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Overview"""This volume is worthy of inclusion in reference collections of public, academic, and high-school libraries. Its content is wide-ranging and its entries provide interesting reading."" Booklist ""A concise introduction to American inventors and entrepreneurs, recommended for academic and public libraries."" Choice American Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and Business Visionaries, Revised Edition profiles more than 300 important Americans from colonial times to the present. Featuring such inventors and entrepreneurs as Thomas Edison, this revised resource provides in-depth information on robber barons and their counterparts as well as current visionaries such as Steve Jobs. This A-to-Z biographical dictionary has been fully updated to include an array of new and fascinating biographies, from financier Warren Buffet to music mogul Jay-Z. Coverage includes: Jeffrey Bezos Michael Bloomberg Sergey Brin and Larry Page Michael Dell Est e Lauder T. Boone Pickens Russell Simmons" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Charles W. Carey , Ian C. FriedmanPublisher: Facts On File Inc Imprint: Facts On File Inc Edition: Revised ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.975kg ISBN: 9780816081462ISBN 10: 0816081468 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 30 January 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |