In Without Reservations, global business leader and hotel industry icon J.W. “Bill” Marriott, Jr., shares both the story of and the recipe for the success of Marriott International, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. In 1964, on the eve of being named president of the company, Marriott’s father, founder and then-CEO J. Willard Marriott, Sr., tucked a letter in his 32-year-old son’s desk drawer. The letter, printed in this book, provides timeless advice for any person in any business who aims to achieve success. Without Reservations is a compilation of engaging stories that takes the reader behind the scenes as events and decisions unfold. Part biography, part business digest, Without Reservations presents a frank and candid perspective on achieving the pinnacle of one’s profession and lessons learned along the way. Marriott reflects on a range of compelling topics, including the impact of 9/11, the recent economic downturn, and decisions made—and not made.

Without Reservations: How a Family Root Beer Stand Grew into a Global Hotel Company

Biographies & Memoirs

Brown, Kathi Ann

Marriott, J. W., Jr.

Professionals & Academics

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In Without Reservations, global business leader and hotel industry icon J.W. “Bill” Marriott, Jr., shares both the story of and the recipe for the success of Marriott International, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. The company began with one family-run root beer stand and grew over eight decades, through his leadership, into a global corporation that is widely respected for the business it does and the way it does business. In 1964, on the eve of being named president of the company, Marriott’s father, founder and then-CEO J. Willard Marriott, Sr., tucked a letter in his 32-year-old son’s desk drawer. The letter contained insights and guideposts that proved invaluable as Bill Jr., blazed the trail not only for his company, but for the hospitality industry as well. The letter, printed in this book, provides timeless advice for any person in any business who aims to achieve success. Without Reservations is a compilation of engaging stories that takes the reader behind the scenes as events and decisions unfold.

In this coffee table book companion to the HBO documentary, a diverse cross-section of Americans share personal and professional stories, both heart-wrenching and triumphant, of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer experience.
Through this series of intimate interviews, LGBT personalities both known and unknown bring color and depth to their experiences of sexuality, gender expression, and identity. With wit and wisdom, this set of trailblazing individuals weaves universal themes of love, loss, trial, and triumph into the determined struggle for full equality.
Activist and actor, politician and provocateur, drag queen, and athlete all share personal stories that set them apart and tie them together, revealing a poignant, familiar journey to find themselves and secure a place in modern society. The subjects in The Out List are celebrated not just for being out and visible in their own lives, but also because they share a sense of responsibility for the greater community and for the betterment of future generations.

The Out List

Mcconnell, Sam

Leaders & Notable People

The Baby Boomers: 76 million strong, born between World War II and Vietnam, shaped by dramatic economic and historic social change. With the last of the boomers now turning fifty, this companion volume to the PBS American Masters documentary captures the unique insights and shared perspectives of nineteen individuals, one from each boomer year, who, collectively, represent the generation that grew up believing they could change the world...and did. In The Boomer List, acclaimed photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders presents a wide-ranging group of remarkable boomers, one born in each year of the generation (1946 to 1964). These movers and shakers share personal stories that are introspective, enlightening, intimate, empowering, humorous, and provocative. Deepak Chopra Amy Tan Tim OBrien Billy Joel Rosie ODonnell Maria Shriver Samuel L. Jackson Tommy Hilfiger David LaChapelle Steve Wozniak Erin Brockovich John Leguizamo Kim Cattrall Ronnie Lott Eve Ensler Virginia Rometty Peter Staley Julieanna Richardson Ellen Ochoa

The Boomer List

Walker, Tommy

Guzmán, Sandra

Thompson, Chad

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Without Reservations: How a Family Root Beer Stand Grew into a Global Hotel Company

Without Reservations: How a Family Root Beer Stand Grew into a Global Hotel Company

The Out List

The Boomer List