To the Limits
Loosely based on "The Adventurer," the author's popular column in Forbes magazine, Jim Clash's To the Limits reveals the true adventures of business leaders who continually challenge themselves in both the corporate world and in their personal lives. Clash...
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Loosely based on "The Adventurer," the author's popular column in Forbes magazine, Jim Clash's To the Limits reveals the true adventures of business leaders who continually challenge themselves in both the corporate world and in their personal lives. Clash shares exciting and enlightening anecdotes from wilderness adventures he has shared over the years with high-profile, daredevil executives, and also analyzes the way exciting wilderness adventures create better, self-reliant business leaders.
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Following modern executives as they push themselves to the limits in life and in businessIn To the Limits, adventure writer Jim Clash examines the phenomenon of corporate leaders and millionaires who test their limits through high-end, risky adventure-and links the life and business lessons they have learned along the way. Based on his popular column in Forbes, Clash details his own exotic adventures and includes anecdotes from high-profile, daredevil executives who share his passion for adventure-from flying to the edge of space 84,000 feet up (Dennis Tito, Chief Executive of Wilshire Associates), to climbing 20,000-foot mountain peaks (Timothy Forbes, Chief Operating Officer of Forbes, Inc.), to racing open-wheel cars (Mark Patterson, Vice Chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston), to swimming at the North Pole (Geoffrey Kent, Chief Executive of Abercrombie&Kent). Clash's dramatic narrative also explores the powerful connection between extreme success in business and in life, andcovers topics such as risk-taking, testing personal limits, and dealing with decision-making responsibilities.James M. Clash (New York, NY) covers mutual funds for Forbes magazine and writes a popular column called "The Adventurer" for Forbes Global. An avid wilderness enthusiast, he is a Fellow in the Explorers Club who has undertaken a numberof unforgettable challenges-he has climbed the Matterhorn, ridden in a MiG jet fighter at two-and-a-half-times the speed of sound, driven Indy cars at upwards of 180 mph, climbed virgin mountains in Antarctica, and has visited the North Pole twice. Clash has also interviewed legendary adventurers such as Buzz Aldrin, Sir Roger Bannister, Sir Edmund Hillary, and four-time Indy 500 winner Rick Mears-all of whom are included in this book.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „To the Limits “
Foreword by Tim Forbes.Introduction.Commercial Adventure Today.Because They're There.Everest, According To...The Business of Adventure.Tops and Bottoms of the World.Racing with the Wind.Adventures in Physics and Metaphysics.Space: The Final Frontier.Acknowledgments.Index.About the Author.
Autoren-Porträt von James Clash
James M. Clash covers mutual funds and adventure travel for Forbes magazine. His 1998 story on the high risks and expenses of hedge funds anticipated the collapse of Long-Term Capital Management by six months. An avid adventurer and Fellow at the Explorers Club, Clash has climbed the Matterhorn, flown to the edge of space in a Russian MiG fighter jet, driven open-wheel Indy cars at 200 m.p.h., and climbed virgin mountains in Antarctica. He has interviewed such celebrated adventurers as Sir Edmund Hillary, Buzz Aldrin, Sir Roger Bannister, Rick Mears, and Dr. Edward Teller.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: James Clash
- 2003, 256 Seiten, Gebunden, Deutsch
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 0471210935
- ISBN-13: 9780471210931
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