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Shoe dog : a memoir by the creator of Nike

2017

Format:	Book
Author:	Knight, Philip H., 1938- author.
Title:	Shoe dog : a memoir by the creator of Nike / Phil Knight.
Edition:	Young readers edition, First edition.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, [2017]
Description:	273 pages ; 22 cm
Summary:	"In this young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight "offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh" (Booklist, starred review), opening up about how he went from being a track star at an Oregon high school to the founder of a brand and company that changed everything. You must forget your limits. It was only when Nike founder Phil Knight got cut from the baseball team as a high school freshman that his mother suggested he try out for track instead. Knight made the track team and he found he could run fast and even more he liked it. Ten years later, young and searching, Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father and launched a company with one simple mission: import high quality running shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his car to start, he and his gang of friends and runners built one of the most successful brands ever. Phil Knight encountered risks and setbacks along the way, but always followed his own advice. Just keep going. Don't stop. Whatever comes up, don't stop. Filled with wisdom, humanity, humor, and heart, the young readers edition of the bestselling Shoe Dog is a story of determination that inspires all who read it. The Young Reader's Edition is an abridged version of the internationally bestselling adult book and it features original front matter and back matter, including a new introduction and "A Letter to the Young Reader" containing advice from Phil Knight for budding entrepreneurs"-- Provided by publisher.
Interest Grade Level:	Grade 4 to 6.
Subjects:	Knight, Philip H., 1938- Nike (Firm) Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Sporting goods industry -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Genre:	Autobiographies.
LCCN:	2017007594
ISBN:	9781534401181 1534401180 9781534401181 (HRD) 1534401180 (HRD) * 9781534401204 (e-book) 9781534401181 : HRD 1534401180 : HRD * 9781534401204 (e-book)
Other Number:	972277873
System Availability:	4
Current Holds:	0
Control Number:	1971248

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One of the world’s most influential business executives, Phil Knight is the founder of Nike, Inc. He served as CEO of the company from 1964 to 2004, as board chairman through 2016, and he is currently Chairman Emeritus. He lives in Oregon with his wife, Penny. - (Simon and Schuster)

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