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Engineering Rules: Global Standard Setting since 1880 (Hagley Library Studies in Business, Technology, and Politics)
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After the pirates, the next group of entrepreneurs to come along was the wreckers—or gentleman pirates, depending on one’s point of view. These wreckers built observation towers on land from which they kept a close eye on the outlying shallow reefs, especially during storms. When they spotted a ship that had run aground, they sped to the scene, oft
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Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
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