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041			_aENG
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245			_aBook it! : _bhow Dinesh Dhamija built and sold online travel agency ebookers for $247 million / _cDinesh Dhamija
260			_aLondon, _bAustin Macauley Publishers, _c2021
300			_a207 pages : _billustration ; _c23 cm.
520			_aEntrepreneur, politician and philanthropist Dinesh Dhamija emerged from the recession-hit streets of 1970s West London to create, build and sell ebookers - one of the world's premier travel agencies and a pioneer in the millennial dot.com boom, earning himself a £100 million fortune. How did this son of an Indian civil servant, with no connections to the travel industry or technical background, end up with one of the most successful internet companies in Europe? How did ebookers withstand the serial catastrophes of the dot.com crash of 2000, the global travel freeze after 9/11 and the disruption of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, outlasting and out-performing its rivals? In his candid, buccaneering autobiography, Dhamija looks back to his globe-trotting childhood, his Cambridge University education and the hair-raising, energising, eyepopping rollercoaster ride of his business career. Not content to retire gracefully into anonymity, Dhamija then focused his energies and talents on politics, where his insider tales from Brussels and the Liberal Democrat party expose the looming Brexit disaster. His insights into philanthropy, investment and entrepreneurship offer a rich diet of advice, observation and storytelling, spiced with anecdote and perceptive details. Among the outstanding businessmen of his generation, Dinesh Dhamija's life story is one of adventure, risk-taking, ambition and unique achievement across multiple fields. Prepare to be entertained!
600			_aDhamija, Dinesh
650			_aBusinessmen _zGreat Britain _xBiography
650			_aPoliticians _zGreat Britain _xBiography
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