Bloomberg, Michael R. (Michael Rubens) 1942- creator Winkler, Matthew 1955- text biography nyu New York John Wiley & Sons c2001 2001 [Updated with a new preface] monographic eng

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vii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Lots of entrepreneurs make money. Lots of entrepreneurs who make money write books. Few of those books make you glad they did. This one does."--The New York Times Book Review A provocative autobiography by the visionary leader of the world's fastest-growing media empire "A classic tale of a nimble, customer-focused, entrepreneurial David outsmarting bureaucratic, ossified, corporate Goliaths." -Business Week "Michael Bloomberg is the most creative media entrepreneur of our time and, with Bill Gates, perhaps the most successful." -Rupert Murdoch, Chairman & Chief Executive, News Corporation "Entertaining, engaging, and informative, Bloomberg by Bloomberg is packed with great advice about how to start a lean, hungry company-and how to keep it that way." -Bryan Burrough, coauthor, Barbarians at the Gate "The man with Wall Street's best known generic name has written an autobiography that keeps you up late to finish. The book is full of wonderful insights about Wall Street and about starting and growing a new business." -Julian H. Robertson Jr., Chairman, Tiger Management LLC "This is the best insight yet on how one man shook up the entire financial information industry." -Richard Branson, Chairman, Virgin Group of Companies The Last Supper 1 (8) The Thrill of Getting Fired: Tarrytown 1981 Capitalism, Here I Come 9 (30) School, Work, and Hard Knocks I Love Mondays 39 (28) Entrepreneurship: Vocation and Avocation We Can Do That 67 (24) Elementary Journalism, Not Rocket Science ``No'' Is No Answer 91 (20) Establishment Ignorance and Arrogance Money Talks 111 (20) Textbook Multimedia Computers for Virgins 131 (28) Technology: Politics and Promises Management 101 159 (26) The Bloomberg Way Coming Up Next 185 (18) America's a Wonderful Country Out of the Office 203 (24) Character and Consistency Wealth, Wisdom, and Work 227 (24) Philanthropy and Public Service Afterword 251 (2) Index 253 Michael Bloomberg; with invaluable help from Matthew Winkler. "Updated with a preface by New York City mayoral candidate Mike Bloomberg"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Bloomberg, Michael R. (Michael Rubens) 1942- Capitalists and financiers United States Biography Capitalistas y financieros Estados Unidos Investments United States Inversiones Estados Unidos Businessmen United States Biography Empresarios Estados Unidos Biografías Telecommunication United States Telecomunicaciones Estados Unidos Alcaldes Nueva York (Estados Unidos) Nueva York (Estados Unidos) Política y gobierno 1951- HG 172 B655b 2001 384/.06/573092 0471208884 9780471208884 2001278816 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley044/2001278816.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley036/2001278816.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/wiley021/2001278816.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley044/2001278816.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley036/2001278816.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/wiley021/2001278816.html DLC 011026 20231024133525.0 12570098 eng