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...battered, partially shutdown city, reports PW. The impact of the terrorist attack was profound, from the Borders superstore near the twin towers that was completely destroyed, to the many closed publishing houses, to the canceled promotional events. September 11 was the laydown date for Warner?s $7 million Jack Welch book, but all of the scheduled hoopla, including an appearance on the Jay Leno show, was immediately put on hold. (Despite the lack of publicity, the much-awaited book soared to No. 1 on the 9/30 NYT list in its first week.) The publishing extravaganza "New York Is Book Country...
...many working stiffs rose to the occasion. But there shouldn't be. The FGB would have helped perhaps, by sending his chauffeur back in to help. The surprise comes in part because those celebrated, elevated, lionized, and lavishly compensated in our society are people like Jack Welch and Bill Gates, Roger Clemens and Tom Cruise, not firefighters and teachers and nurses and paramedics. Had you seen a fireman interviewed on prime time TV before this week, before 300 of his fellow firefighters died saving others and his boots melted on his feet after digging 24 hours at a stretch...
...Prime Number 2,876 percent is how much General Electric's share price increased from the time Jack Welch became CEO 20 years ago to last Friday, when he retired...
Perhaps, in retrospect, Immelt should have dressed a little snazzier for his coming-out party last November. Despite the fact that he and his boss both showed up wearing the same casual outfit--slacks, sports jacket and blue open-collared shirt--Immelt isn't a Welch clone. Where Welch is known for a blowtorch temper, Immelt is low-key and understated--more likely to tease employees than scold them to get his point across. "If you, say, missed your numbers, you wouldn't leave a meeting with him feeling beat up but more like you let your dad down," says...
...Raquel Welch Actress...