Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's
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"Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's" is Ray Kroc's memoir recounting how he transformed a small hamburger stand into the global McDonald's fast-food empire.
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| Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's Context triple: [Ray Kroc, autobiography, Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's]
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A.
Goodbye History, Hello Hamburger
"Goodbye History, Hello Hamburger" is a landmark critical essay by architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable that sharply critiques the commercialization and destruction of historic urban environments in favor of banal, profit-driven development.
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B.
Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time is a business memoir in which Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz recounts the company’s growth and shares his philosophy on leadership, brand-building, and values-driven entrepreneurship.
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C.
Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul
"Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul" is a memoir and business book by Howard Schultz that chronicles Starbucks’ turnaround during the late-2000s financial crisis and explores how the company sought to revive growth while preserving its core values.
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D.
Fast Food Nation
Fast Food Nation is an investigative non-fiction book by Eric Schlosser that critically examines the American fast food industry and its social, economic, and health impacts.
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E.
Burger Wars
Burger Wars is a controversial Judge Dredd storyline from the "Cursed Earth" saga that parodies fast-food corporations, leading to its censorship in certain editions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's Target entity description: "Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's" is Ray Kroc's memoir recounting how he transformed a small hamburger stand into the global McDonald's fast-food empire.
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A.
Goodbye History, Hello Hamburger
"Goodbye History, Hello Hamburger" is a landmark critical essay by architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable that sharply critiques the commercialization and destruction of historic urban environments in favor of banal, profit-driven development.
-
B.
Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time is a business memoir in which Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz recounts the company’s growth and shares his philosophy on leadership, brand-building, and values-driven entrepreneurship.
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C.
Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul
"Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul" is a memoir and business book by Howard Schultz that chronicles Starbucks’ turnaround during the late-2000s financial crisis and explores how the company sought to revive growth while preserving its core values.
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D.
Fast Food Nation
Fast Food Nation is an investigative non-fiction book by Eric Schlosser that critically examines the American fast food industry and its social, economic, and health impacts.
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E.
Burger Wars
Burger Wars is a controversial Judge Dredd storyline from the "Cursed Earth" saga that parodies fast-food corporations, leading to its censorship in certain editions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | McDonald's Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ray Kroc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Robert Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Ray Kroc's early career as a milkshake machine salesman
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origin of McDonald's as a small hamburger stand in California ⓘ |
| describes | growth of McDonald's from small hamburger stand to global chain ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
business expansion
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entrepreneurship ⓘ franchising ⓘ salesmanship ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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business memoir ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American Dream
NERFINISHED
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hard work ⓘ innovation in business ⓘ persistence ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
business readers
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entrepreneurs ⓘ general readers interested in McDonald's history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
McDonald's
NERFINISHED
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Ray Kroc NERFINISHED ⓘ fast-food industry ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed description of franchising strategy
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insider account of McDonald's rise ⓘ portrayal of Ray Kroc's business philosophy ⓘ |
| portrays |
Ray Kroc's partnership with the McDonald brothers
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challenges of building a global brand ⓘ development of McDonald's franchising system ⓘ |
| publisher | St. Martin's Paperbacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | United States fast-food market ⓘ |
| subjectCategory |
business history
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corporate biography ⓘ food industry ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| title | Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workChronologyPosition | Ray Kroc's primary memoir ⓘ |
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