Business Adventure Fiction

From Wall Street to Main Street, John Brooks, longtime contributor to the New Yorker, brings to life in vivid fashion twelve classic and timeless tales of corporate and financial life in America. What do the $350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible...

Paignton means Business is the story of a young girl, Karen, who is befriended by a magical toy Gorilla called Paignton, who she bought with her birthday money during a visit to Paignton Zoo. Karen's father is unhappy at work and an inheritance gives him the opportunity to set up his own furniture business. His former boss however is determined to ruin his plans. Paignton foresees the danger, but will he be able to stop him?

Mr. Business is Little BK, a third-grade student, and he loves his favorite thing! When he doesn't have enough money for his favorite thing one morning, he searches until he finds the jackpot...or so he thinks!

Meet Mr. Business: third-grade student and business-savvy entrepreneur! Follow BK on his adventures in business and learning about life. Children and parents alike love the values of this dynamic story and how it encourages children to be true to who they are.

Meet Mr. Business: third-grade student and business-savvy entrepreneur! Follow BK around his neighborhood and school as he learns about life. In this adventure, BK hears something interesting at school and shares it with his grandparents. He learns that some things are better not said, even if they are true. Children and parents alike love the values of this dynamic story and how it encourages children to be true to who they are.

In this adventure, BK thinks it's not "cool" to get a golden honors tassel. He learns that his friends really wanted him to get the golden tassel. Find out what he does. Children and parents alike love the values of this dynamic story and how it encourages children to be true to who they are.

Mr. Business is Little BK, a third-grade student who finds out that he needs to get glasses. He was upset that he had to get glasses, until he realized that his glasses gave him a superpower! Follow BK on his adventures in handling his business and learning about life. Children and parents alike love the values of this dynamic story and how it encourages children to be true to who they are.

Mr. Business is Little BK, a third-grade student on his way to the science fair. But when a classmate says something that surprises him, BK has to figure out what it means to him. Follow BK on his adventures in business and learning about life. Children and parents alike love the values of this dynamic story and how it encourages children to be true to who they are.

Mr. Business is Little BK, a third-grade student. When his grandma comes to visit, he wants to teach her all that he has learned in school, but ends up with a brand new lesson about caring about others and himself. Follow BK on his adventures in handling his business and learning about life. Children and parents alike love the values of this dynamic story and how it encourages children to be true to who they are.

On the face of it, this is the story of Dave Smart, business studies lecturer, as he leads a group of three colleagues on a tour of discovery to the Smiling Disc star system, 19 light years from home. Their main purpose is to investigate business practice on Kalista-mm, the larger of the system's two planets, and gather material for Dave's new book, 'Doing Business on Other Planets'.