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A Full Cup: Sir Thomas Lipton's Extraordinary Life and His Quest for the America's Cup
Today Lipton means tea. However, in his time Sir Thomas Lipton was known for much more than the Lipton tea empire. Raised in desperate poverty, he would build a global empire of markets, factories, plantations, and stockyards. But his epic pursuit of the America's Cup--a yachting trophy and the ultimate in international sport--made him a beloved figure on both sides of the...more
ebook, 368 pages
Published
July 8th 2010
by Riverhead Books
(first published 2010)
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Horatio Alger popularized the rags to riches stories 19th century writing. During this era though, some would live this story in real life. This includes Sir Thomas Lipton, rising from poverty in Glasgow to create an empire of grocery stores across Great Britain, and a world-wide tea empire. A master of what business refers to as vertical integration, he owned the slaughterhouses for ham and plantations for tea which he marketed under his name in his stores. More importantly he also came of age...more
An in-depth biography of the world's first international celebrity business mogul: Sir Thomas Lipton, the founder of Lipton Tea and a self-made man, who revived the competition for the America's Cup.
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Interesting story. Until I read this book, I assumed Lipton's fortune was from tea. I enjoy reading about entrepreneurs. Half this book was on Lipton's obsession with America's Cup.
Interesting story...I heard the author interviewed on NPR and would give him 4 stars for that interview.
I love the Americas Cup history. Wonderfully researched.
I don't think I've read a more boring bio, which is a shame because it seems Lipton was quite the character.
The book has too many facts and not enough story telling; I guess you could say it was too anecdotal. D'Antonio will make a statement like 'Lipton was clever' and then he'll give you 10 examples of how clever he was. After example 3, it becomes less remarkable and less interesting. A good editor would have taken care of of the telling statements and gotten rid of the repetitive bits.
The book has too many facts and not enough story telling; I guess you could say it was too anecdotal. D'Antonio will make a statement like 'Lipton was clever' and then he'll give you 10 examples of how clever he was. After example 3, it becomes less remarkable and less interesting. A good editor would have taken care of of the telling statements and gotten rid of the repetitive bits.
WELL WRITTEN BIO OF DRIVEN MAN
This was interesting to me because of Sir Thomas Lipton's cup donation to the Grand Lake Yacht Club, and I learned a thing or two about immigration to America and the history of the America's Cup. Not sure I wold recommend this to anyone not interested in yacht racing history.
The book reads quickly and never gets bogged down as so many biographies do. Thomas Lipton led an amazingly interesting and varied life and this biography is well worth the time.
Book had me hooked even though Sir Thomas's personal life isn't covered in depth (mainly because he didn't have one). Quite a colorful figure and a dynamo of marketing and self-promotion.
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