Ticket to Ride
my adventures in making big money and giving it away
$59.34
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2021
Summary
From Beatles Tickets to Bridging Divides: The Philanthropic Journey of Peter Lampl
The candid tale of one of Britain’s most outstanding contemporary philanthropists.
These pages wryly track Peter’s varied career moves, from flogging tickets for one of The Beatles first major concerts, to getting inadvertently caught up in a New York family turf war while trying to buy a treated wood company.
However, at the book’s heart is a serious mission to presen…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008372385 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0008372381 |
| Author: | Sir Peter Lampl |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2021 |
| Weight: | 480g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 159mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
‘Peter Lampl embodies the great truth that those in a position to make a difference should do so.’ Michael Bloomberg‘Using his private wealth to advance the public interest, Peter Lampl has transformed the opportunities available to thousands of young people and changed the way we think about social mobility.’ Gordon Brown
About The Author
Sir Peter Lampl
Peter is the founder of the Sutton Trust, established in 1997 to improve the educational prospects of low-income children in the UK. Thanks to the Sutton Trust’s campaigning, social mobility has become one of the major social issues of our time. Peter is also chair of the Education Endowment Foundation, funded by a Government grant, which seeks to raise the achievement of children in the most challenging schools. Peter grew up in Yorkshire and Surrey, has three children and lives in London.
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