Who is Richard Branson? / by Michael Burgan ; illustrated by Ted Hammond.

By:

Burgan, Michael [author.]

Contributor(s):

Hammond, Ted [illustrator.]

Material type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780448483153
0448483157
9780606367554 (Turtleback)
0606367551 (Turtleback)
9781484461808 (Prebound)
1484461800 (Prebound)

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Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

920.33 BUR 23

LOC classification:

HC252.5.B73 B87 2015

Contents:

Who is Richard Branson? -- Early challenges -- First businesses -- A growing company -- Virgin takes to the skies -- Breaking world records -- Billionaire -- Helping others -- To space, and beyond -- Timelines.

Summary: What would you do with a billion dollars? This question gets a definitive answer from billionaire Richard Branson: do everything! Born into a wealthy family in London, Branson suffered from dyslexia and was a poor student. Still, his knack for business started early with a successful parakeet-breeding enterprise at age 11. The charismatic entrepreneur launched his first major business, Virgin Records, at age 22 and spent the next few decades building the Virgin group that now includes more than 400 companies. Known for his eccentric lifestyle and trillion-watt smile, Branson's hot air balloon flights, innovative leadership, and world record attempts have made him an instantly-recognizable global icon.

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Cover image	Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Vol info	URL	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Item hold queue priority	Course reserves
	Lending Books	Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration				920.33 (Browse shelf(Opens below))				C/263	Available			C/263

Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105).

What would you do with a billion dollars? This question gets a definitive answer from billionaire Richard Branson: do everything! Born into a wealthy family in London, Branson suffered from dyslexia and was a poor student. Still, his knack for business started early with a successful parakeet-breeding enterprise at age 11. The charismatic entrepreneur launched his first major business, Virgin Records, at age 22 and spent the next few decades building the Virgin group that now includes more than 400 companies. Known for his eccentric lifestyle and trillion-watt smile, Branson's hot air balloon flights, innovative leadership, and world record attempts have made him an instantly-recognizable global icon.

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