false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250772605m/870982.jpg 870982 4 <div><div><b>"Oh, screw it, let's do it."<br><br></b>That's the philosophy that has allowed Richard Branson, in slightly more than twenty-five years, to spawn so many successful ventures. From the airline business (Virgin Atlantic Airways), to music (Virgin Records and V2), to cola (Virgin Cola), to retail (Virgin Megastores), and nearly a hundred others, ranging from financial services to bridal wear, Branson has a track record second to none.<br><br><i>Losing My Virginity</i> is the unusual, frequently outrageous autobiography of one of the great business geniuses of our time. When Richard Branson started his first business, he and his friends decided that "since we're complete virgins at business, let's call it just that: Virgin." Since then, Branson has written his own "rules" for success, creating a group of companies with a global presence, but no central headquarters, no management hierarchy, and minimal bureaucracy.<br><br>Many of Richard Branson's companies--airlines, retailing, and cola are good examples--were started in the face of entrenched competition. The experts said, "Don't do it." But Branson found golden opportunities in markets in which customers have been ripped off or underserved, where confusion reigns, and the competition is complacent. </div><div><br>And in this stressed-out, overworked age, Richard Branson gives us a new model: a dynamic, hardworking, successful entrepreneur who lives life to the fullest. Family, friends, fun, and adventure are equally important as business in Branson's life. Losing My Virginity is a portrait of a productive, sane, balanced life, filled with rich and colorful stories:<br><br>Crash-landing his hot-air balloon in the Algerian desert, yet remaining determined to have another go at being the first to circle the globe<br><br>Signing the Sex Pistols, Janet Jackson, the Rolling Stones, Boy George, and Phil Collins<br><br>Fighting back when British Airways took on Virgin Atlantic and successfully suing this pillar of the British business establishment<br><br>Swimming two miles to safety during a violent storm off the coast of Mexico<br><br>Selling Virgin Records to save Virgin Atlantic<br><br>Staging a rescue flight into Baghdad before the start of the Gulf War . . .<br><br>And much more. <i>Losing My Virginity</i> is the ultimate tale of personal and business survival from a man who combines the business prowess of Bill Gates and the promotional instincts of P. T. Barnum.</div></div> 856351 1999 Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography total:142|5:5|4:5|3:2|2:1|1:0| 142 556 202 32 870982 0753510200 9780753510209 114 24 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250772605m/870982.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/870982.Losing_My_Virginity_The_Autobiography 5 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Oct 06 12:34:59 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 13:49:19 -0700 2009 I think I first noticed Branson when he came to Mumbai (in 2003?) to promote VirginAir; Well he was all over the place, on top of the plane posing with models, in the Mumbai local with ...more...]]> 870982 0753510200 9780753510209 114 24 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250772605m/870982.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/870982.Losing_My_Virginity_The_Autobiography 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jun 20 10:45:12 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 15:15:01 -0700 2009 http://www.bookvim.com/2009/06/losing-my...
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What I learnt from this book is that business, if approached the right way, can lead to a FUN and exciting life.

Richard Branson exemplifies better than anyone what happens when you combine the passion to follow what y...more...]]> 883777 0001055941 9780001055940 3 2 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179174957m/883777.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/883777.Losing_My_Virginity 5 0 false Fri Mar 13 17:04:11 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 17:05:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 883777 0001055941 9780001055940 3 2 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179174957m/883777.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/883777.Losing_My_Virginity 4 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 22:02:31 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 22:09:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 870982 0753510200 9780753510209 114 24 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250772605m/870982.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/870982.Losing_My_Virginity_The_Autobiography 3 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Aug 10 18:48:23 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 18:49:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 870982 0753510200 9780753510209 114 24 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250772605m/870982.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/870982.Losing_My_Virginity_The_Autobiography 4 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 06 06:10:32 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 06:11:47 -0700 2009
The story covers just as many of his mistakes as his successes and really goes to show that at the end of the day he is just having fun.

A good read]]> 870982 0753510200 9780753510209 114 24 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250772605m/870982.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/870982.Losing_My_Virginity_The_Autobiography 2 0 false Wed Nov 19 18:44:44 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 22:53:05 -0800 2008 more...]]> 870982 0753510200 9780753510209 114 24 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250772605m/870982.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/870982.Losing_My_Virginity_The_Autobiography 0 0 false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 07:56:24 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 07:58:11 -0800 2009 870982 0753510200 9780753510209 114 24 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250772605m/870982.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/870982.Losing_My_Virginity_The_Autobiography 4 0 false Wed Jul 08 21:38:58 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 21:40:16 -0700 2009 870982 0753510200 9780753510209 114 24 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250772605m/870982.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/870982.Losing_My_Virginity_The_Autobiography 5 0 false Sun Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 28 09:02:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 09:06:33 -0700 2009 870982 0753510200 9780753510209 114 24 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250772605m/870982.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/870982.Losing_My_Virginity_The_Autobiography 4 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 15 18:57:59 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 18:58:47 -0700 2009 883779 0753513005 9780753513002 23 6 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/883779.Losing_My_Virginity_The_Autobiography 4 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 02:35:06 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 02:42:08 -0800 2007
This book details Branson's life from when he was a kid and pretty much up until the present. The focus though is on his 20's and 30's years, this being the late 1970s through to early 1990s.

What a read it is. Although it's light on concrete busin...more...]]> 870982 0753510200 9780753510209 114 24 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250772605m/870982.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/870982.Losing_My_Virginity_The_Autobiography 4 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 02 06:25:01 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 06:25:01 -0700 2009 870982 0753510200 9780753510209 114 24 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250772605m/870982.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/870982.Losing_My_Virginity_The_Autobiography 5 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 25 18:52:05 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 18:52:54 -0700 2009 870982 0753510200 9780753510209 114 24 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250772605m/870982.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/870982.Losing_My_Virginity_The_Autobiography 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jun 25 02:45:02 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 02:46:59 -0700 2009 870982 0753510200 9780753510209 114 24 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250772605m/870982.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/870982.Losing_My_Virginity_The_Autobiography 5 0 false Fri Nov 28 01:11:36 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 23:18:42 -0800 2008 883779 0753513005 9780753513002 23 6 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/883779.Losing_My_Virginity_The_Autobiography 4 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Feb 25 01:27:14 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 12:40:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 870982 0753510200 9780753510209 114 24 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250772605m/870982.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/870982.Losing_My_Virginity_The_Autobiography 3 0 false Sat Nov 15 13:37:50 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 13:40:16 -0800 2008 883779 0753513005 9780753513002 23 6 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/883779.Losing_My_Virginity_The_Autobiography 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 28 13:27:06 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 17 20:10:32 -0800 2008 870982 0753510200 9780753510209 114 24 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250772605m/870982.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/870982.Losing_My_Virginity_The_Autobiography 5 0 false Thu Jun 18 00:43:17 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 00:43:17 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=870982