Enterprise Books

I recently read this book, in one day, as a matter of fact. I was so drawn into the story that I didn't want to put it down. The descriptions were enough to "see" the places and characters, yet not overly done. The author took a story that involved many ordinary aspects of life - growing up, finding friendships, employment, housing and death, and wove them into an uplifting and pleasant story. I would recommend this book to any woman , especially one who is striving to be the best she can be, even after enduring a painful upbringing.

I truly enjoyed this trip to Small Town, USA. I was able to walk the streets and see the sights as Mara did. I experienced her pain and joy as she sought answers with a forgiving spirit. The author was able to draw me into the character in a way that was truly inspiring and uplifting, while also allowing the Holy Spirit to convict me for my unforgiveness.

I really loved this book. The characters are believable and easy to identify with. I could barely put the book down once I started reading. This book is a must have.

I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed journeying with Mara back to her roots. I found inspiration in her ability to stay true to herself despite having to face the pain of her father's rejection all over again. Smith's book is warmly written, gently riveting, and an inspiring reminder of just how much courage and ability to persevere through "bitter waters" can come from being rooted in faith, especially a faith in God that has been honed by those same bitter waters.

This is an excellent read. I was appreciative of the profiles and will look forward to being included in the next issue! LOL!

Titans should be required reading for African Americans that doubt the promise. In spite of our nation's ills, some of these individuals made millions in the 40's. Think about that! Given the current state of affairs (The Don Imus incident) it's clearly evident that race is still an extremely sensitive issue in this nation. Consider current racial disparities then consider the concept of dark-skinned African American male millionaires in the 40's. It's an unbelievable achievement! If they were able to do it and create dynasties for their families in their time, what's stopping present day African Americans from reaching their financial goals and dreams today? This book is yet another small piece of evidence that determination, dedication and delayed gratification are the true components of realizing a dream. It helps prove that good luck is created by hard work; more importantly, it ensures, through the cohesiveness of the family unit, that those characteristics be past on to the next generation creating traditions of success and a grounded since of identity; which is a quality noticeably missing from the present day African American male image repertoire . It's important to note the African American family unit, before the onslaught of the welfare referendum of the 60's, as a pinnacle source of support. I'm usually hesitant about grading generously but I think this book, brief though it may be, with it's little life snippets of successful African Americans lives, reinforces the ethos of hard work and just rewards based on merit. But not a form of merit preached to you by a skeptical public or more acceptable form forced upon you through legislative pity, but a personal merit earned through hard work and family pride.

This is a book of African American business success stories. Until now, the eleven self-made black business leaders featured-The Titans of the Black Enterprise 100s-were virtually unknown, even to American business students. Yet, they run America's largest black-owned companies and have been the vanguard of an entrepreneurial revolution. Achieving success despite lack of capital, diminished access, and outright racism, they used inspiration and drive to seize opportunities and break barriers. They are black America's wealthiest and most powerful players, providing employment, training, and advancement for large numbers of African Americans.

They represent, in many ways, the economic evolution of post-war African Americans. The first step in the effort for black equality was driven largely by the Civil Rights Movement, which led to the social and legal reforms of the 1950s and 1960s. Next, the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which eliminated such barriers to political activity as the poll tax and illiteracy test, gave rise to the increase in black political strength with the election of blacks to Congress in the late 1960s and 1970s. Those events were followed by the propulsion of black economic power in which African Americans gained an opportunity to amass wealth and achieve the American Dream that had been elusive for so long. In the 1980s and 1990s, blacks, who gained access to the nation's leading universities and major corporations, leveraged their education and experience to acquire and finance new companies as well as develop enterprises through emerging technologies.

The eleven chapters of this book each tell the untold story of these titans and the contributions they and their companies have made to American industry and life. Their stories and ideas will instruct, inspire, illuminate and motivate the reader to build on their success. This book is a source of inspiration and motivation to the next generation of captains of industry of all races and both genders the world over.

