{"product_id":"9780241970195","title":"Flying High: My Story: From AirAsia to QPR","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspiring story of business hero and \u003ci\u003eApprentice Asia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e star Tony Fernandes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a boy, Tony Fernandes wanted to be a pilot, a footballer or a racing driver. By 2011 he'd gone one better: founding his own airline and his own formula one team, and becoming Chairman of Queens Park Rangers, helping them reach the Premier League again after a 15-year absence from the top flight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlying High\u003c\/i\u003e is the memoir of an exceptional business leader; the man who created Asia's first budget airline, democratizing air travel in Asia and building AirAsia into a multi-billion-dollar company in the process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished as Tony returns as the face of the second series of \u003ci\u003eApprentice Asia\u003c\/i\u003e, this inspiring personal story will be a major global publishing event.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTony Fernandes \u003c\/b\u003estudied at Epsom College, UK, and the London School of Economics. He worked for Virgin Communications and Warner Music before acquiring AirAsia and relaunching it as Asia's first low-cost carrier in 2001\/2. He is currently Group CEO of AirAsia, Chairman of QPR football club and owner of the Caterham F1 team. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tony has been awarded a CBE, titled twice by the King of Malaysia and awarded the Legion d'Honneur by the French government. He has also received awards from major business media outlets including the\u003ci\u003eInternational Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBusiness Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFast Company\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183582593264,"sku":"9780241970195","price":26.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780241970195_p0.jpg?v=1763680329","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780241970195","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}