A sportsman's life
how I built Orvis by mixing business and sport
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Author
Contributions
- Norman, Geoffrey. - Contributor
Publication
1999 - Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
48,250 words, Guess
Page Count
193 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL24220382M
- ISBN-139780871137579
- ISBN-100871137577
- OCLC Control Number41070958
- OCLC Control Numbersportsmanslifeho00perk
and 1 more
- Library of Congress Control Number99026364
Classifications
- DDC338.7/68879124/092
- LCCHD9489.T332 P476 1999
Description
"When Leigh Perkins bought the Orvis Company in 1965, the fly-fishing and bird-hunting outfitter was a sleepy business with annual sales that had leveled off at $500,000. But Orvis was a treasured brand that had pioneered the mail-order business more than one hundred years before, and Perkins believed he could make it grow."--BOOK JACKET. "Over the next thirty years Perkins built Orvis's annual sales to $100 million by revolutionizing the catalog retail industry and reshaping the company's tradition-bound culture. He achieved this by blending his love of nature with his business acumen and bringing the common-sense approach he learned in the streams and on his hunts to his board-room decision making."--BOOK JACKET. "A Sportsman's Life is the story of a man, his company, his love of the outdoors, and his infectious enthusiasm for the good life."--BOOK JACKET.
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Genres
- Biography.
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