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Sir Richard Branson: The Autobiography
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Richard Branson's life is an adventure, from record-breaking balloon flights to courtroom battles with British Airways. This autobiography of the founder of the Virgin empire, offers an insight into the private and public world of this larger-than-life entrepreneur.
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Paperback, 112 pages
Published
December 1st 2002
by Longman Cheshire Pty Ltd
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Not that many people have interesting lives worth dedicating a biography for, but Branson is a rare exception. Most of his adventures are whimsical, impulsive, and stupid, but his choice for fun over practicality makes things work out in the most magical way.
I rate this highly not because it was well written (it was actually a bit long), but because I want to adopt aspects of his personality in my life.
I rate this highly not because it was well written (it was actually a bit long), but because I want to adopt aspects of his personality in my life.

Sep 06, 2017
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Tự truyện về cuộc đời đầy mạo hiểm của ông chủ đế chế Virgin - Richard Branson. Các cuộc phiêu lưu từ kinh doanh âm nhạc, hàng không, khinh khí cầu vượt đại dương của ông vừa kì quái, vừa có vẻ đồng bóng bốc đồng, vừa ngu ngốc (theo quan điểm đại chúng). Khát khao làm những việc độc đáo, thú vị, hơn người lại liên tục đưa Richard đạt được hết thành công này đến thành công khác theo những cách vô cùng kì diệu. Cách nghĩ và cách làm của Richard không phù hợp với tư duy của mình và cách viết cuốn t
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It was a fun read.

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I had to laugh at someone's review of "its a bit predictable". Firstly it's an autobiography not fiction and secondly, his life and this book are anything other than predictable. He is an entrepreneur full of character and that is portrayed in this book. I loved it.
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Oct 26, 2014
Joyce Dias
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the story is inspiring, but the language could be tightened and the narrative be made more concise.
I would prefer to read an abridged version if there was one.
I would prefer to read an abridged version if there was one.

The BA saga embodies all that's bad about business and innovation blocking...
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Jul 22, 2012
Sreedevi
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not for indian lifestyle :P
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Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies. Branson's first successful business venture was at age 16, when he published a magazine called Student. He then set up a record mail-order business in 1970. In 1972, he opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records, later known as Virgin Megastores and rebranded as zavvi in
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