Derek T. Dingle is an editor-at-large for Black Enterprise magazine. For more than a decade, he has covered the B.E. 100s, which profile the 100 largest black-owned businesses, and he recently served as writer for B.E. 100s Exclusive, a newsletter for CEOs of these companies. In addition to his role as the managing editor of BE several years ago, he served as president and CEO of Milestone Media, Inc., which was America's largest black-owned comic book company.

This is a book of African American business success stories. Until now, the eleven self-made black business leaders featured-The Titans of the Black Enterprise 100s-were virtually unknown outside the United States, and even to American business students. Yet, they run America's largest black-owned companies and have been the vanguard of an entrepreneurial revolution. Achieving success despite lack of capital, diminished access, and outright racism, they used inspiration and drive to seize opportunities and break barriers. They are black America's wealthiest and most powerful players, providing employment, training, and advancement for large numbers of African Americans.

The eleven chapters of this book each tell the untold story of these titans and the contributions they and their companies have made to American industry and life.

Their stories and ideas will instruct, inspire, illuminate and motivate the reader to build on their success. This book is a source of inspiration and motivation to the next generation of captains of industry of all races and both genders the world over.

Derek T. Dingle is an editor-at-large for Black Enterprise magazine. For more than a decade, he has covered the B.E. 100s, which profile the 100 largest black-owned businesses, and he recently served as writer for B.E. 100s Exclusive, a newsletter for CEOs of these companies. In addition to his role as the managing editor of BE several years ago, he served as president and CEO of Milestone Media, Inc., which was America's largest black-owned comic book company.

Reviewed by Azlan Adnan. Formerly Business Development Manager with KPMG, Azlan is currently managing partner of Azlan & Koh Knowledge and Professional Management Group, an education and management consulting practice based in Kota Kinabalu. He holds a Master's degree in International Business and Management.

I am a big fan of the Rich Dad Poor Dad book series by Robert Kiyosaki. What I found very interesting is that this book by Trower-Subira contains a great deal of the same information and philosophy but was written about 20 years earlier. Robert Kiyosaki created a cult following from the Rich Dad Poor Dad book not to mention making the New York Times Best Seller list and huge amounts of money. However, Trower-Subira made the same emphasis on financial independence via real estate and/or business ownership but I doubt if he made a killing like Kiyosaki did. In short, I highly recommend this book to anyone Black, White or other to absorb this book if one is serious about financial independence. Its a must have book.

This book is out of print so you'll have to get from a used book source but if you are serious about starting your own business you must seek it out. Mr. Subira discusses basic financial terms and offers as explanation as to why black people still haven't reached our financial potential. He has a special section for the Black woman and provides an action plan on how to getting started making big money.

Kimberley Lindsay Wilson, author of Work It! The Black Woman's Guide to Success at Work.

the book presented a balanced view of the possibilities set before blacks in america and the requirements to obtain such realities.it gives a no-nonsense approach to forming dreams and making reasonable estimates for the cost to make them real.

One of the most stunning statistics and concepts in this book is how blacks were becoming quite wealthy after the Civil War and owned massive amounts of Real Estate, but were done in by immigrant prejudice in alliance with zoning laws, public education and welfare grants that taxed away black wealth to return it to them as a government handout. No more, says the author, who shows step by step how to develop positive attitudes and produce wealth through careful Real Estate investment anyone can do. This book, helpful to everyone, is a cult classic among Real Estate entrepreneurs. Why wait for Habitat for Humanity or public housing when you can read this book?

AS always Aron Numzowitsch is great. His revolutionary ideas can change anyones weak chess game into a strong positional chess game. I would recommend this book to anyone trying to become more than just the average player who learns by playing over the internet or against their computer

This book is so beautiful. It is stunning that it can still be bought here for six dollars. It contains some deeply annotated games that are not included in his other works. It is completely focused and intense. He is truly on fire teaching this stuff. I like this book's brevity. It is an essential classic.

