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Robert Maxwell Du Maurier
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Alexander The Great Louis Xiv
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Paul Laurence Dunbar Caged Bird Sings
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Goldman Sachs Robert Maxwell
1,337 wordsRobert Maxwell, Robert Maxwell INTRODUCTION Robert Maxwell, the infamous tycoon who is remembered as much for his personality and ethics in his business dealings as he is for his accomplishments. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Soldier, publisher and patriot, a man who spoke 9 languages; in 1923 Robert Maxwell was born in Czechoslovakia. He was and is a mystery in many respects. Even his birth name is questionable... Maxwell had many reasons to rebel against the norms of the world. One of these was the...
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