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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 78. Chapters: Cigar, Ronald Perelman, History of Ybor City, Exploding cigar, Cohiba, Piloto Cigars Inc., Frank Llaneza, Dunhill, Perdomo, Davidoff, MATASA, Partagas, Nat Sherman, Oliva Cigar Co., Cigar boom, Factory name, H. Upmann, Altadis, Alec Bradley, Cigar band, Bolivar, Cheroot, Cigar Dave, Hoyo de Monterrey, Cigar cutter, Joya de Nicaragua, Punch, Blunt, General Cigar Company, Signature 1932, Gurkha, Cigar Aficionado, Ramon Allones, Nestor Plasencia, Cigarillo, Trinidad, A. J. Fernandez Cigars, Tragacanth, Dutch Masters, Andre Garcia, Cigar bar, Cigar etiquette, Cigar case, Perelman's Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars, Cigar box, Habana Leon, Cabinet selection, El Rey de los Habanos, Signature Select, Solla-Carcaba Cigar Factory, Ybor Factory Building, Swisher International Group, Criollo tobacco, Old Henry, Roth Cigar Factory, Corojo, United Cigar Stores Limited, Box-pressed, An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars, Cubatabaco, Vitola, Torcedor. Excerpt: Ronald Owen Perelman (born January 1, 1943) is an American investor who made his fortune buying beleaguered corporations and re-selling them later for enormous profits. He has invested in grocery, cigar, licorice, makeup, car, photography, television, camping, security, lottery, jewelry, banks, and comic book companies. Perelman was born in Greensboro, North Carolina to Raymond and Ruth Perelman in 1943. His family practiced Judaism. Raymond was an accomplished businessman in his own right. Along with his father and brother, he controlled the American Paper Products corporation. Raymond eventually left the company and bought Belmont Iron Works, a manufacturer of structural steel. On Raymond's knee, Perelman learned the fundamentals of business. By the time Ronald turned eleven years old he regularly sat in on board meetings of his father's company. Raymond...