Books written by Robert Sobel

AMEX: A History of the American Stock Exchange

Professor John K. Galbraith of Harvard noted the similarities between 1929 and 1955 , and warned of weaknesses that might lead to a worse crash than the one experienced a quarter of a century before . His account of the earlier period ...
The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970

... 108 Hearst, William Randolph, 106 Helena, Mont., 1 7 1 Henry, Patrick, 15, 36 Henry Cazenove & Company (J.), 44 Hertford, Lord, 23 Hewett, Abram, 187 Hewitt-Robins, Inc., 323 Higgins, Patillo, 226-229, 233, 257 Highway construction, ...
The Big Board: A History of the New York Stock Market

... William Z. , 236 Pershing & Co. , 367 Robins , John , 33 Peto , Sir Morton , 81 Robinson , Dwight , 343 Petroleum and ... 184 Philadelphia & Reading Railroad , Rockefeller Foundation , 333 57 , 82 , 137 , 139 Rogers , Henry H.
The Entrepreneurs: Explorations Within the American Business Tradition

The machines were altered somewhat by William O'Brien , a Duke machinist , and now Duke's cigarette costs were the lowest in the industry . Then Duke sent his partner and sales manager , Richard Wright , on an overseas selling trip ...
ITT: The Management of Opportunity

Virginia Swartz , a writer for Time , may have been typical of such journalists . In July 1945 she was assigned by her editor to put together a story on the activities of ITT in occupied Germany . She obtained an interview with State ...
Coolidge: An American Enigma

In the first full-scale biography of Calvin Coolidge in a generation, Robert Sobel shatters the caricature of our thirtieth president as a silent, do-nothing leader.
Car Wars: The Untold Story

Looks inside the boardrooms and executive suites and onto the shop floors and assembly lines of the World's premier automakers to expose the greatest marketing war ever waged
Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978: Four Volumes in One

"The most comprehensive source of biographical data on state governors currently available . . . public and academic libraries will find this a very useful addition to their reference collections." Booklist
The Manipulators: America in the Media Age

The Manipulators: America in the Media Age
The Great Bull Market: Wall Street in the 1920s

Several books have been written on the crash itself but non before has dealt with events leading up to it.The era of the 1920s was one of economic growth, and...
I.T.T.: The Management of Opportunity

The author portrays this giant telecommunications conglomerate "as an organizing principle and a force more than anything else," but one lacking cohesion. He traces the rise of the company through...
Biographical Directory of the United States Executive Branch, 1774-1989

166 HARRIS , PATRICIA ROBERTS of the board , 1920-1930 ; became partner in Brown Brothers , Harriman and Company ... Howard Purer , ed . , Harry S. Truman , 1884- : Chronology , Documents , Bibliographical Aids ( 1969 ) ; Clarence B.
Microencapsulation in the Food Industry: A Practical Implementation Guide

This book bridges the gap between fundamental research and application by combining the knowledge of new and novel processing techniques, materials and selection, regulatory concerns, testing and evaluation of materials, and application ...
Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978

Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978
Microencapsulation in the Food Industry: A Practical Implementation Guide

319, 126591. Masum, A.K.M., Saxena, J., Zisu, B., 2022. Electrostatic spray drying of high oil load emulsions, milk and heat sensitive biomaterials. In: Pablo, J. (Ed.), Food engineering innovations across the food supply chain ...
Panic on Wall Street: A History of America's Financial Disasters

Panic on Wall Street: A History of America's Financial Disasters
Trammell Crow, Master Builder: The Story of America's Largest Real Estate Empire

Brings alive the story of Trammell Crow--the visionary real estate developer whose brilliant career served to shape the future of the field.
The Pursuit of Wealth: The Incredible Story of Money Throughout the Ages

A story that describes the evolution of investing from 3000 BC in Mesopotamia to modern-day Wall Street. Written by financial historian Robert Sobel, it examines how people have approached money,...
The Great Boom 1950-2000: How a Generation of Americans Created the World's Most Prosperous Society

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Dangerous Dreamers: The Financial Innovators from Charles Merrill to Michael Milken

... bonds don't have to pay much attention to earnings and dividends , except for unusually sharp degeneration in the former . Holders of junk bonds have to be concerned about such matters . If earnings increase sharply , the bond will bear ...