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Butler, Judith

(Encyclopedia) Butler, Judith, 1956–, American philosopher and political theorist, b. Cleveland, Ph.D. Yale University, 1984. Holds the Hannah Arendt…

Prescott, Edward Christian

(Encyclopedia) Prescott, Edward Christian, 1940–, American economist, b. Glen Falls, N.Y., Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon Univ., 1967. Prescott has taught at Carnegie Mellon (1971–80), the Univ. of Minnesota…

Wanamaker, John

(Encyclopedia) Wanamaker, JohnWanamaker, Johnwŏnˈəmāˌkər [key], 1838–1922, American merchant, b. Philadelphia. He went into the men's clothing business in Philadelphia with Nathan Brown, his brother-…

Ebbers, Bernie

(Encyclopedia) Ebbers, Bernie (Bernard John Ebbers), 1941–, American business executive and white-collar criminal, b. Edmonton, Alta, grad. Mississippi College (1967). After running a small motel…

Top-Selling Business Software, 2005

Rank Title Publisher 1. MS Office 2003 Student/Teacher Ed Microsoft 2. MS Office 2004 Student/Teacher Ed Microsoft 3. MS Office 2003 Pro Upgrade Microsoft 4. .Mac…

Top-Selling Business Software, 2006

Rank Title Publisher 1. MS Office 2003 Student/Teacher Edition Microsoft 2. MS Office 2004 Student/Teacher Edition Microsoft 3. MS Office 2003 Pro Microsoft 4.…

Brewer's: Mind your Own Business

“Seest thou a man diligent in his business, he shall stand before kings” (Prov. xxii. 29). “He who doeth his own business defileth not his fingers” (Fielding's Proverbs). Let every tub…

Katsura, Taro

(Encyclopedia) Katsura, TaroKatsura, Tarotärōˈ kätˈs&oomacr;rä [key], 1847–1913, Japanese statesman. A Choshu clansman, and a protégé of Aritomo Yamagata, he served as war minister, then (1901–6…

Ishiguro, Kazuo

(Encyclopedia) Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954–, English novelist, b. Nagasaki. His family left Japan in 1960 and immigrated to England, where he attended the universities of Kent (B.A., 1978) and East Anglia…