| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 423 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Former CEO of Estée Lauder, Leonard Lauder, shares the business and life lessons he learned while turning the company his mother founded into a multi-billion dollar enterprise"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
A family affair. "Fiddling with other people's faces" -- "Telephone, telegraph, tell-a-woman" -- "Beauty is your duty" -- Saks appeal -- "She's giving away the whole business!" -- "You should be a chemist" -- "The navy gave me a Ph.D. in hands-on leadership" -- Follow the Lauder. "I have so many good ideas!" -- "The Evie and Lenny show" -- First to market always wins -- The Revlon wars -- "It takes a thief" -- The metamorphosis of beauty. The golden decade -- The Lanôlme wars -- "A family in business" -- A controversial decision -- The collector's art. The three "O's" -- "Trees don'g grow in the sky" -- "I could have made a difference". The pied piper of playgrounds -- Preparing for a global future -- Validating a vision for medical breakthroughs -- Transforming museums -- My legacy: transforming people -- Afterword. A second chance at love. |
| Subject |
Lauder, Estée.
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Lauder, Leonard A.
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Estée Lauder, Inc. -- History.
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| Subject(S) |
Cosmetics industry -- United States -- History.
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Perfumes industry -- United States -- History.
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Businesswomen -- United States -- Biography.
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Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
9780062990945 (hardcover) |
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0062990942 (hardcover) |
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