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 Against the Odds - James Dyson
Newest Review: ... from the beginning, Dyson plays out his childhood memories and school years and immediately it is easy to see the Dyson has ... more  ... led a very solitary life, not just being sent away to boarding school and having to face his early life when his father died, but despite being very alone at school, he remained positive to languor in the face of popularity, by undertaking subjects which would allow individual performance instead of being part of a team. It may well have some effect of being able to invent something and try it out with backing on the general public, but half the time Dyson's early life posed no interest from me, even though iin the mos...more |
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Against the Odds Paperback
The inspiring autobiography of artist - designer James Dyson, who ... Last Update 04.12.2009 05:59
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The inspiring autobiography of artist - designer James Dyson, who ... Last Update 04.12.2009 05:59
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Against the Odds - James Dyson: Doin' A Dyson Against the Establishment. (1583 words)
by - written on 19/01/08 (Very useful, 131 readings)
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As a vacuum cleaner collector, or someone who is interested in the workings and mechanics of machines, this could well be a book ideal for anyone who may be interested in either fields or has an invention but doesn't quite know where to start. Initially, I skipped the life story of James Dyson and was more interested in how the man faced his rivals with his new invention of a vacuum cleaner that would never need bags. It wasn't just the re-invention of something that could better people's lives but also something that had never been done before - to respect the customer rather than try to fob them off with old ideas repeated, or in sales speak, a "new" ... Read the complete review
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