Ray & Joan: The Man who Made the McDonald's Fortune and the Woman who Gave it All Away

Ray & Joan: The Man who Made the McDonald's Fortune and the Woman who Gave it All Away
ISBN-10
1101984953
ISBN-13
9781101984956
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
353
Language
English
Published
2016
Publisher
Penguin
Author
Lisa Napoli

Description

"The dramatic relationship between Ray Kroc, the man who amassed a fortune as chairman of one of America's most controversial and iconic companies--McDonald's--and the passionate woman, his wife, Joan, who then gave that fortune away,"--Baker & Taylor.

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