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(Giovanni Agnelli), Alan Friedman (1989). Agnelli: Fiat and the Network of Italian Power. (New York, NY: New American Library, 367 p.). Agnelli, Giovanni, 1921- ; Fiat (Firm)--History; Automobile industry and trade--Italy--History; Industrialists--Italy--Biography; Businesspeople--Italy--Biography; Power (Social sciences). Fiat.
(Howard Aiken), I. Bernard Cohen (1999). Howard Aiken: Portrait of a Computer Pioneer. (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 329 p.). Howard H. Aiken (1900-1973), Computers, Computer Engineers.
(Paul Allen), Laura Rich (2002). The Accidental Zillionaire: Demystifying Paul Allen. (New York, NY: Wiley, 250 p.). Former Writer for the Industry Standard, Adweek, and Inside Media. Allen, Paul, 1953- ; Businesspeople--United States--Biography. Microsoft.
(Janine Allis), James Kirby (2005). Janine Allis: Business Secrets of the Woman Behind Boost Juice. (Milton, Queensland: Wiley, 125 p.). Allis, Janine, 1965- ; Boost (Firm)--History; Fast food restaurants--Australia; Businesswomen--Australia--Biography; Franchises (Retail trade)--Australia; Success in business--Australia.
(John Almon), Deborah D. Rogers (1986). Bookseller as Rogue: John Almon and the Politics of Eighteenth-Century Publishing. (New York, NY: P. Lang, 151 p.). Almon, John, 1737-1805; Booksellers and bookselling--Great Britain--Biography; Booksellers and bookselling--England--London--History--18th century; Publishers and publishing--England--London--History--18th century; Pamphlets--Publishing--England--London--History--18th century; Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1820.
(John B. Amos), Seymour Shubin (1998). The Man from Enterprise: The Story of John B. Amos, Founder of AFLAC. (Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 228 p.). Amos, John Beverly, 1924-1990; American Family Life Insurance Company (AFLAC)--History; Insurance, Life--United States--History; Executives--United States--Biography.
(Martin Andersen), Ormund Powers (1996). Martin Andersen: Editor, Publisher, Galley Boy. (Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books, 432 p.). Andersen, Martin, 1897-1986; Newspaper editors--Florida--Biography; Publishers and publishing--Florida--Biography; Newspaper publishing--Florida--History--20th century. Reporter-Star and Sentinel.
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(Ralph G. Anderson), Joseph L. Massie (1995). Anderson's Way: The Story of an Entrepreneur. (Madison, WI: Brown & Benchmark Publishers, 186 p.). Anderson, Ralph Gilbert, 1923- ; Mechanical engineers--United States--Biography; Entrepreneurship--United States--Case studies. Belcan Corporation.
(Robert O. Anderson), Kenneth Harris (1987). The Wildcatter: A Portrait of Robert O. Anderson. (New York, NY: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 180 p.). Anderson, Robert O., 1917- ; Atlantic Richfield Co.--History; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Petroleum industry and trade--United States--History.
(Robert O. Anderson), Paul E. Patterson (1999). Hardhat and Stetson: Robert O. Anderson, Oilman and Cattleman. (Santa Fe, NM: Sunstone Press, 206 p.). Anderson, Robert O., 1917- ; Atlantic Richfield Co.--History; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Petroleum industry and trade--United States--History.
(Dwayne Andreas), E. J. Kahn, Jr. (1991). Supermarketer to the World: The Story of Dwayne Andreas, CEO of Archer Daniels Midland. (New York, NY: Warner Books, 320 p.). Andreas, Dwayne, 1918- ;Archer Daniels Midland Company; Businessmen -- United States -- Biography; Soybean industry -- United States; Food industry and trade -- United States.
(Moses and Walter Annenberg), Christopher Ogden (1999). Legacy: A Biography of Moses and Walter Annenberg. (New York, NY: Little, Brown, 615 p.). Time Magazine Correspondent. Annenberg, Walter H., 1908- ; Annenberg, Moses Louis, 1878- ; Journalists--United States--Biography; Publishers and publishing--United States--Biography; Ambassadors--United States--Biography; Philanthropists--United States--Biography. Triangle Publications.
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(George Aratani), Naomi Hirahara, with an introduction by Daniel I. Okimoto (2001). An American Son: The Story of George Aratani: Founder of Mikasa and Kenwood. (Los Angeles, CA: Japanese American National Museum, 321 p.). Aratani, George, 1917- ; Mikasa; Kenwood Corporation; Businessmen--United States--Biography.
