{"product_id":"9780143112471","title":"Dynasties: Fortunes and Misfortunes of the World's Great Family Businesses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Wealth and Poverty of Nations\u003c\/i\u003e, a fascinating look at the crossroads of kin and coin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid S. Landes has earned a reputation as a brilliant writer and iconoclast among economic historians. In his latest acclaimed work, he takes a revealing look at the quality that distinguishes a third of today's Fortune 500 companies: family ownership. From the banking fortunes of Rothschild and Morgan to the automobile empires of Ford and Toyota, Landes explores thirteen different dynasties, revealing what lay behind their successes-and how extravagance, bad behavior, and poor enterprise brought some of them to their knees. A colorful history that is full of surprising conclusions, \u003ci\u003eDynasties\u003c\/i\u003e is an engrossing mix of ambition, eccentricity, and wealth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022565196016,"sku":"9780143112471","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143112471_p0.jpg?v=1769913843","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143112471","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}