Jack A Taylor Popular Books
Jack A Taylor Biography & Facts
Jack Crawford Taylor (April 14, 1922 – July 2, 2016) was an American businessman and billionaire who founded the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company. Taylor also was a fighter pilot for the United States Navy during World War II. Early life and education Taylor was the elder of two sons born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Melburne Martling Taylor and Dorothy Crawford Taylor. Taylor enrolled in the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis in 1940. He left school to join the U.S. Navy. During World War II, he piloted an F6F Hellcat fighter from the decks of the USS Essex (CV-9) and the USS Enterprise (CV-6) earning two Distinguished Flying Crosses and the Navy Air Medal. Career After the war, he returned to St. Louis and started a delivery service company. In 1948, he took a job at the Lindburg Cadillac dealership where he eventually became a sales manager. In 1957, he started a car leasing business at the dealership in partnership with his employer, Arthur R. Lindburg, which required that he take a 50 percent pay cut and put up $25,000 for a 25% interest in the business. Targeting people whose cars were in the shop, the Executive Leasing Company began operation with a total of seven cars. In 1969, Taylor expanded outside St. Louis and changed the name of the company to Enterprise, after the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier upon which he had served in World War II. Unlike his competitors, who focused on business rentals at airports, Taylor concentrated on the hometown market offering home pickup services which led to Enterprise's "We'll Pick You Up" slogan. By 1980, the rental fleet had grown to 6,000 cars. In 1989, the fleet had grown to 50,000 and he changed the name of the company to Enterprise Rent-A-Car. By 1992, Enterprise surpassed $1 billion in revenues and by 1995, it reached $2 billion in revenues. In 2007, Enterprise purchased National Car Rental and Alamo Rent-A-Car. The current executive chairman is Taylor's son, Andrew C. Taylor. Taylor's business credo was: "Take care of your customers and employees first, and profits will follow." His grand daughter, Chrissy Taylor, is now the CEO of the company. Philanthropy $45 million in gifts to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri, part of which established the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Institute that uses bioenergy crops to create green solutions to power our world. $40 million challenge gift to the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra $30 million gift to the Missouri Botanical Garden to fund global plant research (largest ever gift given to a U.S. botanical garden) $25 million to establish the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Scholars Program at Washington University in St. Louis to support scholarships for minority and financially disadvantaged students $1 million gift to Ranken Technical College located in St. Louis $22 million in gifts to 10 charitable and educational organizations supporting underserved children in the St. Louis area $92.5 million in donations to 13 cultural institutions and charities, mostly in the St. Louis area Personal life Taylor was married and divorced twice. In 1945, Taylor married the former Mary Ann MacCarthy, and the couple had two children: Andrew C. Taylor, who is the executive chairman of Enterprise, and Jo Ann Taylor, who runs the Taylor family philanthropic activities. Taylor and his first wife divorced in 1977 after a long separation, and in 1979, he married Susan Orrison. Taylor and Orrison divorced in 2000. In 1978, Taylor's first wife married E. Desmond Lee, a widower and a prominent businessman and philanthropist in his own right. Taylor died on July 2, 2016, in St. Louis at the age of 94. Honors The Jack C. Taylor Conference Center which is under construction at the United States Naval Institute in Annapolis is named in recognition of his career as a U.S. Navy fighter pilot as well as his contributions as an entrepreneur, business leader, and philanthropist. References External links Forbes.com: Forbes 400 Richest Americans (2006) Fortune.com: How father & son built a company known for excellent customer service Washington University in St. Louis Magazine: A Man on a Mission. Discover the Jack A Taylor popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Jack A Taylor books.
Best Seller Jack A Taylor Books of 2024
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In the Galway Silence
Ken BruenA New York Times Best Mystery of the Year: A harddrinking detective deals with double murder and an elusive vigilante. After much tragedy and violence, Jack Taylor has at long last...
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Green Hell
Ken Bruen“The Godfather of the modern Irish crime novel . . . writes in machine gun fashion . . . reminiscent of the work of Raymond Chandler and Peter Cheyenn...
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Galway Girl
Ken Bruen“They don’t come much tougher than Ken Bruen’s Irish roughneck, Jack Taylor,” and crime thrillers don’t get any better than this (The New York Times Book Review). Jack Taylo...
