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An inside account of the multi-billion pound world of private equity and a masterclass on the art of deal-making. The Dealmaker is a frank and honest account of how a severely dyslexic child who struggled at school went on to graduate from Oxford and become a serial entrepreneur. It describes Guy Hand's career in private equity, first at Nomura and then as head of his own company, Terra Firma. It looks in detail at the huge deals that Terra Firma has done over the years, involving everything from cinema chains and pubs to waste management, aircraft leasing and green energy. And it offers a brutally honest appraisal of the deal that almost bankrupted him - the acquisition of multinational mus...
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I was born in South Africa, but my parents moved to Zimbabwe when I was young. In 1964, Ian Smith, soon to be elected prime minister, was to declare his intention to resist Britain’s demand for majority rule and make a unilateral declaration of independence. #2 I was born in South Africa, but my parents moved to Zimbabwe when I was young. In 1964, Ian Smith, soon to be elected prime minister, declared his intention to resist Britain’s demand for majority rule and make a unilateral declaration of independence. #3 I was born in South Africa, but my parents moved to Zimbabwe when I was young. In 1964, Ian Smith, soon to be elected prime minister, declared his intention to resist Britain’s demand for majority rule and make a unilateral declaration of independence. #4 I was eight when I was put in touch with psychologist Margaret Branch, who diagnosed me as dyslexic. I was never able to read or write at anything close to my intellectual potential, but I was extremely bright.
The Beatles. The Beach Boys. Blur, Bowie, Kylie Minogue, Kate Bush, and Coldplay. EMI was one of the big four record companies, with some of the biggest names in the history of recorded music on its roster. Dominating the music industry for over 100 years, by 2010 EMI Group had reported massive pre-tax losses. The group was divided up and sold in 2011. How could one of the greatest recording companies of the 20th century have ended like this? With interviews from insiders and music industry experts, Eamonn Forde pieces together the tragic end to a financial juggernaut and a cultural institution in forensic detail. The Final Days of EMI: Selling the Pig is the story of the British recording industry, laid bare in all its hubris and glory.
Including conversations with world leaders, Nobel prizewinners, business leaders, artists and Olympians, Vikas Shah quizzes the minds that matter on the big questions that concern us all.
Who own's England? Behind this simple question lies this country's oldest and darkest secret. This is the history of how England's elite came to own our land - from aristocrats and the church to businessmen and corporations - and an inspiring manifesto for how we can take control back.
From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Sweet Thing and Nowhere But Here comes a love story about a Craigslist “missed connection” post that gives two people a second chance at love fifteen years after they were separated in New York City. To the Green-eyed Lovebird: We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House. You called us fast friends. I like to think it was more. We lived on nothing but the excitement of finding ourselves through music (you were obsessed with Jeff Buckley), photography (I couldn’t stop taking pictures of you), hanging out in Washington Square Park, and all the weird things we did to make m...
Of Mice and Men es una novela escrita por el autor John Steinbeck. Publicado en 1937, cuenta la historia de George Milton y Lennie Small, dos trabajadores desplazados del rancho migratorio, que se mudan de un lugar a otro en California en busca de nuevas oportunidades de trabajo durante la Gran Depresión en los Estados Unidos.
Life is full of many coincidences. There are people you meet who will change your future, many of which you will never see again. Imagine them all coming together by accident at the same place and at the same time. Guy Mann can't until he meets Dylan Dies on a London Heath one evening. He doesn't recognise him from ten years before but they are both there to meet the same person - Annie Crow - Dylan's former pupil and girlfriend and the woman Guy has been helping to recover her past. When joined by Dylan's current girlfriend, Amelia Fleisch, the group bond quickly the tears quickly show. From sleep-deprived drinking games and gun-weilding interventions that follow, where Dylan's need to bury his past to preserve his future, the rest dig everything back up for the birds to feed upon. One will finally lay their head to sleep but at whose cost? The night becomes a mind trip like no other.
The story takes an unexpected turn when Christian gets an accident with his bike and Christian gets died to save Julia’s life but, Chris died in the Devil’s arrival time. The Devil the lord of darkness is cursed by the God. The Devil has the power to take control of any lives and act in someone’s life as he wants. The Devil takes control of Christian’s life and made Christian sell his soul to the Devil by giving him extreme pain and at the end Christian had to agree with the Devil to sell his soul because of the Devil’s torture. Chris finds himself in hospital bed after that, with Julia is sitting beside him and caressing his hairs. Chris founds out later that he went to coma for 4...
**As seen on Netflix’s High on the Hog** **2019 James Beard Foundation Book Award Nominee** "Black Girl Baking has a rhythm and a realness to it." - Carla Hall, Chef and television personality Invigorating and Creative Recipes to Ignite Your Senses For Jerrelle Guy, food has always been what has shaped her—her body, her character, her experiences and her palate. Growing up as the sensitive, slightly awkward child of three in a race-conscious space, she decided early on that she’d rather spend her time eating cookies and honey buns than taking on the weight of worldly issues. It helped her see that good food is the most powerful way to connect, understand and heal. Inspired by this real...