Books like Aiming High

#1

Corky Carroll – Not Done Yet An Epic Journey of the Planet’s First Professional Surfer.

Corky Carroll

Themes: Hospitality, Travel & Tourism • Adventurers & Explorers • Industries

#2

Pitch Invasion Adidas, Puma and the Making of Modern Sport

Barbara Smit

Themes: Infrastructure • Business • Industries

#3

The Darkest White A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him

Eric Blehm

Themes: Skiing • Winter Sports • Adventurers & Explorers

#4

Mountain of the Dead The Dyatlov Pass Incident

Keith McCloskey

Themes: Skiing • Winter Sports • Adventurers & Explorers

#5

Alone in Antarctica

Felicity Aston

Themes: Skiing • Winter Sports • Adventurers & Explorers

#6

Ski the World A True Story of Love, Courage and Danger

Arnie Wilson

Themes: Skiing • Winter Sports • Adventurers & Explorers

#7

Waiter Rant Thanks for the Tip–Confessions of a Cynical Waiter

Steve Dublanica

Themes: Hospitality, Travel & Tourism • Business • Industries

#8

Once Upon a Time in ComputerLand The Amazing, Billion-dollar Tale of Bill Millard

Jonathan Littman

Themes: Infrastructure • Business • Industries

#9

Be Careful What You Wish For

Simon Jordan

Themes: Business • Industries • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

#10

The Thief at the End of the World Rubber, Power, and the Seeds of Empire

Joe Jackson

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Industries • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

#11

The Greatest Capitalist who Ever Lived Tom Watson Jr. and the Epic Story of how IBM Created the Digital Age

Ralph Watson McElvenny

Themes: Infrastructure • Business • Industries

#12

Grinding It Out The Making of McDonald’s

Ray Kroc

Themes: Hospitality, Travel & Tourism • Business • Industries

#13

The Ins-n-outs of In-N-Out Burger The Inside Story of California’s First Drive-thru and how it Became a Beloved Cultural Icon

Lynsi Snyder

Themes: Hospitality, Travel & Tourism • Business • Industries

#14

Bill Marriott Success Is Never Final–His Life and the Decisions That Built a Hotel Empire

Dale Van Atta

Themes: Hospitality, Travel & Tourism • Business • Industries

#15

When the Heavens Went on Sale The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach

Ashlee Vance

Themes: Hospitality, Travel & Tourism • Business • Industries

#16

Idea Man A Memoir by the Co-founder of Microsoft

Paul Allen

Themes: Infrastructure • Business • Industries

#17

Glossy Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss’s Glossier

Marisa Meltzer

Themes: Infrastructure • Business • Industries

#18

Pour Your Heart Into It How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time

Howard Schultz

Themes: Hospitality, Travel & Tourism • Business • Industries

#19

Herren’s An Atlanta Landmark : Past, Present, and Future

Ed Negri

Themes: Hospitality, Travel & Tourism • Business • Industries

#20

How Starbucks Saved My Life A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else

Michael Gates Gill

Themes: Hospitality, Travel & Tourism • Business • Industries

#21

The Secret Life of the Savoy And the D’Oyly Carte Family

Olivia Williams

Themes: Hospitality, Travel & Tourism • Business • Industries

#22

Four Seasons The Story of a Business Philosophy

Isadore Sharp

Themes: Hospitality, Travel & Tourism • Business • Industries

#23

S. Truett Cathy: Principles for Success in Business and Life

S. Truett Cathy

Themes: Hospitality, Travel & Tourism • Business • Industries

#24

Shameless Exploitation in Pursuit of the Common Good

Paul Newman

Themes: Hospitality, Travel & Tourism • Business • Industries