Covers the concept of blockade. All well and good, except his magnum opus work (My System) did so as well, with much detail paid to other topics in addition. If you are pressed for money, this would be a good book to get. But try to read My System first.

Of course, if you really like Nimzowitsch, you probably already have this book...

Its a pity that this book is not better known. It is truly one of the greatest books ever written on chess. It begins with the concept of blockade. This is a method of paralyzing enemy counter play, and preventing the enemy from organizing his forces. The appendix then gives the fundamental rules of strategy, in which, weak points are created or found in order to infiltrate and eventually destroy the enemy. This is a thin book, but I have never seen such a concentration of chess wisdom and genius in any other book. The word genius is often over used. There is no genius in chess today or even in recent decades. The only genius chess ever had was Aron Nimzowitsch and this book and his other writings more than prove it.

This book has a great section on sourdough breads that I have used again and again. The author provides an accurate description of each bread with suggestions of menu accompaniments. I would consider this author an expert on bread machine breads! And so easy to follow.

I checked this book out of my public library and cried when it needed to be returned! I absolutely loved it. I tried many of the recipes and found all to be wonderful. The 4 star rating is due to the directions not always being super clear. The book tends to deal on the level of one having had experience with a bread machine. Highy recommended!

This book has a whole section on calzones, pizzas, and hand tossed breads which is my favorite! Everything I have made turns out WONDERFULLY!!

This is an AWESOME cookbook, I love the way the recipes are listed in the book, very easy to follow. The ingredients are listed in order to how they should be placed in the machine, there are instructions for 1, 1/2, and 2 lb loaves. The print is large which also makes the recipes easy to follow. I own her whole series of BM cookbooks because I like them so much!! Great variety also--if I have a certain ingredient that I want to use up in my cupboard, 9 times out of 10 I can find a recipe for bread that I can use it in!! Can't say enough good things about this cookbook!!

A friend lent me this book three months ago and I kept making excuses for not returning it. In the end, she came for lunch, and feeling guilty I thought I would just write out my favourite recipes, and ones I wanted to try ... an hour later and I was still writing! She came for lunch (I served Corny Bread, my favourite so far) and during dessert I was STILL writing. She felt so bad, she told me to keep it longer. She also suggested I tried Amazon, and here I am and have ordered all the books in the series, plus copies for some of my friends. This is the best Bread Machine Cookbook. It is simple, with no uneccesary information. The joy of Bread Machines is that once you have done a couple of recipes from your Instruction book you can cook anything and don't need to be told the same information over and over again. I love every recipe I have tried so far from this book. Everyone with a bread machine should have one!

This cookbook is pretty AWESOME!!! I have made many of the recipies and they've all been a hit!

I ordered this book the same time I ordered the Chefmate bread machine, & am very glad I did. The recipes are super - very different & varied - and the baking & ingredient hints are VERY handy. Every recipe I used came out perfect, & we now have bread at almost every meal. The pumpernickle was great for lunch sandwiches, the Stollen unbeatable for breakfast toasted, & the cheese & onion, outstanding! Every bread machine user ought to have this book. Thanks, Donna German. (p.s. Can't wait to try my new pasta machine & her pasta book) Onita

I've had this book (as well as the four previous books in this series) for over three years, and I still use it almost daily. I highly recommend the Potato Bread and the Dill Onion Bread. Yummmmmmmmy! As with all her other books, German includes basic bread machine instruction, LOTS of great hints, trouble shooting and even instructions (and great recipes) for making rolls and pizza using the dough cycle. These are the only bread machine cookbooks I've ever needed, and I think they are absolutely great buys. Try it, you won't be sorry!

I found many new very good recipes to try. Recipes clearly written.

This is a great book for someone who is moving to Boston (college, etc.), there are a lot of inside tips. Boston can be a bit overwhelming for someone just arriving, so this is a good guide. A great gift for any college or recently graduated student.

