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To Russia with fries

To Russia with fries

Cohon, George, 1937- author.
Book 1997

"Here, you'll encounter a man who not only dreamed the impossible dream of opening a McDonald's restaurant in the heart of the Soviet Union (of all places), but had the patience, the persistence, and above all the good humour to navigate the maze of obstacles set in his course by a scornful communist bureaucracy. You'll meet a man whose heart is bigger than his assets (he's donating all the royalties from this book to charity); a man with a serio...

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Cohon, George, 1937-
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ISBN:
9780771021985
9780771021961
0771021984
0771021968
Description:
xi, 335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
A word about the author / by Mikhail Gorbachev
Introduction
1. A foot in the door
2. Born in the U.S.A.
3. Moscow nights
4. Green and growing
5. Burger diplomacy
6. O Canada
7. Doves of Perestroika
8. Roots and wings
9. Encounters with greatness
10. Fathers and sons
LCCN:
98103251
Control Number:
67590
Other Authors:
Macfarlane, David, 1952-, author
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