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The Executive's Almanac is an entertaining collection of facts and figures covering all aspects of business--from the assembly line to the bottom li≠ from the stock market to the supermarket. A sample of what's in store: * The ratio of the salaries of the average worker to the average CEO is 301 to 1. * As of 2004, 8.3 million people in the world have $1 million to invest, spend, or save. * Blue Chip stocks got their name from poker, where blue chips are more valuable than white or red. * Starbucks was named for the first mate in Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick. * The New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol for Mauna Loa is NUT; Men's Wearhouse is SUIT; * Sotheby's is BID; and Genentech is DNA.