Forbes To The Limits: Pushing Yourself to the Edgein Adventure and in Business Book Information:

Following modern executives as they push themselves to the limits in life and in business In To the Limits, adventure writer Jim Clash examines the phenomenon of corporate leaders and millionaires who test their limits through highend, risky adventureand 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 highprofile, daredevil executives who share his passion for adventurefrom flying to the edge of space 84,000 feet up (Dennis Tito, Chief Executive of Wilshire Associates), to climbing 20,000foot mountain peaks (Timothy Forbes, Chief Operating Officer of Forbes, Inc.), to racing openwheel cars (Mark Patterson, Vice Chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston), to swimming at the North Pole (Geoffrey Kent, Chief Executive of Abercrombie & Kent). Clashs dramatic narrative also explores the powerful connection between extreme success in business and in life, and covers topics such as risktaking, testing personal limits, and dealing with decisionmaking 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 number of unforgettable challengeshe has climbed the Matterhorn, ridden in a MiG jet fighter at twoandahalftimes 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 fourtime Indy 500 winner Rick Mearsall of whom are included in this book.

• Book Type :

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

• Number of Pages :

256

• ISBN - 10 :

0471210935

• Forbes To The Limits: Pushing Yourself to the Edgein Adventure and in Business Published On :

Import, 25 Apr 2003

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