{"product_id":"9781901844207","title":"Dear James: Secrets of Success from a Management Maverick","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew entrepreneurs have had as rich and varied a business career as John Timpson, the chairman and chief executive of Timpson Ltd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has witnessed his father being forced out of what was the family business. He has negotiated a management buy-out from Hanson. He has twice mortgaged his house to finance career-changing deals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, the business that bears his name is a flourishing and profitable nationwide chain of over 320 outlets. John Timpson was the king of niche retailing before the term was even invented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was conceived as a set of notes and ideas for John's son, James, to prepare him for taking over the company. \"They constitute the best advice I can give you,\" father tells son, \"25 years of experience.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGritty, frank and above all highly practical, Dear James will provide all managers with an abundance of tips on how to run a business better. But Dear James is far more than that. Warm, funny and highly personal, it's a true original: a business book that comes from the heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harriman House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043709010160,"sku":"9781901844207","price":16.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781901844207","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}