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Jump : my secret journey from the streets to the boardroom / Larry Miller, Chairman of the Jordan Brand, & Laila Lacy.

Van Pelt - Notable Juvenile Books HC102.5.M468 A3 2022
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LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating HD9992.U52 M55 2022
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Miller, Larry (Larry G.), author.
Lacy, Laila, author.
Contributor:
Award Winning and Notable Children's and Young Adult Books (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
United States.
Miller, Larry (Larry G.).
Miller, Larry.
Portland Trail Blazers (Basketball team)--Presidents--Biography.
Portland Trail Blazers (Basketball team).
Nike (Firm)--Employees--Biography.
Nike (Firm).
Executives--United States--Biography.
Executives.
African American executives--Biography.
African American executives.
Businesspeople--United States--Biography.
Businesspeople.
African American businesspeople--Biography.
African American businesspeople.
Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation--United States--Case studies.
Juvenile delinquents.
Employees.
Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation.
Presidents.
Genre:
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Case studies.
Physical Description:
viii, 287 pages ; 24 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]
Summary:
"One of the most successful Black businessmen in the country, who has led Nike's Jordan Brand from a $200M sneaker company to a $4B global apparel juggernaut, tells the remarkable story of his rise from gangland violence to the pinnacles of international business."--Amazon.
Contents:
The champ
Homicide
Juvenile justice
The nation
Armed and dangerous
Learning to survive
The graduate
The climb
Nike time
Branding Jordan
Jail blazers
Blazing new trails
Unburdening
What took you so long?
Community calls
Epilogue: Back to prison.
Machine generated contents note: 1. The Champ
2. Homicide
3. Juvenile Justice
4. The Nation
5. Armed And Dangerous
6. Learning To Survive
7. The Graduate
8. The Climb
9. Nike Time
10. Branding Jordan
11. Jail Blazers
12. Blazing New Trails
13. Unburdening
14. What Took You So Long?
15. Community Calls.
Local Notes:
Athenaeum copy: Beardwood Fund bookplate.
ISBN:
0062999818
9780062999818
OCLC:
1198374724

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