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Murdered Midas : a millionaire, his gold mine, and a strange death on an island paradise / by Gray, Charlotte,1948-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.On an island paradise in 1943, Sir Harry Oakes, gold mining tycoon, philanthropist and "richest man in the Empire," was murdered. The news of his death surged across the English-speaking world, from London, the Imperial centre, to the remote Canadian mining town of Kirkland Lake, in the Northern Ontario bush. The murder became celebrated as "the crime of the century." The layers of mystery deepened as the involvement of Oakes' son-in-law, Count Alfred de Marigny, came quickly to be questioned, as did the odd machinations of the Governor of the Bahamas, the former King Edward VIII. Despite a sensational trial, no murderer was ever convicted. Rumours were unrelenting about Oakes' missing fortune, and fascination with the Oakes story has persisted for decades. Award-winning biographer and popular historian Charlotte Gray explores, for the first time, the life of the man behind the scandal, a man who was both reviled and admired-- from his early, hardscrabble days of mining exploration, to his explosion of wealth, to his grandiose gestures of philanthropy. And Gray brings fresh eyes to the bungled investigation and shocking trial in the remote colonial island streets, proposing an overlooked suspect in this long cold case. Murdered Midas is the story of the man behind the newspaper headlines, who, despite his wealth and position, was never able to have justice.
Subjects: True crime stories.; Biographies.; Oakes, Harry, Sir, 1874-1943.; Marigny, Alfred de, 1910-1998.; Businessmen; Philanthropists; Gold mines and mining; Rich people; Murder; Trials (Murder);

Warren and Bill : Gates, Buffett, and the friendship that changed the world / by McCarten, Anthony,1961-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Few friendships have had such far-reaching implications for the world -- from finance to technology to philanthropy -- than that between Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. After meeting at a party in 1991, the two played cards and golf, shared jokes, swapped trade secrets, ate junk food, talked and listened. Their growing friendship would impact each man and lead to change on a grander scale, culminating in the development of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which holds nearly $50 billion in assets. How did such an unusual union blossom? In what ways specifically did each man begin to influence the other? How did these two avid wealth accumulators jointly decide to address some of the world's most critical problems -- poverty, disease, inequality -- by giving their wealth away? And what, finally, does their giga-wealthy partnership mean for the rest of us in an age of great wealth -- and great inequality? This book gives the fullest account yet of this extraordinary relationship and explores how it has transformed these two men -- and is changing the world for the better for all of us."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Buffett, Warren.; Buffett, Warren; Gates, Bill, 1955-; Gates, Bill, 1955-; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Billionaires; Businessmen; Capitalists and financiers; Capitalists and financiers; Humanitarianism.; Philanthropists.; Philanthropists; Strategic alliances (Business);

Kiss the girls and make them cry : a novel / by Clark, Mary Higgins,author.;
"When investigative journalist Gina Kane receives an email from a 'CRyan' describing her 'terrible experience' while working at REL, a high-profile television news network, including the comment 'and I'm not the only one,' Gina knows she has to pursue the story. But when Ryan goes silent, Gina is shocked to discover the young woman has died tragically in a jet ski accident while on holiday. Meanwhile, REL counsel Michael Carter finds himself in a tricky spot. Several female employees have come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct. Carter approaches the CEO, offering to persuade the victims to accept settlements in exchange for their silence. It's a risky endeavor, but it could well make him rich. As more allegations emerge and the company's IPO draws near, Carter's attempts to keep the story from making headlines are matched only by Gina Kane's determination to uncover the truth. Was Ryan's death truly an accident? And when another accuser turns up dead, Gina realizes someone--or some people--will go to depraved lengths to keep the story from seeing the light"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Billionaires; Businessmen; Corporate lawyers; Executives; Investigative reporting; Journalists; Murder; Rape victims; Sexual harassment; Television broadcasting of news; Television broadcasting; Women college students; Women journalists; Detective and mystery stories;

Mad men. [videorecording] / by Abraham, Phil.; Hamm, Jon,1971-; Hendricks, Christina,1975-; Jones, January,1978-; Moss, Elisabeth,1983-; Slattery, John,1963-; Weiner, Matthew.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Lions Gate Television (Firm);
Elisabeth Moss, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, January Jones, Christina Hendricks, Vincent Kartheiser.The beginning of the end for television's most celebrated show, four-time Primetime Emmy winner for Outstanding Drama Series and winner of three consecutive Golden Globes. Set in the captivating world of 1960s New York, it continues to follow iconic ad man Don Draper, his colleagues and his family.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Advertising agencies; Advertising; Businessmen; Competition (Psychology); Corporate culture; Man-woman relationships; Nineteen sixties; Television programs.;
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Vanderbilt : the rise and fall of an American dynasty / by Cooper, Anderson,author.; Howe, Katherine,1977-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Anderson Cooper chronicles the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty--his mother's family--the Vanderbilts. When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father's small boat ferrying supplies in New York Harbor at the beginning of the nineteenth century, no one could have imagined that one day he would, through ruthlessness, cunning, and a pathological desire for money, build two empires-one in shipping and another in railroads-that would make him the richest man in America. His staggering fortune was fought over by his heirs after his death in 1877, sowing familial discord that would never fully heal. Though his son Billy doubled the money left by "the Commodore," subsequent generations competed to find new and ever more extraordinary ways of spending it. By 2018, when the last Vanderbilt was forced out of The Breakers-the seventy-room summer estate in Newport, Rhode Island, that Cornelius's grandson and namesake had built-the family would have been unrecognizable to the tycoon who started it all. Now, the Commodore's great-great-great-grandson Anderson Cooper, joins with historian Katherine Howe to explore the story of his legendary family and their outsized influence. Cooper and Howe breathe life into the ancestors who built the family's empire, basked in the Commodore's wealth, hosted lavish galas, and became synonymous with unfettered American capitalism and high society. Moving from the hardscrabble wharves of old Manhattan to the lavish drawing rooms of Gilded Age Fifth Avenue, from the ornate summer palaces of Newport to the courts of Europe, and all the way to modern-day New York, Cooper and Howe wryly recount the triumphs and tragedies of an American dynasty unlike any other. Written with a unique insider's viewpoint, this is a rollicking, quintessentially American history as remarkable as the family it so vividly captures.
Subjects: Biographies.; Vanderbilt family.; Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877.; Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877; Vanderbilt, Gloria, 1924-2019; Businessmen; Millionaires; Railroads; Rich people; Socialites; Steamboats; Upper class families; Upper class; Wealth;

