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Although today known as the business mogul behind the virgin company empire, branson struggled academically as a child due to his dyslexia. Born in england on july 18, 1950, sir richard branson s mother was a stewardess, father was a lawyer, and grandfather was a judge. Book has dust jacket and original price tag from the virgin store. Dec 07, 2016 richard branson shares the 5 best leadership books he read in 2016 published wed, dec 7 2016 1. His first business venture, at the age of 16, was a magazine called student. Richard branson while chang and her husband halliday may not get any glowing book recommendations from either current leaders in china or the new york times, it has still been a stunning success. Richard branson books list of books by author richard branson. The book is fast and keep readers interested till the end. Richard branson lists his top 70 mustread books cnbc.
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