- From Foot Soldier to Finance Minister
- Richard J. Smethurst
- From his birth into the lowest stratum of the samurai class to his assassination at the hands of right-wing militarists, Takahashi Korekiyo (1854-1936) lived through tumultuous times that shaped the course of modern Japan. This engaging biography underscores the profound influence of the charismatic seven-time finance minister on the political and economic development of Japan by casting new light on his unusual background, unique talents, and singular experiences.
- Hardcover 2007
- The Morgans
- Vincent Carosso
- Hardcover
- Prophet of Innovation
- Thomas K. McCraw
- The destruction of businesses, fortunes, products, and careers is the price of progress toward a better material life. No one understood this economic principle better than Schumpeter, who made his mark as the prophet of incessant change. Drawing on all of Schumpeter's writings, including many intimate diaries and letters never before used, this biography paints the full portrait of a magnetic figure who aspired to become the world's greatest economist, lover, and horseman--and admitted to failure only with the horses.
- Hardcover 2007