Be Careful What You Wish For

Informationen zum Autor Simon Jordan Klappentext Simon Jordan is a serial entrepreneur who made his fortune in the mobile phone industry. He started the Pocket Phone Shop in 1994 expanding it to over 200 outlets by the time of its sale in 2000. In the same year he bought Crystal Palace Football Club, becoming the youngest ever owner of a Football League club. During his ten years in football covering the entire decade of the noughties he became one of the game¿s most recognisable faces. He is the author of a critically acclaimed series of columns in the Observer, the founder and former owner of the car magazine, Octane, former owner of an award-winning restaurant and bar, and star of a major ITV series, Fortune Millionaire Giveaway . In 2008 he produced and solely funded the critically-lauded British film, Telstar , the story of the legendary record producer and songwriter, Joe Meek, starring Kevin Spacey. Zusammenfassung The author made his fortune building a mobile phone company from scratch. When he sold it for GBP75 million, he bought Crystal Palace FC, the club he'd supported as a boy, and led them into the Premier League. Ten years later Palace was in administration and Jordan had lost nigh on everything. This title tells his story.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Simon Jordan, Jordan Simon
• Editore: Yellow Jersey
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.05.2013
• EAN: 9780224091824
• ISBN: 978-0-224-09182-4
• Pagine: 416
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 197 mm x 27 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Sport; Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Biografie, autobiografie; England, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous, SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Memoirs, Sports teams & clubs, Autobiography: sport, Sociology: sport and leisure, Sports teams and clubs, Association football (Soccer), Ownership and organization of enterprises, Ownership & Organization Of Enterprises, Sport & leisure industries