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A Publisher's ConfessionUnknownUnknown • 1905 • English

My Life and Work

Henry Ford

My Life and WorkHenry FordHenry Ford • English

Psychology of the Stock MarketG. C. SeldenG. C. Selden • 1912 • English

The Art of Money Getting: ...

P. T. Barnum

The Art of Money Getting: Or, Golden Rules for Making MoneyP. T. BarnumP. T. Barnum • English

Old Gorgon Graham: More Le...1904

George Horace Lo...

Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His SonGeorge Horace LorimerGeorge Horace Lorimer • 1904 • English

The Principles of Scientif...1911

Frederick Winslo...

The Principles of Scientific ManagementFrederick Winslow TaylorFrederick Winslow Taylor • 1911 • English

Random Reminiscences of Me...

John D. Rockefe...

Random Reminiscences of Men and EventsJohn D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller • English

Lombard Street: A Descript...1873

Walter Bagehot

Lombard Street: A Description of the Money MarketWalter BagehotWalter Bagehot • 1873 • English

Emma Mcchesney and Co.1915

Edna Ferber

Emma Mcchesney and Co.Edna FerberEdna Ferber • 1915 • English

A New Banking System: The ...

Lysander Spooner

A New Banking System: The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt DistrictLysander SpoonerLysander Spooner • English

Initiative Psychic Energy:...

Warren Hilton

Initiative Psychic Energy: Being the Sixth of a Series of Twelve Volumes on The: Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal And: Business EfficiencyWarren HiltonWarren Hilton • English

Fundamentals of Prosperity: What They Are and Whence They ComeRoger Ward BabsonRoger Ward Babson • English

A Unique Story of a Marvel...

Joel Benton

A Unique Story of a Marvellous Career: Life of Hon. Phineas T. BarnumJoel BentonJoel Benton • English

The Seven StairsStuart BrentStuart Brent • 1962 • English

Shop Management1911

Frederick Winslo...

Shop ManagementFrederick Winslow TaylorFrederick Winslow Taylor • 1911 • English

High Finance1916

Otto H. Kahn

High FinanceOtto H. KahnOtto H. Kahn • 1916 • English

Great Fortunes, and How Th...

James Dabney McC...

Great Fortunes, and How They Were MadeJames Dabney McCabeJames Dabney McCabe • English

The Psychology of SalesmanshipWilliam Walker AtkinsonWilliam Walker Atkinson • English

Applied Psychology: Drivin...

Warren Hilton

Applied Psychology: Driving Power of Thought: Being the Third in a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business EfficiencyWarren HiltonWarren Hilton • English

Applied Psychology: Making...

Warren Hilton

Applied Psychology: Making Your Own World: Being the Second of a Series of Twelve Volumes on Theapplications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal Andbusiness EfficiencyWarren HiltonWarren Hilton • English

The Book of Business Etiqu...

Nella Braddy Hen...

The Book of Business EtiquetteNella Braddy HenneyNella Braddy Henney • English

The Clock That Had No Hand...

Herbert Kaufman

The Clock That Had No Hands, and Nineteen Other Essays About AdvertisingHerbert KaufmanHerbert Kaufman • English

On the Economy of Machiner...

Charles Babbage

On the Economy of Machinery and ManufacturesCharles BabbageCharles Babbage • English

The Young Man in BusinessEdward William BokEdward William Bok • English

The Age of Big Business: A...

Burton Jesse Hen...

The Age of Big Business: A Chronicle of the Captains of IndustryBurton Jesse HendrickBurton Jesse Hendrick • English

Power of Mental Imagery: B...

Warren Hilton

Power of Mental Imagery: Being the Fifth of a Series of Twelve Volumes on The: Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal And: Business EfficiencyWarren HiltonWarren Hilton • English

The Complete English Trade...1726

Daniel Defoe

The Complete English Tradesman (1839 Ed.)Daniel DefoeDaniel Defoe • 1726 • English

Psychology and Industrial ...

Hugo Münsterberg

Psychology and Industrial EfficiencyHugo MünsterbergHugo Münsterberg • English

Successful Stock Speculation

John James Butler

Successful Stock SpeculationJohn James ButlerJohn James Butler • English

Guide to Hotel Housekeeping

Mary E. Palmer

Guide to Hotel HousekeepingMary E. PalmerMary E. Palmer • English

Increasing Human Efficienc...1911

Walter Dill Scott

Increasing Human Efficiency in Business: A Contribution to the Psychology of BusinessWalter Dill ScottWalter Dill Scott • 1911 • English

The Psychology of Manageme...

Lillian Moller G...

The Psychology of Management: The Function of the Mind in Determining, Teaching and Installing Methods of Least WasteLillian Moller GilbrethLillian Moller Gilbreth • English

Everybody's Guide to Money...

William, F.S.A.,...

Everybody's Guide to Money Matters: With a Description of the Various Investments Chiefly Dealt in on the Stock Exchange, and the Mode of Dealing ThereinWilliam, F.S.A., of Exeter CottonWilliam, F.S.A., of Exeter Cotton • English

How to Invest MoneyGeorge Garr HenryGeorge Garr Henry • English

Analyzing Character: The N...

Katherine M. H. ...

Analyzing Character: The New Science of Judging Men; Misfits in Business, the Home and Social LifeKatherine M. H. BlackfordKatherine M. H. Blackford • English

Up to Date Business: Inclu...

Unknown

Up to Date Business: Including Lessons in Banking, Exchange, Business Geography, Finance, Transportation and Commercial LawUnknownUnknown • English

Captains of Industry; Or, ...

James Parton

Captains of Industry; Or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making MoneyJames PartonJames Parton • English

Plain Facts

G. A. Bauman

Plain FactsG. A. BaumanG. A. Bauman • English

International Finance1916

Hartley Withers

International FinanceHartley WithersHartley Withers • 1916 • English

Fatigue Study: The Elimination of Humanity's Greatest Unnecessary Waste. a First Step in Motion StudyFrank B. GilbrethFrank B. Gilbreth • 1916 • English

Dollars and Sense

William Crosbie ...

Dollars and SenseWilliam Crosbie HunterWilliam Crosbie Hunter • English

Morals in Trade and Commerce1911

Frank B. Anderson

Morals in Trade and CommerceFrank B. AndersonFrank B. Anderson • 1911 • English

The Banker and the Bear: The Story of a Corner in LardHenry Kitchell WebsterHenry Kitchell Webster • 1900 • English

How Department Stores Are ...1901

W. B. Phillips

How Department Stores Are Carried onW. B. PhillipsW. B. Phillips • 1901 • English

A History of Advertising from the Earliest Times.Henry SampsonHenry Sampson • 1874 • English

Business English: A Practi...

Rose Buhlig

Business English: A Practice BookRose BuhligRose Buhlig • English

IBM 1401 Programming Systems

Anonymous

IBM 1401 Programming SystemsAnonymousAnonymous • English

Profitable Squab BreedingCarl DareCarl Dare • English

The Business Career in Its...

Albert Shaw

The Business Career in Its Public RelationsAlbert ShawAlbert Shaw • English

History of the Comstock Pa...

Robert B. Shaw

History of the Comstock Patent Medicine Business and Dr. Morse's Indian Root PillsRobert B. ShawRobert B. Shaw • English

Certain Success1990

Norval A. Hawkins

Certain SuccessNorval A. HawkinsNorval A. Hawkins • 1990 • English

Henry Ford: Highlights of His LifeHenry Ford Museum and Greenfield VillageHenry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village • 1938 • English

Twenty Years of Hus'lingJ. P. JohnstonJ. P. Johnston • English

Business Hints for Men and...

A. R. Calhoun

Business Hints for Men and WomenA. R. CalhounA. R. Calhoun • English

The Laws of War, Affecting...1854

H. Byerley Thom...

The Laws of War, Affecting Commerce and ShippingH. Byerley ThomsonH. Byerley Thomson • 1854 • English

Commercial LawRichard D. CurrierRichard D. Currier • English

Industrial Progress and Hu...1921

James Hartness

Industrial Progress and Human EconomicsJames HartnessJames Hartness • 1921 • English

Men's Sewed Straw Hats: Re...

United States Ta...

Men's Sewed Straw Hats: Report of the United Stated Tariff Commission to the President of the United States (1926)United States Tariff CommissionUnited States Tariff Commission • English

Tales of the Road1905

Charles N. Crew...

Tales of the RoadCharles N. CrewdsonCharles N. Crewdson • 1905 • English

The Employments of Women: A Cyclopædia of Woman's WorkVirginia PennyVirginia Penny • 1863 • English

The Art of Decorating Dry Goods Windows and Interiors: A Complete Manual of Window Trimming, Designed as an Educator in All the Details of the Art, According to the Best Accepted Methods, and Treating Fully Every Important SubjectL. Frank BaumL. Frank Baum • 1900 • English

Higher Education and Busin...

Willard E. Hotc...

Higher Education and Business StandardsWillard E. HotchkissWillard E. Hotchkiss • English

The Royal Exchange: A Note on the Occasion of the Bicentenary of the Royal Exchange AssuranceA. E. W. MasonA. E. W. Mason • 1920 • English

The Consumer Viewpoint: Co...1920

Mildred Maddocks...

The Consumer Viewpoint: Covering Vital Phases of Manufacturing and Selling Household DevicesMildred Maddocks BentleyMildred Maddocks Bentley • 1920 • English

Sam Lambert and the New Wa...

Unknown

Sam Lambert and the New Way Store: A Book for Clothiers and Their ClerksUnknownUnknown • English

United States Steel: A Corporation with a SoulArundel CotterArundel Cotter • 1916 • English

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Ac...1921

American School ...

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, V. 04 (of 10)American School of CorrespondenceAmerican School of Correspondence • 1921 • English

Accounting Theory and Practice, Volume 1 (of 3): A Textbook for Colleges and Schools of Business AdministrationRoy B. KesterRoy B. Kester • 1917 • English

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Ac...1910

American School ...

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, V. 05 (of 10)American School of CorrespondenceAmerican School of Correspondence • 1910 • English

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Ac...1921

American School ...

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, V. 03 (of 10)American School of CorrespondenceAmerican School of Correspondence • 1921 • English

The Business of Mining: A ...

Arthur J. Hoskin

The Business of Mining: A Brief Non-Technical Exposition of the Principles Involved in the Profitable Operation of MinesArthur J. HoskinArthur J. Hoskin • English

How to Succeed as an Inventorshowing the Wonderful Possibilities in the Field of Invention; The Dangers to Be Avoided; The Inventions Needed; How to Perfect and Develop New Ideas to the Money Making StageGoodwin Brooke SmithGoodwin Brooke Smith • 1909 • English

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Ac...1921

American School ...

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, V. 01 (of 10)American School of CorrespondenceAmerican School of Correspondence • 1921 • English

Poster Advertising: Being a Talk on the Subject of Posting as an Advertising Medium, with Helpful Hints and Sensible Suggestions to Poster Advertisers, and with Thirty-Two Pages of Full Color Reproductions of Posters Used by National AdvertisersGeorge Henry Edward HawkinsGeorge Henry Edward Hawkins • 1910 • English

Selling Home Furnishings: A Training ProgramRoscoe R. RauRoscoe R. Rau • English

Accounting Theory and Practice, Volume 2 (of 3): A Textbook for Colleges and Schools of Business AdministrationRoy B. KesterRoy B. Kester • English

Millions from WasteFrederick Arthur Ambrose TalbotFrederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot • English

About Sugar Buying for Job...

B. W. Dyer

About Sugar Buying for Jobbershow You Can Lessen Business Risks by Trading in Refined Sugar FuturesB. W. DyerB. W. Dyer • English

Practical Pointers for PatenteesFranklin Allison CreseeFranklin Allison Cresee • English

The Robinson Telegraphic CipherStephen L. RobinsonStephen L. Robinson • 1925 • English

Little Journeys to the Hom...

Elbert Hubbard

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11: Little Journeys to the Homes of Great BusinessmenElbert HubbardElbert Hubbard • English

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Ac...1921

American School ...

