Shopping, Seduction & Mr Selfridge
Details:Now a major ITV drama series starring Jeremy Piven and Katherine Kelly.In 1909, the largest department store in London's West End, designed and built from scratch, opened in Oxford Street in a glorious burst of publicity. The mastermind behind the fa?ade was American retail genius Harry...
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Details:Now a major ITV drama series starring Jeremy Piven and Katherine Kelly.In 1909, the largest department store in London's West End, designed and built from scratch, opened in Oxford Street in a glorious burst of publicity. The mastermind behind the fa?ade was American retail genius Harry Gordon Selfridge: maverick businessman, risk-taker and one of the greatest showmen the retail world has ever known. His talents were to create the seduction of shopping, and as his success and fame grew, so did his glittering lifestyle: mansions, yachts, gambling, racehorses - and mistresses. From the glamour of Edwardian England, through the turmoil of the Great War and the heady excesses of the 1920s and beyond, Selfridges Department Store was 'a theater with the curtain going up at 9 o'clock each morning'. Mr Selfridge reveals the captivating story of the rise and fall of the man who revolutionised the way we shop. Ideal for:A fantastic book for anyone who loves to shop! Perfect for fans of the incredible TV series. This paperback book has 298 pages and measures: 19.7 x 12.8 x 2.2cm.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781781250587 (1781250588)
Publish date: January 1st 2013
Publisher: Profile Books(GB)
Pages no: 298
Edition language: English
I love the show Mr. Selfridge and so this book drew me into the details of the real-life Mr. Shelfridge. He had an amazing life and was a huge impact on modern business. It was a great book, and recommend it to anyone who loves the show or wants to learn about the influences of this man on modern ...
If I wasn't for the TV series airing on PBS, I probably wouldn't have picked up the book, as I hadn't heard of the book prior to the series. While the book is an interesting look at the life of Henry Gordon Selfridge, the founder of Selfridges, the author seems to get bogged down in the sort of det...
Having visited Selfridges several times, I was very curious about this book. It was delightfully entertaining and educational.The biography traces Harry Gordon Selfridge's life and career, beginning with his youth in Chicago. He hones his marketing skills at Marshall Field's and, when his desired pa...
Having visited Selfridges several times, I was very curious about this book. It was delightfully entertaining and educational.The biography traces Harry Gordon Selfridge's life and career, beginning with his youth in Chicago. He hones his marketing skills at Marshall Field's and, when his desired ...
Harry Selfridge was a truly remarkable man. Nicknamed "Mile-a-minute" Harry on account of his dynamism and ideas, he inspired and delighted most of those he met. His working life was devoted to retail and his creativity and energy transformed shopping, both in Chicago and more significantly in Lon...
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