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(Astor Family), Justin Kaplan (2006). When the Astors Owned New York: Blue Bloods and Grand Hotels in a Gilded Age. (New York, NY: Viking, 208 p.). Astor family; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.)--History; Hotels--New York (State)--New York--History.
Two feuding Astors built monumental grand hotels, chief among them the original Waldorf-Astoria on lower Fifth Avenue.
(William Wallace Atterbury), Patricia Talbot Davis (1994). The Railroad General: William Wallace Atterbury. (Atlanta, GA: Metro Printing, 205 p.). Atterbury, William Wallace, 1866-1935; Pennsylvania Railroad--History; Railroads--Pennsylvania--Employees--Biography; Executives--Pennsylvania--Biography.
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(Herbert Austin), Roy Church (1979). Herbert Austin: The British Motor Car Industry to 1941. (London, UK: Europa Publications, 233 p.). Austin, Herbert, Baron Austin of Longbridge, 1866-1941; Businesspeople--Great Britain--Biography; Automobile industry and trade--Great Britain--History.
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(Roger W. Babson), Earl L. Smith (1954). Yankee Genius; A Biography of Roger W. Babson, Pioneer in Investment Counseling and Business Forecasting Who Capitalized on Investment Patience. (New York, NY: Harper, 298 p.). Babson, Roger Ward, 1875-; Babson's Reports.
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(Baron Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell), Tim Jeal (1990). The Boy-Man: The Life of Lord Baden-Powell. (New York, NY: Morrow, 670 p.). Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron, 1857-1941; Great Britain. Army--Biography; Generals--Great Britain--Biography; Boy Scouts--Great Britain--Biography.
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(Steve Ballmer), Fredric Alan Maxwell (2002). Bad Boy Ballmer: The Man Who Now Rules Microsoft. (New York, NY: Morrow, 278 p.). Ballmer, Steven Anthony; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Microsoft Corporation--History; Computer software industry--United States--History.
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Creation of the device, projects pursued once his future was secured.
(Glen W. Bell), Debra Lee Baldwin (1999). Taco Titan: The Glen Bell Story. (Arlington, TX: Summit Publishing Group, p.). Bell, Glen William, 1923- ; Taco Bell (Firm); Restaurateurs--United States--Biography; Fast food restaurants--United States--History.
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(Charles Bentall), Shirley F. Bentall (1986). The Charles Bentall Story: A Man of Industry and Integrity. (Vancouver, BC: Bentall Group, 198 p.). Bentall, Charles, 1882-1974; Dominion Construction Company -- History; Industrialists -- Canada -- Biography; Vancouver (B.C.) -- Biography.
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(Claude de Bernales), Hal Colebatch (1996). Claude de Bernales, The Magnificent Miner: A Biography. (Carlisle, W.A.: Hesperian Press, 323 p.). Bernales, Claude de, 1876-1963; Businessmen--Australia--Biography; Gold industry--Australia--History.
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(Kumar Bhattacharyya), Andrew Lorenz (2002). Kumar Bhattacharyya: The Unsung Guru. (London, UK: Random House Business, 228 p.). Bhattacharyya, Kumar, 1940- ; Warwick Manufacturing Group; Manufacturing industries--Great Britain; Business consultants--Great Britain--Biography; College teachers--Great Britain--Biography.
(Marcel Bich, Laurence Bich (2001). Le Baron Bich: Un Homme de Pointe. (Paris, FR: Perrin, 206 p.). Bich, Marcel, 1914-1994; Société Bic; Bic Pen Corp; Ball-point pens; Businessmen--France--Biography; France--Biography.
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(Frederick Billings), Robin W. Winks (1991). Frederick Billings: A Life. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 398 p.). Billings, Frederick, 1823-1890; Northern Pacific Railway Company -- History; Businessmen -- United States -- Biography.
(Bingham Family), David Leon Chandler, with Mary Voelz Chandler (1987). The Binghams of Louisville: The Dark History Behind One of America's Great Fortunes. (New York, NY: Crown, 292 p.). Bingham family; Publishers and publishing--Kentucky--Biography; Newspaper publishing--Kentucky--History; Louisville (Ky.)--Biography. Louisville Courier.
(Bingham Family), Marie Brenner (1988). House of Dreams: The Bingham Family of Louisville. (New York, NY: Random House, 452 p.). Bingham family; Publishers and publishing--Kentucky--Biography; Newspaper publishing--Kentucky--History; Louisville (Ky.)--Biography. Louisville Courier.
