Within a week, he grew hoarse, and from the next room it was as though another man were singing not Dad but a growly stranger.

NEWYORKER: Mr. Bones

The merger is the last hurrah for Larry Bossidy, the growly boss of AlliedSignal, who is arguably America's second-most-admired industrial manager after his old boss, Jack Welch of General Electric.

ECONOMIST: Honeywell and AlliedSignal