Jimmy - An Autobiography

Toronto, ON, Canada: Seal Books/McClelland-Bantam Inc.. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First Printing. Hardcover. 0770421962 . 300 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "A no-holds-barred account of a fiercely determined man committed to his faith and to the ideal of always doing his best. Chronicles his bumpy road to fame, fortune, misfortune - and eventual triumph as one of Canada's most entrepreneurial businessmen." - dust jacket. Why send your child to business school when you can give them this book instead? Our favourite part is when Jimmy parlays $25,000 into $76,000,000 during the great silver boom of 1980. Although the business stories he recounts are now fading into the mists of time, the lessons they teach are timeless - and priceless. Front free endpaper removed. Prior owner's name atop title page, otherwise contents clean and unmarked. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Jimmy Jim James Pattison, Entreprenuers, British Columbia, Car Sales, Neonex, Crush Beverages, Neon Signs, Autobiography, Bowmac, Expo 86, Vancouver, Leasing, Canadian Billionaires, Financiers .