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In the Blood
Jack Carr“Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherfer. Get ready!” Chris Pratt, star of the #1 Amazon Prime series The Terminal ListThe #1 New York Times bestselling Terminal Li...
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Jack Taylor
Ken BruenA portrait of the PI from the Shamus Award winner who created him: “They don’t come much tougher than Ken Bruen’s Irish roughneck, Jack Taylor.” The New York Times Book ReviewIn th...
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How to Read Poetry Like a Professor
Thomas C. FosterFrom the bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor comes this essential primer to reading poetry like a professor that unlocks the keys to enjoying works from L...
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The Year of the Locust
Terry HayesTerry Hayes, author of the #1 global bestseller I Am Pilgrim, returns with this terrifying and eagerly awaited instant bestseller.If, like Kane, you’re a Denied Access Area spy for...
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Misled
Anderson Harp“A stunnerIt reminds me of Tom Clancy at his finest.”James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author on Retribution The greatest thriller authors alive have pr...
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The Ghosts of Galway
Ken BruenAn excop chases after a relic and a rogue priest: “They don’t come much tougher than Ken Bruen’s Irish roughneck, Jack Taylor.” The New York Times Book Review Jack Taylor is recove...
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Enemy at the Gates
Vince Flynn & Kyle MillsMitch Rapp, the CIA’s top operative, searches for a highlevel mole with the power to rewrite the world order in this riveting thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Vin...
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The Buried
Sharon BoltonAN OLD ENEMY IS LAID TO REST . . . AND A NEW CRIME IS DISCOVEREDFlorence Lovelady, the most senior serving policewoman in Britain, visits convicted serial killer Larry Glassbrook i...
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The Modern Library
Carmen Callil & Colm TóibínFor Colm Toíbín and Carmen Callil there is no difference between literary and commercial writing there is only the good novel: engrossing, inspirational, compelling. In their sele...
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Only the Dead
Jack CarrLongburied secrets. A devastating global conspiracy. And only one man who can stop it: Navy SEAL James Reece. From the “seriously good” (Lee Child) #1 New York Times bestselling au...
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The Books That Changed My Life
Bethanne PatrickOne hundred of today’s most prominent literary and cultural icons talk about the books that hold a special place in their heartsthat made them who they are today.Leading authors, p...
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Pale Horse Coming
Stephen HunterPale Horse Coming, featuring Stephen Hunter’s beloved sniper heroes Earl and Bob Lee Swagger, the first Swagger thriller from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author.The time is 1951. A ...
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One Eye Open
Paul FinchIf the lies don't kill you, the truth will An electrifying, highoctane thrill ride; the new mustread standalone from a Sunday Times bestseller. Dark, gritty and always at the edge...
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Rising Tiger
Brad ThorINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERDeadly operative Scot Harvath faces down the country’s most powerful enemy in #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Stree...
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Cemetery Lake
Paul CleaveA heartthumping, noholdsbarred murdermystery that keeps you guessing until the very last page. Some secrets won't stay buried . . . A standard exhumation becomes anything but f...
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The Jack Taylor Series, Books 1-3
Ken BruenKen Bruen's explosive Jack Taylor series, set in the streets of Galway, place him among the greats of modern crime fiction. Now, for the first time, the first three books in the se...
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Taylor Swift
Chas Newkey-BurdenThe full story of Taylor Swift’s stratospheric rise to fame; all any dedicated Swifty needs to know about the pop superstar who’s taking over the worldA smalltown girl with an incr...
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Oath of Loyalty
Vince Flynn & Kyle MillsNamed the Best Thriller of 2022 by The Real Book SpyMitch Rapp confronts a very different kind of killer in this explosive “and entertaining from the first page to the last” (The P...
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Hot Springs
Stephen HunterThe undisputed master of the tough thriller, New York Times bestselling author Stephen Hunter delivers an “exciting and intelligent” (The Wall Street Journal) masterpiece set in 19...
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Playing The Game
Barbara Taylor BradfordIn New York Times bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford's new novel, Annette Remmington, a London art consultant and private dealer, is at the top of her game. She is consider...
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The Devil
Ken BruenIn the next book in Ken Bruen's legendary private investigator series, Jack Taylor faces his most challenging opponent yet in this noir masterpiece, The Devil.Americathe land of op...
