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Books > History > History of specific subjects > History of specific institutions
First appearing in 1972, National Express coaches have become a
familiar site on the UK's roads, and are very much a part of
popular culture, celebrated in songs and on television. With many
former National Express vehicles finding their way to preservation,
this book explores the history of this very British brand and
celebrates the history and heritage of a British institution. The
book covers the operations of the business, the evolution of the
National Express brand and the development of the fleet up to the
latest Caetano Levante, a vehicle designed to meet the operator's
very specific requirements for accessibility. Featuring driver
stories and passenger memories, together with detailed images,
photographs and designs, this book celebrates 50 years of coaching
history.
'Early in my research, a friend with excellent knowledge of the
United Auto Workers internal operations told me, "Don't give up.
They are hiding something"...' It's 1990, and US labour is being
outsourced to Mexico. Rumours of a violent confrontation at the
Mexican Ford Assembly plant on January 8 reach the United Auto
Workers (UAW) union in the US: nine employees had been shot by a
group of drunken thugs and gangsters, in an act of political
repression which changed the course of Mexican and US workers'
rights forever. Rob McKenzie was working at the Ford Twin Cities
Assembly plant in Minnesota when he heard of the attack. He didn't
believe the official story, and began a years-long investigation to
uncover the truth. His findings took him further than he expected -
all the way to the doors of the CIA. Virtually unknown outside of
Mexico, the full story of 'El Golpe', or 'The Coup', is a dark tale
of political intrigue that still resonates today.
The idea of a business owned by a family and passed down from
generation to generation sits firmly in our cultural imagination.
And family businesses are of central importance in both Germany and
in the United States. Still, there are significant differences in
the two nations, both in terms of corporate and family cultures as
well as in terms of the institutional environment, political clout,
and the longevity of companies. Varieties of Family Business
analyzes the differences and similarities in the development of
family businesses in Germany and the United States from the middle
of the nineteenth to the beginning of the twenty-first century.
This historical long-term study investigates the causes and effects
of the different corporate landscapes. It will be valuable for
people interested in family-owned business or in the similarities
and differences between American and German business expectations.
Here it is: the first-time look at the remarkable American
multinational mass media empire and its century of
entertainment-the story of Twentieth Century Fox (1915-2015). Or,
to borrow the title of a classic 1959 Fox film, The Best of
Everything. This is the complete revelatory story-bookended by
empire builders William Fox and Rupert Murdoch-aimed as both a
grand, entertaining, nostalgic and picture-filled interactive read
and the ultimate guide to all things Twentieth Century Fox. The
controversies and scandals are here, as are the extraordinary
achievements. Among other firsts, the book offers fun tours of its
historic production and ranch facilities including
never-before-told stories about its stars and creative
personalities (Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, James Dean, and
Shirley Temple got started there). Finally, it is the first such
work approved by the company and utilizing its own unique
resources. The authors primarily tell a celebratory tale, but most
importantly, an accurate one.
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