Lessons in Life and Business The global icon shares his secrets of success and exciting plans for the future. Throughout my life I have achieved many remarkable things. In Screw It, Let's Do It, I will share with you my ideas and the secrets of my success, but not simply because I hope they'll help you achieve your individual goals. Today we are increasingly aware of the effects of our actions on the environment, and I strongly believe that we each have a responsibility, as individuals and organisations, to do no harm. I will draw on Gaia Capitalism to explain why we need to take stock of how we may be damaging the environment, and why it is up to big companies like Virgin to lead the way in a more holistic approach to business. In Screw It, Let's Do It I'll be looking forwards to the future. A lot has changed since I founded Virgin in 1968, and I'll explain how I intend to take my busin
Chronicles the first four historic flights that launched SpaceX, describing how, after three failed attempts, the fourth flight helped transform SpaceX from a shaky startup into the world's leading edge rocket company Titel: Liftoff : Elon Musk and the desperate early days that launched SpaceX Genre: natur_videnskab_teknologi Sammendrag: Bogen følger SpaceX fra de spæde begyndelser i starten af 2000’erne, hvor Elon Musk investerede sin egen formue i projektet, til den fjerde og succesfulde opsendelse af Falcon 1, som sikrede virksomhedens overlevelse. Gennem personlige beretninger beskrives modgangen, de tekniske gennembrud og det intense arbejdsmiljø, der lagde fundamentet for en ny æra inden for kommerciel rumfart. Type: Hardcover
The year is 1918 and two Frenchmen devise a plan so far-reaching that some deem it utter fantasy: an airline that will carry mail and passengers across the Atlantic Ocean to Argentina. In Sometimes Ea-gle's Wings: The Saga of Aéropostale, historian and author Joy Dunkerley brings to life the vivid story of Aéropostale, the world's first intercontinental airline. From its inception to its tragic liquidation in 1931, readers become privy to the fascinating and sometimes devious machinations that took a seemingly outrageous idea to magnificent fruition. From private dealings to public scrutiny, the history of Aéropostale is a study in change: political, finan-cial, attitudinal. Among the many colorful details of this airline's legend is Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a pilot who later wove his love of flying into his im-mortal novels, including The Little Prince. Anyone who loves a good adventur
Documenting the history of flight in an informative text with many color photographs, more than forty events are highlighted--from the Wright brothers to the Stealth fighter--including many "firsts" marking significant progress in the first ninety years of aeronautical history. Titel: Milestones of Manned Flight Genre: Historisk Sammendrag: Covering nine decades of aviation history, Milestones of Manned Flight features over 40 significant events, from individual achievements to innovations and technological breakthroughs, each one illustrated and explained. Type: Hardcover
From that famous day in June 1783 when the Montgolfier brothers launched their first balloon over Paris until the present, people have continued to marvel at the grace and ease with which man can ascend aloft and float through the sky. In addition to a history of early balloon flight, the book describes how balloons are made, how they fly, and what it takes to become a qualified pilot. It discuses as well the record breakers, competition flying, and the weird and wonderful balloon shapes that appear whenever balloon enthusiasts gather together. Lavishly illustrated with over 90 full-color photographs, this volume is a tribute to all balloonists past and present. Forlag: New Line Books Udgivelsesår: 1999 Sider: 88 Sprog: Engelsk søgeord Luftballon fly flyvning konkurrence
To take a road trip to Success, we will need a destination as well as a GPS. Success is described here as the achievement of a goal. The goals we adopt may be the result of experience, vision or desire. They crystallize our desire to get to a better place. Having picked a goal for success, how do you get there? What drives you on? Some more popular goals include amassing wealth, gaining recognition and a desire to improve the lifestyle of others. It is also interesting to note that both philosophers as well as successful travellers on this road to success tell us that the journey is the real prize, not merely arriving at the destination. So what route does your roadmap follow? Whatever route you choose, the CelebrityExperts(R) in this book can mentor your trip. They have completed this trip before, and they know where the potholes and the dead-ends are. These successful people have trait
The pitch is the absolute essence of modern business. Ideas are the most valuable commodity in the modern economy and it is human skill which develops them. Whether at a sales conference in corporate conference room hell or over lunch at a glamorous restaurant, this title tells you how to handle human transactions. Titel: Life's a Pitch : How to sell yourself and your brilliant ideas Forfattere: Stephen Bayley,Roger Mavity Genre: Faglitteratur Sammendrag: Life's a Pitch fortæller dig, hvordan du kan gøre det bedre. Hvordan du kan være den bedste, først eller i det mindste anderledes. Hvordan du kan blive bemærket, sige de rigtige ting og få et 'ja'. Hvordan du kan være smartere, klogere og mere sexet. Bogen er fyldt med ukonventionel visdom til at vinde livets kampe – på kontoret, hjemme og til frokost. Type: Paperback
