Bøger af Kathleen Tracy

It is commonly assumed that successful founders are driven by money. But most of them will tell you they are fueled by a passion for their product or service and by the opportunity to solve a problem and make life easier, better, less expensive. One of the defining traits of an entrepreneur is the ability to spot an opportunity and imagine something where others have not. They have a curiosity that identifies overlooked niches, emerging markets, and consumer expectation, putting them at the forefront of innovation and strategic disruption. Each of the dynamic entrepreneurs profiled in this book embody the special combination of skill sets, personality, and determination needed to succeed in today's uncertain economy, while also providing mentorship for the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Think you have the next great start-up idea? The American Entrepreneur is filled with strategies and personal insights that will save you time, money, and tears from innovators who have been there and succeeded at that. Each of the dynamic entrepreneurs profiled in this book embody the special combination of skill sets, personality, and determination needed to succeed in today's global economy. Their stories, which share the lessons learned, challenges overcome, and wisdom gained while following their vision and passion, will inspire current and future entrepreneurs alike and help them achieve their own sustainable success.

The book recounts the true adventures, close calls, derring-do, crash landings, and wild rides of the notorious mercenary pilot known as The Doctor adventures.

The first biography of the comedic genius behind the cult favorite TV show "Da Ali G Show" and the high grossing-and gross out-smash film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. If the millions of fans who flocked to the blockbuster films Borat and Talladega Nights tuned in to Sacha Baron Cohen's interviews on late night TV hoping to see the man behind the characters, they were sure to be disappointed. Who exactly is this Sacha Baron Cohen, who has everyone from TV personalities to the government of Kazakhstan all riled up? Did he fool all the politicians and luminaries who made such idiots of themselves on "Da Ali G Show" or did it just look like it? Was it the RV-driving Southern good ole frat boys in Borat-Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan who got taken for a ride or were their on-camera remarks fair game? And how did he get a fiancée as foxy as Isla Fisher, the babe from "Wedding Crashers"? Tracing his roots as the soft-spoken son of an English clothier, biographer Tracy follows Cohen's path to Cambridge, where he ditched the idea of pursuing a Ph.D. for an infinitely trickier comedy career. As we wait to see just what Cohen will come up with next, Tracy gets to the man behind the characters-and details the outrageous moves Cohen has made in character as the boorish English hip-hop journalist Ali G, the tender and tactless Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev, and more

Morgan Freeman is a reluctant American treasure. Dignified and wry, humble yet confident, he's a journeyman actor who suddenly found himself an overnight success at 50, an age when many actors, especially those of color, are forced into retirement for lack of work. In Mississippi, he stumbled on what would become his life's passion when- a teacher encouraged him to channel his show-off energy into performing. After a stint in the military cured Freeman's romantic notion of being a fighter pilot, he moved to New York City where he spent years working his way up from bit parts in regional theater to featured roles on Broadway. Despite earning a reputation as one of New York's premiere theatre actors, Freeman was frequently out of work and took odd jobs to scrape by. Along the way he battled alcohol abuse and the break-up of his first marriage and was tempted to walk away from acting. Freeman was saved from spiritual suicide by the unlikely pair of Robert Redford, who cast him in Brubaker, and a pimp named Fast Black, the role in Street Smart which earned Freeman his first Oscar nomination and Hollywood's belated embrace. Since then he has built a cinematic legacy in a diverse range of films, including Amistad, Glory, Unforgiven, Seven, Driving Miss Daisy, Kiss the Girls, The Shawshank Redemption, Invictus, The Dark Knight Rises, Dolphin Tale, The Dark Knight, Red, Lucy and Ted 2, picking up two more Academy Award nominations. Finally, in 2005, Freeman won his elusive Oscar for his tour de force performance in Million Dollar Baby.