atural
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E.J. Ourso with Dan Marin
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century--Biography; African American novelists--Biography; Race
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Stephan Paternot with Andrew Essex (2001).
A Very Public
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U.S. culture, retail history, brand of
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grew chain to 303 stores; brought fashion, comfort, style, functionality
to millions of women in Midwest.
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Grocery trade--United States--History; Businesspeople--United
States--Biography; Selling. "Frozen food king";
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Laura Pedersen with F. Peter Model (1991).
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Gerry Pencer (1999).
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Pencer, Gerry, 1945-1998; Cott Corporation--History;
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A
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Company--History; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Fishing
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Jack Perkowski (2008).
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Jack; ASIMCO Technologies; Automobile supplies industry--China;
Businesspeople--China--Biography; Management--China; Capitalists and
financiers--United States--Biography.
Westerner who
built company in China from scratch; insights: 1) everything is possible, nothing is easy;
2) develop local management
team (avoid former bureaucrats of state-run enterprises, country’s new
breed of wildcat entrepreneurs); 3) learn real reason why China is
able to produce goods so cheaply; 4) Chinese economy highly
decentralized, locally driven (not rigidly controlled by Beijing).
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T. Boone Pickens, Jr. (1987).
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The Luckiest Guy in the World. (Washington, DC: BeardBooks,
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Businessmen--United States--Biography; Success in business--United
States; Entrepreneurship; Petroleum industry and trade--United States;
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Russell Pierce (1991).
Gringo-Gaucho: An
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Bo Pilgrim (2005).
One Pilgrim’s Progress: How To Build a World-Class Company, and
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Pilgrim, Bo, 1928- ; Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation -- History;
Poultry industry -- Texas; Businessmen -- Texas -- Biography;
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Shirley Polykoff (1975). Does She ... or Doesn’t She? : And
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Ferry Porsche with John Bentley; foreword by Baron Huschke
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Sir Ronald Prain (1981).
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Copper industry and trade--History--20th century; Mineral
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trade--Africa--History--20th century; Mineral
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Esther Price and Linda Otto Lipsett (1991).
Chocolate Covered Cherries: Esther Price's Memoirs. (Dayton, OH:
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Lisa Price and Hilary Beard (2004).
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American businesspeople New York (State) New York Biography;
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Howard D. Putnam with Gene Busnar (1991).The Winds of
Turbulence: A CEO's Reflections on Surviving and Thriving on the Cutting
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Putnam, Howard D., 1937- ; United Air Lines, inc.--Management; Braniff
Airways--Management; Southwest Airlines Co.--Management;
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Bernard Rapoport, As Told to Don Carleton; with
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Being Rapoport: Capitalist
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Rapoport, Bernard, 1917- ; University of Texas System. Board of
Regents--Biography; Democratic Party (Tex.)--Biography; Capitalists and
financiers--United States--Biography; Philanthropists--United
States--Biography; Jews--United States--Biography; Insurance
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Dan Rattiner (2008).
In the Hamptons: My Fifty Years with Farmers, Fishermen, Artists,
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customs. Hampton's most popular free
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farmers, dreamers, hangers-on, celebrities, billionaires who live,
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M. Emmett Ratts (1996).
Those Were the Days, My
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Theodore Regensteiner; Preface
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Henry Regnery (1979).
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Henry Regnery; edited with an introduction by
Jeffrey O. Nelson (1999).
Perfect Sowing: Reflections of a Bookman. (Wilmington, DE:
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publishing--United States--Biography; Conservatism--United States;
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Paul Ricard (1983).
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(Paris, FR: A.Michel, 267 p.). Ricard, Paul, 1909- ; Ricard
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Grant Richards; with an introduction by Max
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(New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 353 p.). Richards, Grant,
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Grant Richards.
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David Rockefeller (2002).
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Anita Roddick (1991).
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Roddick, Anita, 1942- ; Body Shop (Firm)--History; Cosmetics
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Ralph B. Rogers (1993).
Splendid Torch. (West Kennebunk, ME: Phoenix Pub., 327 p.). Former
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Industrialists--United States--Biography; Public broadcasting--United
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Phil Romano with Steve McLinden (2005).
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Phil; Restaurateurs--Biography. Fuddrucker's.
William Rosenberg with Jessica Brilliant Keener
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Time To Make the Donuts. (New York, NY: Lebhar-Friedman
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Dunkin' Donuts (Firm) Biography; Dunkin' Donuts (Firm) History;
Restaurateurs United States Biography.; Businesspeople United States
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Allen Rosenshine (2006).
