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General non-fiction
50 Ways to Love Auckland
With so much to see and do in Auckland, where
do you begin? 50 Ways to Love Auckland does
the planning for you. We’ve chosen 50 of the
essential sights and attractions in this fantastic
city and brought them together in this handy
guide.
Updated edition with over
100 new images
uckland 1909: 24-year-old businessman Robert Laidlaw
Alaunches a mail-order business that will become the
adventure of a lifetime. In a few years it grows to become
the largest store in the country and sets new standards for
what it means to be in business. Free buses to his store every
seven minutes, a free carpark, a Christmas parade, in-store
giveaways, prizes worth a year’s income, the highest-quality
goods at the lowest possible prices—few have seen a business
like it. Nor does he stop there. His launch into chain stores
pre-dates his American counterparts. He is the author of
one of the finest mission statements ever written, an early
exponent of welfare work, and an efficiency expert
before F.W. Taylor’s classic Scientific Management was even
published. Behind it all lay a carefully planned strategy for
business success.
Man For Our Time is an incredible blend of business
genius and faith. From the Highlands of Scotland to the
shores of New Zealand, from Henry Ford’s moving assembly
line in Detroit to the beaches of
Normandy during World War II, this
panoramic biography of one of the
20th century’s greatest businessmen
is a story that will capture your heart
and inspire you to action.
ROBERT
LAIDLAW
MAN FOR OUR TIME
IAN HUNTER
ROBERT LAIDLAW
The Founder of Farmers
‘A remarkable book’
National Business Review
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Robert Laidlaw: Man For Our Time
Founder of the Farmers Trading Company, this
panoramic book charts the life and times of Robert
Laidlaw. Aged 24, he commenced what became New
Zealand’s largest department store chain - Farmers.
Relive those moments in this inspiring biography of
one of New Zealand’s greatest entrepreneurs.
Imagine
Why are some people more innovative than
others? What are some of the enduring
characteristics of great innovators? In this
engaging and thought-provoking book, Imagine
examines the principles and practices of
innovation in companies and organizations.