Magic Carpet Ride: The Story of My Life - Couverture rigide

Fallon, Ivan

 
9781785902017: Magic Carpet Ride: The Story of My Life
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1785902016 ISBN 13 : 9781785902017
Editeur : Biteback Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

From humble beginnings in wartime Peckham, where his first memories are of being carried down into the air-raid shelter by his mother, Phil Harris would go on to transform his father's market stall into Britain's biggest carpet retail chain, himself becoming one of the richest people in the country, a member of the House of Lords and a passionate supporter of charitable causes.An extraordinary retailer, largely instinctive with an exceptional feel for what the customer wanted, Harris and his astonishing business career, with its ups and downs, are the central themes to the book. Today he is as well-known for his charitable work. Severely dyslexic himself, with Tony Blair's personal support Lord Harris created the first academy school in London.There are now thirty-five Harris Academy schools, and it was David Cameron's relationship with Lord Harris that persuaded the former PM to espouse the academy school so enthusiastically. These, then, are the fascinating memoirs of one of the country's greatest entrepreneurs and philanthropists.

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À propos de l?auteur

Ivan Fallon was City editor of the Sunday Telegraph and deputy editor and business editor of the Sunday Times, and was twice named Financial Journalist of the Year.

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Éditeur
Biteback Publishing
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1785902016
ISBN 13 
9781785902017
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
356
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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