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A hit man, awandering former soldier
and a flawed young lady feature in this
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In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike
founder and CEOPhil Knight shares the inside story of the com-
pany’searlydays as an intrepidstart-upand itsevolution intoone
of theworld’smost iconic, game-changingandprofitablebrands.
In 1962, freshout of business school, Phil Knight borrowedUSD50
from his father and created a company with a simple mission:
import high-quality, low-cost athletic shoes from Japan. Selling
the shoes from the trunk of his lime green Plymouth Valiant,
Knight grossed USD8,000 his first year. Today, Nike’s annual
sales top USD30 billion. In an age of startups, Nike is the ne plus
ultra of all startups, and the swoosh has become a revolutionary,
globe-spanning icon, oneof themostubiquitousandrecognizable
symbols in the world today.
But Knight, the man behind the swoosh, has always remained a
mystery. Now, for thefirst time, inamemoir that iscandid, humble,
gutsy and wry, he tells his story, beginning with his crossroads
moment. At 24, after backpacking around theworld, he decided
to take the unconventional path, to start his own business—a
business that would be dynamic, different.
He recalls the formative relationships with his first partners
and employees, a ragtag group of misfits and seekers who
became a tight-knit band of brothers. Together, harnessing the
transcendent power of a sharedmission, and a deep belief in the
spirit of sport, they built a brand that changed everything.
Shoe Dog: AMemoir by the Creator of Nike
Author: Phil Knight
Publisher: Scribner
The stunningYA (YoungAdult) debut from internationallybestsell-
ing author Cecelia Ahern. Celestine North lives a perfect life. She
is amodel daughter and sister, iswell-liked by her classmates and
teachers and is dating the impossibly charming Art Crevan.
But then Celestine encounters a situation in which she makes an
instinctive decision. She breaks a rule and nowfaces life-changing
repercussions. She could be imprisoned. She could be branded.
She could be found FLAWED.
In this stunning novel, bestselling author Cecelia Ahern depicts
a society in which perfection is paramount and mistakes are
punished. And where one young woman decides to take a stand
that could cost her everything.
Flawed
Author: Cecelia Ahern
Publisher: HarperCollins