{"product_id":"man-for-our-time-robert-laidlaw-triumph-against-all-odds-by-ian-hunter-1999","title":"MAN FOR OUR TIME: Robert Laidlaw - Triumph against all odds by Ian Hunter 1999","description":"\u003cp\u003eMAN FOR OUR TIME: Robert Laidlaw - Triumph against all odds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby Ian Hunter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small softcover\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 0958212406\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Castle Publishing 1999, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 155 w x 245 h x 25 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 354\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2511\/U301\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nBiography of Robert Laidlaw, founder of Farmers Trading Company in New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Laidlaw had two passions: Business and the Christian religion. Laidlaw was sort of an early 20th century version of Jeff Bezos with the \"new\" concept of catalogues and mail order purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRobert merged his fast growing company with the struggling Farmer's Trading Co and, despite difficult travails, steered the combined company to success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn excellent book for a New Zealand business person to look up to, as well as anyone interested in the history of the Farmers company and the development of New Zealand industry in the first 50 years of the 20th century, through WWI and WWII.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent with light wear\/spine fading on covers, crease on rear cover corner, no stamps or inscriptions. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our other listings on the subject and by this author.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450349601060,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/100519.jpg?v=1785120965","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/man-for-our-time-robert-laidlaw-triumph-against-all-odds-by-ian-hunter-1999","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}