Audio book descriptionLike crude oil, cotton, and plutonium, rubber is on the short list of raw materials that suddenly yielded transformative commercial benefits. The turning point was the 1839 discovery of vulcanization, whereby the heated addition of sulfur permits rubber to retain its shape regardless of temperature. Without sulfur, rubber melts or cracks when exposed to heat or cold. Charles Goodyear was the implacable, obsessed true believer who made possible "the great shock absorber of the industrial age". Countless setbacks, massive debt, and perpetual destitution were unable to dent Goodyear's faith in rubber by all accounts; his wife, Clarissa, was blessed with an otherworldly patience. This is a fascinating portrait of the transitional period in America's progress from farmland to factory and, eventually, to freeway.
Audio book descriptionThe affluent market segment is growing seven times faster than the household population in this country. Dollar for dollar the most productive way to penetrate the affluent market is to network with its members, their advisors, and key members of their important affinity groups. Dr. Stanley imparts his extensive knowledge by example: Learn how to attract hundreds of affluent business owners as clients and never make a single sales call. Learn how top-producing marketers generate business by employing eight key networking themes. Learn how to personally access the top business owners in your community. Networking is the essence of high-performance marketing. It is professional selling at its highest form. Networking is about influencing the influential.
Audio book descriptionThe first inside account of life within a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, eBoys is the fascinating true story of the six tall men who backed eBay, Webvan, and other billion-dollar start-ups that are transforming the Internet and setting a new…