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(B. M. Birla), D.K. Taknet (1996). B.M. Birla: A Great Visionary. (New Delhi, India: Indus., 188 p.). Birla, B. M. (Braj Mohan), 1905-1982; Industrialists--India--Biography. With annual sales of A$3 billion = one of the top 3 Indian business houses.
(Conrad Black), Peter C. Newman (1982). The Establishment Man: A Portrait of Power. (Toronto, ON: McClelland and Stewart, 349 p.). Black, Conrad; Businesspeople--Canada--Biography; Capitalists and financiers--Canada--Biography. Hollinger.
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(Conrad Black), George Tombs (2004). Lord Black: The Biography. (Toronto, ON: BT Pub., 336 p.). Montreal journalist/broadcaster/translator. Black, Conrad; Publishers and publishing--Canada--Biography; Newspaper publishing--Canada--History--20th century. Hollinger.
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Man behind the label.
(Ernie Blake), as told to Rick Richards (1992). Ski Pioneers: Ernie Blake, His Friends, and the Making of Taos Ski Valley. (Arroyo Seco, NM: Dry Gulch Publishing, 235 p.). Blake, Ernie, 1913-1989; Skiers--United States--Biography; Businesspeople--United States--Biography; Ski resorts--New Mexico--Taos--History.
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(Alan Bond), Paul Barry (1990). The Rise and Fall of Alan Bond. (New York, NY: Bantam, 292 p.). Bond, Alan, 1938- ; Businesspeople--Australia--Biography; Millionaires--Australia--Biography. Bond Corporation.
(Alan Bond), Terence Maher (1990). Alan Bond. (Melbourne, Vic.: William Heinemann Australia, 322 p.). Bond, Alan, 1938- ; Businesspeople--Australia--Biography; Millionaires--Australia--Biography. Bond Corporation.
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Owned more agricultural acreage, controlled more river water than any other land baron in the West, grew more cotton than anyone on planet. (J. G. Boswell Company).
(Bouchayer Family), Robert J. Smith (2001). The Bouchayers of Grenoble and French Industrial Enterprise, 1850-1970. (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 247 p.). Emeritus Professor of History (SUNY College at Brockport). Bouchayer family; Bouchayer & Viallet (Firm)--History; Industrialists--France--Grenoble--Biography.
(Bourn Family), Ferol Egan (1998). Last Bonanza Kings: The Bourns of San Francisco. (Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press, 289 p.). Bourn, William, b. 1813; Bourn, William, 1857-1936; Bourne family; Pioneers--California--San Francisco--Biography; Businessmen--California--San Francisco--Biography; San Francisco (Calif.)--Biography; San Francisco (Calif.)--History.
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Invented waffle-soled running shoe; Bowerman’s role as a Nike innovator.
(R. R. Bowker), E. McClung Fleming (1952). R. R. Bowker: Militant Liberal. (Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 395 p.). Bowker, R. R. (Richard Rogers), 1848-1933. Publishers Weekly.
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(Benjamin Boyd), Marion Diamond (1988). The Sea Horse and the Wanderer : Ben Boyd in Australia. (Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 254 p.). Boyd, Benjamin, 1803?-1851; Pioneers--Australia--New South Wales--Biography; Businesspeople--Australia--New South Wales--Biography; Capitalists and financiers--Australia--New South Wales--Biography; New South Wales--Biography.
(Benjamin Boyd), Tom Mead (1994). Empire of Straw: The Dynamic Rise & Disastrous Fall of Dashing Colonial Tycoon Benjamin Boyd. (Sydney, AU: Dolphin Books, 286 p.). Boyd, Benjamin, 1803?-1851; Capitalists and financiers--Australia--Biography; Australia--Economic conditions; Australia--History--1788-1900.
(Benjamin Boyd), Marion Diamond (1995). Ben Boyd of Boydtown. (Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 262 p.). Boyd, Benjamin, 1803?-1851; Pioneers--Australia--New South Wales--Biography; Businessmen--Australia--New South Wales--Biography; Capitalists and financiers--Australia--New South Wales--Biography; New South Wales--Biography.
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(Richard Branson), Tim Jackson (1996). Richard Branson, Virgin King: Inside Richard Branson's Business Empire. (Rocklin, CA: Prima Pub., 440 p. [orig. pub. 1994]). Branson, Richard; Virgin Group--Great Britain--History; Businesspeople--Great Britain--Biography; Statesmen--Great Britain--Biography; Balloonists--Great Britain--Biography; Aeronautics, Commercial--Great Britain--History.
(Richard Branson), Tom Bower (2000). Branson (London, UK: Fourth Estate, 320 p.). Branson, Richard; Businessmen--Great Britain--Biography. Virgin Group.