I recently lived in Boston right after college, and like many others, didn't have a lot of extra money but had a big appetite for fun, food, and drinks!! It took me years to figure out how not to discover an empty wallet after a night out in Beantown. A friend moving to Boston showed me this book to see what I thought. This totally hits all the great spots for inexpensive dining, dancing, drinking or just loitering:) ITs really well organized and fits easily in a purse or pocket for easy access. Well written, it has humerous and honest descriptions of the city. I've been recommending it to everybody that's moving or just visiting Boston. A great find, and the best Boston guide out there right now!!

Like Zagats.. but with a personality, and all-encompassing: including everything from restaurants, to night-life, to weekend excursions. We want broke in DC!

This book details Boston, the places to hang, eat, and enjoy. It is a well detailed and laid out book to navigating a difficult city from nearly all social perspectives. I use this book all of the time and recommend it to anyone travelling through, living in and wanting to learn more about the storied city.

Great book loaded with resources. Information presented in an easy and understandable format. This book will provide you with a number of directions regardless of your investigation. A must for the investigators "tool box".

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This book cracks the code for business researchers in training. It is easy and interesting to read, and contains a treasure trove of research tools for rookies and old pros alike.

This book is a wonderful resource for anyone doing any form of Investigations. The information is extremely well though out, presented in context and relevant in today's complex world. The tools Ms. Hetherington presents in her book, will help guide the investigator in uncovering the information sought.

A great book!

I found this book to be an exceptional resource as an additional tool for my profession. I would highly recommend this book to both the novice and seasoned researcher.

As a business major at Oklahoma State University I found this book to be an awesome resource for my research. It showed me how to start my own business, create a network, gain capital not only from my family and friends but from places that I didn't even know about. The book was quite straight forward and easy to follow. So many of the statistics used throughout the book really helped me to better understand how far men are ahead of women [or so it seems]. Card even threw somethings back into your face about how women are somewhat passive and aren't as straightforward as men are. I found many facts like that throughout the book and that is what held my interest. This book truely was insightful on many levels and tells it like it is. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to own their own business or is already in their business and is in the bind of possible closer.

Starting a small business has been very difficult for me. Finding the answers I need to my questions has been a challenge. This book provided me specific, step-by-step information about how to obtain the money I needed for my business. Surprisingly, money was available for me, but without this book, I would never have found it. If you want money for your business, read this one-of-a-kind book.

Starting a small business has been very difficult for me. Finding the answers I need to my questions has been a challenge. This book provided me specific, step-by-step information about how to obtain the money I needed for my business. Surprisingly, money was available for me, but without this book, I would never have found it. If you want money for your business, read this one-of-a-kind book.

From complicated terms such as "IPO's" to how to borrow from your family, this book takes you through the steps. The chapter on using networking to locate capital was really interesting, with little tips like marking the cards you get with the date and a note. My only complaint is that the book needs internet addresses. But the information in the back of the book listing resources is invaluable.

Finally a book that sticks to its title. This book is an awsome start to knowing what goes into a small business and certainly brings out more information and details that will guide you to resourses that will better further your small business.

Well orgainized, not boring and inviting, Yes this very informative but simple layout helps me Understand the material and makes me feel ocnfident i'm learning what I need to know.

Thanks for the book and I will be sure to buy other books from the Series...

Brian

I am teaching a course on entrepreneurship...this book is the answer to all my prayers!!! We've worked and worked on putting our book together and we finally finished it. I went to the library, saw this book and I didn't put it down until I was done...THE BEST!!!

Good Book. You thinking about starting your own business, get this book, trust me.

If you're a bare-bones newcomer to the business world and seek a basic introduction to all the concepts, from business plans and marketing to the law, then Frances McGuckin's Business For Beginners: From Research And Business Plans To Money, Marketing And The Law is for you. McGuickin is a small business expert and consultant, and shares her strategies for developing a small business using seven basic skills and seven reasons businesses fail. Checklists and boxed information sets abound.