Phil Knight

Shoe Dog (eBook, ePUB)

Young Readers Edition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"An eye-opening look into the story of Knight before his multibillion dollar company." School Library Journal "A great story about how an ambition turned into a business…serves as a guide for accomplishing great things." VOYA In this young reader's edition of the New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight "offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh" (Booklist, starred review), opening up about how he went from being a track star at an Oregon high school to the founder of a brand and company that changed everything. You must forget your limits. It was only when Nike founder Phil Knight got cut from the baseball team as a high school freshman that his mother suggested he try out for track instead. Knight made the track team and found that not only could he run fast but also, more importantly, he liked it. Ten years later, young and searching, Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father and launched a company with one simple mission: import high quality running shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his car to start, he and his gang of friends and runners built one of the most successful brands ever. Phil Knight encountered risks and setbacks along the way, but always followed his own advice. Just keep going. Don't stop. Whatever comes up, don't stop. Filled with wisdom, humanity, humor, and heart, the young readers edition of the bestselling Shoe Dog is a story of determination that inspires all who read it. The Young Readers Edition is an abridged version of the internationally bestselling adult book and it features original front matter and back matter, including a new introduction and "A Letter to the Young Reader" containing advice from Phil Knight for budding entrepreneurs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Altersempfehlung: ab 10 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781534401204
• Artikelnr.: 48150546

Autorenporträt

One of the world's most influential business executives, Phil Knight is the founder of Nike, Inc. He served as CEO of the company from 1964 to 2004, as board chairman through 2016, and he is currently Chairman Emeritus. He lives in Oregon with his wife, Penny.

Rezensionen

"The ultimate entrepreneur's guide to the top of the mountain. I could not put it down. . . . [Shoe Dog] builds characters of the people behind the brand."-Bill Walton, Wall Street Journal

"A fresh historical perspective on one of the most profiled companies in the world." -ESPN.com

"A refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like. . . . Knight opens up in a way few CEOs are willing to do. . . . It's an amazing tale."-Bill Gates, one of his favorite books of 2016

"The best memoir I recall ever reading. As a business biography, it ranks with such recent works as Neal Gabler's Disney and Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs. But as a personal memoir Shoe Dog reaches a depth of emotional honesty that even the best biographies haven't touched."-Rich Karlgaard, Forbes

"A fascinating warts-and-all account of the company's early years, a rascally tale of scrappiness and survival, a great read."-Motley Fool

"A rare andrevealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh."-Booklist (starred review)

"Shoe Dog is, at its heart, an origin story, of both a global brand and a footwear lifer . . . it reads like pure adventure story, boys facing steeper and steeper challenges and finding ways through, often by the skin of their teeth. As Knight collects the misfits and oddballs who become the core of his growing company, Shoe Dog is more like The Lord of the Rings than a typical mogul memoir."-Complex

"'The best book I read last year. Phil is . . . a gifted storyteller."-Warren Buffett