{"product_id":"the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-again-paperback-softback-9781906465292","title":"The Rise and Fall...and Rise Again (Paperback \/ softback) 9781906465292","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Rise and Fall...and Rise Again\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGerald Ratner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781906465292, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 July 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e18 x 11.1 x 3.1 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1991, Gerald Ratner made a landmark speech to the Institute of Directors\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAfter over 25 years in the jewellery trade, Gerald Ratner was one of the most well-known and successful retailers of his generation. He had built up a highly profitable, multi-million pound international business, including household names like Ratners, H Samuel, Ernest Jones, Watches of Switzerland, as well as over one thousand stores in the US. Being asked to give the keynote address at the Institute of Directors' annual conference at The Royal Albert Hall was a great honour and should have been the crowning glory on two decades of empire building.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGerald's speech was seized upon by the media after he included jokes about the quality of some of the shops' products. But the far-reaching impact that these jokes would have no one could have predicted.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Even though I had once had my name above hundreds of shops up and down the country, it had become more famous as a byword for crap. It took several years to realise just what an impact the speech had had on every aspect of my life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePress coverage of hardback version:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"... a rollicking good read\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eMichael Skapinker\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe FT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Most business autobiographies are so overlaid with ghost-writerly blandness that the character of the subject is lost. Mr Ratner had help with this one, but fortunately he is still there: obsessive, funny and a bit of a scoundrel - the last mitigated by how well he knows it.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eThe FT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"self-effacing, revealing and human\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eLuke Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFT Business Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A few ill-chosen words to a well-heeled audience 16 years ago reduced Britain's biggest jeweller to poverty. Now he reveals how he bounced back\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eJewish Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...contains lessons for us all\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eManagement Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...worth its weight in gold\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmazon reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Everyone knows the story of Gerald's rise and fall - what an amazing story and well worth reading.... I couldn't put it down, totally gripping and inspiring stuff, you really couldn't see this coming from such an energetic, passionate man\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I have read many bio's from business leaders and most are boring 'how to get rich' or 'let me tell you a long list of not very interesting stories with all the good bits missed out'. Gerald's book is very different it is a great read, I could not put it down\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Sobering and enlightening at the same time. A great read and a morality tale of our time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAct I – The Rise 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Family Life 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Growing Up 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Toughening Up 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 The Family Business 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Growing the Business 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Going Public 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 The Home Front 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Downturn 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Taking Over 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Turnaround 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 The Big Time 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Trauma 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Thatcher’s Decade 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 The Incredible Eighties 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Going Global 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Riding the Acquisitions Express 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAct II – The Fall 203\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Welcome to the Nineties 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 An Invitation 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 That Speech 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 As Bad as it Gets 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 The End 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 The Wilderness 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Out of the Frying Pan 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAct III – The Rise Again 287\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 Starting All Over Again 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25 The Launch 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26 Dotcom Millionaire 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 27 Thinking Big 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 28 What Goes Around 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Speech 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 365 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Biography: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Biography: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Biography:%20general%20%5BBG%5D%22\"\u003eBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Capstone","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52458402775320,"sku":"9781906465292","price":16.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781906465292.jpg?v=1785372283","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-again-paperback-softback-9781906465292","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}