Author(s): Bob Hammel
Categories: Biography & Autobiography > Medical, Business & Economics > Entrepreneurship, Biography & Autobiography > Business
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publish date: 2008-09-26
ISBN-10: 0253352541
ISBN-13: 9780253352545
Language: English
Description:
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 catheters that would become the… more…
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 catheters that would become the… more…
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