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(Bronfman Family), Nicholas Faith (2006). The Bronfmans: The Rise & Fall of the Bronfmans of Seagram. (New York, NY: Thomas Dunne Books, 352 p.). Former Senior Editor (The Economist, London Sunday Times). Bronfman family; Seagram Company; Distilling industries--Canada; Businesspeople--Canada--Biography.
Post-prohibition history of liquor industry. Seagram's.
(Sam Bronfman), Michael R. Marrus (1991). Samuel Bronfman: The Life and Times of Seagram's Mr. Sam. (Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 551 p.). Bronfman, Samuel, 1891-1971; Businessmen--Canada--Biography; Whiskey industry--Canada--History. Seagram's.
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(Virgil Browne), Mathew Paul Bonnifield; epilogue by Virgil Browne (1976). Oklahoma Innovator: The Life of Virgil Browne. (Norman, OK: Published for the Oklahoma Heritage Association by the University of Oklahoma Press, 240 p.). Browne, Virgil, 1877- ; Soft drink industry--United States--History; Oklahoma City (Okla.)--History. Company made Orange Squeeze (carbonated soft drink). National Fruit Flavor Company Inc.
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(Joseph S. Bruno), Pat Dunbar (1983). Joe, Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Bruno Food Stores. (Birmingham, AL: P. Dunbar, 185 p.). Bruno, Joseph S., 1912- ; Bruno Food Stores--History; Food World (Stores)--History; Businesspeople--United States--Biography; Grocery trade--United States--History.
(Joseph M. Bryan), Ned Cline, William Friday (2001). Adding Value: The Joseph M. Bryan Story from Poverty to Philanthropy. (Winston-Salem, NC: Down Home Press, 382 p.). Bryan, Joseph M.; Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co., North Carolina -- business.
(William Buchanan), Archer H. Mayor (1988). Southern Timberman: The Legacy of William Buchanan. (Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 263 p.). Buchanan, William, 1849-1923; Businesspeople--Southern States--Biography; Lumber trade--Southern States--History; Family corporations--Southern States--History; Company towns--Southern States--History.
(Ettore Bugatti), L’Ebe´ Bugatti; Translated from the French by Len Ortzen (1967). The Bugatti Story. (Philadelphia, PA: Chilton Book Co., 196 p.). Bugatti, Ettore, 1881-1947.
(Ettore Bugatti), Barrie Price; (Foreword), Jonathan Wood (1992). Bugatti: The Man and the Marque. (Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK: The Crowood Press, 384 p.). Bugatti, Ettore, 1881-1947; Bugatti automobile; Automobile industry and trade.
(Harry A. Bullis), Gladys Zehnpfennig with an introduction by Paul G. Hoffman (1964). Harry A. Bullis, Champion American: A Biography of a Business Leader Who Was a Champion of Human Rights. (Minneapolis, MN: T.S. Denison, 360 p.). Bullis, Harry A. (Harry Amos), 1890-1963; General Mills, inc.--History. Chairman of General Mills.
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(Dorothy Stimson Bullitt), O. Casey Corr (1996). King: The Bullitts of Seattle and Their Communications Empire. (Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 306 p.). Bullitt, Dorothy Stimson, 1892-1989; King Broadcasting Company -- History.
(Jacob Bunn), Andrew Taylor Call (2005). Jacob Bunn: Legacy of an Illinois Industrial Pioneer. (Lawrenceville, VA: Brunswick Publishing Corp., 308 p.). Great-great-great Grandson. Bunn, Jacob, 1814-1897; Businessmen--Illinois--Biography; Business and politics--Illinois--History--19th century; Illinois--Economic conditions--19th century. J. Bunn Grocery Company.
(William J. Burns), William R. Hunt (1990). Front-Page Detective: William J. Burns and the Detective Profession, 1880-1930. (Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 222 p.). Burns, William J., 1861-1932; Private investigators--United States--Biography.
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(David Bussau), Philippa Tyndale (2004). Don't Look Back: The David Bussau Story: How an Abandoned Child Became a Champion of the Poor. (Crows Nest, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin, 299 p.). Bussau, David; Opportunity International (Australia); Philanthropists--Australia--Biography; Non-governmental organizations--Australia--Biography.
(Jacob Franklin Butcher), Sandra Lea (2000). Whirlwind: The Butcher Banking Scandal. (Oak Ridge, TN: J. Lord, 647 p.). Butcher, Jacob Franklin, 1936- ; Butcher, Cecil Hilgie, 1938- ; Banks and banking--Corrupt practices--United States; Bankers--Biography; United American Bank.
(Frank Osgood Butler), Robert F. Karolevitz (1980). Paper Mountain: The Story of Frank Osgood Butler, 1861-1955. (Brookings, SD: F. O. Butler Foundation, 106 p.). Butler, Frank Osgood, 1861- ; Businesspeople--United States--Biography; Paper industry--United States. J. W. Butler Paper Co.
(Fuller Earle Callaway), Donna Jean Whitley (1989). Fuller E. Callaway and Textile Mill Development in LaGrange, 1895-1920. (New York, NY: Garland Pub., 330 p.). Callaway, Fuller Earle, 1870-1928; Industrialists--United States--Biography; Textile industry--Georgia--LaGrange--History. Callaway Mills.
(Roberto Calvi), Rupert Cornwell (1984). "God's Banker": An Account of the Life and Death of Roberto Calvi. (New York, NY: Dodd, Mead, 260 p.). Calvi, Roberto, 1920-1982; Banco Ambrosiano; Catholic Church--Finance; Bankers--Italy--Biography.
(Robert Campeau), Michael Babad and Catherine Mulroney (1989). Campeau: The Building of an Empire. (Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada, 304 p.). Campeau, Robert, 1923- ; Campeau Corporation--History; Real estate development--Canada; Consolidation and merger of corporations; Businessmen--Canada--Biography; Real estate developers--Canada--Biography.
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(Asa Griggs Candler), Elizabeth Candler Graham and Ralph Roberts (1992). The Real Ones: Four Generations of the First Family of Coca-Cola. (Fort Lee, NJ: Barricade Books, 344 p.). Candler, Asa Griggs, 1851-1929 --Family; Coca-Cola Company--History; Candler family. Coca-Cola.
(Asa Griggs Candler), Kathryn W. Kemp (2002). God's Capitalist: Asa Candler of Coca-Cola. (Macon, GA: Mercer, 312 p.). Candler, Asa Griggs, 1851-1929; Capitalists and financiers--Georgia--Atlanta--Biography; Capitalism--Religious aspects. Coca-Cola.
(Frank Caplan), Theresa Caplan (1999). Frank Caplan: Champion of Child's Play. (New York, NY: Vantage Press, 567 p.). Caplan, Frank; Creative playthings, Inc.--History; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Toy industry--United States--History. Creative Playthings Inc.
(John Caples), Gordon White (1977). John Caples, Adman. (Chicago, IL: Crain Books, 159 p.). Caples, John; Advertising--United States--Biography; Advertising--United States--History; BBD&O.
(Chester Carlson), David Owen (2004). Copies in Seconds: How a Lone Inventor and an Unknown Company Created the Biggest Communication Breakthrough Since Gutenberg: Chester Carlson and the Birth of the Xerox Machine. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 320 p.). Writer (New Yorker magazine). Carlson, Chester Floyd, 1906-1968; Inventors; Xerography--History. Xerox.
(Curtis L. Carlson), Willmon L. White (1988). The Ultra Entrepreneur: Curt Carlson. (Phoenix, AZ: Gullers Pictorial, 139 p.). Carlson, Curtis L.; Carlson Companies; Businesspeople--United States--Biography; Entrepreneurship--United States.
(Andrew Carnegie), Quentin R. Skrabec, Jr. (2004). The Boys of Braddock: Andrew Carnegie and the Men Who Changed Industrial History. (Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 230 p.). Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919.; Jones, William (William R.); Schwab, Charles M., 1862-1939; Edgar Thomson Works; Industrial revolution--United States; Industrialists--Pennsylvania--Biography; Steel industry and trade--Pennsylvania--Braddock--History; Braddock (Pa.)--History.
(Andrew Carnegie), Les Standiford (2005). Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership that Transformed America. (New York, NY: Crown Publishers, 336 p.). Professor of English and Director of the Creative Writing Program (Florida International University). Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919; Frick, Henry Clay, 1849-1919.; Carnegie Steel Company--History; Steel industry and trade--United States--History; Homestead Strike, Homestead, Pa., 1892; Industrialists--United States--Biography; Capitalists and financiers--United States--Biography. U.S. Steel.
(Wallace H. Carothers), Matthew E. Hermes (1996). Enough for One Lifetime: Wallace Carothers, Inventor of Nylon. (Washington, DC: American Chemical Society and the Chemical Heritage Foundation, 345 p.). Carothers, Wallace Hume, 1896-1937; Chemists--United States--Biography; Nylon.
