<Tr> <Th> ISBN </Th> <Td> 0 - 9652894 - 1 - 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> OCLC </Th> <Td> 41517505 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Man Nobody Knows (1925) is the second book by the American author and advertising executive Bruce Fairchild Barton . In it, Barton presents Jesus as "(t) he Founder of Modern Business," in an effort to make the Christian story accessible to businessmen of the time . </P> <P> When published in 1925, The Man Nobody Knows topped the nonfiction bestseller list, and was one of the best - selling non-fiction books of the 20th century . </P>

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