{"product_id":"matt-cooper-michael-oleary-2018-paperback","title":"Matt Cooper: Michael O'Leary [2018] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times Business Book of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 2017. Ryanair cancels over 700,000 bookings and its powerful PR juggernaut comes shuddering to a halt. For once, the airline's aggressive and flamboyant CEO, Michael O'Leary, is contrite and apologetic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA month later Ryanair announces increased passenger traffic for October, year-on-year growth and increased profits. Its share price soars. For the moment, it appears, a fundamental shake-up of Europe's biggest airline is off the table. But questions remain about the causes of the debacle and O'Leary's role in it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael O'Leary\u003c\/i\u003e lifts the veil on the wildly successful and wildly controversial Ryanair CEO. Based on extensive research - including with close associates of O'Leary - the book examines O'Leary's personality, beliefs and obsessions and describes how these have moulded the business he runs. Written by a multi-award-winning journalist and broadcaster, with a thirty-year career covering business and current affairs, it is a fascinating insight into the business behind the man, and the man behind the business.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating book ... very comprehensive' Eamon Dunphy, \u003ci\u003eThe Stand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An indispensable guide for anyone who wants to understand not just where Michael O'Leary and Ryanair are coming from, but where they are going' \u003ci\u003eSunday Business Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A frequently enlightening unauthorised biography ... entertaining' \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'In a world of colourless corporate leaders, Ryanair's aggressive, mouthy chief executive provides catnip for journalists. Cooper, an award-winning Irish writer and reporter, makes the most of the opportunity to dissect his colourful subject' Book of the Month, \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cooper, Matt","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":49041861509459,"sku":"XG80241315620","price":7.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":49741546062163,"sku":"XV80241315620","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":53404627796307,"sku":"9780241315620","price":19.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/cooper-matt-matt-cooper-michael-o-leary-2018-paperback-xg80241315620-57486077755731.jpg?v=1775295974","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/matt-cooper-michael-oleary-2018-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}