(Walter Carpenter), Charles W. Cheape (1995). Strictly Business: Walter Carpenter at Du Pont and General Motors. (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 309 p.). Carpenter, Walter Samuel, 1888-1976; E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company--History; General Motors Corporation--History; Executives--United States--Biography; Chemical industry--United States--Management--History; Automobile industry and trade--United States--Management--History.
(Carr Family), Margaret Foster (1997). Rich Desserts and Captain's Thin: A Family and Their Times, 1831-1931. (London, UK: Chatto & Windus, 284 p.). Carr, Jonathan Dodgson, 1806-1884; Carr family; Carr & Co.--History; Businesspeople--England--Carlisle--History; Biscuit industry--England--Carlisle--History; Cookie industry--England--Carlisle--History.
(Louis-Francois Cartier), Hans Nadelhoffer (1984). Cartier: Jewelers Extraordinary. (New York, NY: H. N. Abrams, 292 p.). Cartier (Firm); Jewelers--France--Biography.
(Paul Carus), Harold Henderson (1993). Catalyst for Controversy: Paul Carus of Open Court. (Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 205 p.). Carus, Paul, 1852-1919; Open Court Publishing Company--History; Religious literature--Publishing--United States--History; Publishers and publishing--Illinois--La Salle--History; Publishers and publishing--United States--Biography; Periodicals--Publishing--United States--History; Philosophers--United States--Biography; United States--Intellectual life.
(Steve Case), Kara Swisher (1998). AOL.COM: How Steve Case Beat Bill Gates, Nailed the Netheads, and Made Millions in the War for the Web. (New York, NY: Times Books, 333 p.). Reporter (Wall Street Journal). Case, Stephen McConnell; Gates, Bill, 1955- ; Von Meister, William F., 1942-1995; America Online, Inc.--History; Online information services industry--United States--History; Internet service providers--United States--History; Businesspeople--United States--Biography.
(Steve Case), Nina Monk (2004). Fools Rush In: Steve Case, Jerry Levin, and the Fall of AOL Time Warner. (New York, NY: HarperBusiness, 368 p.). Reporter (Vanity Fair). Case, Stephen McConnell; Levin, Gerald M.; AOL Time Warner--History; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Internet service providers--United States--History; Online information services industry--United States--History; Publishers and publishing--United States--History; Motion picture industry--United States--History; Consolidation and merger of corporations--United States--Case studies.
(Alexander J. Cassatt), Patricia T. Davis (1978). End of the Line: Alexander J. Cassatt and the Pennsylvania Railroad. (New York, NY: Neale Watson Academic Publications, 208 p.). Cassatt, Alexander J. (Alexander Johnston), 1839-1906; Pennsylvania Railroad; Businessmen--United States--Biography. Pennsylvania Railroad.
(William Caxton), N. F. Blake (1969). Caxton and His World. (London, UK: Deutsch, 256 p.). Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491; Printing--England--London--History--Origin and antecedents; Incunabula--England--London--Bibliography; Printers--Great Britain--Biography; Westminster (London, England)--Imprints. Caxton Press.
(William Caxton), N. F. Blake. (1976). Caxton: England’s First Publisher. (London, UK: Osprey Publishing, 220 p.). Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491; Printers--Great Britain--Biography; Publishers and publishing--Great Britain--Biography; Printing--England--London--History--Origin and antecedents; Incunabula--England--London--Bibliography; Westminster (London, England)--Imprints. Caxton Press.
(William Caxton), N.F. Blake (1991). William Caxton and English Literary Culture. (Rio Grande, OH: Hambledon Press, 315 p.). Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491; English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--Criticism, Textual; Printing--England--London--History--Origin and antecedents; Incunabula--England--London--Bibliography; Literature publishing--England--History; Printers--Great Britain--Biography; Westminster (London, England)--Imprints; England--Civilization--1066-1485. Caxton Press).
(John T. Chambers), John K. Waters (2002). John Chambers and the CISCO Way: Navigating Through Volatility. (New York, NY: Wiley, 192 p.). Chambers, John T.; Cisco Systems, Inc.; Chief executive officers--United States--Biography; Internet industry--United States--Management.
(Otis Chandler), Dennis McDougal (2001). Privileged Son: Otis Chandler and the Rise and Fall of the L.A. Times Dynasty. (Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing, 526 p.). Former Reporter (Los Angeles Times). Times Mirror company--History; Los Angeles Times.
(Coco Chanel), Edmonde Charles-Roux (1981). Chanel and Her World. (London, UK: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 354 p.). Chanel, Coco, 1883-1971; Fashion designers--France--Biography; Women fashion designers--France--Biography; France--Social life and customs--20th century.
(Coco Chanel), Axel Madsen (1990). Chanel: A Woman of Her Own. (New York, NY: Holt, 388 p.). Chanel, Coco, 1883-1971; Women fashion designers--France--Biography; Fashion designers--France--Biography.
(Coco Chanel), Henry Gidel (2000). Coco Chanel. (Paris, FR: Flammarion, 437 p.). Chanel, Coco, 1883-1971; Fashion designers--France--Biography; Women fashion designers--France--Biography; Costume design--France--History--20th century; Woman - Fashion - Biography.
(Roy D. Chapin), J.C. Long; with an introduction by Charles K. Hyde; foreword by William Ruxton Chapin (2004). Roy D. Chapin: The Man Behind the Hudson Motor Car Company. (Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 269 p. [orig. pub. 1945]). Chapin, Roy D. (Roy Dikeman), 1880-1936; Hudson Motor Car Company--Histor; Automobile engineers--United States--Biography; Industrialists--United States--Biography.
(Charles C. Chapman), Donald H. Pflueger (1976). Charles C. Chapman: The Career of a Creative Californian, 1853-1944. (Los Angeles, CA: Anderson, Ritchie & Simon, 241 p.). Chapman, Charles C.; orange growing; orange industry. Pioneered the growing and selling of Valencia oranges to the U.S. grocery trade.
(James A. Chapman), Carl N. Tyson, James H. Thomas, Odie B. Faulk (1977). The McMan: The Lives of Robert M. McFarlin and James A. Chapman. (Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press for the Oklahoma Heritage Association, 224 p.). McFarlin, Robert Martin, 1866-1942; Chapman, James Allen, 1881-1966; McMan Oil Company--History; McMan Oil and Gas Company--History; Petroleum industry and trade--Oklahoma--History; Businesspeople--Oklahoma--Biography.
(Earle Perry Charlton), Earle Perry Charlton II & George Winius (2001). The Charlton Story: Earle Perry Charlton, 1863-1930: One of the Five Founders of the F.W. Woolworth Company. (New York, NY: P. Lang, 179 p.). Charlton, Earle Perry, 1863-1930; F.W. Woolworth Company; Businessmen--United States--Biography.
(Tei Fu Chen), Robert A. Henrie (1999). Journey to the Sun: The Journey of Tei Fu Chen: The Legacy of Sunrider International. (Salt Lake City, UT: R. A. Henrie, 319 p.). Chen, Tei Fu; Sunrider International--History; Herb industry--United States--History; Dermatologic agents industry--United States--History; Weight loss preparations industry--United States--History; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Taiwanese Americans--Biography.
(Frank Cheney), Alice Farley Williams (1996). Silk & Guns: The Life of a Connecticut Yankee, Frank Cheney, 1817-1904. (Manchester, CT: Manchester Historical Society, 202 p.). Cheney, Frank, 1817-1904; Cheney Brothers--History; Industrialists--United States--Biography; Silk industry--Connecticut--Manchester--History--19th century; Firearms industry and trade--Connecticut--Manchester--History--19th century.
(Leo Cherne), Andrew F. Smith; foreword by Henry A. Kissinger (2002). Rescuing the World: The Life and Times of Leo Cherne. (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 223 p.). Cherne, Leo, 1912- ; International Rescue Committee--History; Refugees--Services for; Human rights workers--Biography; Human services personnel--Biography.
(Chess Brothers), Nadine Cohodas (2000). Spinning Blues into Gold: The Chess Brothers and the Legendary Chess Records (New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 358 p.). Chess, Leonard, 1917- ; Chess, Phil, 1921- ; Chess Records (Firm); Sound recording executives and producers -- United States -- Biography. Polish immigrants founded famous label in Chicago after WW II.
(Chess Brothers), Rich Cohen (2004). Machers and Rockers: Chess Records and the Business of Rock & Roll. (New York, NY: Norton, 220 p.). Contributing Editor (Rolling Stone). Chess, Leonard, 1917- ; Chess, Phil, 1921- ; Chess Records (Firm); Sound recording executives and producers--United States--Biography.
(Sir Muthiah Chettiar) , K. Nagarajan (1989). Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar: A Biography. (Annamalainagar, India: Annamalai University, 311 p.). Muthiah Chettiar, Sir, 1905- ; Businesspeople--India--Biography; Philanthropists--India--Biography; Educators--India--Biography. House of Chettinad.
