Carl and Jack Cole

Carl and Jack Cole were two brothers who created the successful bookstore chain Coles bookstore as well as the world famous publication of Coles Notes. Jack (May 4, 1920 – January 22, 1997) and Carl (d.1994) were born Isadore and Carl Collofsky. Carl and Jack were very successful, making Coles the largest bookstore chain in Canada in the mid to late 20th century.

Read more about Carl And Jack Cole:  Early Life, World War II, Coles Notes, 1950/1960s, 1970s, World's Biggest Bookstore, Family Life

Famous quotes containing the words carl, jack and/or cole:

    Oh no, it wasn’t the aviators, it was beauty that killed the beast.
    James Creelman, screenwriter, Ruth Rose, screenwriter, Merian Cooper, and Ernest Schoedsack. Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong)

    Be not a Jack of all trades, but a master of one.
    Chinese proverb.

    Between you and me, sir, I’ll have to see him before I’ll believe he’s invisible.
    —Lester Cole (1904–1985)