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The Bill Cook Story: Ready, Fire, Aim!

The Bill Cook Story: Ready, Fire, Aim! Hardback - 2008

by Hammel, Bob

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This is the riveting story and first-ever biography of entrepreneur Bill Cook of the global multibillion-dollar Cook Group. A vivid portrait of a modern, multidimensional Horatio Alger, this informative and inspiring book celebrates an exceptional self-made individual.

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  • Title The Bill Cook Story: Ready, Fire, Aim!
  • Author Hammel, Bob
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 2nd Printing
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN
  • Date 2008-09
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GOR002313045
  • ISBN 9780253352545 / 0253352541
  • Weight 1.85 lbs (0.84 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.4 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 3.56 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Midwest
    • Geographic Orientation: Indiana
  • Library of Congress subjects Cook, Bill, Billionaires - Middle West
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008014308
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

About the author

Bob Hammel served as a sports editor and columnist on Indiana newspapers for 50 years. For 30 of those years he was sports editor and columnist for the Bloomington Herald-Times. The recipient of many honors and awards for sports writing, he is the author of eight books, including Beyond the Brink with Indiana (IUP, 1987) and A Banner Year (IUP, 1993). With Bob Knight, he co-authored Knight: My Story. Hammel lives in Bloomington, Indiana.