(Chu-yong Chong), Donald Kirk (1994). Korean Dynasty: Hyundai and Chung Ju Yung. (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 382 p.). Chong, Chu-yong, 1915- ; Hyondae Chadongch`a Chusik Hoesa (Korea); Businesspeople--Korea (South)--Biography. Hyundai.
(Chu-yong Chong), Richard M. Steers (1999). Made in Korea: Chung Ju Yung and the Rise of Hyundai (New York, NY: Routledge, 284 p.). Chong, Chu-yong, 1915- ; Hyondae Group; Conglomerate corporations--Korea (South); Businesspeople--Korea (South)--Biography. Hyundai.
(Chouteau Family), William E. Foley and C. David Rice (1983). The First Chouteaus, River Barons of Early St. Louis. (Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 241 p.). Chouteau family; Fur trade--West (U.S.)--History; Saint Louis (Mo.)--Biography; Saint Louis (Mo.)--Commerce.
(Chouteau Family), Shirley Christian (2004). Before Lewis and Clark: The Story of the Chouteaus, the French Dynasty that Ruled America's Frontier. (New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 509 p.). Chouteau family; Pioneers--Missouri--Saint Louis--Biography; French Americans--Missouri--Saint Louis--Biography; Businessmen--Missouri--Saint Louis--Biography; Frontier and pioneer life--Missouri River Valley; Saint Louis (Mo.)--Biography; Missouri River Valley--Biography; Missouri River Valley--History.
(Walter P. Chrysler), Vincent Curcio (2000). Chrysler: The Life and Times of an Automotive Genius. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 699 p.). Chrysler, Walter P. (Walter Percy), 1909- ; Chrysler Corporation--History; Automobile industry and trade--United States--History.
(Gustavo Cisneros), Pablo Bachelet; foreword byCarlos Fuentes; translated by Edith Grossman (2004). Gustavo Cisneros: Pioneer. (Barcelona, Spain: Planeta, 311 p.). Cisneros, Gustavo; Organización Cisneros--History; Businessmen--Venezuela--Biography.
(Andre Citroen), Fabien Sabatès, Sylvie Schweitzer (1980). André Citroën: Les Chevrons de la Gloire. (Paris, FR: E.P.A., 317 p.). Citroën, André, 1878-1935; Société anonyme André Citroën; Automobile industry and trade--France--Biography.
(Andre Citroen), Jacques Wolgensinger (1991). André Citroën. (Paris, FR: Flammarion, 310 p.). Citroën, André, 1878-1935; Société anonyme André Citroën--History; Automobile industry and trade--France--Biography; Automobile industry and trade--France--History.
(Andre Citroen), Sylvie Schweitzer (1992). André Citroën, 1878-1935: Le Risque et Le Défi. (Paris, FR: Fayard, 239 p.). Citroën, André, 1878-1935; Automobile industry and trade--France--Biography.
(Andre Citroen), Fabien Sabatès (1994). Moi, Citroën. (Paris, FR: Rétroviseur, 223 p.). Citroën, André, 1878-1935;Citroën automobile--History; Automobile industry and trade--France--Biography.
(Andre Citroen), John Reynolds; foreword by Chris Goffey (1996). André Citroën: The Henry Ford of France. (New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 238 p.). Citroën, André, 1878-1935; Citroën automobile -- History; Automobile industry and trade -- France -- Biography.
(Jim Clark), Michael Lewis (2000). The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story. (New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Co., 268 p.). Journalist. Clark, Jim, 1944-; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Computer software industry--United States--History.
(Charles Clore), Charles Gordon (1984). The Two Tycoons: A Personal Memoir of Jack Cotton and Charles Clore. (London, UK: H. Hamilton, 242 p.). Cotton, Jack, d. 1964; Clore, Charles, d. 1979; Businesspeople--Great Britain--Biography; Real estate business--Great Britain.
(Charles Clore), David Clutterbuck and Marion Devine (1987). Clore: The Man and His Millions. (London, UK: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 224 p.). Clore, Charles, d. 1979; Businesspeople--Great Britain--Biography. Clore was former owner of Sears, Selfridges, William Hill and various chains of shoe shops.
(John Cohen, Maurice Corina (1971). Pile It High, Sell It Cheap The Authorised Biography of Sir John Cohen, Founder of Tesco. (London, UK: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 204 p.). Cohen, John, Sir, 1898- ; Tesco (Firm).
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Epitome of American success story; from spare bedroom of Bloomington, IN apartment, $1,500
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real estate, retail management, travel services);
modern, multidimensional Horatio Alger; exceptional self-made
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