Biography: business & industry

The Astors; whose immense fortune came from furs, ships, and real estate; whose mansions bejewelled Fifth Avenue, Newport, and England; who became leaders — first in America, then in Britain — of polite society; whose births and deaths, private feuds and public scandals, political ambitions and p...

Marc Abraham has put together the ultimate guide for individuals to campaign for what they believe in - no matter what their cause or belief. It shows how you have the power to create change - and that your voice matters. He shares his personal campaigning tips, toolkit and experiences from his o...

A celebration of 550 years of the printed book, told through the lives of 18 extraordinary men and women who took the book in radical new directions: printers and binders, publishers and artists, paper-makers and library founders. This is a story of skill, craft, mess, cunning, triumph, improvisa...

In October 2022, Elon Musk marched through Twitter's front doors carrying a kitchen sink, tweeting a message to his millions of followers: 'let that sink in'. His takeover came with the promise of fundamental changes, but nothing could prepare the company for the chaos to come - brutal, sometimes...

From the Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times reporter who has defined Donald J. Trump's presidency like no other journalist: a magnificent and disturbing reckoning that moves beyond simplistic caricature, chronicling his rise in New York City to his tortured post-presidency and his potential co...

From the founders in the late nineteenth century to Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson IV, billionaire owner of the New York Jets, the Johnson dynasty mirrors the Kennedy clan in its propensity for scandal and tragedy. This biography uncovers the very private lives of the Johnson family, their immense p...

The (dp)2 20th Anniversary monograph tells the story of Debs and Darren Paine, two young, talented British engineers who embarked on their respective career paths, fell in love, achieved international industry acclaim—and ultimately designed the tallest structures outside of London in the UK. Alo...

The astonishingly intimate story of Elon Musk, the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era - a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. Oh, and took over Twitter. When Elon Musk ...

Gina Rinehart is not just the richest person in Australian history, she is fast becoming one of the richest people in the world. The daughter of Lang Hancock - legendary arch - conservative, secessionist, mining millionaire and discoverer of the world's largest iron deposit in the Pilbara - Gina ...