Beyond Chocolate
adrian cadbury life, loss and leadership
$76.12
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2024
Summary
Beyond the Bars: The Life and Legacy of Adrian Cadbury
Scion of the great Quaker chocolate dynasty, Adrian Cadbury (1929-2015) was educated at Eton and Cambridge, yet never quite fitted into the mould of the British establishment.
As one of the most influential business personalities of the later 20th-century, he was a committed capitalist, but championed workers’ rights and backed numerous social causes. By his death, he had given most of his fortune away. To most people, h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781916846265 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1916846262 |
| Author: | Patrick Donovan |
| Publisher: | Unicorn Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Unicorn Publishing Group |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 936g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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Critics Review
“Important book chronicling the acceptable face of capitalism and the Cadbury chocolate empire. A delicious read.” - Lord Grade
“A skilfully-told and meticulously researched book detailing the life of a renaissance man.” - Ian King, Business Presenter, Sky News
“Compelling biography…the timing is impeccable as Cadbury celebrates its 200th anniversary.” - Lord Macpherson
“Excellent book. Adrian Cadbury was a huge figure in his day and a biography is well overdue.” - Paul Murphy, Executive Editor, the Financial Times
“I was thrilled to see Donovan’s book, which does a great job of charting the life and contribution of this towering pillar of British industry, and the trailblazing part that he played in business ethics and governance.” Eve Poole, Country Life
About The Author
Patrick Donovan
Patrick Donovan is a full-time writer after a career in national newspapers and financial public relations. He was one of the original team behind the launch of the Independent, and has held senior staff positions on the Evening Standard and the Guardian. This work follows Arnold Bennett: Lost Icon as his second biography.
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