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The Bill Cook Story : Ready, Fire, Aim! /
Bill Cook epitomizes the American success story. His business ventures in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, genetics, real estate, retail management, and travel services have made him a billionaire. Yet, Cook continues to lead a modest life, involving himself in a variety of philanthropic activities...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington, IN :
Indiana University Press,
2008.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The Bill Cook Story : |b Ready, Fire, Aim! / |c Bob Hammel. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; The Bill Cook Story; Copyright; Dedication; contents ; Preface; A Day in a Life; KIDNAPPING; The Life; 1. Playing in Peoria; 2. The Canton High Years; 3. A Wide Gold Band; 4. Road to Bloomington; 5. Bedroom Beginning; Ain't but One Bill Cook; 6. Moving Up; An Ow, a Bow-Wow, a Hoosegow; 7. Team Taking Shape; Taking Flight; 8. Foothold in Europe; 9. Doctors; 10. Stents and Suits; 11. Health; 12. The Guidant Fiasco; The Band Director; 13. Philosophy; 14. Religion; 15. Politics; 16. Cook Clinic; The Bill Cook Plan for America; The Day Revisited; KIDNAPPING REDUX; 17. The Future; Wealth. | |
| 505 | 0 | |a 18. Power and Opportunity19. Rising Stars; 20. Restorations; 21. A Good Time in Our Lives; Acknowledgments; Sources and Notes; Index. | |
| 520 | |a Bill Cook epitomizes the American success story. His business ventures in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, genetics, real estate, retail management, and travel services have made him a billionaire. Yet, Cook continues to lead a modest life, involving himself in a variety of philanthropic activities that have included historic preservation and even a marching band. This riveting story is the first-ever biography of the entrepreneur who, working from the spare bedroom of his Bloomington, Indiana, apartment in 1963 with a 1,500 investment, began to construct the wire guides, needles, and cathete. | ||
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