A vintage book edition titled The Man Nobody Knows, a Discovery of the Real Jesus by Bruce Barton published by The Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, IN, 1925. Inscribed to William S. Eddy with the best wishes of Bruce Barton, dated October 28, 1927 and signed by the author on the front endpage. With the ex libris mounted to the inside cover. The Man Nobody Knows is the second book by the American author and advertising executive Bruce Fairchild Barton. In it, Barton presents Jesus as the Founder of Modern Business, in an effort to make the Christian story accessible to businessmen of the time. Vintage American Book Editions And Bibliophilia Collectibles.