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Product Identifiers
PublisherCengage South-Western
ISBN-101587991705
ISBN-139781587991707
eBay Product ID (ePID)2505408
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
Publication NameAgainst the Odds : an Autobiography
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
SubjectCareers / General, Professional Development, Equipment, Appliances & Supplies, Business, Science & Technology
TypeTextbook
AuthorJames Dyson
Subject AreaHouse & Home, Education, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight22 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2004-271642
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal338.7/68383 B
Table Of ContentPreface Introduction 1. Swallows and amazons, sand dunes and bassoons 2. Learning to dream 3. The fastest piece of plywood in the world 4. Improving on the wheel 5. Betrayal over a ball 6. It really was no miracle, what happened was just this 7. Inside the cyclone 8. In the land of the blind 9. Double vision 10. Have you got a license for that? 11. Short chapter, big deal 12. We ruv G-Force! - Japan to the rescue 13. Alien invasion 14. Freedom 15. The Dyson Dual Cyclone 16. A little more ludism 17. This week's highest new entry 18. Say goodbye to the bag 19. Genetic engineering 20. Coals to Japan 21. A new philosophy of business 22. Coming to America Index
SynopsisThe inspiring autobiography of James Dyson, the country’s leading entrepreneur and inventor, and how he succeeded against all the odds. Dyson's freewheeling account of his struggles, failures and successes is interspersed with his insights on how to turn an inspired idea into a household name. Also includes an updated chapter that reveals the details of the latest TOP SECRET Dyson appliance. Against the Odds will inspire engineers, inventors, and entrepreneurs and appeal to readers around the world., The inspiring autobiography of James Dyson, the country &sb"'s leading entrepreneur and inventor, and how he succeeded against all the odds. Dyson's freewheeling account of his struggles, failures and successes is interspersed with his insights on how to turn an inspired idea into a household name. Also includes an updated chapter that reveals the details of the latest TOP SECRET Dyson appliance. Against the Odds will inspire engineers, inventors, and entrepreneurs and appeal to readers around the world.
LC Classification NumberHD9971.5.E542D97
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- 17 Dec, 2015
Simply Brilliant
The founder and CEO of Dyson shares his troubled and confusing childhood with us to get a better understanding of where his plukyness originates. It is an insight of how James became the way he is and it is simply mesmorizing. I reconmend this to anyone who is interested in engineering, and to those who are looking for something a little different from the norm.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
