{"product_id":"dynasties-fortunes-and-misfortunes-of-the-worlds-great-family-businesses-paperback-1","title":"Dynasties: Fortunes and Misfortunes of the World's Great Family Businesses - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid S. Landes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Wealth and Poverty of Nations\u003c\/i\u003e, a fascinating look at the crossroads of kin and coin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e David S. Landes has earned a reputation as a brilliant writer and iconoclast among economic historians. In his latest acclaimed work, he takes a revealing look at the quality that distinguishes a third of today's Fortune 500 companies: family ownership. From the banking fortunes of Rothschild and Morgan to the automobile empires of Ford and Toyota, Landes explores thirteen different dynasties, revealing what lay behind their successes-and how extravagance, bad behavior, and poor enterprise brought some of them to their knees. A colorful history that is full of surprising conclusions, \u003ci\u003eDynasties\u003c\/i\u003e is an engrossing mix of ambition, eccentricity, and wealth.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid S. Landes is professor emeritus of history and economics at Harvard and author of the bestseller \u003cb\u003eThe Wealth and Poverty of Nations\u003c\/b\u003e. His other books include \u003cb\u003eBankers and Pashas\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Unbound Prometheus\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eRevolution in Time\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.38 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42034883330128,"sku":"9780143112471","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/OHdJeEMxTzVaYzFZb2h5S1ljZ0krZz09_e24e61f4-8307-419f-8dc0-ac9ee57b64bf.webp?v=1771837837","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/dynasties-fortunes-and-misfortunes-of-the-worlds-great-family-businesses-paperback-1","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}