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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Detroit Lakes Public Library | 609.2273 MAL (Text) | 33500012126223 | Main | Available | - |
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- ISBN: 9781476784946 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1476784949 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: x, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Threshold Editions/Mercury Ink hardcover ... Read More
- Publisher: New York : Threshold Editions/Mercury Ink, 2015.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages ... Read More |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part I: Engineers of prosperity. Maglite's Tony ... Read More |
| Summary, etc.: | Conservative journalist Malkin provides an ... Read More |
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| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 249-308) and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aPart I: Engineers of prosperity. Maglite's Tony Maglica : torchbearer of the American Dream ; The wizards of cool : air-conditioning innovators Willis Carrier and Irvine Lyle ; Roebling : the family that built America's most famous bridges -- Part II: The miracle of the mundane. I, toilet paper ; Crowning glory : how William Painter's bottle caps became a $9 billion business ; "Keep looking" : how Painter's razor-sharp genius inspired King Gillette ; Seeing dollars in the dirt : the wisdom of Charles E. Hires -- Part III: BFFs : dynamic duos of American business. Death-defying mavericks of glass : Edward Libbey and Michael Owens ; "Perfect partnership" : Westinghouse, Tesla, and the harnessing of Niagara Falls -- Part IV: Past, present, future. Smart limbs : the next generation of American tinkerpreneurs. |
| 520 | . | ‡aConservative journalist Malkin provides an eclectic journey of American capitalism, from the colonial period to the Industrial Age to the present, spotlighting little-known "tinkerpreneurs" who achieved their dreams of doing well by doing good. Learn how Paul Revere became America's first tech titan, how famous patent holders Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain championed the nation's unique system of intellectual property rights, and more. | |
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