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Cornerstones of freedom Food dudes Newsmakers Pilot Rookie biographies Tech icons Who was-- ?Pollack, Pam.
Summary: Examines the life and accomplishments of computer industry pioneer Steve Jobs, a founder of Apple Computer, Inc.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET JOBSCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People Who JobsMattern, Joanne
Summary: A simple biography of computer industry pioneer Steve Jobs, a founder of Apple Computer, Inc.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013
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Summary: Autobiography of a boy who grew up in Palestine, endured the Nakba, and ultimately moved to Texas to start a new life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Olive Branch Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NAMMAR, JACOB J. NAMGreen, Sara
Summary: "Engaging images accompany information about Mark Zuckerberg. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB ZUCKERBERG GRESteinmetz, Greg
Summary: "This is a spry biography of Gilded Age financier Jay Gould, who pioneered the business model of the Wall Street shark"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GOULD, JAY STEWeil, Jamie
Summary: Details the life and career of the internet businessman, discussing his youth, creation of Amazon, and his purchase of the "Washington Post."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BEZOSIsaacson, Walter
Summary: As a kid in South Africa, Musk was regularly beaten by bullies; he once was in the hospital for a week after a beating. But the physical scars were minor compared to the emotional ones inflicted by his father, an engineer, rogue, and charismatic fantasist. Musk developed into a man-child, with an exceedingly high tolerance for risk, a craving for drama, an epic sense of mission, and a maniacal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MUSK, ELON ISA1 available in Browsing Hot Titles, Call number: HOT TITLE
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B MUSK MUSBlank, Arthur (Arthur M.)
Summary: "The Home Depot cofounder and owner of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons and MLS's Atlanta United shares a vision and a roadmap for values-based business. Arthur M. Blank believes that for good companies, purpose and profit can-and should-go hand in hand. And he should know. Together with cofounder Bernie Marcus, Blank built The Home Depot from an idea and a dream to a $50 billion-dollar company, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BLANK, ARTHUR M. BLABrockenbrough, Martha
Summary: Describes the forty-fifth president's privileged upbringing, education at a military school, lucrative business dealings, and unlikely transformation from a reality television personality to a controversial national leader.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 TRUMattern, Joanne
Summary: 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. Engaging text familiarizes readers with topics of interest including the town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, and the Milton Hershey School. An entertaining...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. Co. 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HERCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB MATD'Antonio, Michael
Summary: "In one way or another, Donald Trump has been a topic of conversation in America for almost forty years. No one in the world of business-not Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, or Warren Buffett-has been as famous as Trump for as long. First associated with high-profile real estate development in 1970s Manhattan, his name has since become synonymous with success defined by wealth and luxury. What does one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 921 TRUCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TRUMP, DONALD DANCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B TRUMP DANBrennan, Chrisann.
Summary: "An intimate look at the life of Steve Jobs by the mother of his first child and a complement to Walter Isaacson's biography, providing rare insight into Jobs's formative, lesser-known years. Steve Jobs was a remarkable man who wanted to unify the world through technology. For him, the point was to set people free with tools to explore their own unique creativity. Chrisann Brennan knows this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOBS, STEVE BRECohen, Rich.
Summary: The bittersweet story of an American family and its patriarch, a short-order cook named Ben Eisenstadt who, in the years after World War II, invented the sugar packet and Sweet'N Low, converting his Brooklyn cafeteria into a factory and amassing the great fortune that would destroy his family. A strange comic farce of machinations and double dealings, it is also the story of immigrants, sugar,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929.2 COHGreenfield, Martin
Summary: "He's been called 'America's greatest living tailor' and 'the most interesting man in the world.' Now, for the first time, Holocaust survivor Martin Greenfield tells his incredible life story. Taken from his Czechoslovakian home at age fifteen and transported to the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz with his family, Greenfield came face to face with 'Angel of Death' Dr. Joseph Mengele and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Publishing, a Salem Communications Company 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GREENFIELD, MARTIN GRELlanas, Sheila Griffin
Summary: 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 Pembertons 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. Pembertons family life and the sale of his secret recipe...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB LLAMarcus, Bernie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Business 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 683 MARSchultz, Howard
Summary: The founder of Starbucks shares his untold personal story--from his childhood in Brooklyn's housing projects to his rise as a business icon--and lays out his vision for how companies can improve their social impact.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SCHULTZ, HOWARD SCHWeil, Jamie.
Summary: Mark Zuckerberg's story is an interesting one: who knew that a quiet, code-writing nerd would be the creator of what we call social media, the Chairman and CEO of Facebook Inc., and the youngest self-made billionaire.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ZUCGregory, Josh.
Summary: Traces the life of computer industry pioneer Steve Jobs, a founder of Apple Computer, Inc.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013
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Summary: " ... describes a vast paradigm shift in American culture: a shift away from conventional business models and definitions of success, and toward a new way of thinking about the world and our control over it. The rules of American capitalism--how money is raised, how the spoils are divided--have been drastically rewritten according to a single entrepreneur's vision of the future of the Internet...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 005 LEWLlanas, Sheila Griffin
Summary: In this title, unwrap the life of talented Dominos Pizza innovator Tom Monaghan! Readers will enjoy getting the scoop on this Food Dude, beginning with his childhood in a Michigan orphanage and foster care. Students can follow Monaghans success story from college dropout to US Marine Corps to successful pizza chain businessman. Monaghans family and retirement years are also highlighted....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB LLAMattern, Joanne
Summary: Describes the early lives of Frank C. Mars and his son, Forrest, the men behind Mars candies, explains how they built their business, and discusses their later lives and the other products the company sells.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. Co. 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 338.7 MATCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB MATMattern, Joanne
Summary: Brief biography of Robert Cade the inventor of Gatorade, the first sports drink.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. Co. 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CADCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB MATMohn, Reinhard
Summary: A legendary entrepreneur and father of the global media giant Bertelsmann offers penetrating insights into his motives, beliefs, and hopes as one of the world's foremost businesspeople.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2009