Search Results: Returned 20 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 20
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-- Bill Gates :2009, Pre-adolescent, Viking Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Up closeSummary Note: When Bill Gates was born in 1955, no one owned a personal computer. Gates envisioned what a computerized society could be and he set out to lead the way, building the Microsoft empire with single-minded drive. Today, the man who made his fortune by putting the whole world in touch now hopes to improve lives around the planet.
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-- Bill Gates :2009, Pre-adolescent, Viking Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Up closeSummary Note: When Bill Gates was born in 1955, no one owned a personal computer. Gates envisioned what a computerized society could be and he set out to lead the way, building the Microsoft empire with single-minded drive. Today, the man who made his fortune by putting the whole world in touch now hopes to improve lives around the planet.
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2013., Juvenile, Rosen Pub. Group Call No: 338.76 KAM Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Internet biographiesSummary Note: Provides overviews of the lives and careers of Evan Williams, Biz Stone, and Jack Dorsey, founders of the online social networking and microblogging service Twitter.
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c1990., Juvenile, Dillon Press Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Traces the life of the immigrant Jewish peddler who went on to found Levi Strauss & Co., the world's first and largest manufacturer of denim jeans.
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[1963], Bobbs-Merrill Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Childhood of famous AmericansSummary Note: Emphasizes the boyhood of this railroad car designer, including the experience which started his thinking about better places to sleep.
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c1984, F. Watts Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: An Impact BiographySummary Note: A biography of the American inventor and engineer who became a pioneer in the automobile industry and founded the Ford Motor Company.
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c1989, Silver Burdett Press Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The American dreamSummary Note: Examines the life and career of the business tycoon and oilman who dominated one of the largest business empires ever built by a single man and died owning close to one billion dollars.
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2015., Juvenile, Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Call No: B Bezos Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Engaging images accompany information about Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.
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By Byers, Ann2007., Juvenile, Rosen Pub. Group Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Internet career biographies
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c1989, Silver Burdett Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The American dream seriesSummary Note: A biography of the industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and later became a famous philanthropist, establishing the Rockefeller Foundation in 1913.
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c2004., Pre-adolescent, Lerner Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History maker biosSummary Note: A biography of the successful chocolate maker who built a town around his factory with unique housing for his workers and a school for disadvantaged students.
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By Kawa, KatieJuvenile Call No: Biography HERSHEY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The Hershey Company has been selling chocolate and candies for more than a century. The story of the candy giant begins with the man who gave it is name: Milton Hershey. Born in rural Pennsylvania, Hershey spent years building a business whose sweet legacy continues to delight us today. Readers will love reading Hershey's life story and discovering his influence on the time in which he lived. Written to support elementary social studies curricula, this biographical title provides historical context to Hershey's life and accomplishments. Historical photographs, a timeline, and primary sources provide a comprehensive look why Hershey is considered a great entrepreneur.
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[2022]., Primary, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers Call No: 917.3 0491 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "After years of inventing things that other people needed, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford realized there was something they needed--a vacation! So, the famous inventors packed up Ford's Model T and invited their good friends Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs to join them as 'the Four Vagabonds' hit America's back roads to enjoy the country's natural beauty, fireside chats, and frolicking fun with friends--all while inspiring future generations to invent camping adventures of their own"--Provided by the publisher.
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c1987., Juvenile, Dillon Press Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of the businessman who saved the Chrysler Corporation from bankruptcy.
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-- Thinking differently2012, c2011., Aladdin Call No: B Edition: 1st Aladdin hardcov Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the life and accomplishments of Apple mogul Steve Jobs and discusses the impact of his ideas on life in the twenty-first century.
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-- Thinking differently2012, c2011., Pre-adolescent, Aladdin Call No: B JOB Edition: 1st Aladdin hardcov Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the life and accomplishments of Apple mogul Steve Jobs and discusses the impact of his ideas on life in the twenty-first century.
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1993, The Oliver Press Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: ProfilesSummary Note: Examines the lives of eight men and one woman, including Sam Walton, L.L. Bean, Walt Disney, and Rose Totino, who built once-small businesses into well-known enterprises.
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-- Steve Jobsc2012., Juvenile, Grosset & Dunlap Call No: B JOBS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Who was-- ?Summary Note: Examines the life and accomplishments of computer industry pioneer Steve Jobs, a founder of Apple Computer, Inc.
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c2012, Pre-adolescent, Grosset & Dunlap Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Who was-- ?Summary Note: A biography of Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, discussing his childhood, family, business sense, and more.
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c2012, Pre-adolescent, Grosset & Dunlap Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Who was-- ?Summary Note: A biography of Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, discussing his childhood, family, business sense, and more.