Ron Burkle Loses Battle for Barnes & Noble 1.73K Hamilton Nolan 09/28/10 11:45AM Filed to: book stores book stores Barnes and Noble Ron Burkle corporate america Money Matters Appic Barnes & Noble's mustachioed chairman Leonard Riggio defeated Ron Burkle's vigorous battle to wrangle control of the failing bookseller's board. Riggio will now return to supervising the company's descent into nothingness. [WSJ. Pic: AP]