Branson : behind the mask /: behind the mask. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Tom Bower.
• Authors: Bower, Tom
• Contents: Previous ed.:Harper Perennial, 2008.-Includes bibliographical references and index.-The image remains pristine: a charismatic high-school dropout turned billionaire, whose stratospheric rise and daring exploits have won him millions of enduring admirers and made him a model for aspiring entrepreneurs throughout the world. But is this story still credible? Over the last decade, has Branson matched the expectations perpetuated by Virgin's relentless publicity machine? Or have we all been seduced by a brilliant showman? In his most explosive book to date, Tom Bower, bestselling biographer of Simon Cowell, Bernie Ecclestone, Conrad Black and Robert Maxwell, dares to explore the reality of the Branson empire. In doing so, he unravels the gripping story of his recent activities -- from the astonishing success of mobile phones to his troubled airlines and his long delayed plan to send multimillionaires into space -- and asks whether he really remains Britain's heroic buccaneer.
• Publisher Details: London : Faber & Faber
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 368 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates), color illustrations
• Subjects: 338.04092; Businessmen -- Great Britain -- Biography; Hommes d'affaires -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies; Businessmen; Great Britain; collective biographies; Biographies; Biographies; Biographies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780571297115; 0571297110
• Related ISBNs: 9780571297092; 0571297099; 9780571297108; 0571297102
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.