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, V. 02 (of 10)American School of CorrespondenceAmerican School of Correspondence • 1921 • English

The Romance of a Great StoreEdward HungerfordEdward Hungerford • English

Chapters on the History of the Southern PacificStuart DaggettStuart Daggett • 1922 • English

Things to Know About Trade-Marks: A Manual of Trade-Mark InformationJ. Walter Thompson CompanyJ. Walter Thompson Company • 1911 • English

Henry Ford's Own Storyhow a Farmer Boy Rose to the Power That Goes with Many Millions, Yet Never Lost Touch with HumanityRose Wilder LaneRose Wilder Lane • 1917 • English

Bank of the Manhattan Comp...

Anonymous

Bank of the Manhattan Company, Chartered 1799: A Progressive Commercial BankAnonymousAnonymous • English

Forging Ahead in Business

Alexander Hamilt...

Forging Ahead in BusinessAlexander Hamilton InstituteAlexander Hamilton Institute • English

Bremen Cotton Exchange, 18...

Andreas Wilhelm ...

Bremen Cotton Exchange, 1872/1922Andreas Wilhelm CramerAndreas Wilhelm Cramer • English

Something About Sugar: Its History, Growth, Manufacture and DistributionGeorge M. RolphGeorge M. Rolph • 1917 • English

Business Correspondence, V...

Anonymous

Business Correspondence, Vol. 1: How to Write a Business LetterAnonymousAnonymous • English

Rigby's Reliable Candy Teacher and Soda and Ice Cream FormulasW. O. RigbyW. O. Rigby • 1909 • English

The Livestock Producer and ArmourUnknownUnknown • 1919 • English

The Exposition of 1851: Or, Views of the Industry, the Science, and the Government, of EnglandCharles BabbageCharles Babbage • 1851 • English

Cotton ManufacturingChristopher Parkinson BrooksChristopher Parkinson Brooks • 1888 • English

Profitable Stock Exchange InvestmentsHenry Voorce Brandenburg & Co.Henry Voorce Brandenburg & Co. • English

Fifty Years with the Rever...

S. T. Snow

Fifty Years with the Revere Copper Co.: A Paper Read at the Stockholders' Meeting Held on Monday 24 March 1890S. T. SnowS. T. Snow • English

Advertising by Motion PicturesErnest A. DenchErnest A. Dench • 1916 • English

Creating Capitalmoney-Maki...

Frederick L. Li...

Creating Capitalmoney-Making as an Aim in BusinessFrederick L. LipmanFrederick L. Lipman • English

100

Fur Farming for Profit, with Especial Reference to Skunk RaisingHermon Basil LaymonHermon Basil Laymon • English

101

A Simple Explanation of Modern Banking CustomsHumphrey RobinsonHumphrey Robinson • English

102

Genius Rewarded: The Story of the Sewing MachineJohn ScottJohn Scott • 1880 • English

103

How to Get an Air JobJack ByrneJack Byrne • English

104

Retail Shoe Salesmanship

George F. Hamilton

Retail Shoe SalesmanshipGeorge F. HamiltonGeorge F. Hamilton • English

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Letters from an Old Railway Official to His Son, a Division SuperintendentCharles De Lano HineCharles De Lano Hine • 1904 • English

106

Letters from an Old Railway Official. Second Series: [To] His Son, a General ManagerCharles De Lano HineCharles De Lano Hine • 1912 • English

107

The Lead Pencil Manufactor...1865

Faber-Castell

The Lead Pencil Manufactory of a. W. Faber at Stein Near Nürnberg, Bavaria: An Historical SketchFaber-CastellFaber-Castell • 1865 • English

108

ManpowerLincoln C. AndrewsLincoln C. Andrews • 1920 • English

109

The Knack of Managing1917

Lewis K. Urquhart

The Knack of ManagingLewis K. UrquhartLewis K. Urquhart • 1917 • English

110

The Valuation of Public Se...

Henry Earle Riggs

The Valuation of Public Service Corporation Propertytransactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers,vol. LXXII, June, 1911, ASCE 1190Henry Earle RiggsHenry Earle Riggs • English

111

The Cycles of SpeculationThomas GibsonThomas Gibson • 1907 • English

112

Raising P. V. Squabs for P...