Mad men. [videorecording] / by Dewitt, Rosemarie.; Hamm, Jon,1971-; Hendricks, Christina,1978-; Jones, January.; Kartheiser, Vincent,1979-; Morse, Robert.; Moss, Elisabeth,1983-; Lion's Gate Films.; Lionsgate (Firm); Maple Pictures.;
Disc 1. Out of town -- Love among the ruins -- My old Kentucky home.Disc 2. The arrangements -- The fog -- Guy walks into an advertising agency.Disc 3. Seven twenty three -- Souvenir -- Wee small hours.Disc 4. The color blue -- The gypsy and the hobo -- The grown-ups -- Shut the door, have a seat.Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, Christina Hendricks, Bryan Batt, January Jones, Michael Gladis, Aaron Staton, Rich Sommer.At the office, the firings continue; Don is brought in to save the day on a PR campaign only to have the rug pulled out from under him; Peggy and Paul get stoned while working on an ad campaign; Sally steals money from her grandfather; Don had reservations about a misguided potential client; Betty has hallucinations of her dead father as she delivers her baby; Don and Betty renew their love affair while on a business trip.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Advertising agencies; Advertising; Businessmen; Competition (Psychology); Corporate culture; Man-woman relationships; Nineteen sixties; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2010., Lionsgate : Distributed by Maple Pictures,

Mad men. [videorecording] / by Hamm, Jon,1971-; Hunter, Tim.; Jones, January,1978-; Moss, Elisabeth,1983-; Slattery, John,1963-; Taylor, Alan,1965-; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm.; Alliance Films.; Lion's Gate Films.;
Disc 1. For those who think young -- Flight 1 -- The benefactor.Disc 2. Three Sundays -- The new girl -- Maidenform.Disc 3. The gold violin -- A night to remember -- Six month leave.Disc 4. The Inheritance -- The jet set --The mountain king -- Meditations in an emergency.Elisabeth Moss, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, January Jones.Returning for its second season, the Golden Globe winning series for Best TV Drama continues to blur the lines between truth and lies, perception and reality. Moving in a new direction, can Sterling Cooper keep up? Meanwhile, the private life of Don Draper becomes complicated in a new way. What is the cost of his secret identity?Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; Dolby digital ; widescreen presentation.Golden Globe's: Best Television Series, Drama, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama; Emmy's: Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Subjects: Advertising agencies; Advertising; Businessmen; Competition (Psychology); Corporate culture; Man-woman relationships; Nineteen sixties; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2012., Lions Gate Films ; Distributed by Alliance Films,

The apprentice [videorecording] / by Donovan, Martin,1957-actor.; McNally, Catherine,actor.; Carrick, Charlie,actor.; Rendall, Mark,1988-actor.; Abbasi, Ali,film director.; Bakalova, Maria,1996-actor.; Sherman, Gabriel,screenwriter.; Stan, Sebastian,1982-actor.; Strong, Jeremy,1978-actor.; Briarcliff Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova, Martin Donovan, Catherine McNally, Charlie Carrick, Mark Rendall.The Apprentice is a dive into the underbelly of the American empire. It charts a young Donald Trump's ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for violence, sex, and drug use.DVD.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Cohn, Roy M.; Trump, Donald, 1946-; Trump family; Apprentice (Television program); Businessmen; Lawyers; Male friendship; Man-woman relationships; Real estate developers; Television personalities;
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Jump : my secret journey from the streets to the boardroom / by Miller, Larry(Larry G.),author.; Lacy, Laila,author.;
In 'Jump', one of the most successful Black businessmen in the country, who has led Nikes Jordan Brand from a $200M sneaker company to a $4B global apparel juggernaut, tells the remarkable story of his rise from gangland violence to the pinnacles of international business. #OwnVoices.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Miller, Larry (Larry G.); Nike (Firm); Portland Trail Blazers (Basketball team); African American businesspeople; African American executives; Businesspeople; Executives; Juvenile delinquents;

Fast five [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Ludacris(Rapper); Tyrese.; Brewster, Jordana,1980-; Diesel, Vin.; Johnson, Dwayne,1972-; Lin, Justin.; Schulze, Matt.; Walker, Paul,1973-; One Race Films (Firm); Original Film (Firm); Universal Pictures (Firm); Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Matt Schulze, Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Vin Diesel, Ludacris.After Brian and Mia break Dom out of jail, they find themselves trapped in Rio de Janeiro and on the run from the law. Now one last job stands between them and freedom, but will they make it before the corrupt businessmen, or the feds, catch up to them?Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DVS Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Criminal behavior; Drug traffic; Ex-convicts; Feature films.; Hot rods; Hot rods; Robbery;
© c2011., Universal ; Distributed by Universal Studios Canada,

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