously unknown Irish technology company by the name of Steorn created headlines globally when it took out a full-page ad in The Economist, in which it claimed to have made the scientific breakthrough of this – or any other – century: perpetual motion, nothing less than a complete and immediate solution to the global energy crisis.The investment money poured in, with some of Ireland ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Making the Weight

    Boxing's Lethal Secret

    by Barry J Whyte ...
    Series Book 2 - 90 Minutes Shorts
    Barry J Whyte examines the dangers of boxing’s 24-hour weigh-in by looking into the far-reaching consequences of a fight between Joey Gamache and Arturo Gatti in February 2000. He shines a light on a controversial system which allows boxers to ‘boil down’ for the weigh-in the day before the fight then pile the weight back on in the time left before stepping into the ring. He exposes the extreme ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

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    $14.99 CAD

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  • Adapt

    Why Success Always Starts with Failure

    by Tim Harford ...
    The Undercover Economist - famed for his explanations - now offers solutions.Tim Harford introduces a new way of thinking about how to solve the world's most urgent problems, from climate change to terrorism, African poverty to global finance - even the problems we encounter in our own daily lives. When faced with such challenges, we instinctively look to leaders, experts, and gurus to provide us ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

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  • Damaged Goods

    The Rise and Fall of Sir Philip Green

    by Oliver Shah ...
    DISCOVER THE SHOCKING TRUTH BEHIND THE BUSINESS AND LIFESTYLE OF SIR PHILIP GREEN'Superb' Evening Standard**'From the glitzy parties to the threatening phone calls, the larger-than-life characters to the speedy downfall, this real-life tale of hubris has all the elements of a Greek tragedy' City AM'Entertaining stuff, pacily written. Filled with colourful characters - and expletives' The Times** ... Read more

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  • Buy Now, Pay Later

    The extraordinary story of Afterpay

    by Jonathan Shapiro, James Eyers ...
    The fascinating behind the scenes story of the brash Aussie technology start up that changed the way a whole generation around the world does their shopping.Millennials love it. Amateur investors made millions out of it, and its founders became billionaires. But professional investors steered clear, regarding it as over-valued.In a few short years, the Australian startup Afterpay has put a rocket ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Media Unmade

    Australian Media's Most Disruptive Decade

    by Tim Burrowes ...
    Media Unmade presents the definitive story of the decade in which big media in Australia was cut down to size – a decade that forever altered what had until then been perceived as the unbreachable foundations of the industry in this country. Drawing on insights from his ringside seat, independent journalist, commentator and Mumbrella founder Tim Burrowes knits together the big events and ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Corporate Catalyst

    A Chronicle of the (Mis)Management of Canadian Business from a Veteran Insider

    by Tony Griffiths ...
    An inside look at the real business worldIn Corporate Catalyst, Tony Griffiths gives readers a ringside seat on the many boardroom and corporate battles that he both fought and witnessed through the nearly six decades of his productive and colorful career. Among other stories, Griffiths replays his two stints as the CEO of Canada's darling of the telecom industry, Mitel Corporation. The first was ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education, third edition

    by W. Edwards Deming ...
    A new edition of the groundbreaking book that details the system of transformation underlying the W. Edwards Deming’s approach to management.“It would be better if everyone would work together as a system, with the aim for everybody to win. What we need is cooperation and transformation to a new style of management.” —from The New Economics for Industry, Government, EducationIn this book, W. ... Read more

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  • The Music Management Bible

    by Nicola Riches ...
    Completely revised and updated, this new edition of the standard music industry textbook includes everything that you need to know as a music manager in the today’s fast-changing musical environment.With a special focus on the implications of the digital age for the music professional, this is the essential handbook for anyone involved in the music business! ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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    A Blue-Ribbon Elon Musk Biography. This book is your ultimate resource for Elon Musk. Here you will find the most up-to-date 65 Success Facts, Information, and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Elon Musk's Early life, Career and Personal life right away.A quick look inside: SXSW Film Festival - 2013, Colonization ... Read more

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