New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1920. Hardcover first edition - Issued to assist the taxpayer in the oil and gas industry in preparing their federal tax returns. The three parts discuss the laws and regulations, issues around depreciation and how to estimate underground oil reserves. Includes many fold-out charts. xix, 190 pp.

New York: Watson-Guptill / Art Directors Club of New , 1947. Hardcover first edition - Introduction by Edward L. Bernays. Includes work by Jacob Lawrence, Matthew Liebowitz, Ben Stahl, Thomas Benton, Jan Balet, Dong Kingman, Carol Blanchard Edward Weston, Walker Evans, Cecil Beaton, Grandma Moses, Andrew Wyeth and many others - most in black and white but some in full color. Small quarto, illustrated throughout, some in full color, most in black and white. Includes index of artists and of advertisers. 190 pp of the exhibits plus list of artists and 11 additional pages showing how the ads actually appeared in the magazine and full page ads for advertising agencies and others. 316 pp.

San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, (2007). dj. Hardcover first edition - A book designed to bridge the gap between the good advice given in books, at seminars, etc., and the fact that this is often not put into action. ix, 115 pp. ISBN: 1-576754685.

Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith, (2005). SIGNED first edition - A history of a small independent bookstore in Salt Lake City, Utah, and much more. Includes reflections on books, and bookselling, book lists, accounts of author events. Illustrated with photographs. SIGNED on the title page. 302 pp. ISBN: 1423601246.

Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith, (2005). First edition - A history of a small independent bookstore in Salt Lake City, Utah, and much more. Includes reflections on books, and bookselling, book lists, accounts of author events. Illustrated with photographs. 302 pp. ISBN: 1423601246.

New York: McGraw-Hill, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - Worthwhile advice from a woman who was a high school dropout, a Buddhist monk for a while, a contractor at Microsoft - and who made millions herself as an entrepreneur - SIGNED on the title page. 268 pp. ISBN: 0-071489754.

Fort Bragg, CA: Cypress House, (2019). SIGNED first edition - The story of a woman's determination to succeed in business, no matter what the obstacles - she "broke into the previously all-male arena of selling the kind of wire that supermarkets and other businesses use to bind cardboard boxes into recyclable bales. Knowing nothing about the recycling process or the industry's baler-wire needs, she taught herself all the details of the trade, figured out how to be an efficient employer, and learned to fend off predatory competitors on her way to turning her small start-up, Vulcan Wire, into a thriving company that sells over $10 million in wire per year." SIGNED on the title page. Endnotes. x, 304 pp. ISBN: 978-0998785417.

New York: Broadway Books, 2000, dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An in-depth portrait of Steve Jobs which draws on scores of interviews with colleagues, rivals, and friends to describe how, after a twelve-year exile from Apple (during which time he founded NeXT and the film animation studio, Pixar), he returned to become the CEO and to turn the company around. SIGNED by the author on the half title page and dated in the year of publication. Index. 321 pages. ISBN: 0-76790432x.

Charlotte, NC: Playground Press, (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - From a first time author, comes a children's book which explains how the stock market works. Full color illustrations throughout by Stephanie Freeman. Glossary of Terms, Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-9674572-03.

Reading, MA.: Addison-Wesley, (1984) dj. Hardcover first edition - "How To Make Profitable Investments Without Sacrificing Your Principles." Although published over 30 years ago, the basic principles remain valid. Includes several appendices, notes, bibliography, name and subject indexes. xv, 288 pp. ISBN: 0-201108038.

New York & Chicago: McGraw-Shaw Company, 1928. Hardcover first edition - Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, Interesting insights into manufacturing in the US on the eve of the Great Depression. 192 pp.

Fort Bragg, California: Cypress House,, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - "The single best, easy-to-read, study of stock market cycles of which I know. He lays out a path for you to find your own Unexpected Returns, showing you how to confidently navigate the waters of market volatility. Serious investors will devour this book and profit. It should be required reading for investment professionals." (John Mauldin). Numerous color charts, notes, bibliography, index. xvii, 278 pp. ISBN: 1879384620.

San Francisco: Jossey-Bass (Wiley), (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "A Journey Toward Sustaining Your Business, Brand, People, Community, and the Planet " The story of Clif Bar's maverick founder and of the ascent of the company from one selling a home-made energy bar to a 100 million dollars and more in annual sales. Erickson's concern for the people who work for him, for his customers, and for the environment permeate this story. Illustrated with many photographs. 342pp. ISBN: 0-787973653.

Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, (2009) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A candid look at what makes Southern California's people and economy tick. As Kevin Starr commented thanks to this book "we can better understand how off-shore investment, technology, decentralization, can-do entrepreneurialism and sheer panache have created one of the strongest economies on the planet as well as a working model for American competition in a global age." SIGNED on the title page with the words "Best wishes." Map, photographs, charts. Notes and index. xxi, 192 pp. ISBN: 978-0804756259.

New York: Harper Collins/ HarperOne, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An innovative plan for solving two of our biggest challenges - the failing economy and our devasted environment. SIGNED and dated in the year of publication. Foreword by Robert F, Kennedy Jr. Resource list, notes. 233 pp. ISBN: 0-06-1650757.

Medford, OR: Klocker Printing Company, 1979 dj. Hardcover first edition - Foreword by Russell J. Hogue. Traces the history of the first 50 years of one of southwestern Oregon's oldest and largest forest products companies. Double page map. Illustrated with many photographs, Endnotes. List of Medco's long time employees. xi. 167 pp.

Novato, CA: New World Library, (2014). SIGNED first edition - "Techniques that can benefit all sorts of businesses . . . You'll discover how to: assess your business's unique ecosystem, build your brand and attract, engage, and keep ideal customers, develop new income streams that better leverage your time and resources, promote your products and services with authenticity and ease" and more. SIGNED on the title page. Introduction by Michael Port, illustrations by Kate Prentiss. Resources, index. Square format 235 pp. ISBN: 978-1608682560.

Oxford: Capstone Publishing, Ltd., (1999) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - 300 irreverent lessons for tomorrow's business leaders, by the author of "If it ain't broke... Break It.' SIGNED on the front endpaper. References, index. xvi, 271 pp. ISBN: 1-900961741.

Felton, CA: Bonny Doon Publishing, (2008) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book full of tips not just for selling but how to gain confidence, present yourself and use your time more effectively by taking control. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper. Bibliography. 273 pp. ISBN: 978-0978903008.

New York: Perseus Books, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "Transforming cultures and Communities in the age of instant access."A prophetic book, but one which (if anything) underestimated the rate of transformation. SIGNED by the by the author on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Notes, index. xxii, 266 pp. ISBN: 0-738206083.

New York: Times Business / Random House, (1999) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - INSCRIBED by the author on the half title page and dated in the year of publication. "From Gates's awkward adolescence to his position as the world's richest man, Rivlin takes a deep look into his character and uses him as a means to reveal the character of those that oppose him, a drama that he likens to that in Moby Dick. . . Rivlin tries not to take sides. Nevertheless, the Captain Ahabs (Ray Noorda, Scott McNealy, Larry Ellison, among others) come off looking less flawed, but certainly not as smart or as calculating or as dangerous as the white whale (Gates)." (Harry C. Edwards) includes a compendium of Microsoft jokes, index. 360 pp. ISBN: 0-812930061.

New York: Doubleday, (1991.) dj. Hardcover - "Planning for the future in an uncertain world" - the author outlines his "scenario" approach to developing a strategic vision for businesses, drawing on work done for institutions and companies such as Royal Dutch Shell, the White House, EPA and the International Stock Exchange. Notes, index. 258 pp. ISBN: 0-385-267312.

San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., (2006) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which shows that the benefits which mega-stores like Walmart and huge corporations supposedly deliver to communities are illusory - and often come with huge tax breaks. "Crunch the numbers and you'll find that locally owned businesses turn out to be much more reliable generators of good jobs, economic growth, tax dollars, community wealth, charitable contributions, social stability, and political participation." Foreword by Bill McKibben. Several appendices, notes, index. x, 285 pp plus information on some helpful organizations. ISBN: 978-1576753866.

Stanford, CA: Redwood Press, (2017). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which makes the argument that "studying for the joy of learning turns out to be surprisingly practical. . . Drawing on the experiences of Stanford University graduates and using the students' own accounts of their education, job searches, and first work experiences, Stross provides heartening demonstrations of how multi-capable liberal arts graduates are. Stross also weaves the students' stories with the history of Stanford, the rise of professional schools, the long-standing contention between engineering and the liberal arts, the birth of occupational testing, and the popularity of computer science education to trace the evolution in thinking about how to prepare students for professional futures." SIGNED on the title page. Notes, index. vii, 291 pp. ISBN: 978-0804797481.