Richard Pratt: One Out of the Box The Secrets

Insightful and revealing, this book is the fi rst to tell the Richard Pratt story in full. From humble Polish-Jewish immigrant beginnings, Pratt became one of Australia's business success stories. He was a paradoxical man: said to be a devoted husband, yet he had a mistress and an illegitimate daughter; Australia's most generous philanthropist, yet he admitted to price fi xing; and a great supporter of the cultural arts, yet saviour of the Carlton Football Club. Renowned journalists James Kirby and Rod Myer have combined forces to tell the whole truth about Richard Pratt in an insightful biography that will encourage readers to decide for themselves - was Richard Pratt a saint or a sinner?

James Kirby is Managing Editor of online investment magazine Eureka Report and a weekly columnist on The Sunday Age. In the past he has worked for The Australian Financial Review and The Australian, as well as writing for Business Review Weekly. James has written several books for John Wiley & Sons, including Richard Pratt: Business Secrets of the Billionaire Behind Australia's Richest Private Company and Gerry Harvey: Business Secrets of Harvey Norman's Retailing Mastermind.

Rod Myer is a Melbourne-based writer and journalist with 25 years' experience in the Australian media. He has worked as a business writer for The Age, The Herald and the Herald Sun and has made radio documentaries for the ABC, 3RRR and Public Radio News. Rod also worked as a speech writer, political adviser and researcher for the Australian Democrats in the 1980s.

About the authors vii

Acknowledgements ix

Introduction: the last days of a king xi

1 From Poland to Shepparton and beyond 1

2 The beginning of an empire 19

3 Keeping it in the family 41

4 The unreasonable man 57

5 Working fi ve to nine 81

6 Giving back 101

7 A European affair 121

8 No shrinking violet 133

9 True blue Aussie 147

10 Mr Fix-it 169

11 The legacy of a Cardboard King 187

Notes 197

Index 205

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Richard Pratt: One Out of the Box The Secrets of an Australian Billionaire

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