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His wealth was legendary. His passions were bizarre. Now, the truth about the money, the madness, and the man behind the enigma.
Howard Hughes is one of the best known and least understood men of our times--famed for his wealth, his daring, and his descent into madness. Bestselling biographer Charles Higham goes beyond the enigma to reveal the incredible private life of Howard Hughes:
* his romances with the great stars of Hollywood--Katharine Hepburn,...
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Donald Trump called this book "terribly written," sued the author for $5 billion-and lost. For anyone wondering what life might be like under President Trump, this field guide through TrumpNation offers a probing, often hilarious, and thoroughly definitive account of the man behind the hype. Available for the first time in a decade, with a new introduction by the author, this myth-busting look inside the world of Donald Trump is chock full of rip-roaring...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Discover the man behind the chocolate bar! Milton Hershey’s life was filled with invention and innovation. As a young man, he was not afraid to dream big and work hard. Eventually, he learned the secret to mass-producing milk chocolate and the recipe that gave it a longer, more stable shelf life. He founded a school for those who didn’t have access to a good education and an entire town for his employees. Both his chocolate...
6) Steve Jobs
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
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How has Apple Inc. come to dominate the technology industry? This book looks at the life of Steve Jobs, with a focus on how he became successful.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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In this title, unwrap the life of talented Gatorade inventor, Robert Cade! Readers will enjoy getting the scoop on this Food Dude, beginning with his childhood in San Antonio, Texas. Students can follow Cade's success story from his education at the University of Texas to his career in the U.S. Navy and with the University of Florida Gators football team. Cade's family and his retirement years are also highlighted. Engaging text familiarizes readers...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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In this title, unwrap the lives of talented Ben & Jerry's Homemade ice cream manufacturers, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield! Readers will enjoy getting the scoop on these Food Dudes, beginning with their childhood in Merrick, New York. Students can follow their success story from Greenfield's education at Oberlin College and Cohen's job at Highland Community School to their various jobs in between. Cohen and Greenfield's efforts to open their first...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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In this title, unwrap the life of talented Hershey's chocolate creator, Milton Hershey! Readers will enjoy getting the scoop on this Food Dude, beginning with his childhood near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Students can follow Hershey's success story from his apprenticeship at Royer's Ice Cream Parlor and Garden to his establishment of the Lancaster Caramel Company. Hershey's discovery of chocolate and determined creation of the Hershey bar also highlighted....
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Seven business innovators and the empires they built. The pre-eminent business historian of our time, Richard S. Tedlow, examines seven great CEOs who successfully managed cutting-edge technology and formed enduring corporate empires. With the depth and clarity of a master, Tedlow illuminates the minds, lives and strategies behind the legendary successes of our times: George Eastman and his invention of the Kodak camera; Thomas Watson of IBM; Henry...
11) Tech titans
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
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Profiles the life and accomplishments of six leaders in the world of computer technology.
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From the author of the bestselling King Leopold's Ghost, this haunting and deeply honest memoir tells of Adam Hochschild's conflicted relationship with his father, the head of a multinational mining corporation. The author lyrically evokes his privileged childhood on an Adirondack estate, a colorful uncle who was a pioneer aviator and fighter ace, and his first explorations of the larger world he encountered as he came of age in the tumultuous 1960s....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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In this title, unwrap the life of talented Birds Eye frozen foods innovator, Clarence Birdseye! Readers will enjoy getting the scoop on this Food Dude, beginning with his childhood in Brooklyn, New York. Students can follow Birdseye's success story from his education at Montclair High School to his career as a fur trader and life in Labrador, Canada. Birdseye's family and his retirement years are also highlighted. Engaging text familiarizes readers...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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In this title, unwrap the lives of talented Kellogg's cereal pioneer, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and W.K. Kellogg! Readers will enjoy getting the scoop on these Food Dudes, beginning with their childhood in Battle Creek, Michigan. Students can follow their success story from John's education at Bellevue Hospital Medical College and W.K.'s career as a broom salesman to their work together at the Battle Creek Sanitarium that led to the first flaked cereal...
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Every era has its merger; every era has its story. For the New Media age it was an even bigger disaster: the AOL-Time Warner deal. At the time AOL and Time Warner were considered a matchless combination of old media content and new media distribution. But very soon after the deal was announced things started to go bad-and then from bad to worse. Less than four years after the deal was announced, every significant figure in the deal -save the politically...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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In this title, unwrap the lives of talented Milky Way bars and M&M's makers, Frank Mars and Forrest Mars Sr.! Readers will enjoy getting the scoop on this Food Dude family, beginning with Frank's childhood in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Students can follow his success story from making candy with his mother as a boy to his establishment of the Mar-O-Bar Company. Forrest Sr.'s childhood is also highlighted, from his childhood in Canada and college experience...
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Written by a master storyteller, Tycoon's War is the remarkable account of an epic imperialist duel-;a violent battle of the capitalist versus the idealist, money versus ambition, and a monumental clash of egos that resulted in the deaths of thousands of Americans. This incredible true story-;impeccably researched and never before told in full-;is packed with greed, intrigue, and some of the most hair-raising battle scenes ever written. Stephen Dando-Collins...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 3
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This title examines the remarkable life of Jeff Bezos and his work building the groundbreaking e-commerce company Amazon.com. Readers will learn about Bezo's background and education, as well as his early career. Also covered is a look at how Amazon.com operates, issues the company faces, its successes, and its impact on society. Color photos and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text. Features include a timeline, facts, additional...
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ALA Booklist Top Ten Business Books 2011 It's hardly a secret that the corporate ladder is no longer the path to success it once was. Wayne Rogers-star of the classic TV series M*A*S*H*-has had even more success as a businessman and entrepreneur than as an actor. Applying his own unique viewpoint to a wide range of businesses (a restaurant, a vineyard, a chain of convenience stores, the world of banking, real estate, a film distribution company, and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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In this title, unwrap the life of talented Coca-Cola Inventor John Pemberton! Readers will enjoy getting the scoop on this Food Dude, beginning with his childhood in Georgia. Students can follow Pemberton's success story from his early days in the Confederate Army to his work in medicine after the Civil War and his invention of Coca-Cola. Pemberton's family life and the sale of his secret recipe are also highlighted. Engaging text familiarizes readers...