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The King of Vodka: The Story of Pyotr Smirnov and the Upheaval of an Empire

The King of Vodka: The Story of Pyotr Smirnov and the Upheaval of an Empire - Paperback

by Linda Himelstein
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Availability:In StockContributor:Linda HimelsteinSeries:P.S.Publish date:2010-11-30Pages:448
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780060855918ISBN-10:60855916UPC:9780060855918Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:Historical, Business, Corporate & Business HistorySize:8.90 x 6.00 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SC4RBRW525

"A operatic tour-de-force." --Tilar J. Mazzeo, author of The Widow Clicquot

"An impressive feat of research, told swiftly and enthusiastically." --San Francisco Chronicle

From Vanderbilt and Rockefeller to Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, America's captains of industry are paragons of entrepreneurial success, and books about business history, from The First Tycoon to The Big Short, show exemplars of capitalistic cunning and tenacity...but just as American cocktail connoisseurs can mistake Absolut, Skyy, Grey Goose, or Ketel One for the quintessential clear spirit, so too has America's vision of business history remained na ve to a truth long recognized in Eastern Europe: since the time of Tsar Nicholas, both vodka and commercial success have been synonymous in Russia with one name--Smirnoff. Linda Himelstein's critically acclaimed biography of Russian vodka scion Pyotr Smirnov--a finalist for the James Beard Award, winner of the IACP and Saroyan Awards, and a BusinessWeek Best Business Book of 2009--is the sweeping story of entrepreneurship, empire, and epicurean triumph unlike anything the world has ever seen before.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780060855918ISBN-10:60855916UPC:9780060855918Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:Historical, Business, Corporate & Business HistorySize:8.90 x 6.00 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SC4RBRW525
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Linda Himelstein began her career in the Washington bureau of The Wall Street Journal before working at The San Francisco Recorder and Legal Times. In 1993 she joined BusinessWeek as legal affairs editor, writing about a wide array of topics, including the tobacco industry and Wall Street. One of her cover stories helped BusinessWeek win the National Magazine Award. Later, as the magazine's Silicon Valley bureau chief, she wrote about the infancies of eBay, Yahoo!, and other companies. She lives with her family in Northern California.

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