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Blood and Bone
Valentina Giambanco'Totally gripping' 5 reader review'One of the best crime fiction books I've read' 5 reader reviewDetective Alice Madison is back in a gripping new thriller, perfect for fans of Ang...
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The Dramatist
Ken BruenA shadowy killer is stalking Galway in The Dramatist, the fourth lean and lethal entry in the criticallyacclaimed, awardwinning Jack Taylor series from author Ken Bruen.Seems impos...
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Spitalfields
Dan CruickshankSHORTLISTED FOR THE HESSELLTILTMAN HISTORY PRIZE 2017AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016Religious strife, civil conflict, waves of immigration, the rise and fall of industry, great p...
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Headstone
Ken BruenA dark, edgy novel from a master of Irish crime fiction who “is threatening to become a mass cult figure in the U.S. as well as a critical favorite” (The Atlantic). An elder...
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Silver Wings, Iron Cross
Tom YoungA gripping WWII thriller in the bestselling vein of Ken Follett, Daniel Silva, and Jack Higgins that draws on the author Tom Young’s military expertise to create a edgeofyourseat W...
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Red Burning Sky
Tom YoungFrom the author of Silver Wings, Iron Cross comes a suspenseful and thrilling saga based on the true story of one of World War II’s most daring and successful rescue missions. ...
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The New Rector
Rebecca ShawPerfect for fans of Barbara Pym'Rebecca's wit, humour and brilliant observational skills put her in the forefront of village storytelling. I never tire of reading her wonderful nov...
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The Guards
Ken BruenAn Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel.Praised by authors and critics around the globe, The Guards is the first novel in the Jack Taylor series and heralded the arrival of prominen...
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Spymaster
Brad ThorScot Harvath must do whatever it takes to prevent the United States from being dragged into a deadly war in this heartpounding thriller that is “timely, raw, and filled with enough...
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Backlash
Brad Thor“Raw emotion, nonstop action, and relentless pacing makes Backlash another onenight read from Brad Thor.” The Real Book Spy#1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling ...
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Pride Runs Deep
R. Cameron Cooke“A great submarine story, on a par with The Hunt for Red October.”Nelson DeMille Shattered by surprise attack, the U.S. rebuilds its fleet at Pearl Harbor. And the badly dam...
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Black Ice
Brad ThorINSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“[A]nother instant classic.” The Real Book Spy “The undisputed master of blending geopolitics with spycraft…a thriller aficionado’s dream.” The ...
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Dead Fall
Brad ThorLethal operative Scot Harvath is dispatched to avenge the killing of American citizens abroad in #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor’s new pul...
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The Emerald Lie
Ken BruenAn Irish crime novel featuring excop Jack Taylor from an author “among the most original and innovative noir voices of the last two decades” (Los Angeles Review of Books). I...
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The Killing of the Tinkers
Ken BruenWinner of the Macavity Award for Best Mystery NovelKen Bruen wowed critics and readers alike when he introduced Jack Taylor in The Guards; now he's back with The Killing of the Tin...
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The Girls Inside
NJ MackayA gripping, compelling psychological thriller about a cult, a fire, and the dark secrets that four young girls have carried with them but can no longer keep buried...Blue grew up i...
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A Galway Epiphany
Ken Bruen“They don’t come much tougher than Ken Bruen’s Irish roughneck, Jack Taylor, a man with bad habits who does good despite himself.”―Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Revi...
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Cross
Ken BruenIn Cross, the sixth installment of Ken Bruen's awardwinning series, Jack Taylor investigates a gruesome crucifixion in Galway, but first he must face his own demons.Jack Taylor bri...
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Shadow of Doubt
Brad ThorAmerica’s top spy Scot Harvath returns in #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor’s new pulsepounding thriller. A shadowy Russian defector. A beau...
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The Magdalen Martyrs
Ken BruenThe Magdalen Martyrs, the third Galwayset novel by Edgar, Barry, and Macavity finalist and Shamus Awardwinner Ken Bruen, is a gripping, dazzling story that takes the Jack Taylor se...
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Purgatory
Ken BruenAn Irish excop is lured into a violent game by a vengeful killer in this “excellent” crime novel by an Edgar Award finalist (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Former cop J...
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Priest
Ken BruenThe brutal murder of a local priest sets in motion the fifth explosive Jack Taylor novel from Edgar, Anthony, Shamus, Barry, and Macavity winner and finalist Ken Bruen.Ireland, awa...