The Bill Cook story : ready, fire, aim! / Bob Hammel.
Bill Cook epitomizes the American success story. His business ventures in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, genetics, real estate, retail management, and travel services have made him a billionaire. Yet, Cook continues to lead a modest life, involving himself in a variety of philanthropic activities...
Saved in:
| Online Access: |
Full Text (via ProQuest) |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Bloomington, IN :
Indiana University Press,
2008.
|
| Subjects: |
| Summary: | Bill Cook epitomizes the American success story. His business ventures in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, genetics, real estate, retail management, and travel services have made him a billionaire. Yet, Cook continues to lead a modest life, involving himself in a variety of philanthropic activities that have included historic preservation and even a marching band. This riveting story is the first-ever biography of the entrepreneur who, working from the spare bedroom of his Bloomington, Indiana, apartment in 1963 with a 1,500 investment, began to construct the wire guides, needles, and cathete. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (441 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-402) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253018533 0253018536 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |