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Tony Ryan: Ireland's Aviator

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Description for Tony Ryan: Ireland's Aviator Paperback. In this authorised biography of one of the most remarkable Irishmen of the twentieth century, Richard Aldous is independent in his judgements and frank in his examination of his subject's shortcomings and eccentricities. But most of all, he writes with verve and pace. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KNGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.

Tony Ryan was one of the greatest Irishmen of the twentieth century.

Ingenious, driven and sometimes reckless, his sheer spirit and adventurousness made him Ireland’s Aviator. Born in a railwayman’s cottage in County Tipperary he rose to enormous success. Ryan set up the airline leasing company, Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA), which quickly became the largest such enterprise in the world. But it famously crashed and burned and Ryan lost almost everything.

What remained was a little airline called Ryanair which was chronically loss making. Ryan set about turning Ryanair around, putting in one of his assistants, ... Read more

Richard Aldous gives an irresistible insight into the machinations of the man who epitomised what it means to be an entrepreneur.

‘Fascinating’ The Sunday Times

‘Masterful’ The Sunday Independent

‘Reveals the warts as well as the successes of the Tipperary native’ Irish Independent

‘The Original Celtic Tiger’ The Sunday Independent

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780717165520
SKU
9780717165520
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2

About Richard Aldous
Richard Aldous holds the Eugene Meyer Chair at Bard College, New York, having previously taught for fifteen years at UCD. He is the bestselling author of numerous books, including Great Irish Speeches, Reagan and Thatcher and The Lion and the Unicorn: Gladstone vs. Disraeli.

Reviews for Tony Ryan: Ireland's Aviator
"A former head of Aer Lingus, Michael Dargan has observed: 'The magnitude of Tony Ryan's success is baffling. The historian may record it, but he can hardly explain it.' Richard Aldous makes a good stab at it." 
Joe Carroll
The Irish Catholic
"Failure and redemption are themes peppered throughout this book as Mr Ryan's ambition, hard work, ... Read more

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