Funny Business: Moguls, Mobsters, Megastars, And the Mad, Mad World of
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Allen Rosenshine's nearly 45 years in
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Nelson Rounsevell (1933).
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Publishers and publishing--Panama--Panama.
George Presbury Rowell (1985).
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Advertising--United States; Advertising, Newspaper--United States.
Sanders Rowland with Bob Terrell (1986).
Papa Coke:
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Sales personnel--United States--Biography.
Sarina Russo, Russ Gleeson (2002).
Meet Me at the Top!: The Story
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Anthony Mitchell Ryerson (1999). Humorous
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Company; Businessmen--Illinois--Lake Forest--Biography;
Manic-depressive persons--Illinois--Lake Forest--Biography; Lake
Forest (Ill.)--Biography. Inland Steel.
Maxwell Sackheim (1975).
My First 65 Years in Advertising. (Blue Ridge Summit, PA: G/L
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Claude Saks (1996).
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Businessmen--United States--Biography; Coffee industry--United States.
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Al Schock (1997).
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Ozzie (Ozzie Eric); Nordica Foods Company--History; Dairy products
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Reese Schonfeld (2001).
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Turner, Ted; Schonfeld, Reese; Cable News Network; Television
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Howard Schultz and Dori Jones Yang (1997).
Pour Your
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Harry W. Schwartz (1977).
Fifty Years in
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A.J. Scribante (2005).
Shelf Life: How an Unlikely Entrepreneur Turned $500 into $65 Million in
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Scribante, A.J.; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Grocery
trade--Management; Entrepreneurship. MAJERS. Founded
computerized marketing information company to help manufacturers and
grocers move their products through American supermarket shelves.
Charles Scribner, Jr.; based on the oral history by Joel
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(New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 193 p.). Scribner, Charles,
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publishing--United States--Biography; Authors and publishers--United
States--History--20th century.
Charles Scribner, Jr.; introduction by Charles Scribner
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In the Web of Ideas: The Education of a Publisher.
(New York, NY: Scribner, 205 p.). Scribner, Charles, 1921- ; Charles
Scribner's Sons--History--20th century; Publishers and
publishing--United States--Biography; Authors and publishers--United
States--History--20th century.
John Scully with John A. Byrne (1987).
Odyssey: Pepsi
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Jacques Seguela (1979).
Ne Dites pas à Ma Mère que Je Suis dans la
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(Paris, FR: Flammarion, 273 p.). Head of a successful Paris ad agency.
Advertisers--France--Biography. (RSCG).
Werner G. Seifert, Hans Hans-Joachim Voth
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Invasion of the Grasshoppers. Plots - Struggles for Power - Market
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Director at the Centre for History and Economics (King's College,
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Executives--Germany --Biography; Stock
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Ricardo Semler (1993).
Maverick: The Success Story
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Businesspeople--Brazil--Biography. Author's successful 'quest' to run
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Kamal A. Shair (2006).
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Kamal; Dar al-Handasah (Firm); Businesspeople--Middle East--Biography;
Politicians--Jordan--Biography. Small-town
boy in what was then Transjordan, dragged himself through school
(mother illiterate), moved to college in Beirut, went to America
(Michigan and Yale), returned to the Middle East to create a
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John Siddons; written with the assistance of Russ
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A Spanner in the Works. (South Melbourne, AU:
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Legislators--Australia--Biography; Industrial management--Employee
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Israel Sieff (1970).
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Marcus Sieff (1988).
Don't Ask the Price: The Memoirs of the President of Marks & Spencer.
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Biography; Businessmen -- Great Britain -- Biography; Great Britain
Multiple shops Marks & Spencer (Firm) Sieff, Marcus Biographies.
John Singleton (1979).
True Confessions. (Stanmore, N.S.W.: Cassell Australia, 159 p.).
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Dyslexic Jewish kid from Detroit grew up to be
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R. David Thomas (1991).
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Semi-bored Massachusetts-based hairstylist,
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Earned both Distinguished Flying Cross and his own
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R.M. Williams with Olaf Ruhen
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Hotelkeepers--Michigan--Detroit--Biography; African American
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Investment bankers--United States--Biography.
Prominent banker in London, New York,
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Jon Wynne-Tyson (2004).
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Publishers and publishing--Great Britain--Biography; Publishers
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William Zeckendorf, with Edward McCreary (1970).
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Raymond Zelker (2001).
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