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A full cup [electronic resource] : Sir Thomas Lipton's extraordinary life and his quest for the America's Cup / Michael D'Antonio.

D'Antonio, Michael. (Author). Drummond, David. (Narrator). Tantor Media. (Added Author).

Summary:

An in-depth biography of the world's first international celebrity business mogul: Sir Thomas Lipton, the founder of Lipton Tea and a self-made man, who revived the competition for the America's Cup.Today Lipton means tea. However, in his time Sir Thomas Lipton was known for much more. Raised in desperate poverty, he became rich beyond his wildest dreams. he built a global empire of markets, factories, plantations, and stockyards...

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  • ISBN: 9781400195916 (electronic audio bk.)
  • ISBN: 1400195918 (electronic audio bk.)
  • Physical Description: 1 sound file : digital.
  • Publisher: Old Saybrook : Tantor Media, 2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Downloadable audio file.
Title from: Title details screen.
Unabridged.
Duration: 12:15:03.
Audio file.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by David Drummond.
System Details Note:
Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 176102 KB; MP3 file size: 345178 KB).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject: Lipton, Thomas Johnstone, Sir, 1850-1931.
Thomas J. Lipton, Inc. > History.
America's Cup > History.
Businessmen > Scotland > Biography.
Grocers > Scotland > Glasgow > Biography.
Sailors > Scotland > Biography.
Tea trade > History.
Yacht racing > History.
Glasgow (Scotland) > Biography.
Genre: Audiobooks.
Downloadable audio books.

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