by David S. Landes (2006)
A survey of the families at the head of major companies from the past two centuries focuses on three areas, including banking, automobiles, and raw materials, in a historical account that examines the Ford, Guggenheim, and Rockefeller dynasties.
Wong Kwok-Chu
"This is a first book on an elusive subject that many scholars had thought almost impossible to do: an analytical business history of the Chinese in a Southeast Asian country. It critically examines the key elements of the entrepreneurial roles of the Philippine Chinese in the local economy during 1898-1941, and analyzes their business achievements and limitations at both the community and individual levels."--BOOK JACKET.
Robyn Grady
When Celeste Prince discovers her beloved family business has been sold to millionaire Benton Scott, she's determined to get it back. But gorgeous Benton sets her pulse racing, and her carefully laid plans lead her to just one place...his bed! Benton makes it clear right from the start that he can't offer more than a steamy affair. The passion is scorching--but Ben's emotions are still in the deep freeze, and Celeste knows that only a dramatic collision course with his troubled past can thaw them....
C.H. Admirand
When Grace Mulcahy reluctantly returns to her hometown of Apple Grove, Ohio, she falls for firefighter Pat Garahan, and soon Pat is vowing to do whatever it takes to keep Grace in Apple Grove.
James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein
Twins Bick and Beck Kidd and their family of professional treasure hunters race against mercenaries, rival treasure hunters, and a lumber baron through the jungles and mountains of Peru in search of Paititi, the legendary lost Inca city of gold, in hope of conserving the archaeological treasure and preventing deforestation of the rain forest.