The Bill Cook Story : Ready, Fire, Aim! /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hammel, Bob
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Cook, Bill, > 1931-2011.
Businessmen.
Billionaires.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Business.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Hommes d'affaires > Midwest (États-Unis) > Biographies.
Milliardaires > Midwest (États-Unis) > Biographies.
Businessmen > Middle West > Biography.
Billionaires > Middle West > Biography.
Middle West.
Biographies.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (432 pages).
ISBN:9780253018533

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