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by Tom Bower (Author)
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  • Paperback: 393 pages
  • Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd; New edition edition (2 April 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1841154008
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841154008
  • Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 11.2 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 394,963 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Fortified by impeccable research, Bower deflates Branson's self-spun reputation...revealing a darker side' --Evening Standard


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'Way more spicy than the usual corporate arse-lick'
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a different perspective, 14 April 2007
By k (england) - See all my reviews
I have read pretty much most books on this great man, but i feel that a lot of what the author has wrote is probably closer to the truth in more ways than one. No body gets to the position that branson has, financially or in terms of publicity, if he was totally innocent of some claims made in this book. It doesnt detract in anyway the inspiration he instills in normal everyday folk to better themselves but you do have a nagging thought at the back of your head , on whether he really did get all this by smiling and being mr nice guy to everyone around him ???
Also the fact that he is uk`s best known and respected businessman, most of his wealth is stored overseas, in essence, depriving the uk tax system from the bulk of his wealth, `rich - leterally, coming from someone who loves to wave the british flag in an effort to drum up more business.
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Would the real Richard Branson please stand up..., 22 Aug 2001
By A Customer
This is an excellent book to read if you want an alternative profile of RB rather than accepting the one portrayed in the popular media. Amazing detail of conversations and Virgin businesses.
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22 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Factual and damning at the same time, 6 Nov 2003
By Darren Simons (Middlesex, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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When I ordered this book I didn't realise it wasn't the official biography and within a few pages I'd decided this book was just an indictment of one of Britain's best loved businessmen by an author in essence jealous of Branson's success, feeling that he'd cheated to get to the top. My conclusion when I'd finished the book was that this book could have been so much better had the author stuck to fact and not opinion.

There's no doubt this book is well researched - I'm tempted to suggest that since I haven't heard of much in the way of legal action by Branson following its publication, its content is probably highly accurate (it's even got a very negative comment on the book by Branson himself on the back cover). In fact, from a content point of view I found it a very interesting book and a thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining read. In particular, I was fascinated by the way Branson juggled his different ventures throughout this history of the Virgin brand.

What I was not so keen on however was the way in which the author used every opportunity he could in the book to draw conclusions that each event showed another reason why Branson was a cheat, a sulk, a bully, and a hypocrite. I found this rather sad as I felt it showed that strange British phenomenon of trying to knock down success stories of people who have made it. The world of business is not a nice place, to believe that any successful business is whiter than white is churlish - in some ways, the book provides a great introduction to how important brand marketing is, and that is something even the author acknowledges Branson is superb at.

Would I recommend this book? definitely, but be warned, there is a lot of opinion there which I don't really feel is warranted.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Gives you Stereo Vision
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner from Tom Bower
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5.0 out of 5 stars Balanced
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1.0 out of 5 stars Truely Awful
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