Celebrity89 booksRichard Branson
Richard Branson is a prominent British billionaire entrepreneur, commercial astronaut, and adventurer who founded the Virgin Group, a massive global conglomerate controlling hundreds of companies. He began his business career as a teenager with a youth magazine and subsequently built a music empire with Virgin Records, signing legendary artists like the Sex Pistols and The Rolling Stones. He rapidly expanded his brand into diverse sectors, creating major businesses including Virgin Atlantic airline and the commercial spaceflight corporation Virgin Galactic. Celebrated for his high profile publicity stunts and record breaking ocean crossings, he has cultivated a distinct personal brand focused on adventurous disruption. He devotes significant time to global philanthropic efforts, climate change advocacy, and international business mentorship.
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Books Richard Branson recommends
A curated library compiled from public recommendations, interviews and posts.
Play Nice But Win
The Hobbit
In Defense of Food
Lean In
Abundance
Remote
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
The Promise of a Pencil
A Brief History of Time
Happiness
The Quiet American
Mao
In the Heart of the Sea
Big World, Small Planet
The Dice Man
Treasure Island
Dear Stranger
If I Could Tell. You Just One Thing..
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
One Hundred & One Reasons To Get Out of Bed
Screw Business As Usual
Limitless
Originals
Shantaram
A Time for New Dreams
Winners
Sapiens
Black Box Thinking
Longitude
The World Without Us
Travels with Charley
Start with Why
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Cosmos
No Future Without Forgiveness
The Outermost House
Little Wins
Mandela's Way
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Meaning of the 21st Century
1984
An Inconvenient Truth
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
The Overview Effect
The Right Stuff
A Full Life
Ending the War on Drugs
In Patagonia
Obama
Great Expectations
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