John S. Trecartin

Raising P. V. Squabs for ProfitJohn S. TrecartinJohn S. Trecartin • English

113

The New York Stock Exchang...

Otto H. Kahn

The New York Stock Exchange and Public Opinionremarks at Annual Dinner, Association of Stock Exchange Brokers, Held at the Astor Hotel, New York, January 24, 1917Otto H. KahnOtto H. Kahn • English

114

The Business Library: What It Is and What It DoesLouise B. KrauseLouise B. Krause • 1919 • English

115

How to Conduct a Small Mai...1896

W. E. Skinner

How to Conduct a Small Mail Order BusinessW. E. SkinnerW. E. Skinner • 1896 • English

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An Abridged List of Commercial Handbooks of Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd.Isaac Pitman & SonsIsaac Pitman & Sons • 1813 • English

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Trading with MexicoWallace ThompsonWallace Thompson • 1921 • English

118

Consumers' Cooperative Soc...1922

Consumers' Leagu...

Consumers' Cooperative Societies in New York StateConsumers' League of New York CityConsumers' League of New York City • 1922 • English

119

A Short View of the Laws N...1767

William Pulteney

A Short View of the Laws Now Subsisting with Respect to the Powers of the East India Company: To Borrow Money Under Their Seal, and to Incur Debts in the Course of Their Trade, by the Purchase of Goods on Credit, and by Freighting Ships or Other Mercantile TransactionsWilliam PulteneyWilliam Pulteney • 1767 • English

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A Rational Wages System: Some Notes on the Method of Paying the Worker a Reward for Efficiency in Addition to WagesHenry AtkinsonHenry Atkinson • English

121

The Argentine as a MarketNowell Lake WatsonNowell Lake Watson • English

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Profits from ScrapChicago American Bureau of EngineeringChicago American Bureau of Engineering • English

123

The Express Companies of t...1919

Bertram Benedict

The Express Companies of the United States: A Study of a Public UtilityBertram BenedictBertram Benedict • 1919 • English

124

Material Classificationrecommended by the Railway Storekeepers' AssociationUnknownUnknown • 1919 • English

125

Tea Room BusinessIda Lee CaryIda Lee Cary • English

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Moyens Infaillibles De Devenir RicheAntoine de NossyAntoine de Nossy • French

127

Mémoire Sur La Réunion Des...

M. Fenis

Mémoire Sur La Réunion Des Trois Services, Des Postes Aux Chevaux, De La Poste Aux Lettres, Et Des Messageries, Sous Une Seule AdministrationM. FenisM. Fenis • French

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Breeding Minks in Louisiana for Their Fur: A Profitable IndustryWilliam André ElferWilliam André Elfer • English

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Return-Loads Bureaus to Sa...

United States. C...

Return-Loads Bureaus to Save Waste in TransportationUnited States. Council of National Defense. Highways Transport CommitteeUnited States. Council of National Defense. Highways Transport Committee • English

130

Cotton, Its Progress from the Field to the Needle: Being a Brief Sketch of the Culture of the Plant, Its Picking, Cleaning, Packing, Shipment, and ManufactureAnonymousAnonymous • English

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Vom Reisen Und Reisen LassenGerhard KaestnerGerhard Kaestner • German

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Arbetets Herravälde1902

Andrew Carnegie

Arbetets HerraväldeAndrew CarnegieAndrew Carnegie • 1902 • Swedish

133

How to Collect a Doctor Bill

Franklyn Pierre ...

How to Collect a Doctor BillFranklyn Pierre DavisFranklyn Pierre Davis • English

134

Des Paquebots Transatlanti...

Jean Louis Le Hir

Des Paquebots Transatlantiques Brest.—le Havre.—cherbourg.—marseille.—paris.—nantes.—bordeaux.Jean Louis Le HirJean Louis Le Hir • French

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Lace Curtain Cleaning: A Successful Home BusinessSarah Ann LeighSarah Ann Leigh • English

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Projet Pour La Compagnie D...

Anonymous

Projet Pour La Compagnie Des Transports, Postes Et MessageriesAnonymousAnonymous • French

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