Product Information
The head of the Virgin Group empire shares some of the lessons he has learned in life and business. But this work also presents Branson's vision for the future, one that embraces the responsibility to do no harm to the environment.Product Identifiers
PublisherVirgin Books, Ebury Publishing
ISBN-100753513188
ISBN-139780753513187
eBay Product ID (ePID)108520963
Product Key Features
SubjectBusiness, Economy & Industry
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaManagement & Business: General
AuthorSir Richard Branson
FormatTrade Paperback (Us) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound, Paperback
Additional Product Features
Date of Publication08/05/2008
Pagination236
Place of PublicationLondon
Spine15mm
Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom
Out-Of-Print Date19/10/2013
Author BiographyRichard Branson was born in 1950 and educated at Stowe School. It was here that he began to set up Student Magazine when he was just 16. By 17 he'd also set up Student Advisory Centre, which was a charity to help young people. In 1970 he founded Virgin as a mail order record retailer, and not long after he opened a record shop in Oxford Street, London. During 1972 a recording studio was built in Oxfordshire, and the first Virgin artist, Mike Oldfield, recorded Tubular Bells which was released in 1973. This album went on to sell over 5 million copies. Since then many household names, including Belinda Carlisle, Genesis, Phil Collins, Janet Jackson and The Rolling Stones have helped to make Virgin Music one of the top six record companies in the world. The equity of Virgin Music Group - record labels, music publishing, and recording studios was sold to THORN EMI in 1992 in a US$1billion deal. The Virgin Group has now expanded into international music Megastores, air travel, mobile, financial, retail, music, internet, drinks, rail, hotels and leisure, with around 200 companies in over 30 countries. Richard is married with two children and spends most of his time at his home on Necker Island.
Edition StatementExpanded Ed.