Cornerstone buys business book from ex-Tesco c.e.o.

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 03/10/2011 - 08:05 Former Tesco c.e.o. Sir Terry Leahy has written a business book for Cornerstone. Random House Business Books publishing director Nigel Wilcockson bought world rights to Ten Management Lessons by Sir Terry through Danny Stern and Kirsten Soehngen Karp of Daniel R Stern Speakers. RHBB plans to publish in hardback and ebook in June 2012, with a mass-market paperback edition to follow in 2013. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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