Product Description: Thomas Edison’s greatest invention? His own fame.Starting with the first public demonstrations of the phonograph in 1878 and extending through the development of incandescent light and the first motion-picture cameras, Thomas Edison’s name became emblematic of all the wonder and promise of the emerging age of technological marvels...read more

Looking carefully at these 'icons' of the 1990s, the author uses his unprecedented access to the venture capitalists behind Benchmark to reveal the surprising world behind the ultimate investment gamble.

Looking carefully at these 'icons' of the 1990s, the author of The Microsoft Way uses his unprecedented access to the venture capitalists behind Benchmark to reveal the surprising world behind the ultimate investment gamble. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Argues that the secret behind the extraordinary success of Microsoft is an approach that includes staying eager for ideas and being responsive to markets

Describes how Jobs invented Apple in his garage in the late 1970s and how, after his colleagues ousted him, he founded NeXT in a work that discusses Bill Gates, George Lucas, and other figures.

Uses anecdotes and examples to show how cultural differences can cause failures when American businesses try to control markets in China

Product Description: This is a study of the first major American effort to aid a developing country--China--in the early twentieth century. Anyone interested in U.S.-China relations and in the American presence abroad will find it provocative and frequently moving.