The Book of Disquiet

The inspiring autobiography of James Dyson, the country’s leading entrepreneur and inventor, and how he succeeded against all the odds. Dyson's freewheeling account of his struggles, failures and successes is interspersed with his insights on how to turn an inspired idea into a household name. Also includes an updated chapter that reveals the details of the latest TOP SECRET Dyson appliance. Against the Odds will inspire engineers, inventors, and entrepreneurs and appeal to readers around the world. James Dyson Is The Inventor And Designer Of The Revolutionary Dyson Cyclone, The Vacuum Cleaner That Has Generated A Turnover Of Nearly $1.5 Billion Since It First Launched In 1993. Sales Of Dyson Machines Have Reached Nearly 10 Million Globally. And He Is Now Embarking On His Next Great Adventure - Breaking Into The Most Competitive And Challenging Market In The World: The Usa. At Long Last The American Public Will Be Able To Buy A Vacuum Cleaner With A Huge Advantage Over All Others - It Does Not Lose Suction. This Is The Story Of A Man Whose Unorthodox Methods, Unswerving Optimism And Self-belief Brought Spectacular Success Completely Bucking The Trend Of Failed Inventors And Designers. It Is A Story Of Personal And Business Triumph And Will Be An Inspiration For Designers, Inventors, Entrepreneurs, Or Anyone Who Wants To Know What It Takes To Succeed Against The Odds.--book Jacket. James Dyson. Includes Index. ISBN 1-58799-170-5 Contents Acknowledgements Preface Introduction 1 SwaIlows and amazons, sand dunes and bassoons 2 Learning to dream 3 The fastest piece of plywood in the world 4 Improving on the wheel 5 Betrayal over a ball 6 'It really was no miracle, what happened was just this . . .' 7 Inside the cyclone 8 In the land of the blind 9 Double vision 10 'Have you got a licence for that?' 11 Short chapter, big deaI 12 ' We ruv G-Force! ' - Japan to the rescue 13 Alien invasion ? 14 Freedom ! 15 The Dyson Dual Cyclone 16 A Iittle more Iuddism 17 ' This week's highest new entry . . . ' 18 Say good bye to the bag 19 Genetic engineering 20 Coals to Japan ? 21 A new philosophy of business 22 Coming to America Index About TEXERE In this updated autobiography, the British inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner tells the story of his incredible struggle to design and launch a machine that worked better than all others.